Children’s clothes sizes in UK
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The chances are, that quite a few years have passed since you were wearing children’s clothes sizes yourself. It is also very likely that you didn’t use to pay any attention at all to the numbers on the labels of clothes you used to wear as a child. We usually find interest in children’s clothes sizes only as adults. The table below will help you refresh your memory so that you can find the right fit for your little ones.
UK children’s clothes sizes are based on the age (to compare, EU sizes are named according to a child’s estimated height rather than age).
In a baby’s first 18 months, weight is an important factor for determining clothes size (as babies typically treble their birth weight within 1,5 years!), while older children need to have chest, waist and hips measurements taken.
From about 10-12 years of age (depending on a brand), as children enter puberty, girls’ and boys’ clothes sizes start to differ.
Baby sizes:
Size |
Height |
Weight |
Newborn |
56cm/22’’ |
4.5kg/10lb |
0-3M |
62cm/24.5’’ |
6kg/13lb |
3-6M |
68cm/27’’ |
8kg/17.5lb |
6-12M |
80cm/31.5’’ |
10kg/22lb |
12-18M |
86cm/34’’ |
12kg/26.5lb |
Childrens’ sizes:
Size |
Height |
Chest |
Waist |
18-24M |
92cm/36’’ |
52cm/20.5’’ |
50.5cm/20’’ |
2-3Y |
98cm/38.5’’ |
54cm/21.5’’ |
52cm/20.5’’ |
3-4Y |
104cm/41’’ |
56cm/22’’ |
54cm/21’’ |
4-5Y |
110cm/43.5’’ |
58cm/23’’ |
55cm/21.5’’ |
5-6Y |
116cm/45.5’’ |
60cm/23.5’’ |
56cm/22’ |
6-7Y |
122cm/48’’ |
62cm/24.5’’ |
57cm/22.5’’ |
7-8Y |
128cm/50.5’’ |
64cm/25’’ |
58cm/23’’ |
8-9Y |
134cm/53’’ |
67cm/26.5’’ |
60cm/23.5’’ |
Pre-teen sizes:
Girls:
Size |
Height |
Chest |
Waist |
Hips |
9-10Y |
140cm/’’55’’ |
70cm/27.5’’ |
62cm/24.5’’ |
77cm/30’’ |
11Y |
146cm/57.5 |
74cm/29’’ |
64cm/25’’ |
81cm/32’’ |
12Y |
152cm/60’’ |
78cm/30.5’’ |
66cm/26’’ |
84cm/33’’ |
Boys:
Size |
Height |
Chest |
Waist |
Hips |
9-10Y |
140cm/’’55’’ |
70cm/27.5’’ |
62cm/24.5’’ |
74cm/29’’ |
11Y |
146cm/57.5 |
74cm/29’’ |
64cm/25’’ |
78cm/30.5’’ |
12Y |
152cm/60’’ |
78cm/30.5’’ |
66cm/26’’ |
81cm/32’’ |
Teen sizes:
Girls:
Size |
Height |
Chest |
Waist |
Hips |
13Y |
158cm/60’’ |
81cm/32’’ |
67cm/26.5’’ |
87cm/34’’ |
14Y |
164cm/64.5’’ |
83cm/32.5’’ |
68cm/28.5’’ |
90cm/35.5’’ |
Boys:
Size |
Height |
Chest |
Waist |
Hips |
13Y |
158cm/60’’ |
82cm/32’’ |
69cm/27’’ |
84cm/34’’ |
14Y |
164cm/64.5’’ |
86cm/34’’ |
72cm/28.5’’ |
88cm/34.5’’ |
Remember that clothes sizes vary from a brand to brand and the above tables present the approximate measurements only.
What about you? Do you choose clothes sizes for your chidren at a guess or do you need to take measurements first?
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