Kilograms to Pounds Converter

The converter above is already set to kilograms and pounds, so you only need to enter your number. The result updates as you type, and nothing is sent anywhere.

1. Type your value in the Value box, for example 70. Decimals and negative numbers are accepted.
2. Check that From shows kilograms and To shows pounds. Both menus can be changed if you need a different pair.
3. Read the answer in the large result box. The note under it shows the exact factor used for one kilogram.
4. Press Copy result to put the answer on your clipboard, or Swap units to convert in the opposite direction.
5. Look at In every unit on the right to see the same amount in all the other weight units.

One kilogram is about 2.20462 pounds, so the formula is pounds = kilograms x 2.20462. Going the other way, one pound is about 0.453592 kilograms. The kilogram is the base unit of mass in the metric system and is used for body weight in most countries. The pound is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and the abbreviation lb comes from the Latin word libra.

Worked examples with the same factor:

• 70 kilograms: 70 x 2.20462 = 154.324 pounds
• 175 kilograms: 175 x 2.20462 = 385.809 pounds
• 700 kilograms: 700 x 2.20462 = 1,543.24 pounds

Double it and add 10 percent: 70 kg is 140 plus 14, which is 154 pounds, exactly 154.32.

To check the converter by hand, take 175 kilograms and apply the rule once: the result should be 385.809 pounds. If you go back again with the reverse factor 0.453592 you land on 175 kilograms, which confirms that the two directions agree. Rounding the factor to fewer digits for mental math gives a result that is close but not identical, so use the tool when the last digits matter.

These reference values come from the same factor the converter uses, so they match what you see above. Use the table for common amounts, and the converter for anything else.

Pounds, ounces and stone belong to the avoirdupois system, while grams and kilograms belong to the metric system. Since 1959 the pound has been defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms in the United States and the Commonwealth, so conversions are exact rather than approximate. Shops, gyms, airlines and doctors each pick one system, which is why people switch between them so often.

Use the table as a sanity check rather than a substitute for the converter. The result must scale with the input: double the weight and the converted figure doubles. For anything that matters, such as a medicine dose or a shipping charge, read the unit printed on the scale or label first, because the same number means very different things in each system.

Body weight, luggage allowances, gym plates and shipping weights move between kilograms and pounds, especially when traveling between the United States and most other countries.

Weight and mass are used interchangeably in everyday speech, and these units measure mass. The pound-mass and kilogram conversion is exact, but a kitchen scale can only show the precision it was built with, so do not trust more decimals than the scale gives. Also keep ounces of weight apart from fluid ounces of volume.

Related pages: Pounds to Kilograms Converter for the reverse direction, and the kilograms to stone and ounces to pounds pages. For other weight units use the weight converter.

The page keeps no history, so each visit starts again from the defaults, 70 kilograms. Your numbers are processed by JavaScript in your own browser and are never sent to a server, which makes the converter safe for private figures such as medical, financial or work measurements.