36D bra size: chest and cup measurements, sister sizes in inches and cm, example of celebrity breasts

According to our data, 1,65% of women in the United States, or 2235440 people, have this size. Among them: Tia Carrere, Tara Reid, Lindsay Lohan. Below you will learn how size 36D differs from sizes 36C, 38C, 34D, 38D, 34DD/E, 36DD/E. Find out why it’s average.

How many inches and centimeters in 36D bra size

	in	cm
Bust measurements (US+0\ UK+0)	39 – 42	99,1 – 106,7
Underbust measurements (US+0\ UK+0)	35 – 37	88,9 – 94
Bust (US+4\ UK+4)	35 – 38	88,9 – 96,5
Underbust (US+4\ UK+4)	31 – 33	78,7 – 83,8

Bra size (US+0\UK +0 system)	Cup diameter	Volume of one cup	Weight of both breasts
36D	14.0 cm (5+1/2 in)	718 cm3 (44 cu in)	1.29 kg (2.8 lb)

Examples of what size 36D breasts look like in celebrities

1. Tia Carrere

TIA CARRERE by Kalumba2009, on Flickr. Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

2. Tara Reid

TARA REID by Kalumba2009, on Flickr. Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

3. Lindsay Lohan

lindsay lohan by pop torrent, on Flickr. Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)

36D VS other sizes

vs 34D: The 34D bra has 2 inches less band. And the cup volume is slightly smaller.
vs 38D: The 38D bra has 2 inches more band. And the cup volume is slightly larger.
vs 36C: The 36C bra has the same band size. But the cup volume is smaller.
vs 36DD/E: The 36DD/E bra has the same band size. But the cup volume is larger.
vs 34DD/E: It’s a sister size. The 34DD/E bra has the same cup volume. But the band is a little tighter.
vs 38C: It’s a sister size. The 38C bra has the same cup volume. But the band is a little looser.

36D sister size chart

	Sister size down	Current bra size	Sister size up
US	34DD/E	36D	38C
UK	34DD	36D	38C

Is 36D big, small or medium?

Both size 36D breasts weight 2.8 lbs (1.29 kg). The volume of one breast is 44 cubic inches (718 cm3). This is the volume and weight of 10,98% of women in the United States, or 14886378 people.

The number of women with smaller breasts is 44,28%. 36D is conventionally average size.

13,09% of women in the United States have a D cup size. 40,93% have a smaller cup size. The D cup size is conventionally average cup size.

36D equivalents

US+0 system:

EU (Europe) – 90AA
FR/BE/ES – 105AA
AU/NZ – 18AA
JP/KO – 90A
IT – 6AA
UK+0 – 36D
UK+4 – 40A
US+4 – 40A

US+4 system:

EU (Europe) – 80C
FR/BE/ES – 95C
AU/NZ – 14C
JP/KO – 80D
IT – 4C
UK+0 – 32F
US+0 – 32G
UK+4 – 36D

What size sports bra for 36D

36D (US+0/UK+0 system) = L

36D (US+4/UK+4 system) = XXL