This is a list of oldest known people from North Korea. There has been one known supercentenarian claimant from North Korea, Choe Pu Young, age 112. Claims over 115 can go to Longevity Claims (115-129).
List of oldest people from North Korea (100+)[]
Deceased (Under 110) Unvalidated
| Province of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death/ Last confirmed alive |
Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Choe Pu Young [1] | F | 2 Nov 1897? | fl.19 Mar 2010 | 112 years, 137+ days? | South Pyongan | Pyongyang |
| 2 | Lim Su-ok [2] | F | 1901/1902 | fl.19 Oct 2011 | 109 years, 0+ days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 3 | Kim Geum-seon [3] | F | Dec 1882/Dec 1883? | fl.18 Jan 1991 | 107 years, 18+ days? | ? | Pyongyang |
| 4 | Ri Yong-suk [4][5] | F | 17 Apr 1916 | Nov 2021 | 105 years, 210+ days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 5 | Ri Jeong-suk [6] | F | 30 Apr 1898 | fl.8 Nov 2003 | 105 years, 192+ days | Pyongyang | Pyongyang |
| 6 | Jeon Joong-bi [7] | F | 23 Nov 1900 | fl.7 Oct 2005 | 104 years, 318+ days | ? | North Pyongan |
| 7 | Tae Geum-i [8] | F | 1897/1898 | fl.1 Feb 2002 | 104 years, 0+ days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 8 | Lee Ho-sung [5] | F | 1918/1919 | Living | 105 years, 58 days+ | ? | Pyongyang |
| 9 | Hyong Pong Hak [9] | F | 17 Jan 1920 | Living | 104 years, 322 days | North Hamgyong | Pyongyang |
| 10 | Jang Ho [10] | F | 29 Nov 1920 | Living | 104 years, 6 days | ? | ? |
| 11 | Ryu Myeong-hee [11] | F | c.15 May 1921 | Living | c.103 years, 204 days | ? | North Pyongan |
| 12 | Kim Yong-ju [12] | M | 1920 | Dec 2021 | 100/101 years | South Pyongan | ? |
| 13 | Shin Sang-ryeol [13] | M | c.26 June 1921 | Living | c.103 years, 162 days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 14 | Hwang Sun-hui [14] | F | 3 May 1919 | 17 Jan 2020 | 100 years, 254 days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 15 | Jo Pong-son [15] | F | 19 May 1922 | Living | 102 years, 200 days | ? | North Hwanghae |
| 16 | Ri Jong-deng [16] | F | c.24 May 1922 | Living | c.102 years, 195 days | ? | North Pyongan |
| 17 | Park Geum-ok [17] | F | 21 Nov 1905 | fl.29 Nov 2005 | 100 years, 8+ days | ? | North Hwanghae |
| 18 | Ahn Young-bok [18] | M | 13 Oct 1904 | fl.15 Oct 2004 | 100 years, 2+ days | ? | Pyongyang |
| 19 | Kim Won-ho [19] | F | 28 June 1905 | fl.29 June 2005 | 100 years, 1+ days | ? | South Pyongan |
| 20 | Kim In-hwa [20] | F | c.25 Feb 1919 | fl.25 Feb 2019 | 100 years, 0+ days | ? | North Pyongan |
Oldest known emigrants[]
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date/ Last confirmed alive |
Age | Province of birth |
Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kang Chang-il [21] | F | Feb 1912 | 29 Oct 2021 | 109 years, 243+ days | Pyongyang |  USA
|
| 2 | Kim Byung-ki [22] | M | 16 Apr 1916 | 1 Mar 2022 | 105 years, 319 days | Pyongyang |  KOR
|
| 3 | Gu Ik-gyun [23] | M | 20 Mar 1908 | 8 Apr 2013 | 105 years, 19 days | North Pyongan | KOR
|
| 4 | Hak-in Lee [24] | M | 1904/1905 | 5 July 2009 | 104 years, 0+ days | North Pyongan | USA?
