How unusual is it to have all four grandparents alive?

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A friend of mine is 31 and has all four of her grandparents. They’re all in their late 80s. I said to her that must be quite rare but she said she’d never thought of it like that.

I am lucky to have 3 grandparents still alive and I'm 38. My lovely grandad died 10 years ago when I was 28 (he was in his mid-80s). I was lucky to have all 4 grandparents at my wedding, but grandad died not long afterwards.

My maternal grandparents were young (late teens I think) when my mum was born, and she was in her early 20s when she had me, so they are not much more than 40 years older than me. Both in their early 80s.

My paternal grandmother is in her 90s and she's had some physical health problems but is mentally healthy. Her mother (my great-grandmother) lived to her late 90s so I think she must have good genes!

I really hope my parents will continue to be in good health as my children get older. Extended family relationships can be very special.

All 4 of mine were still alive until I was 31 and sadly the grandfather who lived by himself was the first to go (Nan on Mum’s side remarried after they divorced). He was 85.

I was born mid 80s and all of my grandparents were born in 1910 or 1911.

DH still has one grandmother, she was born 25 years after my youngest grandparent.

Two of mine died long before I was born, and the others were dead by my late teens. Given that I had DS just shy of 40, it’s pretty good he has all four grandparents (early 80s) aged 12. I’m glad he’s had time to know them.

I lost mine aged 9/17/19 and one I’d never known.

Eldest DC is 19 and has all 4 in good health, 69-75 so them all still being here in 10 years is hopefully likely.

DH still has a Granny.

I also have nephews and neieces on my husbands side and they have a mixture of gps

One has 2 grandmas and grandads, paternal and maternal plus great gps on both sides

Another has the same as above but with only great grandfather

2 others have 2 grandmas and grandad plus paternal and maternal gps plus a step great grand father

I had all four till I was 44. They all lived into their nineties. I lost the last one two years ago when I was 55.

When DD was born she had all four grandparents and three great-grandmothers alive. I had two grandmothers until I was in my 40s. The men in my family didn’t do so well.

I'm 34 and have just one grandparent alive who is 82.

My DS only has one grandparent and he's 16, but that's not because they are dead, it is due to me being NC with my father and my ex not being involved in DS's life.

I had a great-grandma until 22.
Full set of grandparents until 33.
Have a grandma still in my 40s.

The DCs had a granny older than their great-grandparents due to different generation gaps and birth order in maternal/ paternal family.

I think it is unusual. I had all 4 of mine until I was almost 18. I lost my dad's mum in 2014, my mum's dad in 2020 and my dad's dad in 2022. My mum's mum is still kicking for now and I have just turned 30. As for parents my dad very recently passed away my mother is still kicking.

My parents were 41/2 when they had me, my GP’s were in their 20’d when they had my parents, so by default I was 19 when I lost my last GP and I won’t have parents by the time I’m 50 (I’m 45 now, lost mum 2yrs ago and Dad is stage 4 cancer with 2 years at most left)
This is one of the reasons that when children weren’t on the horizon at 34 that I stopped considering it.

I had a full set until the age of 12 (plus 3 great grandmas). Three (plus the 3 greats) then died within the next 6 years.
My last remaining grandma died last year. I was 42 and she was 94.

They were all fabulous people. I feel very lucky to have had my last grandma for so long. It was nice to have that adult relationship with her and ask her the questions about her childhood and talk about family history in a way I didn't get to with the others.

My DC are mid teens and have two grandparents and no great grandparents now.

I had all four alive until I was 14. I then lost one every 6 years until the last died when I was 32.

There was only 18 months between losing my last grandparent and my dad though.

38 now and still all alive!

My dd is 29 and lost her first grandparent 6 months ago.

I lost my first one at age 23 and the last at 28.

I lost all my grandparents by the age of 25. My dads dad when I was 2, my mums dad and my dads mum when I was 16 then finally my mums mum when I was 25….

my folks are still alive thankfully at the ages of 75 and 81. I’ve just turned 50

I’d say quite rare. Both of my grandfathers died before I was born. My nans died when I was 15 and 30. My mum and dad are still fairly young at 69, my dds are adults now. But my MIL died 10 years ago, so they only have one set of grandparents still alive.

I haven't had any grandparents since I was 7.

My paternal grandmother was born in 1892 and I’m not 50 yet! By the time I was born she had been dead 40 years. I lost my paternal grandfather at 8, my maternal grandmother at 12 and my maternal grandfather at 17.

Both my parents were dead when my first was born but despite only having 50% of grandparents she had a set of great grandparents still living.

I was born 1977. My gran was born 1900

I had all 4 of mine till I was 36 and 3 of them till I was 38

Two gone before I was born (cancer), one I never saw anyway before I was into double figures. I only ever knew my Gran who went in her 90s when I was in my 40s.

I think it’s lovely.

My kids in their mid-thirties had all 4 grandparents until last summer when my Dad sadly passed away. The remaining 3 are all in their late eighties and very frail.
It is wonderful to have grandparents/ parents well into adult life but sad to face losing them in quick succession.