Seating and interiors
Set seat, backrest, and clearance targets using sitting hip breadth.
Measurement
Sitting Hip Breadth
Sitting Hip Breadth for fit, clearance, and sizing decisions across populations.
Seated sitting hip breadth dimension for chairs, vehicle interiors, and workstation packaging.
Male–female median gap
Difference between median predictions for the 25yo US cohort.
1.7 cm (4%)
Median male is 1.7 cm smaller than median female
Design accommodation range
5th to 95th percentile span for the 25yo US cohort (cm).
Male
- Low
- 32.7 cm
- Median
- 36.1 cm
- High
- 39.7 cm
Female
- Low
- 32.6 cm
- Median
- 37.8 cm
- High
- 43.9 cm
Male vs female distribution
Predicted values at key percentiles for 25-year-olds in the United States (cm).
Related torso measurements
Median values for nearby torso peers in the 25yo US cohort (cm). Male and female medians as paired bars when both are available.
- Chest BreadthMale 29.6Female 25.7cm
- Whole Body Depth MaxMale 31.2Female 31.0cm
- Standing Hip BreadthMale 34.2Female 35.8cm
- Hip BreadthMale 34.4Female 35.0cm
- Sitting Hip BreadthCurrentMale 36.1Female 37.8cm
- Shoulder Breadth BiacromialMale 39.6Female 36.0cm
Typical applications
Workstation layout
Package desks, consoles, and vehicles for seated populations.
Accommodation bands
Choose percentile ranges before physical mockups lock the design.
API example
Request a median prediction for a 25-year-old man in the United States. Replace the API key with yours from the dashboard.
Coverage at a glance
176 countries
Population coverage for cross-market work
1–88
Age span for developmental and adult cohorts
1–99
Percentile range for accommodation studies
mm, cm, in
Output units for your design system
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Request sitting hip breadth for the ages, percentiles, genders, and countries you design for. Start with a free API key.