Use ideal weight calculator to find the healthy weight range for your height, gender, and body type. Whether you're looking for the optimal weight, the recommended weight, or simply want to check your ideal body weight, this tool is fast, accurate, and easy to use. Understand what’s best for your health—not just by numbers, but by balance.
1871 – 1930 : Broca (W = H − 100) and Noorden (0.42 × H) used height alone and seldom distinguished between men and women.
1960 – 1980 : Insurance and hospital datasets produced sex-specific equations: Hamwi (1964), Devine (1974), Robinson & Miller (1983).
1995 – 2025 : WHO popularised BMI ranges (18.5 – 24.9). Modern apps often set BMI ≈ 22 as a neutral target and tweak for ethnicity.
| Formula |
Metric equation (rows show Female / Male if different) |
Ideal weight (kg) Female / Male |
|---|---|---|
| Broca (1871) | H−100 | 70.0 |
| Noorden (1907) | 0.42×H | 71.4 |
| Breiman (1930s) | 0.70×H−50 | 69.0 |
| Taton (1960s) | H−[100+(H−100)/20] | 66.5 |
| Lorentz (1929) |
♀ H−100−(H−150)/2
♂ H−100−(H−150)/4
|
♀ 60.0
♂ 65.0
|
| Hamwi (1964) |
♀ 45+0.9×(cm−152)
♂ 48+1.1×(cm−152)
|
♀ 61.2
♂ 67.8
|
| Devine (1974) |
♀ 45.5+2.3×(in−60)
♂ 50+2.3×(in−60)
|
♀ 61.4
♂ 65.9
|
| Robinson (1983) |
♀ 49+1.7×(in−60)
♂ 52+1.9×(in−60)
|
♀ 60.8
♂ 65.2
|
| Miller (1983) |
♀ 53.1+1.36×(in−60)
♂ 56.2+1.41×(in−60)
|
♀ 62.5
♂ 66.0
|
| BMI-22 target | 22×H²/10 000 | 63.6 |
| Average Devine/Robinson/Miller/BMI-22 | — |
♀ 62.1
♂ 65.2
|
Devine is standard for hospital dosing; Robinson / Miller and the BMI-22 target are popular in nutrition counselling.
| Height | Women ( kg ) | Men ( kg ) |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | 56.9 | 61.4 |
| 166 | 57.8 | 62.3 |
| 167 | 58.7 | 63.2 |
| 168 | 59.6 | 64.1 |
| 169 | 60.5 | 65.0 |
| 170 | 61.4 | 65.9 |
| 171 | 62.3 | 66.8 |
| 172 | 63.2 | 67.7 |
| 173 | 64.2 | 68.7 |
| 174 | 65.1 | 69.6 |
| 175 | 66.0 | 70.5 |
| 176 | 66.9 | 71.4 |
| 177 | 67.8 | 72.3 |
| 178 | 68.7 | 73.2 |
| 179 | 69.6 | 74.1 |
| 180 | 70.5 | 75.0 |
Values use the Devine (1974) formula (baseline 45.5 kg for women, 50 kg for men, plus 2.3 kg for every inch over 5 ft).
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