BMI chart for adults
Body mass index for every combination of common heights and weights, computed from the standard equation.
| Height | 50 kg | 60 kg | 70 kg | 80 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 110 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 cm | 20.8 | 25 | 29.1 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 41.6 | 45.8 |
| 160 cm | 19.5 | 23.4 | 27.3 | 31.2 | 35.2 | 39.1 | 43 |
| 165 cm | 18.4 | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 33.1 | 36.7 | 40.4 |
| 170 cm | 17.3 | 20.8 | 24.2 | 27.7 | 31.1 | 34.6 | 38.1 |
| 175 cm | 16.3 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 32.7 | 35.9 |
| 180 cm | 15.4 | 18.5 | 21.6 | 24.7 | 27.8 | 30.9 | 34 |
| 185 cm | 14.6 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 29.2 | 32.1 |
| 190 cm | 13.9 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 30.5 |
How to read this chart
- Find your height down the left edge and your weight across the top. The cell where they meet is your BMI.
- Values from 18.5 up to but not including 25 fall in the WHO healthy band. The commonly seen "18.5 to 24.9" is a rounding of the same boundary.
- The chart cannot distinguish muscle from fat. A muscular person reads high while carrying very little body fat, which is a limitation of the index rather than an error in the table.
Work it out for your own numbers
This chart is computed from the same equations as the calculator, so the two always agree.