The Dutch are the world’s tallest people – but they are shrinking

Tall tale: world-beating Dutch are getting shorter - France 24

Tall tale: world-beating Dutch are getting shorter

Tall tale: world-beating Dutch are getting shorter

The world's tallest country is shrinking.

The Dutch are the world’s tallest people – but they are shrinking

Diminution is partly explained by immigration, but mystery surrounds why people with exclusively Dutch roots are also getting shorter

Biological limit? World-tallest Dutch are getting shorter

Nothing lasts forever, they say. Apparently, that goes for every aspect of life, as it looks like the world's tallest country is shrinking. The...

Not just a tall story: the Dutch really are shrinking, statistics agency confirms

Poorer diet may explain why the lofty lowlanders are at least 1cm shorter than the previous generation

CBS: The Dutch remain the tallest people in the world, but we are getting a bit smaller

Women are on average 1.4 centimeters shorter than in 1980, men 1 centimeter.