Body Fat Percentage Calculator

Navy circumference formulas — not DEXA or a clinic test. Click any i for detail.

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Tape measurements

Sex
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Sex

Chooses the male or female Hodgdon/Beckett formula the Navy tape method uses.

Height (in)
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Height

Standing height in inches.

Neck (in)
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Neck

Just below the larynx, tape level.

Waist (in)
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Waist

Men: at navel. Women: smallest waist. Tape level, relaxed.

Hip (in)
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Hip

Widest point. Used in the female formula; ignored for male.

How to use this calculator

  1. Pick male or female formula.
  2. Enter height and neck.
  3. Enter waist (and hip if female).
  4. Treat the % as a tape estimate, not a diagnosis.

Results explained

Male: 86.010 × log10(waist − neck) − 70.041 × log10(height) + 36.76. Female: 163.205 × log10(waist + hip − neck) − 97.684 × log10(height) − 78.387. Inches throughout.

Quick reference: Navy tape

Circumferences must stay geometrically valid (waist larger than neck).

ItemDetail
Male tautologyUses waist − neck
Female tautologyUses waist + hip − neck
Not BMIBMI is a different page we have not shipped
Calipers / DEXANot this formula

Military body-composition policies change — this is the classic tape math.

How the estimate is built

Hodgdon/Beckett log10 circumference equations (U.S. Navy method).

Example scenario

Male 70 in, 16 in neck, 34 in waist → a mid-teens/low-20s tape % depending on the logs — read the live result.

FAQ

Why hip on men?

The male formula does not use hip. Enter it anyway; it is ignored.

Is this medical?

No. Unusual results → talk to a clinician, don’t chase the tape.

Lean mass?

Not converted here.