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Average hip size for women

Enter your measurement to see exactly where you land — and what it means for how a suit should be cut for you.

Quick answer

The average hips for women is 109.8 cm, and most fall between 95 and 124.6 cm (US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23)). Enter yours below to see your exact percentile.

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Your hips

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The average
109.8cm
average hips for women*

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Average hips, but the waist is still guessed; custom aligns seat and waist.

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* CDC NHANES, n=3,200 · a tailoring reference, not health advice.

Method & download the data yourself

Average hips 109.8 cm (SD 14.8). We rank you by the normal curve: percentile = Φ((your value − average) ÷ SD).

Method: NHANES publishes the standard error (not the standard deviation); the standard deviation here was reconstructed from its published percentiles.

License: Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Hip size: common questions

What is the average hip size for women?
In US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23), the average (mean) hips is about 109.8 cm, with a standard deviation of 14.8 cm. Source: CDC NHANES — Anthropometric Reference Data for Adults, U.S. (Vital & Health Statistics, Series 3 No. 50, 2021–2023).
How do I know if my hips is small, average, or large?
Enter your measurement above and the tool places it on the bell curve for US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23), returning an exact percentile (the share of people whose hips is smaller than yours). It is a fitting reference, not a judgement — every result is handled the same way.
Does my hips affect how a suit fits?
Yes — and that is the point. Off-the-rack clothing is graded around the middle of the curve, so any distance from average makes mass-produced garments fit worse. A custom suit from Nathan Tailors in Hoi An is drafted to your actual hips, so your proportions become the pattern.

Other measurements

Average bust size · 94.7 cmAverage waist size · 97.9 cmAverage neck size · 33 cmAverage thigh size · 61.6 cmAverage height · 161.2 cmAverage weight · 77.9 kg

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