Purpose of this study was to determine values of some anthropometric parameters and to evaluate changes of some basic anthropometric measurements of the over 16 years old people living in Hanoi. Statistic data from 8780 people (3728 males and 5052 females) over 16 years old showed that: the average values of height, sitting height, head circumference, thoracic circumferences and weight of Hanoian adults (30-39 years old group) were 166.4 + or - 6.13cm, 85.78 + or - 4.20cm, 55.3 + or - 2.26cm, 86.33 + or - 5.29cm, 83.94 + or - 5.22cm, 57.80 + or - 8.41 kg respectively for males and 154.29 + or - 5.12 em, 81.51 + or - 4.57cm, 54.09 + or - 2.26cm, 79.03 + or - 6.75cm, 77.03 + or - 6.49cm, 50.0 + or - 7.24kg respectively for females. At both sexes, the height increased continuously following groups of ages and scored maximally at the age of 23 - 24 for men (167.34cm) and 21 for women (156.04cm). The height increasing rule of century had been appeared, which was mostly obvious in recent 10-15 years period.