This is a list of all known supercentenarians that were born and/or died in Sweden. The country has a long tradition of compulsory population registration that spans back to the 18th century.
Various types of documents that display a person's birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage, household status and death, collectively assist gerontology researchers in the verification process of Swedish-born supercentenarians. As such, the reliability and completeness of Swedish data can be see as one of the highest in the world.
Since Sweden openly keeps track of the oldest living people in the form of a centralized national list, finding anonymous cases is rare. Also, the openness of the system minimizes, if not eliminates, the chances of retrospectively discovering new deceased cases from the past. The only exception to this is if a Swedish-born person died in another country.
As for the reverse, claimants who were born abroad but reside in/died in Sweden may be difficult to verify, depending on the documentation system of their birth nation.
As of 19 April 2024, 15 of them (+3 emigrants) have been validated by GRG. 2 people (+1 emigrant) are pending as of 15 March 2015.
There are 9 additional cases (+3 emigrants) which have not been reviewed/processed by GRG yet. This category is referred to as ”unvalidated”.
- See also: List of oldest living people in Sweden
Swedish supercentenarians
Deceased (validated) Living Pending Unvalidated
County of | ||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | death |
1 | Astrid Zachrison | F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days | Jonkoping |
2 | Elsa Moberg | F | 30 Jun 1889 | 20 Nov 2001 | 112 years, 143 days | Stockholm |
3 | Hulda Johansson | F | 24 Feb 1882 | 9 June 1994 | 112 years, 105 days | Varmland |
Carl Mattsson | M | 7 Mar 1908 | 24 July 2019 | 111 years, 139 days | Vastra Gotaland | |
4 | Anders Engberg | M | 1 July 1892 | 6 Nov 2003 | 111 years, 128 days | Halland |
5 | Johanne Svensson (b.DEN) | F | 24 Jan 1892 | 29 May 2003 | 111 years, 125 days | Scania |
Alice Ostlund | F | 8 Dec 1906 | 28 Mar 2018 | 111 years, 110 days | Vastra Gotaland | |
6 | Wilhelmine Sande (b.NOR) | F | 24 Oct 1874 | 21 Jan 1986 | 111 years, 89 days | Stockholm |
7 | Ruth Engstrom | F | 23 Sep 1902 | 2 Dec 2013 | 111 years, 70 days | Stockholm |
Nanny Halvardsson | F | 2 July 1906 | 26 May 2017 | 110 years, 328 days | Stockholm | |
8 | Maria Eriksson | F | 28 Mar 1900 | 10 Jan 2011 | 110 years, 288 days | Uppsala |
9 | Jenny Karlsson | F | 17 Oct 1891 | 13 July 2002 | 110 years, 269 days | Vastmanland |
10 | Teresia Lindahl | F | 10 Jun 1888 | 2 Mar 1999 | 110 years, 265 days | Jonkoping |
Flarid Lagerlund | F | 8 Feb 1910 | Living | 114 years, 70 days | Stockholm | |
Signe Lundqvist | F | 9 Feb 1910 | 23 Sept 2020 | 110 years, 227 days | Uppsala | |
Elvira Larsson | F | 27 July 1908 | 16 Jan 2019 | 110 years, 173 days | Gavleborg | |
11 | Ellen Johansson | F | 23 Jan 1887 | 6 July 1997 | 110 years, 164 days | Scania |
12 | Elin Karlsson | F | 21 Apr 1900 | 27 Sep 2010 | 110 years, 159 days | Vastra Gotaland |
Marta Mattsson | F | 20 Sep 1906 | 18 Feb 2017 | 110 years, 151 days | Vasternorrland | |
13 | Hanna Eriksson | F | 26 Feb 1891 | 26 Jun 2001 | 110 years, 120 days | Dalarna |
14 | Hulda Carlsson | F | 2 Feb 1898 | 22 Apr 2008 | 110 years, 80 days | Vastra Gotaland |
