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title: "0.5 lb to kg = 0.2268 kg"
description: "0.5 pounds is 0.2268 kilograms. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number."
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# 0.5 lb to kg

**0.5 pounds in kilograms: 0.5 lb = 0.2268 kg**

kg = lb × 0.45359237

0.5 pounds is 0.2268 kilograms. To get there, multiply by 0.45359237.

## Values either side

*Pounds near 0.5, converted to kilograms.*

| Pounds | Kilograms |
| --- | --- |
| 0.5 lb ← | 0.2268 |
| 1 lb | 0.45359 |
| 1.5 lb | 0.68039 |
| 2 lb | 0.90718 |
| 2.5 lb | 1.133981 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is kg = lb × 0.45359237. Both units measure mass, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

## Common questions

### What is 0.5 lb in kilograms?

0.5 lb is 0.2268 kg.

### How do you convert pounds to kilograms?

Multiply by 0.45359237.

## Related pages

- [Pounds to kilograms](https://atoneplace.net/convert/lbs-to-kg/)
- [0.5 kg to lb](https://atoneplace.net/convert/0-5-kg-to-lbs/)
- [1 lb to kg](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-lbs-to-kg/)
- [1.5 lb to kg](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-lbs-to-kg/)
- [2 lb to kg](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-lbs-to-kg/)
- [2.5 lb to kg](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-lbs-to-kg/)

## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)