Depending on what resources you trust, the average does seem to land above 2000, but not wildly so. http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-requir

Depending on what resources you trust, the average does seem to land above 2000, but not wildly so. http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-requirement http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-require... Here sedentary women peak around 2k and sedentary men at 2.4k. In the 30-50 age group, its 1.8k and 2.2k.