World's Oldest Woman titleholders

World's Oldest Woman titleholders according to Guinness World Records and the Gerontology Research Group.

See also: World's Oldest Man titleholders, World's Oldest Person titleholders

Chronological list of the oldest living woman in the world since 1951

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Country of death
Un­known	28 Apr 1951	Lucy Woodman	N/A–109	3 May 1841 – 28 Apr 1951 109 years, 360 days	USA
28 Apr 1951	14 Jan 1954 (2 yrs, 261 days)	Nancy Merriman	109–112	19 Dec 1841 – 14 Jan 1954 112 years, 26 days	USA
14 Jan 1954	24 Oct 1955 (1 yr, 283 days)	Betsy Baker	111–113	20 Aug 1842 – 24 Oct 1955 113 years, 65 days	USA
24 Oct 1955	16 Dec 1956 (1 yr, 53 days)	Jennie Howell	110–111	11 Feb 1845 – 16 Dec 1956 111 years, 309 days	USA
16 Dec 1956	4 Jan 1959 (2 yrs, 19 days)	Catherine Waller	108–111	1 Dec 1848 – 4 Jan 1959 110 years, 34 days	USA
4 Jan 1959	7 Oct 1959 (276 days)	Christina Karnebeek-Backs	109–110	2 Oct 1849 – 7 Oct 1959 110 years, 5 days	NED
7 Oct 1959	27 May 1960 (233 days)	Eliza Taylor	109–110	16 Dec 1849 – 27 May 1960 110 years, 163 days	USA
27 May 1960	30 June 1960 (34 days)	Louise Godejohann	110	31 Dec 1849 – 30 June 1960 110 years, 182 days	USA
30 June 1960	28 Nov 1960 (151 days)	Nettie Minick	109	3 Apr 1851 – 28 Nov 1960 109 years, 239 days	USA
28 Nov 1960	30 Dec 1964 (4 yrs, 32 days)	Mary Kelly	109–113	7 June 1851 – 30 Dec 1964 113 years, 206 days	UK
30 Dec 1964	6 Mar 1965 (66 days)	Elizabeth Kensley	109	12 May 1855 – 6 Mar 1965 109 years, 298 days	UK
6 Mar 1965	10 Dec 1965 (279 days)	Ferdinise Nebolle	109–110	17 May 1855 – 10 Dec 1965 110 years, 207 days	MTQ,FRA
10 Dec 1965	21 Oct 1968 (2 yrs, 316 days)	Narcissa Rickman	110–113	13 Sept 1855 – 10 Dec 1965 113 years, 38 days	USA
21 Oct 1968	14 Nov 1968 (24 days)	Tome Horigome	111	22 Jan 1857 – 14 Nov 1968 111 years, 297 days	USA
14 Nov 1968	4 May 1969 (171 days)	Marie Bernatkova	111	22 Oct 1857 – 4 May 1969 111 years, 194 days	CZE
4 May 1969	31 Dec 1969 (241 days)	Haruno Shimada	111–112	24 Dec 1857 – 31 Dec 1969 112 years, 7 days	JPN
31 Dec 1969	11 Jan 1970 (11 days)	Ada Roe	111	6 Feb 1858 – 11 Jan 1970 111 years, 339 days	UK
11 Jan 1970	10 July 1972 (2 yrs, 181 days)	Kitty Harvey	109–112	12 Jan 1860 – 10 July 1972 111 years, 339 days	USA
10 July 1972	27 Feb 1973 (232 days)	Josefa Salas Mateo	111–112	14 July 1860 – 27 Feb 1973 112 years, 228 days	ESP
27 Feb 1973	18 Aug 1973 (172 days)	Alice Stevenson	111–112	10 July 1861 – 18 Aug 1973 112 years, 39 days	UK
18 Aug 1973	10 Jan 1974 (145 days)	Ettie Crist	111	14 Feb 1862 – 10 Jan 1974 111 years, 330 days	USA
10 Jan 1974	7 Apr 1974 (87 days)	Laurence Entiope	111	9 Dec 1862 – 7 Apr 1974 111 years, 119 days	MTQ,FRA
7 Apr 1974	31 May 1975 (1 yr, 54 days)	Mito Umeta	111–112	27 Mar 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days	JPN
