List of Swedish supercentenarians

Swedish supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the age claims of 18 supercentenarians from Sweden (including 3 emigrants), the oldest of whom is Astrid Zachrison, who died the night after her 113th birthday (14 May 2008).

Oldest Swedish people ever

  Deceased   Living

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Birthplace Place of death
or residence
1 Astrid Zachrison F 15 May 1895 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days Kalmar Jönköping
2 Agnes Boström F 29 April 1912 16 November 2024 112 years, 201 days Västernorrland Västernorrland
3 Gunborg Hancock F 20 April 1912 16 October 2024 112 years, 179 days Finland Stockholm
4 Elsa Moberg F 30 June 1889 20 November 2001 112 years, 143 days Gothenburg and Bohus Stockholm
5 Esther Ecklund F 28 October 1901 12 March 2014 112 years, 135 days Jönköping United States
6 Hulda Johansson F 24 February 1882 9 June 1994 112 years, 105 days Gothenburg and Bohus Gothenburg and Bohus
7 Flarid Lagerlund F 8 February 1910 9 April 2022 112 years, 60 days Stockholm Stockholm
8 Carl Mattsson M 9 March 1908 24 July 2019 111 years, 137 days Gothenburg and Bohus Västra Götaland
9 Anders Engberg M 1 July 1892 6 November 2003 111 years, 128 days Halland Halland
10 Johanne Svensson F 24 January 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days Denmark Skåne
11 Alice Östlund F 8 December 1906 28 March 2018 111 years, 110 days Gävleborg Västra Götaland
12 Wilhelmine Sande F 24 October 1874 21 January 1986 111 years, 89 days Norway Stockholm
13 Ejra Grimstam F 29 June 1912 25 September 2023 111 years, 88 days Älvsborg Västra Götaland
14 Ruth Engström F 23 September 1902 2 December 2013 111 years, 70 days Kalmar Stockholm
15 Conrad Johnson M 19 January 1904 23 December 2014 110 years, 338 days Skaraborg United States
16 Nanny Halvardsson F 2 July 1906 26 May 2017 110 years, 328 days Värmland Stockholm
17 Birgit Johansson F 9 December 1915 Living 110 years, 316 days Gothenburg and Bohus Västra Götaland
18 Hulda Källberg F 16 January 1911 18 November 2021 110 years, 306 days Kopparberg Dalarna
19 Maria Eriksson F 27 March 1900 10 January 2011 110 years, 289 days Uppsala Uppsala
20 Jenny Karlsson F 17 October 1891 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days Västmanland Västmanland
21 Teresia Lindahl F 10 June 1888 2 March 1999 110 years, 265 days Kronoberg Jönköping
22 Agnes Sultan F 15 December 1889 4 September 2000 110 years, 264 days Västerbotten United States
23 Olga Nyman F 6 April 1886 15 December 1996 110 years, 253 days Västernorrland Canada
24 Signe Lundqvist F 9 February 1910 23 September 2020 110 years, 227 days Uppsala Uppsala
25 Dagmar Karlsson F 26 April 1916 Living 110 years, 178 days Halland Halland
26 Elvira Larsson F 27 July 1908 16 January 2019 110 years, 173 days Gävleborg Gävleborg
27 Ellen Johansson F 23 January 1887 6 July 1997 110 years, 164 days Malmöhus Skåne
28 Dagny Olsson F 14 May 1916 Living 110 years, 160 days Jämtland Västerbotten
29 Elin Karlsson F 21 April 1900 27 September 2010 110 years, 159 days Gothenburg and Bohus Västra Götaland
30 Märta Mattsson F 20 September 1906 18 February 2017 110 years, 151 days Västernorrland Västernorrland
31 Annie Sjöström F 19 December 1914 23 April 2025 110 years, 125 days Kalmar Kalmar
32 Hanna Eriksson F 26 February 1891 26 June 2001 110 years, 120 days Kopparberg Östergötland
33 Sanny Mattsson F 17 February 1914 6 June 2024 110 years, 110 days Västerbotten Stockholm
34 Hulda Carlsson F 2 February 1898 22 April 2008 110 years, 80 days Halland Västra Götaland
35 Hertha Åkerlind F 28 April 1908 10 July 2018 110 years, 73 days Örebro Stockholm
36 Olga Johnson F 31 August 1889 31 October 1999 110 years, 61 days Östergötland United States
37 Gulli Bergendahl F 10 December 1904 3 February 2015 110 years, 55 days Gothenburg and Bohus Västra Götaland
38 Anna Silverdahl F 30 April 1891 24 May 2001 110 years, 24 days Jämtland United States
39 Gerda Morton F 11 January 1890 29 January 2000 110 years, 18 days Malmöhus United States
40 Hilda Grahn F 10 June 1888 24 June 1998 110 years, 14 days Malmöhus Skåne
41 Karin Larsson F 17 May 1904 24 May 2014 110 years, 7 days Örebro Örebro
Ingrid Svensson F 23 February 1912 2 March 2022 Jönköping Jönköping
43 Lydia Åslund F 14 November 1902 19 November 2012 110 years, 5 days Västmanland Stockholm

Notes

  1. ↑ Hancock was born in Helsinki, then part of the autonomous state Finland of the Russian Empire.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 In 1998, Gothenburg and Borhus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg were merged as Västra Götaland.
  3. ↑ Sande was born in Norway, then part of the Union between Sweden and Norway.
  4. 1 2 In 1997, Kopparberg was renamed as Dalarna.
  5. 1 2 3 In 1997, Malmöhus and Kristianstad were merged as Skåne.

See also

References

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