Ideal Weight Calculator

Ethan Caldwell

June 8, 2026

This Ideal Weight Calculator helps estimate a healthy body weight range based on your height and gender.

Ideal Weight Calculator

Ideal Weight Formula

For men:
Ideal weight = 50 kg + 2.3 kg × (height in inches − 60)

For women:
Ideal weight = 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg × (height in inches − 60)

Parameters Explained

Height: measured in inches (converted if needed)
Gender: used to adjust the base weight
2.3 kg: estimated weight per inch above 5 feet

How It Works

The calculator applies a standard formula to estimate an ideal body weight, offering a general guideline rather than an exact target.

Ethan Caldwell

Ethan builds the interactive health calculators on Height Growth Blog. Based in Denver, Colorado, he combines a software engineering background with a focus on evidence-based health tech, turning dense clinical guidelines — from CDC growth charts to NIH/IOM dietary references — into tools parents and teens can use in under a minute. Every calculator on the site, from BMI Percentile to Body Fat and Calcium Intake, is built directly from primary sources (NIH, AAP, CDC, Mayo Clinic) and cross-checked against peer-reviewed studies before launch.