Last Updated on November 30, 2002
| World's Oldest People 1974 | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Name | Born | Died | Years | Days | R | S |
| 1 | Japan | Mito Umeta | Mar. 27, 1863 | 110* | 280* | o | f | |
| 2 | Japan | Niwa Kawamoto | Aug. 5, 1863 | 110* | 149* | o | f | |
| Died 1973 | ||||||||
| Spain | Josefa Salas Mateo | July 14, 1860 | Feb. 27, 1973 | 112 | 228 | w | f | |
| England (UK) | Alice Stevenson | July 10, 1861 | Aug. 18, 1973 | 112 | 39 | w | f | |
| N. Ireland (UK) | Elizabeth Watkins | Mar. 10, 1863 | Oct. 31, 1973 | 110 | 235 | w | f | |