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This page provides notes relating to human sizes and links to sites providing data on human measurements and interfaces.

Safety  Note

The following data is for guidance and is not for detailed design.
In designing any equipment requiring manual handling one is advised to refer the the relevant regulations.  Refer to.    HSE Info

Useful Dimensions ..A page on this website with some useful human related dimensions

Anthropometric Data Standing Person

Note: The table relates to British person.
The 5% percentile indicates that 5% of people are smaller than the sizes given. The 95% percentile indicates that 95% of people are smaller than the sizes given. Therefore the size range show the mid 90% range of people sizes in the UK.

Dimension s Man (Percentiles) Women (Percentiles)
5% 95% 5% 95%
1- Height 1625 1855 1505 1710
2-Eye 1515 1745 1405 1610
3-Shoulder Height 1315 1535 1215 1405
4-Elbow Height 1005 1180 930 1085
5-Hip Height840 1000 740 885
6-Knuckle Height690 825 660 780
7-Fingertip Height590 720 560 685
8-Sitting Height 850 965 795 910
9-Sitting Eye Height 735 845 685 795
10-Sitting Shoulder 540 645 505 610
11-Sitting Elbow Height195 295 185 280
12-Thigh Thickness135 185 125 180
13-Buttock-Knee Length540 645 520 620
14-Buttock-popliteal length440 550 435 530
15-Knee Height490 595 455 540
16-Popliteal Height395 490 355 445
17-Shoulder Breadth420 510 355 435
18-Shoulder Breadth365 430 325 385
19-Hip Breadth310 405 310435
20-Chest Depth215 285210295
21-Abdominal Depth220 325 205 305
22-Shoulder-Elbow Length330 395 300360
23-Elbow Fingertip Length440 510 400460
24-Upper Limb Length720 840655 760
25-Shoulder Grip Length610 715555650
26-Head Length180 205165190
27-Head Breadth145 165 135150
28-Hand Length175205 160190
29-Hand Breadth80 957085
30-Foot Length240 285 215255
31-Foot Breadth85 110 80100
32-Span1655192514901725
33-Elbow Span8651020780920
34-Vertical Reach1925219017902020
35-Vertical Reach (sit)1145134010601235
35-Forward Grip Reach720835650755



Hand capacities
Hand Grasp


Maximum height of reach-

Note: As a very general rule the maximum height of reach = 1,24 x Body Length..


Sex Stature Percentile To Fingertip(mm) Grasping Height (mm)
Male Tall 95 2310 2190
Male Average 50 2180 2060
Male Short 5 2040 1920
Female Tall 95 2120 2020
Female Average 50 2000 1900
Female Short 5 1890 1790


Links to Sites releated to anthropometry
  1. ergonomic Notes ...A site providing notes on ergonomic design...
  2. Systems Concepts ...A popular ergonomic reference site....
  3. Vanderbilt ..A Number of Tables providing relative anthropometric data
  4. Building Regulations ...ODPM - Regulations providing useful UK building access requirements
  5. Ergonomic Design & Usability Engineering...English Download of AAchen U Document.. An excellent document with lots of relevant design info
  6. Anthrokids...Database of anthrometric/strength of US children 4 to 18 years old. (Massive quantity of information)
  7. Product Safety and Testing Group...Documents published by the DTI / UK. To provide accessible ergonomics data.

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Last Updated 24/04/2008