Verified Oldest Men in History
Key Findings
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Jiroemon Kimura leads in Age at Death (years) with 116.15 in 2026.
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Average Age at Death (years) in 2026: 115 · median: 115.
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Gap in 2026: Jiroemon Kimura is 1× larger than Israel Kristal.
About This Dataset
Verified Oldest Men in History
The longest-lived men whose ages have been independently verified, in decimal years. Men are listed separately because the extremes of human lifespan are so lopsided: the oldest verified man died several years younger than the oldest verified woman, and women hold almost every place at the top of the combined list.
Analysis
Jiroemon Kimura of Japan lived 116 years, 54 days, the longest verified life of any man, ahead of Christian Mortensen at 115 years, 252 days. That is 6.3 years short of Jeanne Calment, the oldest verified person of either sex. 2 of the 12 men here were Japanese. The youngest entry on this chart still reached 113 years, 330 days.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of the verified oldest people
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
- Measure
- Age at Death (years)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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