List of Swedish supercentenarians

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This is a list of Swedish supercentenarians (people 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 of her 113th birthday (15 May 2008).

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Swedish supercentenarians

  Deceased  Living

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence

.

1Astrid Zachrison [1] [2] [3] F15 May 189515 May 2008113 years, 0 days Kalmar Jönköping
2Agnes Boström [4] F29 April 1912Living112 years, 182 days Västernorrland Västernorrland
3Gunborg Hancock [5] F20 April 191216 October 2024112 years, 179 days Finland [lower-alpha 1] Stockholm
4Elsa Moberg [6] [7] F30 June 188920 November 2001112 years, 143 days Gothenburg and Bohus [lower-alpha 2] Stockholm
5Esther Ecklund [2] F28 October 190112 March 2014112 years, 135 daysJönköping United States
6Hulda Johansson [6] F24 February 18829 June 1994112 years, 105 daysGothenburg and Bohus [lower-alpha 2] Gothenburg and Bohus [lower-alpha 2]
7Flarid Lagerlund [8] [9] [10] F8 February 19109 April 2022112 years, 60 daysStockholmStockholm
8Carl Mattsson [11] M7 March 190824 July 2019 [12] 111 years, 139 days Bohuslän [12] Västra Götaland
9Anders Engberg [6] [13] M1 July 18926 November 2003111 years, 128 days Halland Halland
10Johanne Svensson [6] [14] F24 January 189229 May 2003111 years, 125 days Denmark Skåne
11Alice Östlund [15] F8 December 190628 March 2018111 years, 110 days Gävleborg Västra Götaland
12Wilhelmine Sande [6] F24 October 187421 January 1986111 years, 89 days Norway [lower-alpha 3] Stockholm
13Ejra Grimstam [16] F29 June 191225 September 2023111 years, 88 days Älvsborg [lower-alpha 2] Västra Götaland
14Ruth Engström [2] F23 September 19022 December 2013111 years, 70 daysKalmarStockholm
15Conrad Johnson [17] [18] M19 January 190423 December 2014110 years, 338 days Skaraborg [lower-alpha 2] United States
16Nanny Halvardsson [19] F2 July 190626 May 2017110 years, 328 days Värmland Stockholm
17Hulda Källberg [20] F16 January 191118 November 2021110 years, 306 days Kopparberg [lower-alpha 4] Dalarna
18Maria Eriksson [2] F28 March 190010 January 2011110 years, 288 days Uppsala Uppsala
19Jenny Karlsson [6] F17 October 189113 July 2002110 years, 269 days Västmanland Västmanland
20Teresia Lindahl [6] F10 June 18882 March 1999110 years, 265 days Kronoberg Jönköping
21Signe Lundqvist [21] F9 February 191023 September 2020110 years, 227 daysUppsalaUppsala
22Elvira "Viran" Larsson [22] F27 July 190816 January 2019110 years, 173 daysGävleborgGävleborg
23Ellen Johansson [6] F23 January 18876 July 1997110 years, 164 days Malmöhus [lower-alpha 5] Skåne
24Elin Karlsson [23] [24] F21 April 190027 September 2010110 years, 159 daysGothenburg and Bohus [lower-alpha 2] Västra Götaland
25Märta Mattsson [25] F20 September 190618 February 2017 [26] 110 years, 151 daysVästernorrlandVästernorrland
26Hanna Eriksson [6] F26 February 189126 June 2001110 years, 120 daysKopparberg [lower-alpha 4] Östergötland
27Sanny Mattsson [27] F17 February 19146 June 2024110 years, 110 days Westrobothnia Stockholm
28Hulda Carlsson [2] F2 February 189822 April 2008110 years, 80 daysHallandVästra Götaland
29Hertha Åkerlind [28] F28 April 190810 July 2018110 years, 73 days Örebro Stockholm
30Gulli Bergendahl [29] F10 December 19043 February 2015110 years, 55 daysGothenburg and Bohus [lower-alpha 2] Västra Götaland
31Anna Silverdahl [6] F30 April 189124 May 2001110 years, 24 days Jämtland United States
32Gerda Morton [30] F11 January 189029 January 2000110 years, 18 daysMalmöhus [lower-alpha 5] United States
33Hilda Grahn [6] F10 June 188824 June 1998110 years, 14 daysMalmöhus [lower-alpha 5] Skåne
34Karin Larsson [31] F17 May 190424 May 2014110 years, 7 daysÖrebroÖrebro
Ingrid Svensson [32] F23 February 19122 March 2022JönköpingJönköping
36Lydia Åslund [33] F14 November 190219 November 2012110 years, 5 daysVästmanlandStockholm

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 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.

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