5 Inch Penis: 40th Percentile, About Average
A 5-inch (12.7 cm) erect penis sits at the 40th percentile: bigger than about 40% of men. That is −0.4 cm against the 13.1 cm average.
How it compares
Drawn to scale against the 13.1 cm average and a few objects you can picture.
A 12.7 cm average lines up with these national figures most closely:
National averages are self-reported and rough, so treat them as context, not fact.
What this size means
Right in the middle of the pack. Sizes within a centimetre or so of the 13.1 cm average are the most common result in clinical measurement, and this one is longer than about 40% of men. If you have heard that average is 15 cm or 6 inches, that figure comes from self-reported surveys, which run long.
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How this is measured
These figures use bone-pressed length, measured from the pubic bone, the way the reference nomograms were taken. Measured without pressing into the fat pad, the same erection reads about 11.7 cm. Girth is measured around the thickest part of the shaft.
Common questions
Full answer: Is 5 inches small? →
What percentile is a 5-inch penis?
It lands at the 40th percentile of erect length, bigger than about 40% of men, using the Veale 2015 nomogram (mean 13.1 cm).
How many men are bigger than 5 inches?
About 1 in 2 men are shorter. In a room of 100 men, about 60 would be longer.
Is 5 inches above or below average?
It is −0.4 cm against the 13.1 cm average, so 60% of men are longer.