WHAT IS THE IDEAL BODY FAT PERCENTAGE FOR WOMEN AND MEN?

With the following charts you can know what is the ideal body fat percentage for men and women after performance the measurement with a skinfold caliper and calculate a body fat formula. The body fat charts are according to different calculations from different authors, whose results could be slightly different.

Jackson-Pollock Formula Chart for Men and Women

This table applies to the 4-site and 7-site methods. More about the Jackson-Pollock formula.

Men			Women
Classification	From (%)	To (%)	Classification	From (%)	To (%)
Very Thin	0.0%	4.4%	Very Thin	0.0%	12.2%
Thin	4.5%	12.3%	Thin	12.3%	19.2%
Normal	12.4%	23.1%	Normal	19.3%	28.9%
Overweight	23.2%	30.9%	Overweight	29.0%	35.9%
Obesity	31.0%	+	Obesity	36.0%	+

SEEDO Formula Body Fat Percentage Chart

Age	Women %	Men %
15 – 20	18 – 22	15 – 18
21 – 25	21 – 23	16 – 20
26 – 30	22 – 24	19 – 21
31 – 35	24 – 26	20 – 21
36 – 45	25 – 27	21 – 23
46 – 50	28 – 30	22 – 23
51 – 60	29 – 31	23 – 24
> 60	29 – 31	24 – 25

Lohman Formula Body Fat Percentage Chart

Sex	Very Low	Low High	Optimal	Moderate	High	Very High
Men	> 6%	6 - 12%	12 - 20%	20 - 25%	25 - 32%	> 32%
Women	> 12%	12 - 15%	15 - 25%	25 - 30%	30 - 35%	>35.5%