Men's European Pants Size Chart

Determine men's pants size with our men's pants size chart

Shopping for new pants? Make sure to buy the right size! But what is actually the correct size for you? Are you sure you know? Many people use the same size as they always have done, even though there might be another size that actually fits better. Let us help you find out...

How to Measure Men's Pants Size?

You will need to take a few body measurements to determine your correct pant size. But no worries! Let us show you how to measure...

Determine EU pants size from waist, hips and inseam measurements

Waist: Measure circumference around your natural waistline. Your waistline is usually situated just above your belly button (at the narrowest/slimmest part of torso).

Hips/Seat: Measure circumference around the fullest part of your hips. Make sure to keep the measuring tape horizontal.

Inseam: Measure from the top of your inner leg (crotch) to bottom of inner leg (where pants ends, about 1'' (2,5 cm) below the ankle).

Use your measurements to determine your pant size from the Pants Size Charts below:

Men's European Pants Size Chart, CM:

Men's Pants Sizes with measurements in CM.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Waist In	Hips In	Inseam R*
38	XXS	61-64	73-77	80
40	XS	64-67	77-84	81
42	XS	67-73	85-89	81
44	S	73-77	89-93	81
46	S	78-82	94-98	81
48	M	82-84	99-102	82.5
50	M	84-88	102-105	82.5
52	L	88-92	105-110	84
54	L	92-97	110-113	84
56	XL	97-102	114-117	84
58	XL	102-108	118-121	84
60	XXL	108-112	121-125	85
62	XXL	112-117	126-130	85

* R = Regular Inseam. See information about tall inseam (for taller men) and short inseam (for shorter men) at bottom of page.

Men's European Pants Size Chart, Inches

We also want to make it easy for US/UK users to determine their Men's European pants size. That is why we also present our Men's European Pants Size Chart with measurements in Inches...

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Waist In	Hips In	Inseam R*
38	XXS	24-25	29-30	31.5
40	XS	25-27	31-33	32
42	XS	27.5-29	34-35	32
44	S	29.5-31	35-36.5	32
46	S	31-32	37-38.5	32
48	M	32.5-33	39-40	32.5
50	M	33.5-34.5	40-41.5	32.5
52	L	35-36	42-43.5	33
54	L	36.5-37.5	44-45	33
56	XL	38-40	45-46	33
58	XL	40-42.5	46-47.5	33
60	XXL	43-44	48-49.5	33.5
62	XXL	44-46	50-51	33.5

* R = Regular Inseam. See information about tall inseam (for taller men) and short inseam (for shorter men) at bottom of page.

Pants Length - Inseam by Body Height

Most pants manufacturers offer pants in different lengths. Regular (R) is standard pant length, while Long (L) (sometimes called Tall (T)) is ment for longer persons. Short (S) inseam is ment for shorter persons. But which length to choose? Simply see our Pants Length Chart below...

Height is measured from floor and up while standing uprised against a wall, looking straight forward.

Height FT	Height CM	Recommended Length
<- 170 cm	<- 5'7''	Short (S,A)
171 - 184 cm	5'7'' - 6'1''	Regular (R)
185 cm ->	6'1'' ->	Long (L)/Tall (T)

Short, Regular and Long/Tall Inseam Lengths

What is the difference between the different inseam lengths? Find out with our Inseam Length Chart below. You can use this chart to determine the size of a existing pair of pants, or to doublecheck if the body height chart above shows the right inseam length for you (it is not always so...)

Short Inseam

Men up to approx. 5'7'' (170 cm) body height.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
38S	XXS	30	76
40S	XS	30.5	77.5
42S	XS	30.5	77.5
44S	S	30.5	77.5
46S	S	30.5	77.5
48S	M	31	79
50S	M	31	79
52S	L	31.5	80
54S	L	31.5	80
56S	XL	31.5	80
58S	XL	31.5	80
60S	XXL	32	81.5
62S	XXL	32	81.5

Regular Inseam

Men from to approx. 170 cm (5'7'') to 184 cm (6'1'') body height.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
38R	XXS	31.5	80
40R	XS	32	81
42R	XS	32	81
44R	S	32	81
46R	S	32	81
48R	M	32.5	82.5
50R	M	32.5	82.5
52R	L	33	84
54R	L	33	84
56R	XL	33	84
58R	XL	33	84
60R	XXL	33.5	85
62R	XXL	33.5	85

Long/Tall Inseam

Men from to approx. 185 cm (6'1'') body height and up.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
38L	XXS	33	84
40L	XS	33.5	85
42L	XS	33.5	85
44L	S	33.5	85
46L	S	33.5	85
48L	M	34	86.5
50L	M	34	86.5
52L	L	34.5	87.5
54L	L	34.5	87.5
56L	XL	34.5	87.5
58L	XL	34.5	87.5
60L	XXL	35	89
62L	XXL	35	89

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