Das Alter der ältesten bekannten Personen pro Jahr im 20. Jahrhundert.
Erstmaliges Erreichen der 100 Jahre: AT: 1937
Erstmaliges Erreichen der 110 Jahre: DE: 1962, AT: 1985, CH: 1978
Alter konstant 100+ Jahre: Weltweit: seit 1941, DE: seit 1952, AT: seit 1974, CH: seit 1982
Alter konstant 110+ Jahre: Weltweit: seit 1958, DE: seit 1991
| Jahr | Weltweit | Deutschland | Österreich | Schweiz |
| 1999 | 119 | 110 | 108 | 109 |
| 1998 | 118 | 111 | 107 | 108 |
| 1997 | 122 | 111 | 106 | 111 |
| 1996 | 121 | 113 | 105 | 110 |
| 1995 | 120 | 112 | 104 | 109 |
| 1994 | 119 | 111 | 112 | 108 |
| 1993 | 118 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
| 1992 | 117 | 111 | 110 | 110 |
| 1991 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 109 |
| 1990 | 115 | 109 | 108 | 108 |
| 1989 | 114 | 110 | 110 | 107 |
| 1988 | 114 | 110 | 110 | 106 |
| 1987 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 105 |
| 1986 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 104 |
| 1985 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 103 |
| 1984 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 102 |
| 1983 | 113 | 112 | 108 | 101 |
| 1982 | 113 | 111 | 107 | 100 |
| 1981 | 113 | 110 | 106 | 99 |
| 1980 | 113 | 109 | 105 | 101 |
| 1979 | 112 | 111 | 105 | 100 |
| 1978 | 111 | 111 | 104 | 110 |
| 1977 | 111 | 110 | 103 | 109 |
| 1976 | 113 | 111 | 102 | 108 |
| 1975 | 112 | 111 | 101 | 107 |
| 1974 | 111 | 110 | 100 | 106 |
| 1973 | 112 | 110 | 99 | 105 |
| 1972 | 112 | 110 | 98 | 104 |
| 1971 | 111 | 109 | 97 | 103 |
| 1970 | 111 | 108 | 100 | 102 |
| 1969 | 114 | 107 | 99 | 101 |
| 1968 | 114 | 106 | 98 | 100 |
| 1967 | 113 | 105 | 97 | 99 |
| 1966 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 98 |
| 1965 | 111 | 103 | 95 | 97 |
| 1964 | 113 | 102 | 94 | 96 |
| 1963 | 113 | 101 | 96 | 95 |
| 1962 | 112 | 110 | 97 | 95 |
| 1961 | 111 | 109 | 97 | 94 |
| 1960 | 111 | 108 | 97 | 95 |
| 1959 | 110 | 107 | 97 | 95 |
| 1958 | 110 | 106 | 97 | 94 |
| 1957 | 109 | 105 | 98 | 93 |
| 1956 | 111 | 104 | 97 | 94 |
| 1955 | 113 | 103 | 96 | 94 |
| 1954 | 112 | 102 | 99 | 93 |
| 1953 | 112 | 101 | 99 | 98 |
| 1952 | 111 | 100 | 98 | 98 |
| 1951 | 110 | 99 | 97 | 97 |
| 1950 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 96 |
| 1949 | 108 | 97 | 98 | 95 |
| 1948 | 107 | 96 | 98 | 94 |
| 1947 | 106 | 97 | 97 | 93 |
| 1946 | 105 | 98 | 96 | 92 |
| 1945 | 104 | 104 | 95 | 96 |
| 1944 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 96 |
| 1943 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 95 |
| 1942 | 101 | 101 | 93 | 94 |
| 1941 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 93 |
| 1940 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 92 |
| 1939 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 93 |
| 1938 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 93 |
| 1937 | 101 | 96 | 100 | 101 |
| 1936 | 101 | 96 | 99 | 101 |
| 1935 | 100 | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| 1934 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 99 |
| 1933 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 99 |
| 1932 | 111 | 100 | 95 | 99 |
| 1931 | 111 | 99 | 94 | 98 |
| 1930 | 110 | 99 | 93 | 97 |
| 1929 | 109 | 98 | 92 | 96 |
| 1928 | 113 | 97 | 91 | 95 |
| 1927 | 112 | 97 | 91 | 94 |
| 1926 | 111 | 97 | 93 | 93 |
| 1925 | 110 | 96 | 93 | 92 |
| 1924 | 109 | 97 | 93 | 93 |
| 1923 | 108 | 97 | 93 | 92 |
| 1922 | 107 | 96 | 92 | 91 |
| 1921 | 106 | 99 | 91 | 92 |
| 1920 | 105 | 98 | 90 | 91 |
| 1919 | 107 | 98 | 93 | 98 |
| 1918 | 106 | 98 | 92 | 98 |
| 1917 | 105 | 97 | 94 | 97 |
| 1916 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 96 |
| 1915 | 103 | 96 | 92 | 95 |
| 1914 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 94 |
| 1913 | 101 | 95 | 91 | 93 |
| 1912 | 100 | 95 | 90 | 92 |
| 1911 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 92 |
| 1910 | 99 | 95 | 90 | 91 |
| 1909 | 98 | 94 | 91 | 90 |
| 1908 | 105 | 105 | 97 | 94 |
| 1907 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 93 |
| 1906 | 109 | 103 | 96 | 92 |
| 1905 | 109 | 102 | 95 | 91 |
| 1904 | 108 | 101 | 94 | 90 |
| 1903 | 110 | 100 | 93 | 89 |
| 1902 | 110 | 99 | 92 | 88 |
| 1901 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 92 |
| 1900 | 108 | 97 | 97 | 92 |