This is a list of the oldest living people who have been verified to be alive as of the dates of the cited supporting sources. It was estimated in 2015 that between 150 and 600 living people had reached the age of 110.[1] The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent.[1]

  • Maria Branyas (born 4 March 1907) of Spain is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.[2]
  • John Tinniswood (born 26 August 1912) of the United Kingdom is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated.[2]

Oldest living people

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of
3 May 2024
Country of
residence
1 Maria Branyas[2]
F
4 March 1907 117 years, 60 days Spain[a]
2 Tomiko Itooka[2]
F
23 May 1908 115 years, 346 days Japan
3 Inah Canabarro Lucas[2]
F
8 June 1908 115 years, 330 days Brazil
4 Elizabeth Francis[2]
F
25 July 1909 114 years, 283 days United States
5 Ethel Caterham[2]
F
21 August 1909 114 years, 256 days United Kingdom
6 Okagi Hayashi[2]
F
2 September 1909 114 years, 244 days Japan
7 Masa Matsumoto[2]
F
29 November 1909 114 years, 156 days Japan
8 Charlotte Kretschmann[2]
F
3 December 1909 114 years, 152 days Germany
9 Ina Okazawa[2]
F
10 March 1910 114 years, 54 days Japan
10 Hisako Shiroishi[2]
F
19 May 1910 113 years, 350 days Japan
11 Marie-Rose Tessier[2]
F
21 May 1910 113 years, 348 days France
12 Silveria Martín Díaz[3]
F
20 June 1910 113 years, 318 days Spain
13 Mine Kondō[2]
F
1 September 1910 113 years, 245 days Japan
14 Naomi Whitehead[2]
F
26 September 1910 113 years, 220 days United States
15 Claudia Baccarini[2]
F
13 October 1910 113 years, 203 days Italy
16 Lucia Laura Sangenito[2]
F
22 November 1910 113 years, 163 days Italy
17 Klavdiya Gadyuchkina[4]
F
5 December 1910 113 years, 150 days Russia
18 Fujiko Mihara[2]
F
13 December 1910 113 years, 142 days Japan
19 Masu Usui[2]
F
18 December 1910 113 years, 137 days Japan
20 Andrée Bertoletto[2]
F
1 January 1911 113 years, 123 days France
21 Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo[5]
F
13 January 1911 113 years, 111 days Brazil
22 Erna Brosig[2]
F
15 January 1911 113 years, 109 days Germany
23 Miyoko Hiroyasu[2]
F
23 January 1911 113 years, 101 days Japan
24 Margarete Tröstl[2]
F
26 February 1911 113 years, 67 days Austria
25 Herlda Senhouse[2]
F
28 February 1911 113 years, 65 days United States
26 Marita Camacho Quirós[2]
F
10 March 1911 113 years, 54 days Costa Rica
27 Nobu Kōno[6]
F
28 March 1911 113 years, 36 days Japan
28 Josepha Pomares Camargo[7]
F
21 April 1911 113 years, 12 days Brazil
29 Emi Miura[2]
F
24 April 1911 113 years, 9 days Japan
30 Dolores María Vázquez[2]
F
1 May 1911 113 years, 2 days Panama
31 Maria Paschoalina de Castro[8]
F
2 May 1911 113 years, 1 day Brazil
32 Mary Harris[2]
F
13 May 1911 112 years, 356 days United States
33 Shigeko Kagawa[2]
F
28 May 1911 112 years, 341 days Japan
34 Émilienne Bécarmin[2]
F
4 June 1911 112 years, 334 days France
35 Anonymous of Pernambuco[9]
F
21 June 1911 112 years, 317 days Brazil
36 Anonymous of Kyoto[10]
F
2 July 1911 112 years, 306 days Japan
37 Bonita Gibson[2]
F
4 July 1911 112 years, 304 days United States
38 Yuki Nitta[2]
F
10 August 1911 112 years, 267 days Japan
38 Aline Blaïn[2]
F
France
40 Susie Lewis[2]
F
11 August 1911 112 years, 266 days United States
41 Mary Florence Walker[2]
F
28 August 1911 112 years, 249 days United Kingdom
42 Mitsuko Hayashi[11]
F
4 September 1911 112 years, 242 days Japan
43 Isabel Barletta[2]
F
12 September 1911 112 years, 234 days Argentina
44 Asayo Satō[2]
F
22 September 1911 112 years, 224 days Japan
45 Chiyo Yanagawa[12]
F
28 September 1911 112 years, 218 days Japan
46 Winnie Felps[2]
F
10 October 1911 112 years, 206 days United States
47 Kane Toriba[13]
F
4 December 1911 112 years, 151 days Japan
48 Fuyo Kishimoto[14]
F
20 December 1911 112 years, 135 days Japan
49 Mitsuno Sawada[15]
F
1 January 1912 112 years, 123 days Japan
50 Francesca Fioriglio[2]
F
11 January 1912 112 years, 113 days Italy

Notes

  1. ^ Branyas was born in the United States.

References

  1. ^ a b Nuwer, Rachel (16 September 2015). "Keeping Track of the oldest People in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Silveria Martín Díaz". LongeviQuest. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Klavdiya Gadyuchkina". LongeviQuest. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Nobu Kōno". LongeviQuest. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Josepha Pomares Camargo". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Maria Paschoalina de Castro". LongeviQuest. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Anonymous". LongeviQuest. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ "京都府長寿者名簿(上位10位)" [Kyoto Prefecture's Longevity List (Top 10)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture. 1 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Mitsuko Hayashi". LongeviQuest. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Chiyo Yanagawa". LongeviQuest. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Kane Toriba". LongeviQuest. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Fuyo Kishimoto". LongeviQuest. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Mitsuno Sawada". LongeviQuest. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.