This is a list of the oldest people of every continent (excluding Antarctica).
Africa
Validated/Under 110 Living (validated) Pending Unvalidated
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ZAF
|
Johanna Booysen | F | 17 Jan 1857 | 16 Jun 1968 | 111 years, 151 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of death | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CPV
|
 USA
|
Adelina Domingues | F | 19 Feb 1888 | 21 Aug 2002 | 114 years, 183 days |
 ALG
|
 FRA
|
Emile Fourcade | M | 29 Jul 1884 | 29 Dec 1995 | 111 years, 153 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAF
|
Nora de Kock | F | 12 May 1910? | 112 years, 14 days? |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of residence | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Asia
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Kane Tanaka | F | 2 Jan 1903 | 19 Apr 2022 | 119 years, 107 days |
| JPN
|
Jiroemon Kimura | M | 19 Apr 1897 | 12 Jun 2013 | 116 years, 54 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native Country |
Country of death |
Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND |
 UK
|
Lucy d'Abreu | F | 24 May 1892 | 7 Dec 2005 | 113 years, 197 days |
 KOR |
 CAN
|
Ja Hyung Lee | M | 27 Aug 1910 | 12 Feb 2022 | 111 years, 169 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN
|
Fusa Tatsumi | F | 25 Apr 1907 | 115 years, 31 days |
| JPN
|
Mikizo Ueda | M | 11 May 1910 | 112 years, 15 days |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native Country |
Country of residence |
Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN |
CAN
|
Shige Mineshiba | F | 18 May 1909 | 113 years, 8 days |
Europe
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Jeanne Calment | F | 21 Feb 1875 | 4 Aug 1997 | 122 years, 164 days |
 ESP
|
Joan Riudavets | M | 15 Dec 1889 | 5 Mar 2004 | 114 years, 81 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of death | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ITA
|
USA
|
Dina Manfredini | F | 4 Apr 1897 | 17 Dec 2012 | 115 years, 257 days |
 DEN
|
USA
|
Christian Mortensen | M | 16 Aug 1882 | 25 Apr 1998 | 115 years, 252 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Lucile Randon | F | 11 Feb 1904 | 118 years, 104 days |
| FRA
|
Andre Boite | M | 6 Dec 1910 | 111 years, 171 days |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of residence | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
 BRA
|
Delio Venturotti | M | 25 Oct 1909 | 112 years, 213 days |
 GER
|
USA
|
Maria Aulenbacher | F | 7 Nov 1909 | 112 years, 200 days |
North and Central America
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Sarah Knauss | F | 24 Sep 1880 | 30 Dec 1999 | 119 years, 97 days |
| USA
|
Mathew Beard | M | 9 Jul 1870 | 16 Feb 1985 | 114 years, 222 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of death | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
ITA
|
Marie-Josephine Gaudette | F | 25 Mar 1902 | 13 Jul 2017 | 115 years, 110 days |
| USA
|
ITA
|
Truman Peebles | M | 26 Aug 1912 | 22 Jun 2021 | 108 years, 300 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Bessie Hendricks | F | 7 Nov 1907 | 114 years, 200 days |
| USA
|
Ezra Hill | M | 19 Dec 1910 | 111 years, 158 days |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of residence | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
ESP
|
Maria Branyas Morera | F | 4 Mar 1907 | 115 years, 83 days |
Oceania
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Christina Cock | F | 25 Dec 1887 | 22 May 2002 | 114 years, 148 days |
| AUS
|
Dexter Kruger | M | 13 Jan 1910 | 20 July 2021 | 111 years, 188 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of death | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NZL
|
USA
|
Teresa Locke | F | 30 Nov 1865 | 18 Jun 1976 | 110 years, 201 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS
|
Ina Reid | F | 16 Dec 1910 | 111 years, 161 days |
| AUS
|
Frank Mawer | M | 16 Aug 1912 | 109 years, 283 days |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of residence | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|
South America
Recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA
|
Francisca Celsa dos Santos | F | 21 Oct 1904 | 5 Oct 2021 | 116 years, 349 days |
 VEN
|
Juan Vicente Perez Mora | M | 27 May 1909 | Living | 112 years, 364 days |
Emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of death | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PER
|
ITA
|
Arcenio Cobba Balcazar | M | 7 Jul 1907 | 21 Jul 2017 | 110 years, 14 days |
Current living recordholder:
| Country | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PAR ARG
|
Casilda Benegas | F | 8 Apr 1907 | 115 years, 48 days |
| VEN
|
Juan Vicente Perez Mora | M | 27 May 1909 | 112 years, 364 days |
Current living emigrant recordholder:
| Native country | Country of residence | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 26 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ECU
|
USA
|
Ada Avila | F | 14 Jan 1910 | 112 years, 132 days |
