List of Swedish supercentenarians
People from Sweden who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years
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).
Swedish supercentenarians
Deceased
Living
Rank
Name
Sex
Birth date
Death date
Age
Birthplace
Place of death or residence
1
Astrid Zachrison[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
F
15 May 1895
15 May 2008
113 years, 0 days
Kalmar
Jönköping
2
Agnes Boström[ 4]
F
29 April 1912
16 November 2024[ 5]
112 years, 201 days
Västernorrland
Västernorrland
3
Gunborg Hancock[ 6]
F
20 April 1912
16 October 2024
112 years, 179 days
Finland [ a]
Stockholm
4
Elsa Moberg[ 7] [ 8]
F
30 June 1889
20 November 2001
112 years, 143 days
Gothenburg and Bohus [ b]
Stockholm
5
Esther Ecklund[ 2]
F
28 October 1901
12 March 2014
112 years, 135 days
Jönköping
United States
6
Hulda Johansson[ 7]
F
24 February 1882
9 June 1994
112 years, 105 days
Gothenburg and Bohus[ b]
Gothenburg and Bohus[ b]
7
Flarid Lagerlund[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
F
8 February 1910
9 April 2022
112 years, 60 days
Stockholm
Stockholm
8
Carl Mattsson[ 12]
M
7 March 1908
24 July 2019[ 13]
111 years, 139 days
Bohuslän [ 13]
Västra Götaland
9
Anders Engberg[ 7] [ 14]
M
1 July 1892
6 November 2003
111 years, 128 days
Halland
Halland
10
Johanne Svensson[ 7] [ 15]
F
24 January 1892
29 May 2003
111 years, 125 days
Denmark
Skåne
11
Alice Östlund[ 16]
F
8 December 1906
28 March 2018
111 years, 110 days
Gävleborg
Västra Götaland
12
Wilhelmine Sande[ 7]
F
24 October 1874
21 January 1986
111 years, 89 days
Norway [ c]
Stockholm
13
Ejra Grimstam[ 17]
F
29 June 1912
25 September 2023
111 years, 88 days
Älvsborg [ b]
Västra Götaland
14
Ruth Engström[ 2]
F
23 September 1902
2 December 2013
111 years, 70 days
Kalmar
Stockholm
15
Conrad Johnson[ 18] [ 19]
M
19 January 1904
23 December 2014
110 years, 338 days
Skaraborg [ b]
United States
16
Nanny Halvardsson[ 20]
F
2 July 1906
26 May 2017
110 years, 328 days
Värmland
Stockholm
17
Hulda Källberg[ 21]
F
16 January 1911
18 November 2021
110 years, 306 days
Kopparberg [ d]
Dalarna
18
Maria Eriksson[ 2]
F
28 March 1900
10 January 2011
110 years, 288 days
Uppsala
Uppsala
19
Jenny Karlsson[ 7]
F
17 October 1891
13 July 2002
110 years, 269 days
Västmanland
Västmanland
20
Teresia Lindahl[ 7]
F
10 June 1888
2 March 1999
110 years, 265 days
Kronoberg
Jönköping
21
Agnes Sultan[ 22]
F
15 December 1889
4 September 2000
110 years, 264 days
Westrobothnia
United States
22
Olga Nyman[ 22]
F
6 April 1886
15 December 1996
110 years, 253 days
Västernorrland
Canada
23
Signe Lundqvist[ 23]
F
9 February 1910
23 September 2020
110 years, 227 days
Uppsala
Uppsala
24
Elvira "Viran" Larsson[ 24]
F
27 July 1908
16 January 2019
110 years, 173 days
Gävleborg
Gävleborg
25
Ellen Johansson[ 7]
F
23 January 1887
6 July 1997
110 years, 164 days
Malmöhus [ e]
Skåne
26
Elin Karlsson[ 25] [ 26]
F
21 April 1900
27 September 2010
110 years, 159 days
Gothenburg and Bohus[ b]
Västra Götaland
27
Märta Mattsson[ 27]
F
20 September 1906
18 February 2017[ 28]
110 years, 151 days
Västernorrland
Västernorrland
28
Hanna Eriksson[ 7]
F
26 February 1891
26 June 2001
110 years, 120 days
Kopparberg[ d]
Östergötland
29
Sanny Mattsson[ 29]
F
17 February 1914
6 June 2024
110 years, 110 days
Westrobothnia
Stockholm
30
Hulda Carlsson[ 2]
F
2 February 1898
22 April 2008
110 years, 80 days
Halland
Västra Götaland
31
Hertha Åkerlind[ 30]
F
28 April 1908
10 July 2018
110 years, 73 days
Örebro
Stockholm
32
Olga Johnson[ 31]
F
31 August 1889
31 October 1999
110 years, 61 days
Östergötland
United States
33
Gulli Bergendahl[ 32]
F
10 December 1904
3 February 2015
110 years, 55 days
Gothenburg and Bohus[ b]
Västra Götaland
34
Anna Silverdahl[ 7]
F
30 April 1891
24 May 2001
110 years, 24 days
Jämtland
United States
35
Gerda Morton[ 33]
F
11 January 1890
29 January 2000
110 years, 18 days
Malmöhus[ e]
United States
36
Hilda Grahn[ 7]
F
10 June 1888
24 June 1998
110 years, 14 days
Malmöhus[ e]
Skåne
37
Karin Larsson[ 34]
F
17 May 1904
24 May 2014
110 years, 7 days
Örebro
Örebro
Ingrid Svensson[ 35]
F
23 February 1912
2 March 2022
Jönköping
Jönköping
39
Annie Sjöström[ 36]
F
19 December 1914
Living
110 years, 6 days
Kalmar
Kalmar
40
Lydia Åslund[ 37]
F
14 November 1902
19 November 2012
110 years, 5 days
Västmanland
Stockholm
Notes
See also
References
^
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