12.9 %
Smarter than 12.9% of people
Low Average
Low average, slightly below the population midpoint
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 47 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 83 is in the top 84.1%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 83 a good score?
An IQ of 83 falls in the "Low Average" range and is higher than 12.9% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 83?
An IQ of 83 sits at the 12.9th percentile — the top 87.1% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 83?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 83 is 47 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 83 or higher?
Roughly 7,058,848,661 people worldwide — about 87.1% of 8.1 billion.