kg to lbs converter

A pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg, so this is exact arithmetic. The answer also comes back in stone and pounds, which is how body weight is still quoted in Britain and Ireland.

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Kilograms to pounds

KilogramsPoundsStone & pounds
1 kg2.2 lb0 st 2.2 lb
2 kg4.41 lb0 st 4.4 lb
5 kg11.02 lb0 st 11 lb
10 kg22.05 lb1 st 8 lb
20 kg44.09 lb3 st 2.1 lb
30 kg66.14 lb4 st 10.1 lb
40 kg88.18 lb6 st 4.2 lb
50 kg110.23 lb7 st 12.2 lb
60 kg132.28 lb9 st 6.3 lb
70 kg154.32 lb11 st 0.3 lb
75 kg165.35 lb11 st 11.3 lb
80 kg176.37 lb12 st 8.4 lb
90 kg198.42 lb14 st 2.4 lb
100 kg220.46 lb15 st 10.5 lb
120 kg264.55 lb18 st 12.6 lb

Pounds to kilograms

PoundsKilogramsStone & pounds
1 lb0.45 kg0 st 1 lb
5 lb2.27 kg0 st 5 lb
10 lb4.54 kg0 st 10 lb
20 lb9.07 kg1 st 6 lb
50 lb22.68 kg3 st 8 lb
100 lb45.36 kg7 st 2 lb
120 lb54.43 kg8 st 8 lb
140 lb63.5 kg10 st 0 lb
150 lb68.04 kg10 st 10 lb
160 lb72.57 kg11 st 6 lb
180 lb81.65 kg12 st 12 lb
200 lb90.72 kg14 st 4 lb
220 lb99.79 kg15 st 10 lb
250 lb113.4 kg17 st 12 lb

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The pound is defined in kilograms

The international avoirdupois pound has been exactly 0.45359237 kilograms since the 1959 agreement between the English-speaking nations. As with the inch, this is a definition rather than a measurement, so the conversion carries no uncertainty. One kilogram works out at 2.2046226… pounds.

pounds = kg ÷ 0.45359237   |   kg = pounds × 0.45359237

Why stone appears here

In the UK and Ireland body weight is normally given in stone and pounds — fourteen pounds to the stone — and almost nowhere else. Someone weighing 70 kg is 154.3 lb, which a British reader would immediately restate as 11 stone 0.3 pounds. The stone row exists because that translation is the second half of the question for a large share of people asking it.

Mass, not weight

Strictly, kilograms and pounds as used here are units of mass, and both would be unchanged on the Moon. The pound-force is a separate unit of weight that happens to share the name, which is why engineering texts write “lbm” and “lbf” to keep them apart. For scales, shipping and body weight the distinction never arises, because everything is being weighed in the same gravitational field.

Rough conversion in your head

Doubling and adding ten percent gets you very close: 70 kg → 140 + 14 = 154 lb, against a true 154.3. Halving and knocking off ten percent works in reverse: 154 lb → 77 − 7.7 = 69.3 kg, against a true 69.9. Both are within a percent, which is well inside the accuracy of most bathroom scales.

Frequently asked questions

How many pounds is 1 kg?
One kilogram is 2.204623 pounds. The exact definition runs the other way: one pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg.
What is 70 kg in pounds?
70 kg is 154.32 pounds, which is 11 stone 0.3 pounds in British terms.
How do I convert kg to lbs in my head?
Double the kilograms and add ten percent. For 70 kg that gives 140 + 14 = 154 lb, against a true value of 154.3 lb.
How many kg is 150 lbs?
150 pounds is 68.04 kilograms, or 10 stone 10 pounds.
How many pounds are in a stone?
Fourteen. One stone is 14 pounds, which is 6.35029318 kg. Stone is used for body weight mainly in the UK and Ireland.

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