How tall is Kim Jong-un?

Kim Jong-un's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 46% of men in North Korea.

Where 170 cm sits among men in North Korea

Taller than about 46% of men in North Korea born in 1984 (average 170.7 cm).

About Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un is a North Korean politician, born in Wonsan in January of a year placed between about 1982 and 1984. He is the second of three children of Kim Jong Il. He studied at the International School of Berne in Switzerland and then at Kim Il Sung University from 2002 to 2007.

From 2009, Kim was viewed as the likely successor to the North Korean leadership. After the death of his father in 2011, state television announced him as the great successor to the revolutionary cause. He became a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, the highest decision-making body in the country. In July 2012 he was promoted to the rank of marshal in the Korean People's Army.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Kim is married to Ri Sol-ju. He has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, the third ruler from the Kim family, and holds the posts of general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs Commission.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kim Jong-un in feet and inches? Kim Jong-un is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

Is Kim Jong-un tall for men in North Korea? At 170 cm he is taller than about 46% of men in North Korea born in 1984, whose average height is 170.7 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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