Lists of state leaders by age
Template:Short description Template:Multiple image This article contains various lists of state leaders organized by age, defined as heads of state and/or heads of government.
Oldest serving state leaders
Top ten currently serving
People currently serving as head of state and/or head of government, a party leader of a one-party state, or a representative of a head of state.
| Rank | Name | Position | Assumed office | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Sortname | President of Cameroon | 1982[1] | 13 February 1933 | Template:Ayd |
| 2 | Template:Sortname | President of the Palestinian National Authority, President of the State of Palestine |
2005[2] | 15 November 1935 | Template:Ayd |
| 3 | Template:Sortname | King of Saudi Arabia | 2015[3] | 31 December 1935 | Template:Ayd |
| 4 | Template:Sortname | King of Norway[4] | 1991 | 21 February 1937 | Template:Ayd |
| 5 | Template:Sortname | Supreme Leader of Iran | 1989[5] | 19 April 1939 | Template:Ayd |
| 6 | Template:Sortname | President of Togo | 2025 | 7 May 1939 | Template:Ayd |
| 7 | Template:Sortname | Chief Adviser of Bangladesh | 2024 | 28 June 1940 | Template:Ayd |
| 8 | Template:Sortname | Emir of Kuwait | 2023 | 27 September 1940 | Template:Ayd |
| 9 | Template:Sortname | President of Ireland | 2011 | 18 April 1941 | Template:Ayd |
| 10 | Template:Sortname | President of Italy | 2015 | 23 July 1941 | Template:Ayd |
Top ten of all time
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Currently living
| Rank | Name | Position | Last year in office (reason term ended) |
Age at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Sortname | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller | 1657 (death) | Template:Ayd |
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| 2 | Template:Sortname | Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms[6] | 2022 (death) | Template:Ayd |
| 3 | Template:Sortname | Regent of Thailand | 2016 (tenure ended) | Template:Ayd |
| 4 | Template:Sortname | King of Tonga | 1893 (death) | Template:Ayd |
| 5 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Malaysia | 2020 (resigned) | Template:Ayd |
| 6 | Template:Sortname | Doge of Venice | 1585 (death) | Template:Ayd |
| 7 | Template:Sortname | O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa | 2007 (death) | Template:Ayd |
| 8 | Template:Sortname | President of Zimbabwe | 2017 (resigned) | Template:Ayd |
| 9 | Template:Sortname | Pope of the Holy See[7] | 1903 (death) | Template:Ayd |
| 10 | Template:Sortname | President of Tunisia | 2019 (death) | Template:Ayd |
Youngest serving state leaders
Top ten currently serving
| Rank | Name | Position | Assumed office | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Iceland | 2024 | 12 May 1988 | Template:Ayd |
| 2 | Template:Sortname | President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration of Burkina Faso | 2022 | 14 March 1988 | Template:Ayd |
| Interim President of Burkina Faso | 2022 | ||||
| 3 | Template:Sortname | President of Ecuador | 2023 | 30 November 1987 | Template:Ayd |
| 4 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Montenegro | 2023 | 24 September 1987 | Template:Ayd |
| 5 | Template:Sortname | President of Montenegro | 2023 | 7 December 1986 | Template:Ayd |
| 6 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Thailand | 2024 | 21 August 1986 | Template:Ayd |
| 7 | Template:Sortname | President of Chile | 2022 | 11 February 1986 | Template:Ayd |
| 8 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 31 August 1985 | Template:Ayd |
| 9 | Template:Sortname | President of Chad[8] | 2024 | 4 April 1984 | Template:Ayd |
| 10 | Template:Sortname | Interim President of Mali[9] | 2021 | 9 November 1983 | Template:Ayd |
Top ten since 1800
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Currently living
| Rank | Name | Position | Assumed office | Age when assuming office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Sortname | King of Spain | 1886 | Template:Ayd[10] |
| 2 | Template:Sortname | King of Swaziland | 1899 | Template:Ayd |
| 3 | Template:Sortname | King of Egypt | 1952 | Template:Ayd |
| 4 | Template:Sortname | Emperor of China | 1908 | Template:Ayd |
| 5 | Template:Sortname | King of Nepal | 1816 | Template:Ayd |
| 6 | Template:Sortname | Queen of Spain | 1833 | Template:Ayd |
| 7 | Template:Sortname | King of Nepal | 1950[11] | Template:Ayd |
| 8 | Template:Sortname | Emperor of China | 1875 | Template:Ayd |
| 9 | Template:Sortname | King of Iraq | 1939 | Template:Ayd |
| 10 | Template:Sortname | Emperor of Brazil | 1831 | Template:Ayd |
Oldest state leaders
The following lists show the oldest people who have served office as state leader (not limited to their age while in office).
Top ten living
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| Rank | Name | Position | In office | Born | Age |
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| 1 | Template:Sortname | Acting President of Ecuador | 1972–1976 | 4 November 1923 | Template:Ayd |
| 2 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Japan | 1994–1996 | 3 March 1924 | Template:Ayd |
| 3 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Malaysia | 1981–2003; 2018–2020 | 10 July 1925 | Template:Ayd |
| 4 | Template:Sortname | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Afghanistan | 1988–1989 | 17 July 1925 | Template:Ayd |
| 5 | Template:Sortname | President of Senegal | 2000–2012 | 29 May 1926 | Template:Ayd |
| 6 | Template:Sortname | President of Lithuania | 1998–2003; 2004–2009 | 3 November 1926 | Template:Ayd |
| 7 | Template:Sortname | President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia | 1988–1989 | 9 December 1926 | Template:Ayd |
| 8 | Template:Sortname | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea | 1998–2019 | 4 February 1928 | Template:Ayd |
| 9 | Template:Sortname | Governor-General of the Bahamas | 2010–2014 | 11 May 1928 | Template:Ayd |
| 10 | Template:Sortname | Prime Minister of Hungary | 1993–1994 | 27 August 1928 | Template:Ayd |
Top ten since 1800
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Currently living
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975–1982.
- ↑ Previously served as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in 2003.
- ↑ Served concurrently as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015–2022.
- ↑ The Kingdom of Norway includes the dependent territory of Svalbard.
- ↑ Previously served as President of Iran from 1981–1989.
- ↑ In 1952, Princess Elizabeth acceded as the monarch of seven Commonwealth realms. At the time of her death, she reigned as Queen of 15 sovereign states including the United Kingdom. From 1957–1983, most of her British colonies attained independence, and some joined the other realms in different years; most states ceased to be a realm upon becoming republics.
- ↑ The Vatican was in a territorial dispute with the Kingdom of Italy from 1870–1929.
- ↑ Previously President of the Transitional Military Council of Chad from 2021–2022, and Transitional President of Chad from 2022–2024.
- ↑ Previously Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali in 2020 and 2021.
- ↑ Became a monarch at birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year.
- ↑ Gyanendra's first occupation of the throne was in 1950; he was deposed in the 1951 Nepalese revolution.