List of Swedish supercentenarians

This is a list of verified Swedish supercentenarians (people from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There have been 15 verified supercentenarians from Sweden.[1] The oldest person ever from Sweden was Astrid Zachrison, who died on her 113th birthday in 2008. As of 30 April 2015, there are no living supercentenarians from Sweden.

Swedish supercentenarians

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age County or Country of birth County of death
1 Astrid Zachrison[2][3] F 15 May 1895 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days Kalmar County Jönköping County
2 Elsa Moberg[4][5] F 30 June 1889 20 November 2001 112 years, 143 days Västra Götaland County Stockholm County
3 Hulda Johansson[4] F 24 February 1882 9 June 1994 112 years, 105 days Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County
4 Anders Engberg[4][6] M 1 July 1892 6 November 2003 111 years, 128 days Halland County Halland County
5 Johanne Svensson[4][7] F 24 January 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days Denmark Skåne County
6 Wilhelmine Sande[4] F 24 October 1874 21 January 1986 111 years, 89 days Norway Stockholm County
7 Ruth Engström[1] F 23 September 1902 2 December 2013 111 years, 70 days Kalmar County Stockholm County
8 Maria Eriksson[8] F 28 March 1900 10 January 2011 110 years, 288 days Uppsala County Uppsala County
9 Jenny Karlsson[4] F 17 October 1891 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days Västmanland County Västmanland County
10 Teresia Lindahl[4] F 10 June 1888 2 March 1999 110 years, 265 days Kronoberg County Jönköping County
11 Ellen Johansson[4] F 23 January 1887 6 July 1997 110 years, 164 days Malmöhus County (Skåne County) Malmöhus County (Skåne County)
12 Elin Karlsson[9][10] F 21 April 1900 27 September 2010 110 years, 159 days Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County
13 Hanna Eriksson[4] F 26 February 1891 26 June 2001 110 years, 120 days Kopparberg County (Dalarna County) Östergötland County
14 Hulda Karlsson[2] F 2 February 1898 22 April 2008 110 years, 80 days Halland County Västra Götaland County
15 Hilda Grahn[4] F 10 June 1888 24 June 1998 110 years, 14 days Malmöhus County (Skåne County) Malmöhus County (Skåne County)
Karin Larsson[11] F 17 May 1904 24 May 2014 110 years, 7 days Örebro County Örebro County
Lydia Åslund[11] F 14 November 1902 19 November 2012 110 years, 5 days Västmanland County Stockholm County

Swedish emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Reported birth date Reported death date Reported age County of birth Country of death
1 Esther Ecklund[1] F 28 October 1901 12 March 2014 112 years, 135 days Jönköping County United States
Conrad Johnson M 19 January 1904 23 December 2014 110 years, 338 days Västra Götaland County United States
2 Anna Silverdahl[4] F 30 April 1891 24 May 2001 110 years, 24 days Jämtland County United States
3 Gerda Morton[12] F 11 January 1890 29 January 2000 110 years, 18 days Malmöhus County (Skåne County) United States

Oldest Swedish person by county

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each Swedish county.

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)       Pending

County Name Sex Reported birth date Reported death date Reported age
Blekinge County
Dalarna County Hanna Eriksson F 26 February 1891 26 June 2001 110 years, 120 days
Gävleborg County
Gotland County
Halland County Anders Engberg M 1 July 1892 6 November 2003 111 years, 128 days
Jämtland County Anna Silverdahl F 30 April 1891 24 May 2001 110 years, 24 days
Jönköping County Esther Ecklund[1] F 28 October 1901 12 March 2014 112 years, 135 days
Kalmar County Astrid Zachrison F 15 May 1895 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days
Kronoberg County Teresia Lindahl F 10 June 1888 2 March 1999 110 years, 265 days
Norrbotten County
Örebro County Karin Larsson[13] F 17 May 1904 24 May 2014 110 years, 7 days
Östergötland County
Skåne County Ellen Johansson F 23 January 1887 6 July 1997 110 years, 164 days
Stockholm County
Uppsala County Maria Eriksson F 28 March 1900 10 January 2011 110 years, 288 days
Värmland County
Västerbotten County
Västernorrland County
Västmanland County Jenny Karlsson F 17 October 1891 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days
Västra Götaland County Elsa Moberg F 30 June 1889 20 November 2001 112 years, 143 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Sweden since 2001

