Grip Strength: Females, Age 16

Grip strength measures the force produced when squeezing a hand dynamometer. It is a reliable marker of overall muscular strength and has been linked to functional independence, mobility, and mortality risk in research. Adult norms (ages 20-80+) are from the iGRIPS international norms (n≈2.4M adults worldwide). Youth norms (ages 9-17) are from the Tomkinson 2018 Eurofit meta-analysis (n=203,295 across 24 European countries). Because these come from different studies and populations, the trend chart shows both as a single continuous line, note that the gap between ages 17 and 20 represents a source boundary, not a true biological break.

Data source: Tomkinson et al. (Eurofit) (2018) · n=203.3K About this study

Grip Strength Strength Females 16

Percentile Distribution (kg)

Percentile distribution (kg) 5th 5th: 16.40 kg 16.40 25th 25th: 21.20 kg 21.20 50th 50th: 25.60 kg 25.60 75th 75th: 30.20 kg 30.20 95th 95th: 36.50 kg 36.50 0 9 18 27 36 45 kg Percentile distribution (kg) 5th 5th: 16.40 kg 16.40 25th 25th: 21.20 kg 21.20 50th 50th: 25.60 kg 25.60 75th 75th: 30.20 kg 30.20 95th 95th: 36.50 kg 36.50 0 9 18 27 36 45 kg
Percentile Value (kg) Rating
5th 16.4 Poor
25th 21.2 Below average
50th 25.6 Average
75th 30.2 Above average
95th 36.5 Excellent

What these numbers mean for females aged 16

A score around 25.6 kg is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores above about 30.2 kg fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 21.2 kg fall near the 25th percentile, about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Percentiles show how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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Males data Males, 16
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Eurofit Battery

This metric is part of the Eurofit, a standardised 9-test battery for children and adolescents aged 6-18.