|
| 5 | Bang Ji-Il [25] | M | 21 May 1911 | 10 Oct 2014 | 103 years, 142 days | North Pyongan | KOR
|
| 6 | Kim Hyung-suk [26] | M | 23 Apr 1920 | Living | 104 years, 226 days | Pyongyang | KOR
|
| 7 | Lee Geum-nyeo [27][28] | F | 16 Feb 1921 | Living | 103 years, 292 days | North Pyongan | KOR
|
| 8 | In Myung Kim [29][30] | M | 16 Apr 1922 | Living | 102 years, 233 days | North Hwanghae |  NZL
|
References[]
- ↑ 北 110세 할머니의 장수비결 DailyNK, 19 November 2007
- ↑ 北 보위부 작성 평양 성인 210만명 신상정보 단독 입수 Weekly Chosun, 19 October 2011
- ↑ "장수노인 늘고 있다"자랑|평양에 91~백세 천여명|평균수병 74.3세 주장 Joong-ang Ilbo, 18 January 1991
- ↑ Kim Jong Un sends birthday spread to anti-Japanese war veteran Pyongyang Times, April 2021 • President of State Affairs Kim Jong Un sends wreath to bier of late Ri Yong Suk KCNA Watch, 16 November 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 노동신문 보는 평양 103세 할머니 일상 공개 Sisa Weekly, 9 October 2021
- ↑ 평양의 105세 장수 노인 Maeil Kyongje, 27 July 2003 • 아픈데가 없는 것이 ‘결함’- 105살 장수자 리정숙 할머니 통일신문, 8 November 2003
- ↑ 北 “신의주에 105세 할머니 산다” DailyNK, 7 October 2005
- ↑ 평양 중구역에 올해 104세 할머니 통일뉴스, 1 February 2002
- ↑ Pride of centenarian Pyongyang Times, 1 February 2020 (page 2) • 北 장수할머니...노래방마이크로 한 곡조 뽐내 Sisa Weekly, 14 February 2021
- ↑ (북) 김정은 위원장, 비전향장기수 100세 장호선생에게 생일상 Minjok, 3 December 2020
- ↑ 북한단신 김정은 평안북도 100세 노인에 생일상 한경닷컴, 15 May 2022
- ↑ Kim Yong Ju, Brother of North Korea's Founder, Dies Aged 101 The Wall Street Journal, 15 December 2021
- ↑ (북한단신) 김정은, 평양 100세 노인에 생일상 Maeil Kyongje, 26 June 2021
- ↑ North Korea holds state funeral for former Anti-Japanese fighter Yonhap News, 20 January 2020
- ↑ (북한단신) 김정은, 100세 할머니에 생일상 Maeil Kyongje, 19 May 2022
- ↑ (북한단신) 김정은, 평북 100세 할머니에 생일상 Maeil Kyongje, 24 May 2022
- ↑ 100세 맞은 北 박금옥 할머니 Daum, 29 November 2005
- ↑ 北 100세 노인 "장수비결은 전통음식" 통일뉴스, 15 October 2004
- ↑ 北 100세 할머니 "김치ㆍ감자 즐겨 먹어" Maeil Kyongje, 29 June 2005
- ↑ 백살장수자들이 받아안은 은혜로운 혜택 메아리, 25 February 2019
- ↑ “하나님께 감사합니다” - 시카고 한국일보 Korea Times, 12 May 2017 • (부고) 시카고 한인 중 최장수 110세 강창일 할머니 소천 한인시카고, November 2021
- ↑ '한국 추상미술 1세대' 106세 김병기 화백 별세 Joong-ang Ilbo, 2 March 2022 • Kim Byung-ki, one of Korea’s first abstract artists, is dead at 105 Korea Joongang Daily, 2 March 2022
- ↑ 100세 맞은 독립운동가 구익균 : 신동아 신동아, 2 February 2007 • 애국지사 구익균 선생, 행정심판 끝에 국립묘지 안장 Yonhap News, 29 November 2013
- ↑ 원로 부흥사 이학인 목사 별세 Christian Today, 10 July 2009
- ↑ '한국 개신교 산 역사' 103세 방지일 영등포교회 원로목사 소천 한경닷컴, 10 October 2014 • Reverend Bang Ji-Il Leaves His Everlasting Post “Not Rusted But Worn Out” Kukmin Daily, 14 October 2014
- ↑ At age of 100, philosopher says ‘I love; therefore I am’ Korea Herald, 21 August 2019 • 지팡이도 안 짚는다, 103세 김형석 교수가 일러주는 건강법 Joong-ang Ilbo, 30 March 2022
- ↑ 대한노인회 경기 양평군지회, 100세 어르신 장수잔치 백세시대, 26 October 2021
- ↑ Confirmed alive at 103 Youtube video comments, 6 November 2024
- ↑ 'Love yourself, one day that may be all you have': Life lessons from a 100-year-old North Korean in Auckland NZ Herald, 30 January 2021 • Centenarian lost family 71 years ago PressReader (The Dominion Post), 26 June 2021
- ↑ Mention at 102 Facebook post, 26 September 2024