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Know Your Child’s Appropriate Weight And Height

Know Your Child’s Appropriate Weight And Height

Wondering if your child is within the ideal weight and height range for their age? This chart shows a timeline of a healthy child’s weight and height as recommended by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Now you can check their progress and discover if they are growing as they should.

Baby

Birth
Boys
Girls
Weight
3 – 3.6 kg
2.9 – 3.5 kg
Length
19.1 – 20.1 inches
18.9 – 19.8 inches
3 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
6 – 7 kg
5.3 – 6.3 kg
Length
23.6 – 24.7 inches
23.0 – 24.1 inches
Quick tip: For babies born prematurely, use gestational age (not age since birth) when you look up their numbers in this chart.
6 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
7.3 – 8.5 kg
6.7 – 8 kg
Length
57.42 – 59.84 inches
55.66 – 58.3 inches
Fast fact: By age 6 months, most babies have doubled their birth weight.
9 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
8.2 – 9.5 kg
7.5 – 9kg
Length
27.7 – 28.9 inches
27.0 – 28.3 inches

Toddler

12 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
9 – 10.3kg
8.2 – 9.7 kg
Height
29.2 – 30.5 inches
28.5 – 29.8 inches
15 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
9.5 – 11.1 kg
8.9 – 10.4 kg
Height
30.5 – 31.8 inches
29.9 – 31.2 inches
18 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
10.1 – 11.8 kg
9.4 – 11.1 kg
Height
31.7 – 33.1 inches
31.0 – 32.5 inches
21 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
10.7 – 12.5 kg
10 – 11.8 kg
Height
32.7 – 34.3 inches
32.1 – 33.8 inches

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Preschooler

24 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
11.2 – 13.1 kg
10.5 – 12.5 kg
Height
33.8 – 35.4 inches
33.2 – 34.9 inches
27 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
12.2 – 14.1 kg
11.7 – 13.6kg
Height
34.1 – 36.1 inches
33.7 – 35.6 inches
30 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
12.6 – 14.6 kg 12.1 – 14.1 kg
Height
35.0 – 37.0 inches
34.6 – 36.6 inches
33 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
12.9 – 15.0 kg
12.5 – 14.6 kg
Height
35.8 – 37.8 inches
35.4 – 37.4 inches
36 months
Boys
Girls
Weight
13.3 – 15.5 kg
12.9 – 15.1 kg
Height
36.5 – 38.6 inches
36.0 – 38.1 inches
4 years
Boys
Girls
Weight
15.1 – 17.7 kg
14.6 – 17.5 kg
Height
39.2 – 41.5 inches
38.6 – 41.0 inches

Big Kid

5 years
Boys
Girls
Weight
17 – 20.2 kg
16.5 – 20 kg
Height
41.7 – 44.2 inches
41.3 – 43.8 inches
6 years
Boys
Girls
Weight
19 – 23 kg
18.5 – 22.7 kg
Height
44.2 – 46.9 inches
43.9 – 46.7 inches
7 years
Boys
Girls
Weight
21 – 25.7 kg
20.6 – 25.7 kg
Height
46.6 – 49.5 inches
46.5 – 49.4 inches
8 years
Boys
Girls
Weight
23 – 29 kg
23 – 27.4 kg
Height
48.9 – 52.0 inches
48.8 – 51.9 inches

 

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