Baby

Boys

Girls

Weight

6.7 - 8.1 pounds

6.5 - 7.8 pounds

Length

19.1 - 20.1 inches

18.9 - 19.8 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

13.0 - 15.2 pounds

11.8 - 14.0 pounds

Length

23.6 - 24.7 inches

23.0 - 24.1 inches

Birth

3 months

Quick tip: For babies born prematurely, use gestational age (not
age since birth) when you look up their numbers in this chart.

Boys

Girls

Weight

16.2 - 18.8 pounds

14.8 - 17.5 pounds

Length

26.1 - 27.2 inches

25.3 - 26.5 inches

6 months

Fast fact: By age 6 months, most babies have doubled their birth
weight.

Boys

Girls

Weight

18.2 - 21.1 pounds

16.7 - 19.7 pounds

Length

27.7 - 28.9 inches

27.0 - 28.3 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

19.8 - 22.9 pounds

18.2 - 21.4 pounds

Height

29.2 - 30.5 inches

28.5 - 29.8 inches

Boys

Girls

21.1 - 24.5 pounds

19.5 - 23.0 pounds

9 months

Toddler
12 months

15 months

Weight

Height

30.5 - 31.8 inches

29.9 - 31.2 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

22.4 - 26.0 pounds

20.8 - 24.5 pounds

Height

31.7 - 33.1 inches

31.0 - 32.5 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

23.6 - 27.5 pounds

22.0 - 26.0 pounds

Height

32.7 - 34.3 inches

32.1 - 33.8 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

24.8 - 28.9 pounds

23.3 - 27.5 pounds

Height

33.8 - 35.4 inches

33.2 - 34.9 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

27.0 - 31.2 pounds

25.8 - 30.0 pounds

Height

34.1 - 36.1 inches

33.7 - 35.6 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

27.8 - 32.2 pounds

26.7 - 31.1 pounds

Height

35.0 - 37.0 inches

34.6 - 36.6 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

28.6 - 33.2 pounds

27.6 - 32.3 pounds

Height

35.8 - 37.8 inches

35.4 - 37.4 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

29.5 - 34.3 pounds

28.4 - 33.4 pounds

Height

36.5 - 38.6 inches

36.0 - 38.1 inches

Boys

Girls

33.3 - 39.1 pounds

32.2 - 38.5 pounds

18 months

21 months

Preschoole
r
24 months

27 months

30 months

33 months

36 months

4 years

Weight

Height

39.2 - 41.5 inches

38.6 - 41.0 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

37.5 - 44.7 pounds

36.3 - 44.0 pounds

Height

41.7 - 44.2 inches

41.3 - 43.8 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

41.9 - 50.6 pounds

40.8 - 50.0 pounds

Height

44.2 - 46.9 inches

43.9 - 46.7 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

46.5 - 56.8 pounds

45.6 - 56.6 pounds

Height

46.6 - 49.5 inches

46.5 - 49.4 inches

Boys

Girls

Weight

51.5 - 63.6 pounds

50.9 - 64.3 pounds

Height

48.9 - 52.0 inches

48.8 - 51.9 inches

Big Kid
5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

Is Your Child Overweight?

Body mass index (BMI) uses height and weight measurements to estimate a person's body fat. But
calculating BMI on your own can be complicated. An easier way is to use a BMI calculator.
Once your child's BMI is known, it can be plotted on a standard BMI chart. Kids ages 2 to 19 fall into
one of four categories:
1.

underweight: BMI below the 5th percentile

2.

normal weight: BMI at the 5th and less than the 85th percentile

3.

overweight: BMI at the 85th and below 95th percentiles

4.

obese: BMI at or above 95th percentile

Is your child is overweight?

The Body Mass Index formula (BMI) has recently been adapted for children. Because
they are growing, the cut-off figures to classify kids as overweight or as obese have to
change with age. So a 5-year old would be medically classified as overweight if his or
her BMI was over 17 while a 16-year old who is almost an adult would be overweight
with a BMI over 24 (for adults, the BMI would have be 25 or higher to be overweight and
30 or higher to be obese).

Calculate your child's BMI

To calculate BMI, divide your child's weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres)
squared. Use a calculator to work out:
BMI = weight (in kg) divided by
height (m) x height (m)

For example, a 10 year old boy who is 140 cm tall (4'7") and weighs 45 kg would have a
BMI of 22.9 (45 divided by 1.4 x 1.4) which would mean they are technically overweight.

How does your child's BMI compare?

Below are the international cut off points for body mass index (BMI) for overweight (25
kg/m2) and obesity (30 kg/m2) for boys and girls between 2 and 18 years. Once you
have calculated your child's BMI, use the table to choose the age group that is closest
to their current age. Compare their BMI to the cut-off figures for overweight and obese.
Children with a BMI greater than the cut -off figures would then be considered to be
overweight or obese.

Age (years)

Overweight

Obese

(25 kg/m2)

(30 kg/m2)

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

18.4

18.0

20.1

19.8

2.5

18.1

17.8

19.8

19.6

17.9

17.6

19.6

19.4

3.5

17.7

17.4

19.4

19.2

17.6

17.3

19.3

19.2

4.5

17.5

17.2

19.3

19.1

17.4

17.2

19.3

19.2

5.5

17.5

17.20

19.5

19.3

17.6

17.34

19.8

19.7

6.5

17.7

17.53

20.2

20.1

17.9

17.6

20.6

20.5

7.5

18.2

18.0

21.1

21.0

18.4

18.4

21.6

21.6

8.5

18.8

18.7

22.2

22.2

19.1

19.1

22.8

22.8

9.5

19.5

19.5

23.4

23.5

10

19.8

19.9

24.0

24.1

10.5

20.2

20.3

24.6

24.8

11

20.6

20.7

25.1

25.4

11.5

20.9

21.2

25.6

26.1

12

21.2

21.7

26.0

26.7

12.5

21.6

22.1

26.4

27.2

13

21.9

22.6

26.8

27.8

13.5

22.3

23.0

27.3

28.2

14

22.6

23.3

27.6

28.6

14.5

23.0

23.7

28.0

28.9

15

23.3

23.9

28.3

29.1

15.5

23.6

24.2

28.6

29.3

16

23.9

24.4

28.9

29.4

16.5

24.2

24.5

29.1

29.6

17

24.5

24.7

29.4

29.7

17.5

24.7

24.9

29.7

29.8

18

25.0

25 .0

30.0

30.0

BMI Categories:
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.524.9
Overweight = 2529.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater