top 1%

[keannu]

Does this "top" mean "more or higher than 1%" or "be the best= to be the top of 1%"?

gu80)Our world is aging -...Japan, whose population of 100-year-olds is expected to top 1% by 2040, is already experiencing these changes...

 

[5jj]

Does this "top" mean "more or higher than 1%" or "be the best= to be the top of 1%"?

The second of your suggestions doesn't mean anything to me.

 

[Rover_KE]

The verb 'to top' means 'to exceed or surpass' (Collins).

'The number of 100-year-olds is expected to be greater than 1%....'

Rover