What Should You Weigh for Your Height?
Four doctors’ formulas estimate an ideal body weight from height and sex. The calculator shows each one, the average, and your healthy BMI range of 18.5–24.9, and plots your own weight against them.
What you can do
- Devine, Robinson, Miller and Hamwi formulas, in kilograms or pounds.
- The healthy weight range from BMI 18.5 to 24.9.
- A visual scale with your current weight marked, and how far you are from the average.
Good to know
- These formulas ignore muscle, bone structure and age, so the BMI range is usually the better guide.
- Athletes and people with a large frame can be healthy above these numbers.
- Your measurements are saved only in your browser so the other health calculators remember them, and are never sent anywhere.