In the United States, the average height for men who are at least 20 years old is around 5 feet 9 inches, with an average shoe size of around 10.5 and a medium width (D).

Here in America, a European size 44 is equal to a men's shoe size of 11 (or a largish 10-1/2; shoe sizes aren't the most scientifically calibrated things). But the oyster might outgrow that ...

Share article The average height of European men rose by 11 centimetres between 1870 and 1980, an unprecedented spurt linked mainly to better health, a new study says.