Longevity records

The world's oldest people

Life expectancy is one thing; these are people who far outlived it: verified individuals over 110.

List verified: October 30, 2026. Ages are calculated for today. The list changes as soon as someone dies, so check the sources below for the latest.

Oldest living women

#	Name	Country	Born	Age	Days
1	Ethel Caterham	United Kingdom	August 21, 1909	117 yrs 86 d	42,820
2	Naomi Whitehead	United States	September 26, 1910	116 yrs 50 d	42,419
3	Lucia Laura Sangenito	Italy	November 22, 1910	115 yrs 358 d	42,362
4	Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo	Brazil	January 13, 1911	115 yrs 306 d	42,310
5	Beatriz Ferreira Duarte	Brazil	June 21, 1911	115 yrs 147 d	42,151
6	Fuyo Kishimoto	Japan	December 20, 1911	114 yrs 330 d	41,969
7	Madeleine Dellamonica	France	July 23, 1912	114 yrs 115 d	41,753
8	Anonymous (family asked for privacy)	Japan	September 18, 1912	114 yrs 58 d	41,696
9	Rosa Micaela Puertas	Argentina	September 29, 1912	114 yrs 47 d	41,685
10	Catherine Ferrell	United States	October 10, 1912	114 yrs 36 d	41,674

#	Name	Country	Born	Age	Days
1	João Marinho Neto	Brazil	October 5, 1912	114 yrs 41 d	41,679
2	Ken Weeks	Australia	October 5, 1913	113 yrs 41 d	41,314
3	Hikaru Katō	Japan	May 2, 1914	112 yrs 197 d	41,105
4	Tokuji Tanigaki	Japan	November 8, 1914	112 yrs 7 d	40,915
5	Ryōji Shinoda	Japan	November 30, 1914	111 yrs 350 d	40,893

Jeanne Calment (France) lived 122 years and 164 days (born February 21, 1875, died August 4, 1997). 44,724 days.

Count your own days

Sources: Gerontology Research Group (age verification), Guinness World Records, Wikipedia's list of the oldest living people.