Top 10 Shortest People in the world 2022
This list includes the shortest ever verified people in their lifetime or profession. The entries below are broken down into different categories which range from sex to age group and occupations. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World Records which in the last decade has added new categories for “mobile” and “non-mobile” men and women. The world’s shortest verified man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi, while for women Pauline Musters holds the record.
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Top 10 Shortest People in the World 2022
| Nationality | Height | Name | Notes | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nepal | 54.6 cm (21.5 in) | Chandra Bahadur Dangi | Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified, measuring 21.51 in (54.64 cm). Height confirmed by Guinness World Records. | 1939–2015 |
 India | 57.0 cm (22.4 in) | Gul Mohammed | Guinness World Records verified Mohammed’s height at 22 in (57 cm).[2] He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012 when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi. | 1957–1997 |
 Philippines | 59.9 cm (23.6 in) | Junrey Balawing | Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012.[3] Balawing became the world’s shortest nonmobile person following Chandra’s death in September 2015 until his own death in 2020. | 1993–2020 |
 Hungary | 65 cm (26 in) | István Tóth | The shortest man claimant was said to be 26 in (65 cm). Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked. István died in May 2011 at the age of 48. | 1963–2011 |
| Nepal | 67 cm (26 in) | Khagendra Thapa Magar | Khagendra was the shortest man in the world until 2011 when he became the world’s shortest mobile man. Guinness World Records has since made multiple categories for World’s shortest… Khagendra died in 2020. | 1992–2020 |
 Taiwan | 67.5 cm (26.6 in) | Lin Yü-chih | Former the shortest man in the world until 2009. | 1972– |
 Colombia | 70.21 cm (27.64 in) | Edward Niño Hernández | Named the shortest man after Pingping died in March 2010, at 27.64 in (70.21 cm), but lost the title in October 2010 to Magar. Edward regained the title of World’s shortest mobile person following Magar’s death in 2020.[12] | 1986– |
 China | 74 cm (29 in) | He Pingping | Once officially verified as the shortest living man (mobile) at 29 in (74 cm), until his death in March 2010. | 1988–2010 |
 Netherlands | 61 cm (24 in) | Pauline Musters | Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded. | 1876–1895 |
 Mexico | 61 cm (24 in) | Lucía Zárate | Shortest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteoplastic primordial dwarfism type II. Still under review. | 1864–1890 |
