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This is a list of oldest people from Paraguay and a list of Paraguayan supercentenarians (people from Paraguay who have reached the age of 110 or over). Supercentenarians listed as validated, have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Guinness World Records (GWR) or International Database on Longevity (IDL).

So far, the oldest person ever in Paraguay was Silverio Pereira Ayala (1906–2018) who died at the age of 111 years, 353 days, and the oldest woman ever in Paraguay was Brigida Ruiz de Cuevas (1907–2018) who died at the age of 110 years, 358 days. However, the oldest person ever to have been born in Paraguay was Casilda Benegas (1907–2022) who died in Argentina at the age of 115 years, 81 days.

Oldest living people in Paraguay (108+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Pending       Unvalidated

Department / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Virgilio Davalos Rey M 8 Oct 1914 110 years, 219 days Caaguazu Caaguazu
2 Canuto Gonzalez Britez M 19 Jan 1916 109 years, 116 days Caaguazu Central

List of Paraguayan supercentanarians[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Department / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Silverio Pereira Ayala M 11 June 1906 30 May 2018 111 years, 353 days Paraguari Itapua
2 Brigida Ruiz de Cuevas F 8 Oct 1907 1 Oct 2018 110 years, 358 days Cordillera Cordillera
3 Virgilio Davalos Rey M 8 Oct 1914 Living 110 years, 219 days Caaguazu Caaguazu
4 Tranquilina Alarcon de Fleitas F 7 July 1908 9 Oct 2018 110 years, 124 days Paraguari Alto Parana
5 Lorenzo Achar Valenzuela M 10 Aug 1910 5 Sept 2020 110 years, 26 days Concepcion Concepcion

Paraguayan emigrant supercentenarians[]

Department / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Casilda Benegas F 8 Apr 1907 28 June 2022 115 years, 81 days Itapua ArgentinaARG

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Paraguay since 2018[]

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Department of death
Un­known 30 May 2018 Silverio Pereira Ayala M N/A–111 11 June 1906 – 30 May 2018
111 years, 353 days
Itapua
30 May 2018 1 Oct 2018
(124 days)
Brigida Ruiz de Cuevas F 110 8 Oct 1907 – 1 Oct 2018
110 years, 358 days
Cordillera
1 Oct 2018 9 Oct 2018
(8 days)
Tranquilina Alarcon de Fleitas F 110 7 July 1908 – 9 Oct 2018
110 years, 124 days
Quiindy
9 Oct 2018 18 July 2019
(282 days)
Ladislao Cabral Ferreira M 108–109 27 June 1910 – 18 July 2019
109 years, 21 days
Concepcion
18 July 2019 5 Sept 2020
(1 yr, 49 days)
Lorenzo Achar Valenzuela M 108–110 10 Aug 1910 – 5 Sept 2020
110 years, 26 days
Concepcion
5 Sept 2020 28 Dec 2021
(1 yr, 114 days)
Petrona Duarte de Bogarin F 108–109 12 Jan 1912 – 28 Dec 2021
109 years, 350 days
Misiones
28 Dec 2021 19 June 2022
(173 days)
Sixta Cabanas F 108–109 28 Mar 1913 – 19 June 2022
109 years, 83 days
Itapua
19 June 2022 22 July 2022
(33 days)
Basilio Gonzalez Benitez M 108–109 13 June 1913 – 22 July 2022
109 years, 39 days
Itapua
22 July 2022 Present
(2 years, 297 days)
Virgilio Davalos Rey M 107–110* Born 10 Oct 1914
110 years, 217 days
Living in
Caaguazu

Chronological list of the oldest living men in Paraguay since 2018[]

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Department of death
Un­known 30 May 2018 Silverio Pereira Ayala N/A–111 11 June 1906 – 30 May 2018
111 years, 353 days
Itapua
30 May 2018 18 July 2019
(1 yr, 49 days)
Ladislao Cabral Ferreira 107–109 27 June 1910 – 18 July 2019
109 years, 21 days
Concepcion
18 July 2019 5 Sept 2020
(1 yr, 49 days)
Lorenzo Achar Valenzuela 108–110 10 Aug 1910 – 5 Sept 2020
110 years, 26 days
Concepcion
5 Sept 2020 22 July 2022
(1 yr, 320 days)
Basilio Gonzalez Benitez 107–109 13 June 1913 – 22 July 2022
109 years, 39 days
Itapua
22 July 2022 Present
(2 years, 297 days)
Virgilio Davalos Rey 107–110* Born 8 Oct 1914
110 years, 219 days
Living in
Caaguazu

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