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How many people born in the 1800s are still alive?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 2006 - 1899 = 107 Therefore, not too many in the world as a whole.

See this site for more info on "Centenarians":

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/dept/content.aspx...

It starts out:

"A Look at Centenarians...

Centenarians are the fastest growing segment of our population. The second fastest is the age group 85+.

Currently, there are about 40,000 centenarians in the United States, or a little more than 1 centenarian per 10,000 in the population; 85% of them are women, 15% are men. ................"