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Quickly estimate ideal bust, waist, and hip measurements by height and better understand your body proportions.
Enter your height to instantly estimate typical bust, waist, and hip measurements.
Your Measurements (Optional)
Add your measurements to compare them with the estimates.
Enter your height to see estimated measurements and a comparison chart
Overview
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This page turns a height in centimeters into three fixed circumference estimates: bust, waist and hips. It applies the same three multipliers to every accepted height, then displays each result to one decimal place. You can also enter your own bust, waist and hip measurements to see the arithmetic difference between each entry and its corresponding estimate.
For example, at 165 cm (about 5 ft 5 in), the outputs are 88.3 cm for bust, 60.2 cm for waist and 93.2 cm for hips. These are values produced by this page’s chosen proportions. They are not measurements taken from your body, and the coefficients do not have a traceable standard or study identified as their source.
Bust estimate = height in cm × 0.535
Waist estimate = height in cm × 0.365
Hip estimate = height in cm × 0.565
The World Health Organization’s anthropometry report discusses why measurement interpretation depends on the population, purpose and reference data. It does not validate these multipliers. A calculated proportion should therefore be read as a fixed arithmetic reference, not as a body ideal or a population norm.
WHO: Physical status, the use and interpretation of anthropometry — international guidance on interpreting anthropometric measurements in context; checked October 2, 2026.
Guide
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Enter a height from 120 to 220 cm. Decimal values are accepted, so 165.5 cm is calculated as entered. The page does not accept feet and inches directly; convert your height to centimeters before entering it.
Read the three estimate cards. The height-specific arithmetic is not rounded to one of the nearby rows in the reference table.
To compare your own circumferences, enter any available bust, waist or hip measurement in centimeters. These fields are optional; you can leave some or all blank.
For an entered measurement, the page shows actual value minus estimate. A plus sign means the entered number is larger; a minus sign means it is smaller. The difference is subtraction only and does not assign a size or category.
Use the comparison table for the listed heights from 150 to 180 cm in 5 cm steps. A row is highlighted when it is within 2.5 cm of your entered height. Copy the summary if you want the height and three calculated values together, or reset the fields to start over.
At 165 cm, for instance, entering an actual waist of 64 cm produces a waist estimate of 60.2 cm and a difference of +3.8 cm. Your own value is not changed by the calculation.
Use cases
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If you are organizing a personal measurement note, record the formula-based values separately from tape measurements. Adding a date and consistent measuring method can make later entries easier to compare without treating the estimate as your personal baseline.
You can use your own measurements as a reminder of what to compare when reviewing a garment’s size chart. Follow that retailer’s measurement instructions and use its chart; the height-based estimates do not determine a US clothing size or account for a particular brand’s fit.
If a difference looks unexpected, check that your height and circumference entries are in centimeters and that the decimal point is correct. The displayed difference can help spot an entry to review, but it does not explain why two numbers differ.
Q&A
Find concise answers to common questions and confusing cases.
Not directly. The height field expects centimeters from 120 through 220, and the optional circumference fields also use centimeters. Convert an imperial measurement to centimeters before typing it.
The cards use your exact entered height, including decimals. The table is a separate set of seven reference rows from 150 to 180 cm; it does not round the calculation to the closest row.
No. Height alone produces all three estimates. Enter any actual bust, waist or hip values you want to compare; blank fields do not prevent the estimates from appearing.
No. It only means the entered circumference is numerically larger than the formula output. This page does not classify health, body shape or garment size.
Notes
Review scope, result limitations, and important precautions before use.
The coefficients 0.535, 0.365 and 0.565 have no verified original study or official standard identified here. The output should not be described as an ideal, healthy, recommended or standard set of measurements. It is not a medical assessment, diagnosis, or individualized health target.
The same multipliers are applied regardless of age, body composition, frame, ancestry or measurement technique. The page does not assess health risk, infer body shape, recommend weight change, or convert a result into a clothing size. Its values may differ substantially from an individual’s actual measurements. For health questions, use measurements and guidance appropriate to your circumstances with a qualified health professional; for apparel, use the specific maker’s size chart.
The formula accepts centimeter inputs only. If you convert inches to centimeters yourself, conversion or tape-measure technique can affect the comparison; keep the original values and units clear in any record.
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