BMI Calculator
Height
Calculate your body mass index and see the WHO adult category.
Healthy Weight Range Calculator
The weight range that matches a BMI of 18.5–24.9 for your height.
Your result will appear here
Enter your measurements, then press Calculate.
Methodology
WHO adult BMI range 18.5–24.9
weight = BMI × height (m)²
Multiplies the square of your height in metres by 18.5 and 24.9, the limits of the WHO healthy BMI range for adults.
- Who it is for
- Adults aged 18 and over.
- Version
- 1.0.0
Worked example: how to calculate healthy weight range
Inputs
- Height
- 170 cm
Result
- Lower limit
- 53.5 kg (≈ 117.9 lb)
- Upper limit
- 72 kg (≈ 158.7 lb)
Calculation:
18.5 × 1.7² = 53.47; 24.9 × 1.7² = 71.96
An illustration with sample values, worked out with the same method the tool above uses.
Limitations
- Based on BMI, so it shares BMI's limits for very muscular people and older adults.
- Not for children, teenagers or pregnancy.
References
- World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. WHO Technical Report Series 894. Geneva: WHO; 2000. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/42330
Continue with your measurements
Shared measurements carry over automatically, in this tab only.
Everyone & professionals
Ideal Body Weight Calculator
Height
Ideal body weight by the Devine, Robinson, Miller and Hamwi equations.