Hertha Akerlind | F | 28 Apr 1908 | 10 July 2018 | 110 years, 73 days | Stockholm | |
Gulli Bergendahl | F | 10 Dec 1904 | 3 Feb 2015 | 110 years, 55 days | Vastra Gotaland | |
15 | Hilda Grahn | F | 10 Jun 1888 | 24 Jun 1998 | 110 years, 14 days | Scania |
Karin Larsson | F | 17 May 1904 | 24 May 2014 | 110 years, 7 days | Orebro | |
Lydia Aslund | F | 14 Nov 1902 | 19 Nov 2012 | 110 years, 5 days | Stockholm |
Swedish emigrant supercentenarians
Place of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Esther Ecklund | F | 28 Oct 1901 | 12 Mar 2014 | 112 years, 135 days | Jonkoping | USA |
Conrad Johnson | M | 19 Jan 1904 | 23 Dec 2014 | 110 years, 338 days | Vastra Gotaland | USA | |
Agnes Sultan | F | 15 Dec 1889 | 4 Sept 2000 | 110 years, 264 days | Vasterbotten | USA | |
Olga Nyman | F | 6 Apr 1886 | 15 Dec 1996 | 110 years, 253 days | Vasternorrland | CAN | |
Olga Johnson | F | 31 Aug 1889 | 31 Oct 1999 | 110 years, 61 days | Ostergotland | USA | |
2 | Anna Silverdahl | F | 30 Apr 1891 | 24 May 2001 | 110 years, 24 days | Jamtland | USA |
3 | Gerda Morton | F | 11 Jan 1890 | 29 Jan 2000 | 110 years, 18 days | Scania | USA |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Sweden since 1975
Deceased (validated) / Under 110 Living (validated) Pending Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | County of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before 1975 | 23 Feb 1975 |
Anna Matilda Johansson [1] | F | ? –109 | 21 Nov 1865 – 23 Feb 1975 109 years, 94 days |
Halland |
23 Feb 1975 | 25 May 1977 (2 yrs, 91 days) |
Clara Hedwin | F | 106–108 | 16 Jan 1869 – 25 May 1977 108 years, 129 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
25 May 1977 | 1 May 1978 (341 days) |
Anna Wetterhall | F | 106–107 | 11 Oct 1870 – 1 May 1978 107 years, 202 days |
Smaland |
1 May 1978 | 3 July 1978 (63 days) |
Alfred Lagerstroem | M | 107 | 23 Mar 1871 – 3 July 1978 107 years, 102 days [2] |
Stockholm |
3 July 1978 | 25 July 1978 (22 days) |
Anna Persson | F | 106 | 4 Aug 1871 – 25 July 1978 106 years, 355 days |
Vasterbotten |
25 July 1978 |
19 Sept 1979 (1 yr, 56 days) |
Karl Ljungberg | M | 106–107 | 20 Dec 1871 – 19 Sep 1979 107 years, 273 days |
Kalmar |
18 Mar 1981 (2 yrs, 236 days) |
Carolina Nilsson [3] | F | 106–109 | 20 Dec 1871 – 18 Mar 1981 109 years, 88 days |
Scania | |
18 Mar 1981 | 30 Mar 1982 (1 yr, 12 days) |
Julia Karlsson | F | 108–109 | 11 Apr 1872 – 30 Mar 1982 109 years, 353 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
30 Mar 1982 | 21 Jan 1986 (3 yrs, 297 days) |
Wilhelmine Sande | F | 107–111 | 24 Oct 1874 – 21 Jan 1986 111 years, 89 days |
Stockholm |
21 Jan 1986 | 25 June 1986 (155 days) |
Hilda Pettersson | F | 108 | 13 Jan 1878 – 25 Jun 1986 108 years, 163 days |
Vastmanland |
25 Jun 1986 | 26 Aug 1986 (62 days) |
Anna Andersson | F | 107 | 23 Jan 1879 – 26 Aug 1986 107 years, 215 days |
Vastmanland |
26 Aug 1986 | 2 Oct 1986 (37 days) |
Gustava Vikstrom | F | 107 | 23 Apr 1879 – 2 Oct 1986 107 years, 162 days |
Vasterbotten |
2 Oct 1986 | 15 March 1987 (164 days) |
Ida Johnson | F | 106–107 | 22 Oct 1879 – 15 Mar 1987 107 years, 144 days |
Varmland |
15 Mar 1987 | 7 Dec 1987 (267 days) |
Elfrida Andersson | F | 106–107 | 26 Mar 1880 – 7 Dec 1987 107 years, 256 days |
Varmland |
