Taking age, illness, and lifestyle into account, the study concluded that the body’s capacity to fully recover diminishes between 120 and 150 years, suggesting survival beyond this range is unlikely.

Meanwhile, other research hints the record for the world’s oldest person could be broken by 2100, but it’s improbable that the majority of people will surpass Calment’s extraordinary age.

Slowing Down Ageing

Efforts to slow ageing at the cellular level are ongoing, with experimental drugs aiming to extend human life to as much as 200 years. However, the concept of routinely reaching such milestones remains far from reality.

There’s also the distant hope that space exploration could lead to life on planets where “years” are much shorter. For instance, one such planet orbits its sun every 2.7 Earth days, making a person technically live thousands of “years.” Still, by Earth’s standards, this wouldn’t be true longevity—it would be a clever trick of perspective.

The Future of Human Longevity

If reaching 150 years becomes achievable, it would mark a significant milestone in human history. By then, humanity might even develop technologies that allow life to continue indefinitely—perhaps in robotic form.

For now, while life expectancy continues to increase steadily, the dream of eternal life remains a tantalizing possibility for future generations.