Ideal Weight Calculator — Science-Based Target Weight

Enter your height and sex to see ideal body weight from three clinical formulas — plus the honest healthy-BMI range, which is wider (and kinder) than one magic number.

Quick answer: Free ideal weight calculator: Devine, Robinson and Miller formulas plus the healthy BMI range — get a realistic target weight by height and sex in seconds.

Devine formula
Robinson formula
Miller formula

Healthy BMI range (18.5–24.9)

💡 Reference numbers, not verdicts — composition and fitness matter more than any single target.

How to use

  1. Enter height & sex — metric or imperial, your choice.
  2. See three formulas — Devine (clinical standard), Robinson and Miller variations.
  3. Compare with BMI range — the healthy-BMI band shows how wide “normal” really is.

About this tool

“Ideal weight” began as a drug-dosing calculation, not a beauty standard: the Devine formula (1974) still anchors clinical dosing, with Robinson and Miller as refinements. This calculator shows all three for your height and sex, plus the healthy BMI range (18.5–24.9) — which usually spans 15+ kg. Treat the formulas as reference points: body composition, fitness and how you feel beat any single target number.

FAQ

Which formula is “right”?
None is a truth — they were built for drug dosing. Use them as reference points; the healthy-BMI range is the better everyday guide.
Doesn't muscle make these wrong?
Correct — muscular people register “overweight” on BMI. Body composition (see Body Fat Calculator) tells the real story.
Why is the BMI range so wide?
Because healthy bodies genuinely vary — 18.5 to 24.9 BMI at 175 cm is roughly 57–76 kg. That range is a feature, not a bug.