Australian Clothes Size Conversion

When it comes to clothes sizes, you may find yourself stumped if you are not familiar with other sizing standards used by different countries.

In particular, if you are used to clothes sizes in Australian standards, you may be a bit confused when you suddenly find yourself shopping in the UK, Europe or the United States.

To give you a basic idea of the equivalent sizes in the UK, Europe and the US for general Australian sizes, see the list below.

Australian Clothes Size Conversion

Men’s

Suits and Jackets

Australia – 36
United States – 46
Europe – 46
United Kingdom – 36

Australia – 38
United States – 48
Europe – 48
United Kingdom – 38

Australia – 39.5
United States – 50
Europe – 50
United Kingdom – 39.5

Australia – 41
United States – 52
Europe – 52
United Kingdom – 41

Australia – 42.5
United States – 54
Europe – 54
United Kingdom – 42.5

Australia – 44
United States – 56
Europe – 56
United Kingdom – 44

Australia – 45.5
United States – 58
Europe – 58
United Kingdom – 45.5

Australia – 47
United States – 60
Europe – 60
United Kingdom – 47

Australia – 49
United States – 62
Europe – 62
United Kingdom – 49

Shirts

Australia – 37
United States – 14.5
Europe – 37
United Kingdom – 14.5

Australia – 38
United States – 15
Europe – 38
United Kingdom – 15

Australia – 39
United States – 15.5
Europe – 39
United Kingdom – 15.5

Australia – 41
United States – 16
Europe – 41
United Kingdom – 16

Australia – 42
United States – 16.5
Europe – 42
United Kingdom – 16.5

Australia – 43
United States – 17
Europe – 43
United Kingdom – 17

Australia – 44
United States – 17.5
Europe – 44
United Kingdom – 17.5

Australia – 45
United States – 18
Europe – 45
United Kingdom – 18

Australia – 46
United States – 18.5
Europe – 46
United Kingdom – 18.5

Women’s

Dresses, Suits and Sweaters

Australia – 8
United States – 4
Europe – 34
United Kingdom – 6

Australia – 10
United States – 6
Europe – 36
United Kingdom – 8

Australia – 12
United States – 8
Europe – 38
United Kingdom – 10

Australia – 14
United States – 10
Europe – 40
United Kingdom – 12

Australia – 16
United States – 12
Europe – 42
United Kingdom – 14

Australia – 18
United States – 14
Europe – 44
United Kingdom – 16

Australia – 20
United States – 16
Europe – 46
United Kingdom – 18

Australia – 22
United States – 18
Europe – 48
United Kingdom – 20

Australia – 24
United States – 22
Europe – 52
United Kingdom – 24

Australia – 26
United States – 24
Europe – 54
United Kingdom – 26

Note: These sizes are for general information only. Some manufacturers may have different sizes for a few of their designs so it’s always best to try on the clothes for size.

For online purchases, check the return policy of your online shop to ensure that you can get a different size if the one you ordered is either too small or too big for you.