31 May 1975	16 Nov 1976 (1 yr, 169 days)	Niwa Kawamoto	111–113	17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976 113 years, 60 days	JPN
16 Nov 1976	5 Nov 1978 (1 yr, 354 days)	Alice Coles	111–113	28 Aug 1865 – 5 Nov 1978 113 years, 69 days	USA
5 Nov 1978	29 June 1979 (236 days)	Josefa Llovet	111–112	25 Feb 1867 – 29 June 1979 112 years, 124 days	ESP
29 June 1979	27 Jan 1981 (1 yr, 212 days)	Eliza Underwood	112–113	15 Mar 1867 – 27 Jan 1981 113 years, 318 days	USA
27 Jan 1981	8 Mar 1981 (40 days)	Augustine Tessier	112	2 Jan 1869 – 8 Mar 1981 112 years, 65 days	FRA
8 Mar 1981	13 Nov 1982 (1 yr, 250 days)	Nellie Spencer	111–113	24 Aug 1869 – 13 Nov 1982 113 years, 81 days	USA
13 Nov 1982	13 Oct 1983 (334 days)	Emma Wilson	112–113	12 May 1870 – 13 Oct 1983 113 years, 154 days	USA
13 Oct 1983	21 Oct 1986 (3 yrs, 8 days)	Augusta Holtz	112–115	3 Aug 1871 – 21 Oct 1986 115 years, 79 days	USA
21 Oct 1986	2 Feb 1987 (104 days)	Mary McKinney	113	30 May 1873 – 2 Feb 1987 113 years, 248 days	USA
2 Feb 1987	27 Dec 1987 (328 days)	Anna Eliza Williams	113–114	2 June 1873 – 27 Dec 1987 114 years, 208 days	UK
27 Dec 1987	11 Jan 1988 (15 days)	Florence Knapp	114	10 Oct 1873 – 11 Jan 1988 114 years, 93 days	USA
11 Jan 1988	7 July 1990 (2 yrs, 177 days)	Easter Wiggins	113–116	1 June 1874 – 7 July 1990 116 years, 26 days	USA
7 July 1990	4 Aug 1997 (7 yrs, 28 days)	Jeanne Calment	115–122	21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997 122 years, 164 days	FRA
4 Aug 1997	16 Apr 1998 (255 days)	Marie-Louise Meilleur	116–117	29 Aug 1880 – 16 Apr 1998 117 years, 230 days	CAN
16 Apr 1998	30 Dec 1999 (1 yr, 258 days)	Sarah Knauss	117–119	24 Sept 1880 – 30 Dec 1999 119 years, 97 days	USA
30 Dec 1999	21 Nov 2000 (327 days)	Ella Miller	115	6 Dec 1884 – 21 Nov 2000 115 years, 351 days	USA
21 Nov 2000	6 June 2001 (197 days)	Marie Bremont	114–115	25 Apr 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days	FRA
6 June 2001	18 Mar 2002 (285 days)	Maud Farris-Luse	114–115	21 Feb 1887 – 18 Mar 2002 115 years, 25 days	USA
18 Mar 2002	28 May 2002 (71 days)	Grace Clawson	114	15 Nov 1887 – 28 May 2002 114 years, 194 days	USA
28 May 2002	21 Aug 2002 (85 days)	Adelina Domingues	114	19 Feb 1888 – 21 Aug 2002 114 years, 183 days	USA
21 Aug 2002	29 Dec 2002 (130 days)	Mae Harrington	113	20 Jan 1889 – 29 Dec 2002 113 years, 343 days	USA
29 Dec 2002	13 Nov 2003 (319 days)	Mitoyo Kawate	113–114	29 Dec 2002 – 13 Nov 2003 114 years, 182 days	JPN
13 Nov 2003	29 May 2004 (198 days)	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan	114	1 Sept 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days	PRI,USA
29 May 2004	27 Aug 2006 (2 yrs, 90 days)	Maria Capovilla	114–116	14 Sept 1889 – 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days	ECU
27 Aug 2006	11 Dec 2006 (106 days)	Elizabeth Bolden	116	15 Aug 1890 – 11 Dec 2006 116 years, 118 days	USA
