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Women's Pants Size Chart & Fit Guide

BY: Editors |Sep 20, 2022

Standard Women's Pants Size Chart
Size	Numeric Size	Bust	Waist	Hip
XXS	0	33"	25.5"	35"
XS	2	34"	26.5"	36"
S	4	35"	27.5"	37"
6	36"	28.5"	38"
M	8	37"	29.5"	39"
10	38"	30.5"	40"
L	12	39.5"	32"	41.5"
14	41"	33.5"	43"
XL	16	42.5"	35"	44.5"
18	44"	36.5"	46"
XXL	20	45.5"	38"	47.5"
22	47"	39.5"	49"

Plus Women's Pants Size Chart
Size	US Size	Bust	Waist	Hip
1X	12W	42"	36"	45"
14W	44"	38"	47"
16W	46"	40"	49"
2X	18W	48"	42"	51"
20W	50"	44"	53"
3X	22W	52"	46"	55"
24W	54"	48"	57"
4X	26W	56"	50"	59"
28W	58"	52"	61"

Petites Women's Pants Size Chart (for Women 5'4" or Shorter)
Size	Numeric Size	Bust	Waist	Hip
XS	0P	32"	25.5"	34"
XS	2P	33"	25.5"	35"
S	4P	34"	26.5"	36"
S	6P	35"	27.5"	37"
M	8P	36"	28.5"	38"
M	10P	37"	29.5"	39"
L	12P	38.5"	31"	40.5"
L	14P	40"	32.5"	42"

Junior's Women's Pants Size Chart
Size	Numeric Size	Waist	Hip
000	22	22"	32"
00	23	23"	33"
0	24	24"	34"
1	25	25"	35"
3	26	26"	36"
5	27	27"	37"
7	28	28"	38"
9	29	29"	39"
11	30	30"	40"
13	31	32.5"	41.5"
15	32	33"	43"

How to Buy Pants on Our Site (or Any Other)

Measure, measure, measure.

The very first thing you have to do is figure out your measurements—it will make shopping for pants infinitely easier. That's because every brand has a different fit, so not all smalls are smalls. What's more, you can't necessarily go by the numbered sizes either because there's no such thing as true standard sizing. So you may be a size 10 in one brand, an 8 in another, and a 12 in yet another.

If you have your measurements, you can compare those to the listed pants size chart and get a more accurate match.

Don't forget your inseam.

Men's pants sizes rely on inseams more than women's pants sizes, but knowing your inseam as a woman can save you a lot of hassle when you're shopping online. To find it, measure your inner leg from your crotch to where you want your pants to fit on your ankle. Add 1/2" to 1" if you plan on mostly wearing heels with them.

Or take a pair of pants you currently wear, lay them flat, and measure the inseam—the visible inner leg seam—from the top to the hem.

If possible, use this measurement to select the pant length you need, rather than relying on words like "short," "regular," and "long." Those descriptive words aren't helpful if you're a short woman with really long legs, for instance, or a tall woman with short ones.

Check if the pants are for juniors.

Before you select your pants, see if the word "junior" is listed anywhere. Junior cuts are designed for tweens and teens, and thus, are narrower and slimmer than women's (AKA misses) cuts. They'll often be labeled with odd-numbered sizes, whereas misses cuts have even-numbered sizes.