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The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Northern Region as well as its association with tibia length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 177 individuals (87 male and 90 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between body height and tibia length were determined using simple correlation coefficients at a ninety-five percent confidence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and tibia length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis were carried out to examine extent to which tibia length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Northern Kosovan male are 180.28±5.71 cm tall and have a tibia length of 40.59±2.68 cm, while Northern Kosovan female are 165.36±4.56 cm tall and have a tibia length of 36.68±2.05 cm. The results have shown that both genders made Northern-Kosovans a tall group, a little bit taller than male and a little bit shorter than female general Kosovan population. Moreover, the tibia length reliably predicts standing height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confirms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Northern-Kosovans don’t correspond to the general values.