List of Swedish supercentenarians
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This is a list of verified Swedish supercentenarian
s (people from Sweden
who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group
(GRG). There have been 12 verified supercentenarians from Sweden. The oldest person ever from Sweden was Astrid Zachrison
, who died on her 113th birthday in May 2008. As of , there are no living Swedish supercentenarians, but the oldest living Swede is Rut Engström, age .
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Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
s (people from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
(GRG). There have been 12 verified supercentenarians from Sweden. The oldest person ever from Sweden was Astrid Zachrison
Astrid Zachrison
Elin Astrid Sofia Zachrison was a Swedish supercentenarian. She became Sweden's oldest person ever on 6 October 2007, surpassing the age attained by Elsa Moberg. She is the second oldest Nordic person on record, after Christian Mortensen of Denmark.Zachrison was born in Åby in Fliseryd, west of...
, who died on her 113th birthday in May 2008. As of , there are no living Swedish supercentenarians, but the oldest living Swede is Rut Engström, age .
Swedish supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | County or Country of birth | County of death |
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| 1 | Astrid Zachrison | F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days | Kalmar County Kalmar County Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.... |
Jönköping County Jönköping County Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :... |
| 2 | Elsa Moberg Elsa Moberg Elsa Moberg was a Swedish supercentenarian who was the oldest Swede on record , until Astrid Zachrison surpassed that age in October 2007... |
F | 30 June 1889 | 20 November 2001 | 112 years, 143 days | Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population... |
Stockholm County Stockholm County Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland... |
| 3 | Hulda Johansson | F | 24 February 1882 | 9 June 1994 | 112 years, 105 days | Västra Götaland County | Västra Götaland County |
| 4 | Anders Engberg | M | 1 July 1892 | 6 November 2003 | 111 years, 128 days | Halland County Halland County Halland County is a county on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad.... |
Halland County |
| 5 | Johanne Svensson | F | 24 January 1892 | 29 May 2003 | 111 years, 125 days | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Skåne County Skåne County Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö... |
| 6 | Wilhelmine Sande | F | 24 October 1874 | 21 January 1986 | 111 years, 89 days | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Stockholm County |
| 7 | Maria Eriksson Maria Eriksson (supercentenarian) Maria Emilia Eriksson in Sigtuna, Uppsala county was a Swedish supercentenarian and, since the death of Rut Mikaelsson on 24 August 2009, the country's oldest living person.-Biography:... |
F | 28 March 1900 | 10 January 2011 | 110 years, 288 days | Uppsala County Uppsala County Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland... |
Uppsala County |
| 8 | Jenny Karlsson | F | 17 October 1891 | 13 July 2002 | 110 years, 269 days | Västmanland County Västmanland County Västmanland County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala... |
Västmanland County |
| 9 | Teresia Lindahl | F | 10 June 1888 | 2 March 1999 | 110 years, 265 days | Kronoberg County Kronoberg County Kronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland... |
Jönköping County Jönköping County Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :... |
| 10 | Ellen Johansson | F | 23 January 1887 | 6 July 1997 | 110 years, 164 days | Malmöhus County Malmöhus County Malmöhus County was a county of Sweden until 1997 when it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County.It had been named after Malmöhus, the castle in Malmö, which also was where the Governor originally resided.... (Skåne County) |
Malmöhus County (Skåne County) |
| 11 | Elin Karlsson | F | 21 April 1900 | 27 September 2010 | 110 years, 159 days | Västra Götaland County | Västra Götaland County |
| 12 | Hanna Eriksson | F | 26 February 1891 | 26 June 2001 | 110 years, 120 days | Kopparberg County (Dalarna County Dalarna County Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west... ) |
Östergötland County Östergötland County Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of... |
| 13 | Hulda Karlsson | F | 2 February 1898 | 22 April 2008 | 110 years, 80 days | Halland County | Västra Götaland County |
| 14 | Hilda Grahn | F | 10 June 1888 | 24 June 1998 | 110 years, 14 days | Malmöhus County (Skåne County) | Malmöhus County (Skåne County) |
Swedish emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Reported birth date | Reported death date | Reported age | County of birth | Country of death |
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| 1 | Anna Silverdahl | F | 30 April 1891 | 24 May 2001 | 110 years, 24 days | Jämtland County Jämtland County Jämtland County is a county or län in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two tiny uninhabited strips of Lapland and Dalarna. Jämtland County constitutes 12 percent of Sweden's total area, and is... |
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| Gerda Morton | 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 countyCounties of Sweden
The Counties of Sweden are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties. The counties were established in 1634 on Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the historical provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration...
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| County | Name | Sex | Reported birth date | Reported death date | Reported age |
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| Blekinge County Blekinge County Blekinge County is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona... |
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| Dalarna County | Hanna Eriksson | F | 26 February 1891 | 26 June 2001 | 110 years, 120 days |
| Gävleborg County Gävleborg County Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :... |
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| Gotland County Gotland County Gotland County is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County only consists of one municipality: Gotland Municipality. Gotland County at... |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Norrbotten County Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name... |
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| Örebro County Örebro County Örebro County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.- Province :... |
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| Skåne County | Ellen Johansson | F | 23 January 1887 | 6 July 1997 | 110 years, 164 days |
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| Uppsala County | Maria Eriksson | F | 28 March 1900 | 10 January 2011 | 110 years, 288 days |
| Värmland County Värmland County Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.- Province :... |
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| Västerbotten County Västerbotten County Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :... |
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| Västernorrland County Västernorrland County Västernorrland County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Province :... |
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| 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
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | County of death |
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| ? | 20 November 2001 | Elsa Moberg | F | ? – 112 | 30 June 1889 – 20 November 2001 112 years, 143 days |
Stockholm County |
| 20 November 2001 | 13 July 2002 ( days) |
Jenny Karlsson | F | 110 | 17 October 1891 – 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days |
Västmanland County |
| 13 July 2002 | 29 May 2003 ( days) |
Johanne Svensson | F | 110 – 111 | 24 January 1892 – 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days |
Skåne County |
| 29 May 2003 | 6 November 2003 ( days) |
Anders Engberg | M | 110 – 111 | 1 July 1892 – 6 November 2003 111 years, 128 days |
Halland County |
| 6 November 2003 | 13 July 2004 ( days) |
Elin Antonsson | F | 108 – 109 | 18 January 1895 – 13 July 2004 109 years, 250 days |
Stockholm County |
| 13 July 2004 | 15 May 2008 |
Astrid Zachrison | F | 109 – 113 | 15 May 1895 – 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days |
Jönköping County |
| 15 May 2008 | 24 August 2009 |
Rut Mikaelsson | F | 108 – 109 | 16 October 1899 – 24 August 2009 |
Västerbotten County |
| 24 August 2009 | 10 January 2011 |
Maria Eriksson | F | 109 – 110 | 28 March 1900 – 10 January 2011 110 years, 288 days |
Uppsala County |
| 10 January 2011 | 16 October 2011 ( days) |
Ester Johansson | F | 108 – 109* | 25 March 1902 – 16 October 2011 109 years, 211 days |
Kronoberg County |
| 16 October 2011 | Present ( days) |
Rut Engström | F | 109* | born 23 September 1902 age |
Living |