EU sizes to UK sizes
38 EU = 10 UK. Type your own value in EU below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: UK to EU
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert EU to UK
Women: EU = 2 × W − 18, US = EU − 32, UK = EU − 28, Italian = EU + 4. Men: EU = W + 16, French = W + 8, US and UK = W.
Example: 38 EU = 10 UK.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert EU sizes to UK sizes
Women: subtract 28, so EU 38 is UK 10, EU 40 is UK 12 and EU 42 is UK 14. Men: subtract 16 to get the waist, which is the UK size: EU 48 is UK 32.
Common mistake: Using 28 on a man’s size: EU 48 minus 28 is 20, but a man’s EU 48 is a UK 32. Men subtract 16.
Women: EU 34 is UK 6, EU 36 is UK 8, EU 38 is UK 10, EU 40 is UK 12, EU 42 is UK 14 and EU 44 is UK 16. Men: EU 46 is UK 30, EU 48 is UK 32, EU 50 is UK 34 and EU 52 is UK 36.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
EU to UK conversion table
| EU | UK |
|---|---|
| 24 EU | -4 UK |
| 26 EU | -2 UK |
| 28 EU | 0 UK |
| 30 EU | 2 UK |
| 32 EU | 4 UK |
| 34 EU | 6 UK |
| 36 EU | 8 UK |
| 38 EU | 10 UK |
| 40 EU | 12 UK |
| 44 EU | 16 UK |
UK to EU conversion table
| UK | EU |
|---|---|
| -4 UK | 24 EU |
| -2 UK | 26 EU |
| 0 UK | 28 EU |
| 2 UK | 30 EU |
| 4 UK | 32 EU |
| 6 UK | 34 EU |
| 8 UK | 36 EU |
| 10 UK | 38 EU |
| 12 UK | 40 EU |
| 16 UK | 44 EU |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many UK is 1 EU?
- 1 EU is -27 UK.
- How many UK is 10 EU?
- 10 EU is -18 UK.
- How many UK is 38 EU?
- 38 EU is 10 UK.
The units
About these units
EU sizes (EU)
Continental European size: two numbers per inch of waist for women, the waist plus 16 for men.
UK sizes (UK)
British size: 28 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
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