Convert Kilograms to Pounds
1 kilogram is 2.2 lb. One kilogram is exactly 2.20462262185 pounds.
One kilogram is 2.2046226 pounds. To convert kilograms to pounds, multiply by 2.2046226; to go the other way, divide by 2.2046226 or multiply by 0.45359237. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Handbook 44. The SI base unit of mass, defined since 2019 by fixing the Planck constant rather than by a metal cylinder in Paris.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Kilograms × 2.2046226
1 * 2.20462262.205 lb
1 kilogram in every weight unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| ounces | 35.27396195 oz | × 35.2739619496 |
| pounds | 2.204622622 lb | × 2.20462262185 |
| stone | 0.1574730444 st | × 0.157473044418 |
| US tons | 0.001102311311 ton | × 0.00110231131092 |
| micrograms | 1,000,000,000 mcg | × 1,000,000,000 |
| milligrams | 1,000,000 mg | × 1,000,000 |
| centigrams | 100,000 cg | × 100,000 |
| grams | 1,000 g | × 1,000 |
| kilograms (as entered) | 1 kg | — |
| slugs | 0.06852176586 slug | × 0.0685217658568 |
| tonnes | 0.001 t | × 0.001 |
| carats | 5,000 ct | × 5,000 |
| troy ounces | 32.15074657 ozt | × 32.1507465686 |
| grains | 15,432.35835 gr | × 15,432.3583529 |
| long tons | 0.0009842065276 LT | × 0.000984206527611 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 44 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert kilograms to pounds? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in kilograms.
- 2.Multiply by 2.2046226 — that is how many pounds fit in one kilogram.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 2.2046226, or multiply by 0.45359237.
Worked example: 25 kilograms to pounds
- Formula
- kg × 2.2046226 = lb
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 2.2046226 = 55.12 lb
- Answer
- 25 kg = 55.12 lb
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Kilograms to pounds conversion table
| Kilograms | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 1 kg | 2.2 lb |
| 2 kg | 4.41 lb |
| 3 kg | 6.61 lb |
| 4 kg | 8.82 lb |
| 5 kg | 11.02 lb |
| 6 kg | 13.23 lb |
| 7 kg | 15.43 lb |
| 8 kg | 17.64 lb |
| 9 kg | 19.84 lb |
| 10 kg | 22.05 lb |
| 12 kg | 26.46 lb |
| 15 kg | 33.07 lb |
| 20 kg | 44.09 lb |
| 25 kg | 55.12 lb |
| 50 kg | 110.23 lb |
| 100 kg | 220.46 lb |
| 200 kg | 440.92 lb |
| 300 kg | 661.39 lb |
| 500 kg | 1,102.31 lb |
| 1000 kg | 2,204.62 lb |
| 2000 kg | 4,409.25 lb |
| 5000 kg | 11,023.11 lb |
| 10000 kg | 22,046.23 lb |
Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, by definition
The international avoirdupois pound has been exactly 0.45359237 kg since 1959, so the conversion terminates and nothing on this page is rounded except for display. The everyday shortcut of 2.2 pounds to the kilogram is short by about a tenth of a per cent — a fifth of a pound on a 90 kg person.
NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C — general tables of units of measurement
What is a kilogram?
The SI base unit of mass, defined since 2019 by fixing the Planck constant rather than by a metal cylinder in Paris.
What is a pound?
Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
How many pounds are in a kilogram?
One kilogram is 2.2046226 pounds. Going the other way, one pound is 0.45359237 kilograms. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every weight unit here
The whole group — 15 units with their symbols and the size of each one in kilograms — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a kilogram.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many pounds are in a kilogram?
- 2.2046226. Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
- How do I convert pounds back to kilograms?
- Divide by 2.2046226, or multiply by 0.45359237 — they are the same operation.
The values people look up
Each one is this page with the value filled in, and each answers in its own title.
Other weight conversions
Pounds to kilograms — the same conversion the other way.