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The oldest person in the world is French born Lucile Randon, who is 118. She took the title after Japan's Kane Tanaka recently died at the age of 119 The world’s oldest people are all women.
It means that one Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100 – and women account for 88.4% of centenarians, including Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person at 118 years. In Okinawa, there were almost double the number of centenarians per 100,000 people in 2015, as there were in Japan as a whole.
More than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older, and the country consistently rates as having the world's oldest population. This is having a profound impact on Japan's economy, workforce and society. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023 finds that only 35% of companies prioritize workers aged over 55.
The oldest living person, Jeanne Calment of France, was 122 when she died in 1997; the current oldest person is 118-year-old Kane Tanaka of Japan. Using Bayesian probability, researchers estimate that the world record of 122 years almost certainly will be broken this century.
The oldest person in history, a French woman named Jeanne Calment lived to 122, but when she was born the average life expectancy was roughly 43. A recent study proposes that the limit to human lifespan is closer to 150.
Japan comes second with 79,000 Japanese who are 100 years or older, according to World Atlas. Japan is also where the world’s oldest person lives. Kane Tanaka from the Fukuoka prefecture is 117 years old, making her a so-called supercentenarian, which is a person living to or beyond the age of 110.
The tech company IBM is widely credited with developing the world’s first smartphone – the bulky but rather cutely named Simon. It went on sale in 1994 and featured a touchscreen, email capability and a handful of built-in apps, including a calculator and a sketch pad.
Head of Digital Media, World Economic Forum After the historic United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union, the pound suffered one of its worst days ever - falling to a 30-year low. More than $2.5 trillion was wiped from global equity values in the days that followed the result.
But a recent study suggests under ideal conditions a person can live to 150. Efforts are underway to further extend and enhance longevity. Benjamin Franklin had already turned 70 by the time he signed the US Declaration of Independence in 1776, when the average man wasn't expected to live to see 34.
Businesses around the world are chasing the grey dollar, but older people can contribute more to an economy than how they choose to spend their retirement funds. Humans are living longer, which puts additional strain on healthcare provision, social care and pensions.