Pick your sex and age group, then type your Apple Watch heart rate variability in milliseconds (Health app, Heart Rate Variability).
| Group (ms) | Members | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 30 to 39 | 83 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Women 40 to 49 | 183 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 53 |
| Women 50 to 59 | 195 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 49 |
| Women 60 to 69 | 77 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 49 |
| Men 40 to 49 | 87 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Men 50 to 59 | 67 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 53 |
Apple Watch HRV (SDNN), member averages October 2025 to September 2026, members with 21 or more days. Other devices measure HRV differently. How we got these numbers.
Pick your sex and age group, then type your HRV in milliseconds as your app reports it.
| Group (ms) | Members | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 30 to 39 | 147 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 69 |
| Women 40 to 49 | 168 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 61 |
| Women 50 to 59 | 135 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 57 |
| Men 30 to 39 | 84 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 74 |
| Men 40 to 49 | 114 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 68 |
| Men 50 to 59 | 67 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 70 |
HRV from Oura, Whoop, Garmin, Fitbit and similar devices (mostly RMSSD, methods vary), member averages October 2025 to September 2026, members with 21 or more days. Apple Watch reports a different measure (SDNN). How we got these numbers.
HRV tends to fall with age. The shaded band is the middle 50% of members, the line is the median.
| Group (ms) | Members | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 30 to 39 | 83 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Women 40 to 49 | 183 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 53 |
| Women 50 to 59 | 195 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 49 |
| Women 60 to 69 | 77 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 49 |
| Men 40 to 49 | 87 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Men 50 to 59 | 67 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 53 |
Apple Watch HRV (SDNN), member averages October 2025 to September 2026, members with 21 or more days. Other devices measure HRV differently. How we got these numbers.
HRV tends to fall with age. The shaded band is the middle 50% of members, the line is the median.
| Group (ms) | Members | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 30 to 39 | 147 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 69 |
| Women 40 to 49 | 168 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 61 |
| Women 50 to 59 | 135 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 57 |
| Men 30 to 39 | 84 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 74 |
| Men 40 to 49 | 114 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 68 |
| Men 50 to 59 | 67 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 70 |
HRV from Oura, Whoop, Garmin, Fitbit and similar devices (mostly RMSSD, methods vary), member averages October 2025 to September 2026, members with 21 or more days. Apple Watch reports a different measure (SDNN). How we got these numbers.
These figures come from Vively members who connected a wearable to the Vively app and wore it on at least 21 days between October 2025 and September 2026: 692 on Apple Watch and 715 on Oura, Whoop, Garmin, Fitbit and similar devices. We kept the two groups apart because Apple Health reports SDNN while most other devices report RMSSD, and their methods vary. We took each member’s average, then worked out percentiles across members in each sex and age group. Every group shown has 50 or more members, so there is not enough data yet for Apple Watch: women aged 18 to 29 and men aged 18 to 29, 30 to 39, 60 to 69; and for other devices: women aged 18 to 29, 60 to 69 and men aged 18 to 29, 60 to 69. The full method is on how we get our numbers.
That is why your own trend, measured the same way, tells you more than one day’s reading or a comparison with someone else.
Talk to your GP if you feel faint, have palpitations or an irregular heartbeat. A wearable is not a heart test.
The Baseline Health Check measures 70+ blood markers, and you see them in the Vively app next to your wearable data.
It depends on your device, sex and age. Among Vively members aged 40 to 49, the median Apple Watch HRV (SDNN) is 37 ms for women and 38 ms for men. On Oura, Whoop, Garmin and similar devices (mostly RMSSD) it is 34 ms and 40 ms.
SDNN is the standard deviation of the gaps between heartbeats and reflects overall variability. RMSSD focuses on beat-to-beat changes and is the usual measure for vagally mediated HRV. Apple Health reports SDNN. Most other wearables report RMSSD.
No. The measures and the way they are recorded differ, so the numbers are not interchangeable. Compare yourself with people on the same type of device, and track your own trend.
On average, yes, in these data and in the published literature. Individual HRV varies a lot, and fitness can offset some of the effect.
Not on its own. A single low reading can reflect a poor night, illness, stress or a hard workout. Talk to your GP if you have symptoms such as palpitations, fainting or chest pain.
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