Countries with the Most Centenarians

About This Dataset

The countries with the largest number of people aged 100 or older, in thousands, based on United Nations population estimates for 2023. Japan is home to far more centenarians than any other nation, reflecting its exceptional life expectancy.

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Japan (120,000) dominates, hosting nearly twice as many centenarians as the second-place United States (64,000) despite having less than half the US population - a striking measure of Japanese longevity. The US in turn far outnumbers China (39,000), whose much larger but younger population produces fewer people over 100. A cluster of European nations then follows: France (29,000, tied with India), Italy (21,000), Germany and the UK (18,000 each) and Spain (14,000), with Russia (13,000) closing the list. The pattern shows two drivers of centenarian counts - sheer population size and high life expectancy - with Japan and Western Europe leading on longevity, while populous Asian nations rank via size despite younger age structures.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2022

Key Findings

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Japan leads with 120 in 2023.

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Average value in 2023: 37 · median: 25.

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Gap in 2023: Japan is 9.2× larger than Russia.