Lists of state leaders by age


This article contains various lists of state leaders organized by age, defined as heads of state and/or heads of government.

10 oldest serving state leaders

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.
RankNameBornAgePositionAssumed office
1Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom1952
2Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahEmir of Kuwait2006
3Raúl CastroFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba2011
4Sir Colville YoungGovernor-General of Belize1993
5Paul BiyaPresident of Cameroon1982
6Michel AounPresident of Lebanon2016
7Mahmoud AbbasPresident of the Palestinian National Authority,
President of the State of Palestine		2005
8Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of Bahrain1971
9Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia,
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia		2015
10FrancisPope of the Holy See,
Sovereign of the Vatican City State		2013

10 oldest ever serving state leaders

Longest-lived state leaders

The following lists are the top ten all-time state leaders and the top ten living.

Top ten since 1800

RankNamePositionBirthDeathAge
1Chau Sen Cocsal ChhumPrime Minister of Cambodia 19052009103 years, 143 days
2Celâl BayarPrime Minister of Turkey 18831986103 years, 98 days
2Celâl BayarPresident of Turkey 18831986103 years, 98 days
3Antoine PinayPrime Minister of France 18911994102 years, 348 days
4André Prunet-FochFrench Viguier in Andorra 19142017102 years, 211 days
5Prince Naruhiko HigashikuniPrime Minister of Japan 18871990102 years, 48 days
6Ek Yi OunPrime Minister of Cambodia 19102013102 years, 1 day to 103 years, 364 days
7Babiker AwadallaPrime Minister of Sudan 19172019101 years, 321 days
8Willem DreesPrime Minister of the Netherlands 18861988101 years, 314 days
9Đỗ MườiChairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam 19172018101 years, 241 days
9Đỗ MườiGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam 19172018101 years, 241 days
10Zhang QunPremier of the Republic of China 18891990101 years, 219 days

Top ten living

RankNamePositionBirthAge
1Mustafa Ben HalimPrime Minister of Libya
2Prime Minister of Peru
2President of Peru
3Luis EcheverríaPresident of Mexico
4Francesc Badia BatallaEpiscopal Veguer in Andorra
5Khamtai SiphandonPrime Minister of Laos
5Khamtai SiphandonChairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
5Khamtai SiphandonPresident of Laos
6Tomiichi MurayamaPrime Minister of Japan
7Kenneth KaundaPresident of Zambia
8Jimmy CarterPresident of the United States
9Lubomír ŠtrougalPrime Minister of Czechoslovakia
10Guillermo RodríguezPresident of Ecuador

10 youngest serving state leaders

RankNamePositionBirthAge
1Sebastian KurzChancellor of Austria 27 August 1986
2Sanna MarinPrime Minister of Finland 16 November 1985
3Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader of North Korea 8 January 1983
4Nayib BukelePresident of El Salvador 24 July 1981
5Jacinda ArdernPrime Minister of New Zealand 26 July 1980
6Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of Qatar 3 June 1980
7Jigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckKing of Bhutan 21 February 1980
8Carlos Alvarado QuesadaPresident of Costa Rica 14 January 1980
9Xavier Espot ZamoraHead of Government of Andorra 30 October 1979
10Jüri RatasPrime Minister of Estonia 2 July 1978

10 youngest state leaders (since 1945)

Leaders still serving are highlighted in italicized bold.
RankNamePositionAge
1Fuad IIKing of Egypt
2GyanendraKing of Nepal
3Faisal IIKing of Iraq
4HusseinKing of Jordan
5Jigme Singye WangchuckKing of Bhutan
6Mswati III King of Eswatini
7Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand
8Ntare VKing of Burundi
9Jean-Claude DuvalierPresident of Haiti
10BaudouinKing of Belgium