Ideal Weight for Women by Age and Height

An ideal weight can never be viewed in isolation - there are so many strings attached to that! Ideal weight for women varies based on their height and their age. While the age may not be such a compelling factor which determines the ideal weight, the height on the other hand, is. Let us take a look at the ideal weight for women by age and height.

What is BMI?
Everyone will agree when I say that there can never be ONE ideal weight for all. What if someone is taller? How can you have just one ideal weight for a woman who is 5 ft tall and another who is 6 ft tall? Their weights will obviously differ as one has more bone weight in her body than the other. Hence, it is incorrect to view ideal weight in isolation.

This is where the Body Mass Index (BMI) comes in. What is BMI? BMI is said to be a fair estimation for the ideal weight. As weight cannot be viewed in isolation, it is important that it is judged with respect to the height of a woman. The BMI calculation says that a taller woman will be heavier than a shorter woman i.e., it takes into account the heights of different people to give the ideal weight for women and men. So how does one exactly go about calculating the BMI? Here is the formula for the same.

BMI = mass (kg) / height² (in meters) or
BMI = mass (lb) × 703 / height² (in inches)

Ideal Weight for Height for Women
Based on the above given formula, let us find out the ideal weight for height for women.

Height in Inches	Weight in Pounds
60	97 - 123
61	100 - 127
62	104 - 131
63	107 - 135
64	110 - 140
65	114 - 144
66	118 - 148
67	121 - 153
68	125 - 158
69	128 - 162
70	132 - 167
71	163 - 172
72	140 - 177
73	144 - 182
74	148 - 186

So, this was the ideal weight for women by height. If you are currently above this range you may be interested in trying out some of the fat burning exercises and workouts. Keeping the BMI in check will help control future illnesses and health problems.

Ideal Weight for Age for Girls
While age may not be a factor that can be counted on where weight of adults is concerned, proper weight for height and age for children has been documented to quite an extent. Especially in case of babies, you have to take into account the ideal weight for age. Comparing a baby's height and weight with the help of BMI calculation may not always be right. The chart given below is the ideal weight for age for babies and girls uptil the age of 10.

Age	Weight (lbs)
Newborn	7.16
1 Month	9.15
2 Months	10.91
3 Months	12.56
4 Months	14
5 Months	15.43
6 Months	16.53
7 Months	17.64
8 Months	18.74
9 Months	19.62
10 Months	20.28
11 Months	21.05
1 year	21.76
13 Months	22.27
14 Months	22.82
15 Months	23.26
16 Months	23.7
17 Months	24.14
18 Months	24.58
19 Months	25.02
20 Months	25.35
21 Months	25.79
22 Months	26.12
23 Months	26.57
2 years	28.4
3 years	30.8
4 years	35.2
5 years	39.6
6 years	46.2
7 years	50.6
8 years	57.2
9 years	63.8
10 years	70.4

So, here were two charts for ideal weight for women by age and height. A higher BMI is not indicative of bad health, but it means that you need to rein in your weight so that there are no health problems in the future. Another thing to keep in mind while calculating the body weight is to determine the fat percentage of the body. This means that even if your body is in the correct range of BMI and weight, that weight should be a balanced combination of fat and muscle mass. There are machines available in the market or with your health care provider, that can help you find out the percentage of fat and muscles in your body. Hence, keep all these factors in mind while you try to determine your ideal weight.