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Vertical jump norms · ages 18–69

Average vertical jump for adults by age

The median vertical jump for men aged 20–24 is 19.4 in and for women aged 20–24 12.5 in. Medians then fall slowly with each decade: by 60–64 they are 12.3 in for men and 8.9 in for women.

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Norms: Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17 · Targets: NFL & NBA combines

Adult vertical jump percentiles

Five-year bands from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. P50 is the median, P80 a good jump, P95 the top 5%.

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Men, ages 18–69: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
AgeP5P10P20P30P40P50medianP60P70P80goodP90P95top 5%
18–1912.832.6 cm14.336.3 cm16.040.7 cm17.243.8 cm18.246.3 cm19.248.7 cm20.151.0 cm21.153.5 cm22.256.3 cm23.760.1 cm24.963.2 cm
20–2412.832.6 cm14.436.6 cm16.241.2 cm17.444.3 cm18.547.0 cm19.449.4 cm20.451.7 cm21.354.1 cm22.456.9 cm23.960.7 cm25.163.8 cm
25–2912.431.5 cm14.035.5 cm15.740.0 cm17.043.1 cm18.045.7 cm18.948.0 cm19.850.3 cm20.752.6 cm21.855.3 cm23.259.0 cm24.461.9 cm
30–3411.930.1 cm13.333.9 cm15.038.2 cm16.241.1 cm17.243.6 cm18.045.8 cm18.947.9 cm19.850.2 cm20.852.8 cm22.256.3 cm23.359.1 cm
35–3911.328.8 cm12.732.3 cm14.336.3 cm15.439.1 cm16.341.4 cm17.143.5 cm17.945.5 cm18.847.7 cm19.850.2 cm21.153.5 cm22.156.2 cm
40–4410.827.5 cm12.130.7 cm13.534.4 cm14.637.0 cm15.439.1 cm16.241.1 cm17.043.1 cm17.845.1 cm18.747.5 cm20.050.7 cm21.053.3 cm
45–4910.326.2 cm11.529.1 cm12.832.5 cm13.734.9 cm14.536.9 cm15.338.8 cm16.040.6 cm16.842.6 cm17.744.9 cm18.948.0 cm19.950.5 cm
50–549.824.8 cm10.827.4 cm12.030.6 cm12.932.8 cm13.734.7 cm14.336.4 cm15.038.2 cm15.740.0 cm16.642.2 cm17.845.1 cm18.747.6 cm
55–599.223.4 cm10.125.7 cm11.228.5 cm12.030.6 cm12.732.3 cm13.333.9 cm14.035.6 cm14.737.3 cm15.539.3 cm16.642.2 cm17.544.5 cm
60–648.521.7 cm9.423.8 cm10.426.4 cm11.128.2 cm11.729.8 cm12.331.3 cm12.932.8 cm13.534.4 cm14.336.3 cm15.439.0 cm16.241.2 cm
65–697.819.9 cm8.521.7 cm9.424.0 cm10.125.7 cm10.727.1 cm11.228.5 cm11.729.8 cm12.331.3 cm13.033.1 cm14.035.5 cm14.837.6 cm

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The decline by decade

In the survey, men's medians are highest at 20–24 and lose about two inches per decade after their late twenties; women's medians are highest in the early teens and fall more gently. These are snapshots of different people at different ages, not one group followed over time, and they describe the general population rather than people who train for jumping.

Compared with a national sample, never with other users. Teen ages are on the full table; trained athletes by position are on the combine page.

Method and sources

Percentiles
Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures Survey cycle 5 (2016–17): Hoffmann MD, Colley RC, Doyon CY, Wong SL, Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ. "Normative-referenced percentile values for physical fitness among Canadians", Health Reports 30(10), 2019, Table 4. A nationally representative sample aged 8 to 69; one two-leg countermovement jump on a force plate, arm swing allowed, best of three trials. Statistics Canada Open Licence.
NFL targets
Median vertical jump by position at the NFL Scouting Combine, 2000–2026, from the nflverse combine data (6,790 recorded jumps). Positions grouped as listed in the table.
NBA targets
No-step (standing) vertical jump of drafted players at the NBA Draft Combine, 2000–2018, mean by position: Cui Y et al., "Key anthropometric and physical determinants for different playing positions during NBA draft combine test", Frontiers in Psychology 10:2359 (2019), CC BY. Converted from centimetres.

Between two published points the percentile is interpolated in a straight line and rounded to a whole number from 1 to 99; below the 5th or above the 95th the table has no points, so the page says so instead of guessing. The calculator uses the same engine as the PlyoMetricAI app. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.

Questions

What is a good vertical jump for an adult man?

For men aged 20–24 the median is 19.4 in and the 80th percentile, a good jump, is 22.4 in. At 40–44 the median is 16.2 in and good is 18.7 in.

What is a good vertical jump for an adult woman?

For women aged 20–24 the median is 12.5 in and good (P80) is 14.4 in. At 40–44: median 11.5 in, good 13.4 in.

How much does vertical jump drop with age?

In this survey the men's median falls from 19.4 in at 20–24 to 12.3 in at 60–64, and the women's from 12.5 in to 8.9 in. These are population figures; people who keep training are not bound by them.

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