Body fat percentile tables
Body fat percentage references
The source uses a reversed fitness-style ranking: 90th means the lower end of the distribution, 10th the higher end. These labels do not measure fitness or health.
| Age | n | Mean ± SD | 90th | 80th | 70th | 60th | 50th | 40th | 30th | 20th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-29 | 562 | 31.4± 8.5 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 32.1 | 35.4 | 38.3 | 43.2 |
| 30-39 | 196 | 36.6± 11.0 | 21.4 | 26.8 | 29.3 | 33.4 | 36.8 | 40.6 | 43.6 | 46.8 | 50.7 |
| 40-49 | 258 | 39.2± 9.7 | 24.5 | 31.4 | 34.3 | 37.4 | 40.0 | 42.6 | 44.5 | 48.2 | 51.0 |
| 50-59 | 437 | 41.7± 8.7 | 30.3 | 34.4 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 42.7 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 49.3 | 51.8 |
| 60-69 | 440 | 42.4± 7.7 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 38.6 | 40.8 | 42.4 | 44.9 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 52.2 |
| 70-79 | 183 | 40.4± 7.9 | 30.5 | 35.5 | 37.9 | 39.6 | 41.2 | 43.5 | 45.8 | 48.2 | 50.1 |
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Population reference, not a target. 3,327 US adults, 95% Caucasian; GE Lunar Prodigy or iDXA. These are not Australian norms or athlete targets. Source and table , Checked 23 September 2026.
What can “good” mean?
A percentile shows where a value sits in a published reference population; it cannot decide what body fat percentage is appropriate for you. Neither a lower percentage nor the middle of a table is automatically a health or performance goal.
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