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

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

Anthropometric Data.

Note:
The table relates to British person age 19 to 65 .
All length dimensions are in mm unless stated otherwise
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.

The data is generally in accordance with information included in the DTI document "Adultdata" by L/Peebles/B Norris (1998), which is based on information found in Peoplesize a generally accepted top quality information source on this topic Peoplesize.

Dimensions (mm) Man (Percentiles) Women (Percentiles)
5% 95% 5% 95%
1- Height 1641 1869 1514 1725
2-Eye 1525,4 1751,2 1409 1612,6
3-Shoulder Height 1351,1 1559,5 1230,2 1431,2
4-Elbow Height 1023,8 1189,8 951,8 1097,8
5-Hip Height849,8 1013,1 750,6 902,4
6-Knuckle Height690 825 660 780
7-Fingertip Height605,5 725,2 564,5 671,1
8-Sitting Height 860,4 980 803,4 911,8
9-Sitting Eye Height 742,8 864,1 687,6 796,3
10-Sitting Shoulder 557,9 661,1 523 622,4
11-Sitting Elbow Height197,9 283 190,5 272,5
12-Thigh Thickness135 185 125 180
13-Buttock-Knee Length552,2 673 521,4 656,4
14-Buttock-popliteal length459,6 574,8 435,1 555,2
15-Knee Height461,2 552,1 425,6 509,7
16-Popliteal Height- - 396,1 478,8
17-Shoulder Breadth-Deltoid449,5 543,9 402,3 514,0
18-Shoulder Breadth-Acromiom376,1 447,2 337,5 394,0
19-Hip Breadth-sitting342,2 443,3 343,3479,6
19a-Hip Breadth-standing315,5 411,1 332,4447,5
20-Chest Depth215 285210295
21-Abdominal Depth216,5 344,3 192,7 347,0
22-Shoulder-Elbow Length346,6 406,7 312,5370,6
23-Elbow Fingertip Length442,0 512,1 396,3465,9
24-Upper Limb Length735,4 852,5652,0 779,4
25-Shoulder Grip Length607,2 717,8556,4660,5
26-Head Length187,7 212,8172,0196,7
27-Head Breadth145,1 166,8 137,1157,7
28-Hand Length173,6206,0 159,0191,0
29-Hand Breadth79,2 95,170,583,9
29A -Hand Breadth- over thumb97,4 116,282,7101,1
30-Foot Length245,3 288,2 220,2262,1
31-Foot Breadth93,2 109,9 85,4103,7
32-Span1693,71963,61544,61804,9
33-Elbow Span874,21018,5783,1929,0
34-Vertical Reach1941,52244,91824,72064,0
35-Vertical Reach (sit)1230,71404,41135,41295,5
36-Forward Grip Reach(sit)670804,8617,9745,3
37-Forward pinch Reach(stand)731878,4669,1803,5

This above table is a modification of a table which originally included data interpreted from information included in "Metric Design Planning and Design Data 2nd Ed." which is was based on data from "BodySpace" by S Pheasant" .    I have retained this orginal data set on webpage. Human dimensions


Hand capacities....( Average male )
Hand Grasp

Pictures showing same Information


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. Anthropometry - Belgium ...Anthropometric information for 2005 Belgium population...
  2. Building Regulations ...ODPM - Regulations providing useful UK building access requirements
  3. Anthrokids...Database of anthrometric/strength of US children 4 to 18 years old. (Massive quantity of information)
  4. Wikipedia - Anthropometry...Some very interesting background information.
  5. Anthropometric Data...A downloadable document providing lots of data similar to above.
  6. Human dimensions in Workplace design...Some anthropometric data (imperial sizes)
  7. Anthropometry and biomechanics...A very detail US Military Document
  8. Ergo Handbook -Allsteeloffice...A useful reference guide to office ergometrics
  9. Summary of Database of Anthropometrics of US Military personnel (1995)...US Military document

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