Women’s Pants Sizing & Measurement Matrix

Comprehensive reference matrix mapping women’s tailored dress trousers, denim jeans, athletic leggings, yoga pants, palazzo trousers, and shorts against natural waist girth, hip contour, inseam leg length, and rise depth across international sizing standards.

Women’s Pants Standard Specifications

Detailed breakdown of standardized sizing labels, natural waist girths, hip contours, inseam lengths, and rise depths for women’s pants, trousers, jeans, and shorts.

United States	Europe	United Kingdom	Italy	France	Australia	Japan	South Korea	China	Brazil	Mexico	International	Natural Waist ( $\text{cm}$ )	Natural Waist ( $\text{in}$ )	Hip Contour ( $\text{cm}$ )	Hip Contour ( $\text{in}$ )	Inseam Length ( $\text{cm}$ )	Inseam Length ( $\text{in}$ )	Rise Depth ( $\text{cm}$ )	Rise Depth ( $\text{in}$ )
XS	32	6	38	34	6	5	85	155/62A	PP	22	XS	61	24	88	34.6	74	29.1	22	8.7
S (0-2)	34	8	40	36	8	7	90	160/64A	P	24	XS	64	25.2	91	35.8	75	29.5	22.5	8.9
S	36	10	42	38	10	9	95	160/67A	M	26	S	67	26.4	94	37	76	29.9	23	9.1
M (4-6)	38	12	44	40	12	11	100	165/70A	M	28	S	70	27.6	97	38.2	77	30.3	23.5	9.3
M	40	14	46	42	14	13	103	165/74A	G	30	M	74	29.1	101	39.8	78	30.7	24	9.4
L (8-10)	42	16	48	44	16	15	105	170/78A	G	32	M	78	30.7	105	41.3	79	31.1	24.5	9.6
L	44	18	50	46	18	17	108	170/82A	GG	34	L	82	32.3	109	42.9	80	31.5	25	9.8
XL (12-14)	46	20	52	48	20	19	110	175/86A	GG	36	L	86	33.9	113	44.5	81	31.9	26	10.2
XL	48	22	54	50	22	21	115	175/91B	XG	38	XL	91	35.8	118	46.5	81	31.9	27	10.6
2XL (16-18)	50	24	56	52	24	23	118	180/96B	XG	40	XL	96	37.8	123	48.4	82	32.3	28	11
2XL	52	26	58	54	26	25	120	180/101B	XXG	42	2XL	101	39.8	128	50.4	82	32.3	29	11.4

* Sizing can vary significantly between international brands and regional manufacturers. Use this matrix as a baseline reference for standard proportional conversions.

Interpreting Women’s Pants, Trousers & Leggings Dimensions

Standardizing women’s pants requires correlating regional size labels with precise physical dimensions, including natural waist girth, hip contour, inseam leg length, and rise depth measured in centimeters ( $\text{cm}$ ) or inches ( $\text{in}$ ). Because trousers and denim must accommodate distinct waistlines and body proportions, sizing spans across global standards including US, UK, EU, French, Italian, Australian, Japanese, South Korean, Brazilian, and Mexican market formats.

When utilizing this matrix for pants selection or international size conversion, cross-reference your lower body measurements against the listed metric and imperial specifications to ensure an ideal fit across tailored trousers, jeans, and activewear leggings.

Indexed Sizing Tiers & Dimensions

XSSize

Waist: 61 cm (24 in), Hip: 88 cm (34.6 in) mapping for US size XS

Symbol: XSBase Value: 61

S (0-2)Size

Waist: 64 cm (25.2 in), Hip: 91 cm (35.8 in) mapping for US size S (0-2)

Symbol: S (0-2)Base Value: 64

SSize

Waist: 67 cm (26.4 in), Hip: 94 cm (37 in) mapping for US size S

Symbol: SBase Value: 67

M (4-6)Size

Waist: 70 cm (27.6 in), Hip: 97 cm (38.2 in) mapping for US size M (4-6)

Symbol: M (4-6)Base Value: 70

MSize

Waist: 74 cm (29.1 in), Hip: 101 cm (39.8 in) mapping for US size M

Symbol: MBase Value: 74

L (8-10)Size

Waist: 78 cm (30.7 in), Hip: 105 cm (41.3 in) mapping for US size L (8-10)

Symbol: L (8-10)Base Value: 78

LSize

Waist: 82 cm (32.3 in), Hip: 109 cm (42.9 in) mapping for US size L

Symbol: LBase Value: 82

XL (12-14)Size

Waist: 86 cm (33.9 in), Hip: 113 cm (44.5 in) mapping for US size XL (12-14)

Symbol: XL (12-14)Base Value: 86

XLSize

Waist: 91 cm (35.8 in), Hip: 118 cm (46.5 in) mapping for US size XL

Symbol: XLBase Value: 91

2XL (16-18)Size

Waist: 96 cm (37.8 in), Hip: 123 cm (48.4 in) mapping for US size 2XL (16-18)

Symbol: 2XL (16-18)Base Value: 96

2XLSize

Waist: 101 cm (39.8 in), Hip: 128 cm (50.4 in) mapping for US size 2XL

Symbol: 2XLBase Value: 101