Australian Shoe Size to US

Women's US 8 = UK 5.5 = AU 8 = EU 38.5 (foot about 24.6 cm).

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Half sizes are fine, for example 9.5.

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Allowance between foot and shoe

A shoe is longer than the foot inside it. The starting allowance is 1.7 cm for men, 1.2 cm for women and 1.5 cm for kids (an editorial figure fitted to the published charts). Leave the box blank to use it.

US women’s size8

UK5.5

AU8

EU38.5

Foot length24.6 cm (9.69 in)

Shoe length 25.82 cm (foot 24.6 cm plus 1.2 cm allowance). UK size = shoe length in inches × 3 − 25. EU size = shoe length in cm × 1.5, to the nearest half. US women’s = UK + 2½; AU = US.

Sizes vary by brand. If you are between sizes, size up or check the brand’s own chart.

Fig. 1 The size in every system.

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Every formula is tested against worked examples. How we check

US	UK	AU	EU	Foot (cm)	Foot (in)
4.5	2	4.5	34.5	21.7	8.53
5	2.5	5	35	22.1	8.69
5.5	3	5.5	35.5	22.5	8.86
6	3.5	6	36	22.9	9.03
6.5	4	6.5	37	23.4	9.19
7	4.5	7	37.5	23.8	9.36
7.5	5	7.5	38	24.2	9.53
8	5.5	8	38.5	24.6	9.69
8.5	6	8.5	39.5	25	9.86
9	6.5	9	40	25.5	10.03
9.5	7	9.5	40.5	25.9	10.19
10	7.5	10	41.5	26.3	10.36
10.5	8	10.5	42	26.7	10.53
11	8.5	11	42.5	27.2	10.69
11.5	9	11.5	43	27.6	10.86
12	9.5	12	44	28	11.03
12.5	10	12.5	44.5	28.4	11.19
13	10.5	13	45	28.9	11.36
13.5	11	13.5	45.5	29.3	11.53

Fig. 2 Women's sizes in every system, in half sizes. Built from one rule set (see how it works); brands differ.

Last checked 11/11/2026. Sources: size.ly: International shoe size conversion chart for women and men (foot length, UK, US, EU; one-third inch steps; Paris point about 6.7 mm); size.ly: Kids shoe size chart (baby and children, US, UK, EU); RunRepeat: Shoe size conversion guide (UK does not separate men’s and women’s sizes; US does).

How these figures are checked. Sourced figures link to the publisher’s own page and carry a last-checked date; our own rules of thumb are labelled as such. Run by JB, an independent publisher based in Australia. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@convertfig.com.