7 Dec 1987 | 19 Jan 1989 (1 yr, 43 days) |
Alma Klingvall | F | 107–108 | 23 Oct 1880 – 19 Jan 1989 108 years, 88 days |
Gotland |
19 Jan 1989 | 21 Oct 1990 (1 yr, 275 days) |
Alfrida Engblom | F | 107–108 | 11 Nov 1881 – 21 Oct 1990 108 years, 344 days |
Stockholm |
21 Oct 1990 | 9 June 1994 (3 yrs, 231 days) |
Hulda Johansson | F | 108–112 | 24 Feb 1882 – 9 June 1994 112 years, 105 days |
Varmland |
9 June 1994 | 7 Oct 1994 (120 days) |
Ellen Andreasson | F | 109 | 18 Apr 1885 – 7 Oct 1994 109 years, 172 days |
Blekinge |
7 Oct 1994 | 20 Sept 1995 (348 days) |
Hilma Rothman | F | 109 | 6 Oct 1885 – 20 Sept 1995 109 years, 349 days |
Stockholm |
20 Sep 1995 | 6 July 1997 (1 yr, 289 days) |
Ellen Johansson | F | 108–110 | 23 Jan 1887 – 6 July 1997 110 years, 164 days |
Scania |
6 July 1997 | 27 Aug 1997 (52 days) |
Clara Asberg | F | 109 | 26 Dec 1887 – 27 Aug 1997 109 years, 244 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
27 Aug 1997 |
24 June 1998 (301 days) |
Hilda Grahn | F | 109–110 | 10 Jun 1888 – 24 Jun 1998 110 years, 14 days |
Scania |
2 Mar 1999 (1 yr, 187 days) |
Teresia Lindahl | F | 109–110 | 10 June 1888 – 2 Mar 1999 110 years, 265 days |
Jonkoping | |
2 Mar 1999 | 20 Nov 2001 (2 yrs, 263 days) |
Elsa Moberg | F | 109–112 | 30 Jun 1889 – 20 Nov 2001 112 years, 143 days |
Stockholm |
20 Nov 2001 | 13 July 2002 (235 days) |
Jenny Karlsson | F | 110 | 17 Oct 1891 – 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days |
Vastmanland |
13 July 2002 | 29 May 2003 (320 days) |
Johanne Svensson | F | 110–111 | 24 Jan 1892 – 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days |
Scania |
29 May 2003 | 6 Nov 2003 (161 days) |
Anders Engberg | M | 110–111 | 1 July 1892 – 6 Nov 2003 111 years, 128 days |
Halland |
6 Nov 2003 | 13 July 2004 (250 days) |
Elin Antonsson | F | 108–109 | 18 Jan 1895 – 13 July 2004 109 years, 177 days |
Stockholm |
13 July 2004 | 15 May 2008 (3 yrs, 307 days) |
Astrid Zachrison | F | 109–113 | 15 May 1895 – 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days |
Jonkoping |
15 May 2008 | 24 Aug 2009 (1 yr, 101 days) |
Rut Mikaelsson | F | 108–109 | 16 Oct 1899 – 24 Aug 2009 109 years, 312 days |
Vasterbotten |
24 Aug 2009 | 10 Jan 2011 (1 yr, 139 days) |
Maria Eriksson | F | 109–110 | 28 Mar 1900 – 10 Jan 2011 110 years, 288 days |
Uppsala |
10 Jan 2011 | 16 Oct 2011 (279 days) |
Ester Johansson | F | 108–109 | 25 Mar 1902 – 16 Oct 2011 109 years, 211 days |
Kronoberg |
16 Oct 2011 | 2 Dec 2013 (2 yrs, 47 days) |
Ruth Engstrom | F | 109–111 | 23 Sept 1902 – 2 Dec 2013 111 years, 70 days |
Stockholm |
2 Dec 2013 | 5 Feb 2014 (65 days) |
Ellen Vestling [4] | F | 109 | 14 Feb 1904 – 5 Feb 2014 109 years, 356 days |
Dalarna |
5 Feb 2014 | 24 May 2014 (108 days) |
Karin Larsson | F | 109–110 | 17 May 1904 – 24 May 2014 110 years, 7 days |
Orebro |
24 May 2014 | 3 Feb 2015 (255 days) |
Gulli Bergendahl [5] | F | 109–110 | 10 Dec 1904 – 3 Feb 2015 110 years, 55 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
3 Feb 2015 | 7 Oct 2015 (246 days) |
Rut Emriksson | F | 109 | 30 Dec 1905 – 7 Oct 2015 109 years, 281 days |
Kalmar |
7 Oct 2015 | 5 May 2016 (211 days) |
Ingeborg Damgren | F | 109 | 7 May 1906 – 5 May 2016 109 years, 364 days |
Gavleborg |
5 May 2016 | 26 May 2017 (1 yr, 21 days) |
Nanny Halvardsson | F | 109–110 | 2 July 1906 – 26 May 2017 110 years, 328 days |