      Deceased (Verified))/Under 110       Pending       Living (Verified)       Unverified

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan County of death
2 March 1999 20 November 2001
(2 years, 263 days)		 Elsa Moberg F 109 – 112 30 June 1889 – 20 November 2001
112 years, 143 days		 Stockholm County
20 November 2001 13 July 2002
(235 days)		 Jenny Karlsson F 110 17 October 1891 – 13 July 2002
110 years, 269 days		 Västmanland County
13 July 2002 29 May 2003
(300 days)		 Johanne Svensson F 110 – 111 24 January 1892 – 29 May 2003
111 years, 125 days		 Skåne County
29 May 2003 6 November 2003
(160 days)		 Anders Engberg M 110 – 111 1 July 1892 – 6 November 2003
111 years, 128 days		 Halland County
6 November 2003 13 July 2004
(250 days)		 Elin Antonsson F 108 – 109 18 January 1895 – 13 July 2004
109 years, 250 days		 Stockholm County
13 July 2004 15 May 2008
(3 years, 307 days)		 Astrid Zachrison F 109 – 113 15 May 1895 – 15 May 2008
113 years, 0 days		 Jönköping County
15 May 2008 24 August 2009
(1 years, 101 days)		 Rut Mikaelsson[14] F 108 – 109 16 October 1899 – 24 August 2009
109 years, 312 days		 Västerbotten County
24 August 2009 10 January 2011
(1 years, 139 days)		 Maria Eriksson F 109 – 110 28 March 1900 – 10 January 2011
110 years, 288 days		 Uppsala County
10 January 2011 16 October 2011
(279 days)		 Ester Johansson F 108 – 109 25 March 1902 – 16 October 2011
109 years, 211 days		 Kronoberg County
16 October 2011 2 December 2013
(2 years, 47 days)		 Ruth Engström F 109 – 111 23 September 1902 – 2 December 2013
111 years, 70 days		 Stockholm County
2 December 2013 5 February 2014
(65 days)		 Ellen Vestling F 109 14 February 1904 – 5 February 2014
109 years, 356 days		 Dalarna County
5 February 2014 24 May 2014
(108 days)		 Karin Larsson F 109 – 110 17 May 1904 – 24 May 2014
110 years, 7 days		 Örebro County
24 May 2014 3 February 2015
(255 days)		 Gulli Bergendahl[15] F 109 – 110 10 December 1904 – 3 February 2015
110 years, 55 days		 Västra Götaland County
3 February 2015 Present
(86 days)		 Rut Emriksson F 109* born 30 December 1905
age 109 years, 121 days		 Kalmar County

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Validated living supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists people as living supercentenarians if their age has been validated by GRG and GRG has confirmed that they were still alive within the past year.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 GRG Deaths for 2008 (in Chronological Order) (as of May 12, 2011) Retrieved 16 May 2011
  3. ↑ "Sveriges äldsta avliden". Sydsvenskan. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007 Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Elsa Moberg har avlidit". Sveriges Radio. 2001-12-12. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. ↑ "Nordens äldste man död". Sveriges Radio. 2003-11-08. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  7. ↑ "Sveriges äldsta död". Sveriges Radio. 2003-05-31. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  8. ↑ GRG Deaths in 2011
  9. ↑ GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of April 10, 2011) Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "110-årig boråsare död". Borås Tidning. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 List of Pending cases
  12. ↑ GRG Table B
  13. ↑ "Sveriges äldsta person finns i Lindesberg" (in Swedish). SVT. 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  14. ↑ "Sveriges äldsta död". Barometern. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  15. ↑ Sweden's oldest citizen dies