SIZE CHARTS · WOMEN'S JEANS
Women's jeans size chart.
Jeans labelled 26, 27 or 28 don't tell you much on their own. Here's what each denim number means in US, UK and European sizes, and the body measurements it's cut for.
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THE QUICK ANSWER
Each jeans number up is about one US size up: 26 ≈ US 2, 27 ≈ US 4, 28 ≈ US 6, 29 ≈ US 8, 30 ≈ US 10, 31 ≈ US 12, 32 ≈ US 14. Measure your waist and hips and pick the size that fits the larger of the two.
Women's jeans size chart
| Jeans size | US | UK / AU | EU | Letter | Waist (body) | Hips (body) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23–24 | 00 | 2 | 30 | XXS | — | — |
| 25 | 0 | 4 | 32 | XS | 60 cm (23.6 in) | 83.5 cm (32.9 in) |
| 26 | 2 | 6 | 34 | XS | 62.5 cm (24.6 in) | 86 cm (33.9 in) |
| 27 | 4 | 8 | 36 | S | 65 cm (25.6 in) | 88.5 cm (34.8 in) |
| 28 | 6 | 10 | 38 | S | 70 cm (27.6 in) | 93.5 cm (36.8 in) |
| 29 | 8 | 12 | 40 | M | 75 cm (29.5 in) | 98.5 cm (38.8 in) |
| 30 | 10 | 14 | 42 | M | 80 cm (31.5 in) | 103.5 cm (40.7 in) |
| 31 | 12 | 16 | 44 | L | 85 cm (33.5 in) | 108.5 cm (42.7 in) |
| 32 | 14 | 18 | 46 | L | 92.5 cm (36.4 in) | 116 cm (45.7 in) |
| 33 | 16 | 20 | 48 | XL | 99 cm (39.0 in) | 122.5 cm (48.2 in) |
| 34 | 18 | 22 | 50 | XL | 105.5 cm (41.5 in) | 129 cm (50.8 in) |
Data: download this table (CSV)
Waist and hips are body measurements, taken with a tape, not the measurements of the jeans. Brands vary by up to one size; stretch denim gives a little more room.
What each jeans size means
What size is 25 in women's jeans?
A size 25 in women's jeans is about a US 0 (UK 4, EU 32), a letter size XS, for a natural waist of about 60 cm (23.6 in) and hips of about 83.5 cm (32.9 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 26 in women's jeans?
A size 26 in women's jeans is about a US 2 (UK 6, EU 34), a letter size XS, for a natural waist of about 62.5 cm (24.6 in) and hips of about 86 cm (33.9 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 27 in women's jeans?
A size 27 in women's jeans is about a US 4 (UK 8, EU 36), a letter size S, for a natural waist of about 65 cm (25.6 in) and hips of about 88.5 cm (34.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 28 in women's jeans?
A size 28 in women's jeans is about a US 6 (UK 10, EU 38), a letter size S, for a natural waist of about 70 cm (27.6 in) and hips of about 93.5 cm (36.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 29 in women's jeans?
A size 29 in women's jeans is about a US 8 (UK 12, EU 40), a letter size M, for a natural waist of about 75 cm (29.5 in) and hips of about 98.5 cm (38.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 30 in women's jeans?
A size 30 in women's jeans is about a US 10 (UK 14, EU 42), a letter size M, for a natural waist of about 80 cm (31.5 in) and hips of about 103.5 cm (40.7 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 31 in women's jeans?
A size 31 in women's jeans is about a US 12 (UK 16, EU 44), a letter size L, for a natural waist of about 85 cm (33.5 in) and hips of about 108.5 cm (42.7 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 32 in women's jeans?
A size 32 in women's jeans is about a US 14 (UK 18, EU 46), a letter size L, for a natural waist of about 92.5 cm (36.4 in) and hips of about 116 cm (45.7 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 33 in women's jeans?
A size 33 in women's jeans is about a US 16 (UK 20, EU 48), a letter size XL, for a natural waist of about 99 cm (39.0 in) and hips of about 122.5 cm (48.2 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 34 in women's jeans?
A size 34 in women's jeans is about a US 18 (UK 22, EU 50), a letter size XL, for a natural waist of about 105.5 cm (41.5 in) and hips of about 129 cm (50.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
How to find your jeans size
- Measure your natural waist (the narrowest point) and the fullest part of your hips with a soft tape.
- Find the row where both fit; if they point to different sizes, take the larger and have the waist taken in, or choose a curvy fit.
- Check the inseam: petite 26–29 in, regular 30–31 in, tall 32–34 in.
- For stretch denim, try one size down from the chart.
Full details on waist, rise and leg length are on our pants and jeans size chart, and how to measure yourself shows where to put the tape. Looking for a jeans shape instead? See types of pants and jeans, with pictures.
How we built these tables
Each country sizes clothes against a table of body measurements, so we compare countries through the body, not through the labels. UK, US and Australian women's sizes follow a large UK online retailer's published body chart; German, French and Italian sizes follow a large German retailer's chart (French is two numbers above German, Italian four). Japanese sizes follow the bust steps of the JIS standard, Chinese codes follow GB/T 1335 (height/bust or chest plus body type), and Korean sizes use the usual 44–99 (women) and 85–125 (men) chest numbers. Shoe sizes follow a major US sportswear brand's men's and women's charts.
Brands cut differently, so treat every result as your starting size and check the brand's own chart when it has one. Weight isn't part of any national size standard: two people of the same height and weight can be two sizes apart, so we use a tape measure, not the scales.
Questions people ask
What size is 27 in women's jeans?
A size 27 in women's jeans is about a US 4 (UK 8, EU 36), a letter size S, for a natural waist of about 65 cm (25.6 in) and hips of about 88.5 cm (34.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 28 in women's jeans?
A size 28 in women's jeans is about a US 6 (UK 10, EU 38), a letter size S, for a natural waist of about 70 cm (27.6 in) and hips of about 93.5 cm (36.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 29 in women's jeans?
A size 29 in women's jeans is about a US 8 (UK 12, EU 40), a letter size M, for a natural waist of about 75 cm (29.5 in) and hips of about 98.5 cm (38.8 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 30 in women's jeans?
A size 30 in women's jeans is about a US 10 (UK 14, EU 42), a letter size M, for a natural waist of about 80 cm (31.5 in) and hips of about 103.5 cm (40.7 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
What size is 32 in women's jeans?
A size 32 in women's jeans is about a US 14 (UK 18, EU 46), a letter size L, for a natural waist of about 92.5 cm (36.4 in) and hips of about 116 cm (45.7 in). The number is a label, not your waist in inches.
Is a jeans size the same as your waist in inches?
Not any more. Women's denim numbers started as the waist in inches, but most brands now cut a size 28 to fit a natural waist of about 70 cm (27.5 in). Go by the brand's chart or the measurements below, not the number alone.
What size is a 30 waist in women's jeans?
If your natural waist measures 30 in (76 cm), look at denim size 30, which is about a US 10 (UK 14). Check your hips too and take the larger size.
Should I size up or down in jeans?
In rigid (non-stretch) denim, take the size that fits your hips and waist now. In stretch denim (2% elastane or more), many people size down one, because it loosens with wear.