Grip strength calculator for 40+: percentile by age & sex
Maximal squeeze on a hand dynamometer. A simple, well-studied marker of overall strength and healthy aging.
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Seated, elbow bent at 90°, squeeze as hard as you can for 3 seconds. Do 3 tries per hand and enter your single best (kg or lb).
Grip norms assume the best single squeeze from either hand on a hand-size-adjusted dynamometer, seated, elbow at 90°. Bathroom-scale tricks and spring grippers aren't comparable.
Grip strength norms for men 40+
| Men · age | 5th | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–44 | 32.3 | 36.0 | 40.4 | 43.6 | 46.3 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 53.9 | 57.1 | 61.5 | 65.1 |
| 45–49 | 30.6 | 34.4 | 39.0 | 42.3 | 45.1 | 47.6 | 50.2 | 52.9 | 56.2 | 60.7 | 64.4 |
| 50–54 | 28.9 | 32.8 | 37.4 | 40.7 | 43.5 | 46.2 | 48.8 | 51.6 | 54.8 | 59.4 | 63.1 |
| 55–59 | 27.2 | 31.0 | 35.6 | 38.9 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 47.0 | 49.8 | 53.1 | 57.7 | 61.4 |
| 60–64 | 25.5 | 29.1 | 33.6 | 36.9 | 39.7 | 42.4 | 45.0 | 47.8 | 51.1 | 55.6 | 59.3 |
| 65–69 | 23.7 | 27.2 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 37.5 | 40.1 | 42.8 | 45.6 | 48.8 | 53.2 | 56.8 |
| 70–74 | 21.9 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 32.4 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 43.1 | 46.3 | 50.6 | 54.1 |
| 75–79 | 20.0 | 23.1 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 32.5 | 35.1 | 37.6 | 40.3 | 43.5 | 47.7 | 51.1 |
| 80–84 | 18.0 | 20.8 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 34.8 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 44.7 | 48.0 |
| 85–89 | 15.9 | 18.5 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 34.4 | 37.4 | 41.5 | 44.6 |
| 90–94 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 31.2 | 34.2 | 38.1 | 41.2 |
Values in kg at each published percentile. “—” = not published by the source (we don’t estimate it).
Grip strength norms for women 40+
| Women · age | 5th | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–44 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 23.7 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 29.4 | 31.1 | 33.0 | 35.2 | 38.3 | 40.8 |
| 45–49 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 23.1 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 28.9 | 30.6 | 32.5 | 34.8 | 37.9 | 40.4 |
| 50–54 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 31.8 | 34.0 | 37.1 | 39.7 |
| 55–59 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 30.9 | 33.0 | 36.1 | 38.6 |
| 60–64 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 29.7 | 31.8 | 34.9 | 37.4 |
| 65–69 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 35.8 |
| 70–74 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 31.8 | 34.1 |
| 75–79 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 29.9 | 32.2 |
| 80–84 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 30.2 |
| 85–89 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 25.9 | 28.0 |
| 90–94 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 23.6 | 25.7 |
Values in kg at each published percentile. “—” = not published by the source (we don’t estimate it).
By age group
- men 40–49
- women 40–49
- men 50–59
- women 50–59
- men 60–69
- women 60–69
- men 70–79
- women 70–79
- men 80–89
- women 80–89
Not a diagnosis. Strong After 40 compares your numbers to published population norms for education and motivation only. It is not medical advice. Consult your doctor before starting a new exercise program or doing maximal-effort tests, especially if you have heart, joint, or other health conditions. Full disclaimer
- Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ, Rubín L, et al. International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2025;14:101014. Table 2 (absolute handgrip strength, kg). doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014. Sample: 2,405,863 adults aged 20–100+ from 100 studies, tested 2000 onward.