Men

An excellent normal body fat percentage for men is 9%

Age in the last year

Sum of skin folds

(millimeters)

Under 22
23-27
28-32
33-37
38-42
43-47
48-52
53-57
Over 58

8-10
1.3
1.8
2.3
2.9
3.4
3.9
4.5
5.0
5.5
11-13
2.2
2.8
3.3
3.9
4.4
4.9
5.5
6.0
6.5
14-16
3.2
3.8
4.3
4.8
5.4
5.9
6.4
7.0
7.5
17-19
4.2
4.7
5.3
5.8
6.3
6.9
7.4
8.0
8.5
20-22
5.1
5.7
6.2
6.8
7.3
7.9
8.4
8.9
9.5
23-25
6.1
6.6
7.2
7.7
8.3
8.8
9.4
9.9
10.5
26-28
7.0
7.6
8.1
8.7
9.2
9.8
10.3
10.9
11.4
29-31
8.0
8.5
9.1
9.6
10.2
10.7
11.3
10.9
11.4
32-34
8.9
9.4
10.0
10.5
11.1
11.6
12.2
12.8
13.3
35-37
9.8
10.4
10.9
11.5
12.0
12.6
13.1
13.7
14.3
38-40
10.7
11.3
11.8
12.4
12.9
13.5
14.1
14.6
15.2
41-43
11.6
12.2
12.7
13.3
13.8
14.4
15.0
15.5
16.1
44-46
12.5
13.1
13.6
14.2
14.7
15.3
15.9
16.4
17.0
47-49
13.4
13.9
14.5
15.1
15.6
16.2
16.8
17.3
17.9
50-52
14.3
14.8
15.4
15.9
16.5
17.1
17.6
18.2
18.8
53-55
15.1
15.7
16.2
16.8
17.4
17.9
18.5
18.1
19.7
56-58
16.0
16.5
17.1
17.7
18.2
18.8
19.4
20.0
20.5
59-61
16.9
17.4
17.9
18.5
19.1
19.7
20.2
20.8
21.4
62-64
17.6
18.2
18.8
19.4
19.9
20.5
21.1
21.7
22.2
65-67
18.5
19.0
19.6
20.2
20.8
21.3
21.9
22.5
23.1
68-70
19.3
19.9
20.4
21.0
21.6
22.2
22.7
23.3
23.9
71-73
20.1
20.7
21.2
21.8
22.4
23.0
23.6
24.1
24.7
74-76
20.9
21.5
22.0
22.6
23.2
23.8
24.4
25.0
25.5
77-79
21.7
22.2
22.8
23.4
24.0
24.6
25.2
25.8
26.3
80-82
22.4
23.0
23.6
24.2
24.8
25.4
25.9
26.5
27.1
83-85
23.2
23.8
24.4
25.0
25.5
26.1
26.7
27.3
27.9
86-88
24.0
24.5
25.1
25.7
26.3
26.9
27.5
28.1
28.7
89-91
24.7
25.3
25.9
25.5
27.1
27.6
28.2
28.8
29.4
92-94
25.4
26.0
26.6
27.2
27.8
28.4
29.0
29.6
30.2
95-97
26.1
16.7
27.3
27.9
28.5
29.1
29.7
30.3
30.9
98-100
26.9
27.4
28.0
28.6
29.2
29.8
30.4
31.0
31.6
101-103
27.5
28.1
28.7
29.3
29.9
30.5
31.1
31.7
32.3

 

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