# When do feet stop growing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830 "2011-07-21T08:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/1 "2011-07-21T08:56:52Z")
I have read that feet keep on growing as you get older or if you put on weight. Does anyone know how much the shoe size will go up? Say, if I put on a stone and aged 5 years, how many centimetres would my feet grow? I’m just curious. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/2 "2011-07-21T10:10:39Z")
For people who don’t know these measurements, 1 stone equals 14 pounds and 2.54 centimeters equals 1 inch. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/3 "2011-07-21T10:37:13Z")
I stopped growing some 40-45 years ago and I have had the same shoe size ever since. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/4 "2011-07-21T12:05:14Z")
When I got married I weighed 130 pounds. I wore size 9 shoes and pants with a 29 inch waist. 22 years later I’m around 210, and wear a 38 inch waist. But I still wear size 9 shoes. I even have a pair of wingtips I got in high school that still fit. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/5 "2011-07-21T13:45:49Z")
Before I was pregnant, I wore a 7.5. During the pregnancy I was wearing 9 to 9.5. Now I wear an 8-9, depending on the shoe. There is no way I could wear a 7.5 again. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/6 "2011-07-21T13:49:24Z")
I’m 65, and my shoe size is 10.5 EEEE. When I was in my 20s I wore 9.5 D. I’ve gained weight, but don’t know how much. It might also be relevant that I’m barefoot most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/7 "2011-07-21T13:50:06Z")
Mine stopped growing around 14 years old. I’ve worn the same shoe size since. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-feet-stop-growing/589830/8 "2011-07-21T13:55:38Z")
From what I understand, your feet don’t ‘grow’, but your arches tend to flatten which makes your foot longer/wider. I know that I have gone up a whole size, whether that accounts for it I don’t know.