Push-Ups: Age Trend

Median push-up count rises from 9 reps at age 10 to 20 reps by age 18 in boys, then falls from 25 in the 20s to 9 by the 60s. Girls plateau around 6-10 reps ages 10-18 (standard position); adult women are tested in the modified knee position.

Data source: Santos et al. 2014 (FitnessGram) (2014) · n=22K About this study

See also: Payne et al. (CSEP-PATH) (2000) · n=571 About this study

Push-Ups by Age Chart (reps)

Push-Ups Median Values

Age	Male (reps)	Female (reps)
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	10	6
13	11	7
14	12	7
15	14	8
16	16	8
17	18	9
18	20	10
19	-	-
25	25	18
35	19	16
45	15	13
55	11	9
65	9	8

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Males

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69

Females

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69

All demographics

Age	Male (reps)	Female (reps)
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	10	6
13	11	7
14	12	7
15	14	8
16	16	8
17	18	9
18	20	10
19	-	-
25	25	18
35	19	16
45	15	13
55	11	9
65	9	8

Age	Male (reps)	Female (reps)
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	10	6
13	11	7
14	12	7
15	14	8
16	16	8
17	18	9
18	20	10
19	-	-
25	25	18
35	19	16
45	15	13
55	11	9
65	9	8

Push-Ups: Age Trend

Push-Ups by Age Chart (reps)

Push-Ups Median Values

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Related Metrics

Age	Male (reps)	Female (reps)
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	10	6
13	11	7
14	12	7
15	14	8
16	16	8
17	18	9
18	20	10
19	-	-
25	25	18
35	19	16
45	15	13
55	11	9
65	9	8