Do your hips widen as you get older? What the science says
According to a 2011 study published in the *Journal of Orthopaedic Research*, the average person's pelvis, and subsequently their hips, continues to widen well into adulthood, even after height growth has stopped. Many people notice their **hips widen as you get older**, a phenomenon driven not just by fat redistribution but by changes to the underlying bone structure itself.