Weight for girls at 5 years
At 5 years, the median weight for girls on the CDC 2000 growth charts is 17.9 kg (39 lb 8 oz): half of girls this age weigh less and half more. The middle half of girls, from the 25th to the 75th percentile, falls between 16.4 and 19.8 kg, a spread of 3.45 kg. The outer lines of the chart, the 3rd and 97th percentiles, sit at 14.3 and 24.8 kg.
Since 4 years, the median has risen by 2.14 kg over 1 year. By 6 years it reaches 20.2 kg.
For boys at 5 years the median is 18.4 kg, 0.46 kg more than for girls, which is why the charts are drawn separately by sex.
From 2 years CDC recommends its own 2000 growth charts, which draw the 3rd to the 97th percentile; under 2, the WHO charts draw the 2nd to the 98th.
Reading the table: a girl at 5 years who weighs 19.1 kg is at about the 67th percentile, meaning that out of 100 girls this age, about 67 weigh less.
Percentiles at 5 years
Download CSV (all ages)| Percentile | z-score | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | −1.88 | 14.27 kg | 31 lb 8 oz |
| 5th | −1.64 | 14.64 kg | 32 lb 4 oz |
| 10th | −1.28 | 15.24 kg | 33 lb 10 oz |
| 25th | −0.67 | 16.39 kg | 36 lb 2 oz |
| 50th (median) | 0.00 | 17.93 kg | 39 lb 8 oz |
| 75th | +0.67 | 19.84 kg | 43 lb 12 oz |
| 90th | +1.28 | 22.02 kg | 48 lb 9 oz |
| 95th | +1.64 | 23.61 kg | 52 lb 1 oz |
| 97th | +1.88 | 24.79 kg | 54 lb 10 oz |
CDC 2000 charts draw the 3rd to the 97th percentile. Values computed with the LMS method from the published tables (retrieved 2026-10-05).