<P> Since the death of 117 - year - old Nabi Tajima of Japan on 21 April 2018 , 117 - year - old Chiyo Miyako of Japan , born 2 May 1901 , is the oldest living person in the world whose age has been documented . Since the death of 113 - year - old Francisco Núñez Olivera of Spain on 29 January 2018 , 112 - year - old Masazō Nonaka of Japan , born 25 July 1905 , is the world 's oldest living man . </P>
<P> Since the death of 117 - year - old Nabi Tajima of Japan on 21 April 2018 , 117 - year - old Chiyo Miyako of Japan , born 2 May 1901 , is the oldest living person in the world whose age has been documented . Since the death of 113 - year - old Francisco Núñez Olivera of Spain on 29 January 2018 , 112 - year - old Masazō Nonaka of Japan , born 25 July 1905 , is the world 's oldest living man . </P>
what age is the oldest person on earth
what age is the oldest person on earth
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