Stockholm |
26 May 2017 | 28 Mar 2018 (306 days) |
Alice Ostlund | F | 110–111 | 8 Dec 1906 – 28 Mar 2018 111 years, 110 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
28 Mar 2018 | 24 July 2019 (1 yr, 118 days) |
Carl Mattsson | M | 110–111 | 7 Mar 1908 – 24 July 2019 111 years, 139 days |
Vastra Gotaland |
24 July 2019 | Present 4 years, 269 days |
Flarid Lagerlund | F | 109–110* | Born 8 Feb 1910 114 years, 70 days |
Living in Stockholm |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Sweden since 1999
Deceased (Validated) / Under 110 Living Unvalidated
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | County of death | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before 1999 | 25 Oct 1999 |
Nils Elowsson | ? –109 | 23 Oct 1890 – 25 Oct 1999 109 years, 2 days |
Scania | |
25 Oct 1999 | 6 Aug 2001 (1 yr, 285 days) |
Nils Sundberg | 107–109 | 23 Mar 1892 – 6 Aug 2001 109 years, 136 days |
Vastra Gotaland | |
6 Aug 2001 | 6 Nov 2003 (2 yrs, 92 days) |
Anders Engberg | 109–111 | 1 July 1892 – 6 Nov 2003 111 years, 128 days |
Halland | |
6 Nov 2003 | 16 June 2004 (223 days) |
John Mikus [6] | 107 | 13 Aug 1896 – 16 June 2004 107 years, 308 days |
Scania | |
? | 20 Aug 2006 |
Josef Fahlqvist [7] | ? –106 | 9 Oct 1899 – 20 Aug 2006 106 years, 315 days |
Vastra Gotaland | |
20 Aug 2006 | 25 Mar 2008 (1 yr, 218 days) |
Bengt Helldal | 106–108 | 14 Feb 1900 – 25 Mar 2008 108 years, 40 days |
Halland | |
25 Mar 2008 | 29 May 2009 (1 yr, 65 days) |
Herner Larsson [8] | 106–107 | 21 Mar 1902 – 29 May 2009 107 years, 69 days |
Halland | |
29 May 2009 | 8 Dec 2010 (1 yr, 193 days) |
Nils Fritiof [9] | 106–108 | 2 Nov 1902 – 8 Dec 2010 108 years, 36 days |
Scania | |
8 Dec 2010 | 13 June 2012 (1 yr, 188 days) |
Sven Hedberg | 106–108 | 13 Dec 1903 – 13 June 2012 108 years, 183 days |
Halland | |
13 June 2012 | 8 Dec 2014 (2 yrs, 178 days) |
Erik Andersson | 106–109 | 28 Oct 1905 – 8 Dec 2014 109 years, 42 days |
Halland | |
8 Dec 2014 | 4 Feb 2015 (58 days) |
Albert Andersson | 107 | 29 Nov 1907 – 4 Feb 2015 107 years, 67 days |
Vastra Gotaland | |
4 Feb 2015 | 27 Mar 2016 (1 yr, 52 days) |
Tore Eriksson | 106–108 | 5 Mar 1908 – 27 Mar 2016 108 years, 22 days |
Vastra Gotaland | |
27 Mar 2016 | 24 July 2019 (3 yrs, 119 days) |
Carl Mattsson | 108–111 | 7 Mar 1908 – 24 July 2019 111 years, 139 days |
Vastra Gotaland | |
24 July 2019 | 18 Sept 2019 (56 days) |
Ernst Blixt | 106 | 8 May 1913 – 18 Sept 2019 106 years, 133 days |
Norrbotten | |
18 Sep 2019 | 5 Oct 2020 (1 yr, 17 days) |
Goesta Vestlund | 106–107 | 15 June 1913 – 5 Oct 2020 107 years, 112 days |
Stockholm | |
5 Oct 2020 | 5 Oct 2020 (0 days) |
Goesta Berggren | 106 | 6 June 1914 – 5 Oct 2020 106 years, 121 days |
Vaermland | |
5 Oct 2020 | Present 3 years, 196 days |
Pawel Frydman | 106* | Born 20 June 1914 109 years, 303 days |
Living in Stockholm |
References
- ↑ Anna Matilda Johansson Gravar.se
• Krutgumman Anna Matilda Hallands Nyheter - ↑ 107-årige Alfred var äldst i Norden
- ↑ Äldst genom tiderna
- ↑ Sveriges äldsta död Dagens Nyheter, Publicerad 2014-02-10
- ↑ Sveriges äldsta har avlidit GP, 12 Feb 2015
- ↑ Äldste mannen har avlidit HD, 24 June 2004
- ↑ Sveriges äldste död
- ↑ Sveriges äldste man 107 år
• Herner, 107, är Sveriges äldste man Expressen - ↑ Nils Fritiof, 108, är Sveriges äldste man Expressen