An Average American Woman Is Not Size 14

All About The Waist

So, how did they come to this conclusion? The genius minds behind this study whipped out their tape measures and recorded the waist sizes of over 5,000 women over the course of 22 years, and discovered that the waist measurements were getting bigger.

All About The Waist

In 1988, the average size of a woman’s waist came in at 34.9 inches, but in 2010 that increased to 37.5 inches. However, this isn’t a bad thing!