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What is 1 kg in lbs?

We've got the scoop when converting 1 kilograms to pounds. Learn the difference both semantically and visually.

1 kilograms is 2.20 pounds

First things first, 1 kilograms is 2.20 pounds. Most people do not use decimal points when talking about pounds, so when it lands on a partial number, it will often be rounded the nearest whole number.

In this case that would be 2 pounds.

Calculate Pounds from Kilograms

To calculate pounds from kilograms, you can multiply the kilogram value by around 2.2 to get an approximate value.

If you want to be a bit more specific, you can multiply by 2.20462262185 - but 2.2 is close enough most of the time.

To make all of this a whole lot easier, just use the converter below to convert kilograms to pounds.