UK sizes to EU sizes
10 UK = 38 EU. Type your own value in UK below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: EU to UK
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert UK to EU
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: 10 UK = 38 EU.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert UK sizes to EU sizes
Women: add 28, so UK 10 is EU 38, UK 12 is EU 40 and UK 14 is EU 42. Men: add 16, so UK 32 is EU 48 and UK 34 is EU 50.
Common mistake: Adding 28 to a man’s UK waist: UK 32 would become 60. For men add 16; the 28 is for women.
Women: UK 6 is EU 34, UK 8 is EU 36, UK 10 is EU 38, UK 12 is EU 40, UK 14 is EU 42 and UK 16 is EU 44. Men: UK 30 is EU 46, UK 32 is EU 48, UK 34 is EU 50 and UK 36 is EU 52.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
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 |
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 |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many EU is 1 UK?
- 1 UK is 29 EU.
- How many EU is 10 UK?
- 10 UK is 38 EU.
The units
About these units
UK sizes (UK)
British size: 28 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
EU sizes (EU)
Continental European size: two numbers per inch of waist for women, the waist plus 16 for men.
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