Healthy Weight for Height — BMI Chart Men & Women 2026

Your healthy weight depends mostly on your height. This guide gives you the BMI-based weight range for every height from 5'0" (152 cm) to 6'4" (193 cm), separately for men and women, plus context on why the ranges are wide.

How the chart is built

Healthy weight range = BMI 18.5–24.9 multiplied by height² (in meters). Anything in that range is statistically associated with the lowest risk of weight-related disease for adults 20–64.

Women: healthy weight by height

5'0" (152 cm) = 43–58 kg (95–128 lb) · 5'2" = 46–62 kg (101–136 lb) · 5'4" = 49–66 kg (108–145 lb) · 5'6" = 52–70 kg (115–154 lb) · 5'8" = 55–74 kg (122–164 lb) · 5'10" = 58–79 kg (129–174 lb).

Men: healthy weight by height

5'6" (168 cm) = 52–70 kg (115–154 lb) · 5'8" = 55–74 kg (122–164 lb) · 5'10" = 58–79 kg (129–174 lb) · 6'0" (183 cm) = 62–84 kg (137–184 lb) · 6'2" = 66–89 kg (145–195 lb) · 6'4" = 70–94 kg (154–207 lb).

Why the range is so wide

Across a single height, a healthy weight spans roughly 15 kg / 33 lb because BMI 18.5 and 24.9 are both 'normal'. Body composition (muscle vs fat), bone density and frame size decide where in the range you sit.

When BMI misleads

Muscular athletes routinely exceed BMI 25 with single-digit body-fat percentages. Older adults sometimes fall below BMI 22 with sarcopenia. Always combine BMI with waist circumference: under 94 cm (men) / 80 cm (women) is the low-risk zone.

How to find YOUR ideal weight

Use our free BMI calculator: enter height and weight, and it returns BMI plus the kg/lb range that corresponds to BMI 20–25 for your height — a tighter, lower-risk target than the full 18.5–24.9 band.

FAQ: Is 130 lbs healthy for a 5'5" woman?

Yes. BMI = (130 ÷ 65²) × 703 = 21.6 — comfortably in the normal range.

FAQ: Is 200 lbs overweight for a 6'2" man?

BMI = (200 ÷ 74²) × 703 = 25.7 — just into the overweight category. With significant muscle mass this is often still healthy; with a 95+ cm waist, it isn't.

How this guide is researched and fact-checked

This article is produced by the ToolKit Pro Health Desk using ai-assisted research with human editorial verification against primary sources. educational information only — not medical advice., and is checked by a human editor at the ToolKit Pro editorial desk before publication. Every number, formula and threshold quoted here is traced back to a primary standards body or health authority rather than to another blog, and each figure is re-computed with our own calculators so the worked examples and the live tools on this site always agree. When a definition changes — as with the 2019 SI redefinitions — the affected articles are re-checked and the “updated” date above is bumped.

Produced by: ToolKit Pro Health Desk — Health & body-measurement content
Method: AI-assisted research, human-verified against primary sources
Reviewed by: ToolKit Pro editorial desk (human review)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-19
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Sources & further reading

BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure)
NIST — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
WHO — Body weight & health guidance

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