China News Service, Shanghai, October 4th (Reporter Zheng Yingying) According to the news released by the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau on the 4th, the 2022 Shanghai Centennial Star List has been released. As of September 30, 2022, there are 3,689 centenarians in Shanghai. increasing year by year.

Wu Zhicheng (female), who is 112 years old, is currently the oldest person in Shanghai, and Yang Longsheng, who is 111 years old, is the oldest female and male birthday star in Shanghai respectively.

　　Since 2008, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs has published the list of centenarians for fifteen consecutive years, announcing the latest information on centenarians in Shanghai.

　　Among the 3,689 centenarians in Shanghai this year, men account for 25.86% and women account for 74.14%.

In addition, centenarians aged 100 to 105 accounted for 97.8%, 106 to 110 years old accounted for 2.1%, and 111 years old and above accounted for 0.1%.

　　This year's 100-year-old birthday list also featured 7 100-year-old couples for the first time.

In addition, there are 2,589 99-year-old "quasi-hundred-year-old birthday stars" in Shanghai.

　　According to the representative indicators of longevity areas, there are more than 7 elderly people over 100 years old per 100,000 people. Shanghai is a veritable city of longevity.

In 2010, Shanghai reached this indicator for the first time, and in 2021, the indicator has reached 23.5 people.

Data map Photo by Zheng Yingying

　　According to the national census and other relevant data, the number of centenarians in Shanghai is as follows:

　　In 1953, there was only one centenarian in Shanghai.

　　In 2004, the number of centenarians exceeded 500.

　　In 2011, the number of centenarians exceeded 1,000.

　　In 2014, the number of centenarians exceeded 1,500.

　　In 2017, the number of centenarians exceeded 2,000.

　　In 2018, the number of centenarians exceeded 2,500.

　　In 2020, the number of centenarians will exceed 3,000.

　　In 2021, the number of centenarians will exceed 3,500.

　　Since 1953, the number of centenarians in Shanghai has increased from 1 to 1,000 in 58 years; from 1,000 to 2,000 in 6 years; from 2,000 to 3,000 in only 3 years.

　　From 2000 to 2021, the centenarian population in Shanghai has increased by 10.5 times, with an average annual growth rate of 12.3%.

　　From 2000 to 2021, the average growth rate of male centenarians is higher than that of females, but the absolute number is still lower than that of females.

That is, the number of male centenarians increased by 827, with an average annual growth rate of 15.52%; the number of female centenarians increased by 2,376, with an average annual growth rate of 11.59%.

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