BMI at 70 kg and 170 cm
By Jesús Narváez Tamés ·
A worked example sitting in the WHO normal-weight band. The maths is weight divided by height squared, and nothing else.
24.2BMI
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Height
- 170 cm
- WHO category
- Normal weight
- Weight in the 18.5–24.9 range
- 53.5–72 kg
Seventy kilos at 170 cm is a textbook case: it lands in the WHO normal-weight band. It shows how to read the number, not whether your body composition is fine.
Someone at 70 kg with a lot of muscle and someone at 70 kg with little can share this BMI and not share health or appearance. If you lift, look at body fat as well. BMI does not know how much of those 70 kg is muscle.
How this was calculated
BMI = weight (kg) / height (m)². The cut-offs are the WHO ones. It does not separate muscle from fat.
Nearby values
The same calculation changing only the weight. The highlighted row is this example.
| Weight | Result |
|---|---|
| 60 kg | BMI 20.8 · Normal weight |
| 65 kg | BMI 22.5 · Normal weight |
| 70 kg | BMI 24.2 · Normal weight |
| 75 kg | BMI 26.0 · Overweight |
| 80 kg | BMI 27.7 · Overweight |
Adjust it to your numbers
The calculator starts from this example. If you change a field, that value is saved only on this device.
WHO scale
Your BMI: 24.2
- Underweight
- Normal weight
- Overweight
- Obesity grade I
- Obesity grade II
- Obesity grade III
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Frequently asked questions
What BMI do you get at 70 kg and 170 cm?+
At 70 kg and 170 cm, BMI is 24.2 (Normal weight). The category comes from the WHO cut-offs, not from an aesthetic ideal.
Does a normal BMI mean I do not have extra fat?+
At 70 kg and 170 cm, BMI is 24.2 (Normal weight). No. You can have little muscle and plenty of fat inside the same band. That is what the body-composition calculator is for.
Worked examples
A specific profile, with the number already done. Open it if it looks like you, then adjust.