The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians .

A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide in 2012, [1] and 573,000 in 2020, almost quadruple the 2000 estimate of 151,000. [2]

The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity

2024年6月22日 · How many 100 year olds are in the US? According to data posted by the Population Division of the United Nations, in 2021 (https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/), there were 89,739 centenarians (age 100+) in the US. This represents a prevalence of 0.027% out of a US population of approximately 336,997,624.

2024年6月19日 · How many Americans are 100 years old? According to data posted by the Population Division of the United Nations, in 2021, there were 89,739 centenarians (age 100+) in the United States. Out of a US population of approximately 336,997,624, this represents a prevalence of 0.027%.

2022年9月12日 · Today about one in every 5,000 people in the United States is a centenarian, or someone who is 100 or more years old; about 85 percent of them are women. And while the odds aren’t great that we’ll all make it that far, the Census Bureau predicts that in about 40 years, the number of people who live to 100 could be six times as high.

2024年7月26日 · Living to be 100 requires a fair amount of luck, it’s true. But people who make it past the century mark also share some healthy habits that we could all benefit from. Here’s what we know centenarians have in common.

2023年11月15日 · By 2060, there could be about 600,000 people who are 100 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. What’s it take to get there? That’s a question geriatrician Thomas Perls, M.D., has been investigating for decades with the New England Centenarian Study, based at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

2003年4月3日 · The 2000 Census recorded four women for every man age 100 or older. Detailed information on centenarians from the 1990 Census reveal that their racial composition is similar to that for all older Americans — 78 percent of centenarians were non-Hispanic white and 16 …

The vast majority of centenarians are age 100 and the numbers and prevalence drop off dramatically with increasing age thereafter. Finding accurate tabulations of people at these older ages is challenging.