Height to CM / Height chart / 5 ft 8 in
5 ft 8 in is 172.72 cm
5 ft 8 in = 172.72 cm. That is 68 inches in total, or 1.7272 meters. Every inch is exactly 2.54 cm, so this number is exact, not rounded.
5 ft 8 in on a tape measure
172.72cm
68 in in total
- Centimeters
- 172.72 cm
- Total inches
- 68 in
- Meters
- 1.7272 m
- Rounded to a whole cm
- 173 cm
68 in × 2.54 = 172.72 cm.
How to convert 5 ft 8 in to cm
5 × 12 + 8 = 68 in 68 × 2.54 = 172.72 cm
First turn the feet into inches (5 × 12 = 60) and add the remaining 8 inches to get 68 inches. Then multiply by 2.54, the exact number of centimeters in an inch. Divide by 100 for meters: 1.7272 m.
How 5 ft 8 in compares with U.S. adults
For U.S. men age 20 and older, 68 inches is 0.9 in shorter than the average of 68.9 in and falls between the 25th percentile (66.9 in) and the 50th percentile (69.0 in). For women, it is 4.5 in taller than the average of 63.5 in and falls above the 95th percentile (67.9 in).
Measured heights from CDC/NCHS Anthropometric Reference Data, Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, No. 50, Table 8, August 2021 to August 2023. Percentiles are the published ones; nothing is interpolated.
Heights near 5 ft 8 in
| Height | Inches | Centimeters | Meters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 5 in | 65 in | 165.10 cm | 1.6510 m |
| 5 ft 6 in | 66 in | 167.64 cm | 1.6764 m |
| 5 ft 7 in | 67 in | 170.18 cm | 1.7018 m |
| 5 ft 8 in | 68 in | 172.72 cm | 1.7272 m |
| 5 ft 9 in | 69 in | 175.26 cm | 1.7526 m |
| 5 ft 10 in | 70 in | 177.80 cm | 1.7780 m |
| 5 ft 11 in | 71 in | 180.34 cm | 1.8034 m |
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Sources: 1 inch = 2.54 cm and 1 foot = 12 inches exactly, NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C, General Tables of Units of Measurement. U.S. heights: CDC/NCHS Anthropometric Reference Data, Vital and Health Statistics Series 3, No. 50, Table 8.