What is the total weight of the Statue of Liberty in tons?

The Statue of Liberty weighs about 225 U.S. tons in total.

That figure equals roughly 450,000 pounds, or about 204 metric tonnes. The total refers to the statue itself, including its copper skin and supporting metal framework—not the massive pedestal or concrete foundation beneath it.

A common mix-up comes from different measurement systems. “225 tons” usually means U.S. short tons, while the same weight is about 204 tonnes in the metric system. The National Park Service separately lists about 176,000 pounds of copper and 440,000 pounds for the framework, figures that describe components rather than a single simple total.

The statue was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. Its thin copper sheets are supported by an internal metal structure, allowing the tall figure to flex slightly in wind.