This is a list of the 100 verified oldest women. The oldest verified woman ever was Jeanne Calment (1875-1997) of France, who is also the oldest verified person ever and who died at the age of 122 years, 164 days. There are nine verified living supercentenarians on this list, the oldest of whom is Italian woman Emma Morano, aged 117 years, 128 days.
Deceased Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 6 April 2017
a^ Brown was born in Jamaica, then a British colony.
b^ Manfredini was born in Italy.
c^ Holtz was born in the Province of Posen, which was then in the German Empire; it is now in Poland.
d^ Gerena was born in Puerto Rico.
e^ Gaudette was born in the United States.
f^ Ray was born in Canada.
g^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now the capital of Moldova.
h^ Pizzinato-Papo was born in Ala, which was then in Austria-Hungary; it is now in Italy.
i^ Clawson was born in the United Kingdom.
j^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, at that time a colony of Portugal.
k^ Benkner was born in Germany.
l^ Primout was born in French Algeria, then a colony of France, now an independent country.
m^ Velasco was born in Mexico.
n^ Cock was born in the former British colony Victoria, which is now part of Australia.