11 Dec 2006	18 Jan 2007 (38 days)	Julie Winnefred Bertrand	115	16 Sept 1891 – 18 Jan 2007 115 years, 124 days	CAN
18 Jan 2007	28 Jan 2007 (10 days)	Emma Tillman	114	22 Nov 1892 – 28 Jan 2007 114 years, 67 days	USA
28 Jan 2007	13 Aug 2007 (197 days)	Yone Minagawa	114	14 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007 114 years, 221 days	JPN
13 Aug 2007	26 Nov 2008 (1 yr, 105 days)	Edna Parker	114–115	20 Apr 1893 – 26 Nov 2008 115 years, 220 days	USA
26 Nov 2008	2 Jan 2009 (37 days)	Maria de Jesus	115	10 Sept 1893 – 2 Jan 2009 115 years, 114 days	POR
2 Jan 2009	11 Sept 2009 (252 days)	Gertrude Baines	114–115	6 Apr 1894 – 11 Sept 2009 115 years, 158 days	USA
11 Sept 2009	2 May 2010 (233 days)	Kama Chinen	114	10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days	JPN
2 May 2010	4 Nov 2010 (186 days)	Eugenie Blanchard	114	16 Feb 1896 – 4 Nov 2010 114 years, 261 days	FRA
4 Nov 2010	18 Nov 2010 (14 days)	Ana Nogueira de Luca	114	21 June 1896 – 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 150 days	BRA
18 Nov 2010	21 June 2011 (215 days)	Maria Gomes Valentim	114	9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days	BRA
21 June 2011	4 Dec 2012 (1 yr, 166 days)	Besse Cooper	114–116	26 Aug 1896 – 4 Dec 2012 116 years, 100 days	USA
4 Dec 2012	17 Dec 2012 (13 days)	Dina Manfredini	115	4 Apr 1897 – 17 Dec 2012 115 years, 257 days	USA
17 Dec 2012	12 Jan 2013 (26 days)	Koto Okubo	114–115	24 Dec 1897 – 12 Jan 2013 115 years, 19 days	JPN
12 Jan 2013	1 Apr 2015 (2 yrs, 79 days)	Misao Okawa	114–117	5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015 117 years, 27 days	JPN
1 Apr 2015	6 Apr 2015 (5 days)	Gertrude Weaver	116	4 July 1898 – 6 Apr 2015 116 years, 276 days	USA
6 Apr 2015	17 June 2015 (72 days)	Jeralean Talley	115–116	23 May 1899 – 17 June 2015 116 years, 25 days	USA
17 June 2015	12 May 2016 (330 days)	Susannah Mushatt Jones	115–116	6 July 1899 – 12 May 2016 116 years, 311 days	USA
12 May 2016	15 Apr 2017 (338 days)	Emma Morano	116–117	29 Nov 1899 – 15 Apr 2017 117 years, 137 days	ITA
15 Apr 2017	15 Sept 2017 (152 days)	Violet Brown	117	10 Mar 1900 – 15 Sept 2017 117 years, 189 days	JAM
15 Sept 2017	21 Apr 2018 (218 days)	Nabi Tajima	117	4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days	JPN
21 Apr 2018	22 July 2018 (92 days)	Chiyo Miyako	116–117	2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days	JPN
22 July 2018	19 Apr 2022 (3 yrs, 271 days)	Kane Tanaka	115–119	2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022 119 years, 107 days	JPN
19 Apr 2022	17 Jan 2023 (273 days)	Lucile Randon	118	11 Feb 1904 – 17 Jan 2023 118 years, 340 days	FRA
17 Jan 2023	19 Aug 2024 (1 yr, 215 days)	Maria Branyas Morera	115–117	4 Mar 1907 – 19 Aug 2024 117 years, 168 days	USAESP
19 Aug 2024	Present (42 days)	Tomiko Itooka	116*	Born 23 May 1908 116 years, 130 days	Living in JPN