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.

### 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|State|Position|Assumed office|width=120|Born|width=120|Age|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|||President|1982|||||
|2||||2005|||||
|3|||King|2015|||||
|4|||King|1991|||||
|5|||President|2025|||||
|6|||President|2025|||||
|7|||Emir|2023|||||
|8|||President|2015|||||
|9|||President|2010|||||
|10|||President|1982|||||

### Top ten of all time

|Rank|Name|State|Position|Last year in office (reason term ended)|Age at end|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1||Malta||1657 (death)|97 years, 47 days|
|2|||Queen and other Commonwealth realms|2022 (death)|96 years, 140 days|
|3|||Regent|2016 (tenure ended)||
|4|||King|1893 (death)|95 years, 76 days|
|5|||Prime Minister|2020 (resigned)|94 years, 235 days|
|6||Venice|Doge of Venice|1585 (death)|94 years, 196 days|
|7|||O le Ao o le Malo|2007 (death)|94 years, 127 days|
|8|||President|2017 (resigned)|93 years, 279 days|
|**9**|****||**President**|**Incumbent**|****|
|10|||President|2019 (death)|92 years, 238 days|

### Top ten currently serving

|Rank|Name|State|Position|Assumed office|Born|Age|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|||Prime Minister|2024|12 May 1988||
|2||||2022|14 March 1988||
|3|||President|2023|30 November 1987||
|4|||Prime Minister|2023|24 September 1987||
|5|||President|2023|7 December 1986||
|6|||Prime Minister|2026|25 March 1987||
|7|||President|2022|11 February 1986||
|8|||Prime Minister|2025|25 December 1985||
|9|||Prime Minister|2022|31 August 1985||
|10|||President|2024|4 April 1984||

### Top ten since 1800

|Rank|Name|State|Position|Assumed office|Age when assuming office|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|||King|1886||
|2|||King|1899||
|3|||King|1952||
|4|||Emperor|1908||
|5|||King|1816||
|6|||Queen|1833||
|7|||King|1950||
|8|||Emperor|1875||
|9|||King|1939||
|10|||Emperor|1831||

## 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

|Rank|Name|State|Position|style="width: 110px"|Born|style="width: 125px"|Age|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|||Acting President (1972–1976)|||||
|2|||Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020)|||||
|3|||Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1989)|||||
|4|||President (2000–2012)|||||
|5|||President (1998–2003; 2004–2009)|||||
|6|||President of the Presidency (1988–1989)|||||
|7|||Governor-General (2010–2014)|||||
|8|||Prime Minister (1993–1994)|||||
|9|||Premier of the State Council (1998–2003)|||||
|10|||Prime Minister (1993–1995)|||||

### Top ten since 1800

|Rank|Name|State|Position|Born|Died|Age|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|||Acting Prime Minister (1962)|1905|2009|103 years, 143 days|
|2||||1883|1986|103 years, 98 days|
|3|||Prime Minister (1952–1953)|1891|1994|102 years, 348 days|
|4|||French Viguier (1977–1980)|1914|2017|102 years, 211 days|
|5|||Prime Minister (1945)|1887|1990|102 years, 48 days|
|6|||Prime Minister (1969)|1917|2019|101 years, 321 days|
|7|||Prime Minister (1948–1958)|1886|1988|101 years, 314 days|
|**8**|****||Acting President (1972–1976)|1923|**Alive**|****|
|9||||1917|2018|101 years, 241 days|
|10|||Premier (1947–1948)|1889|1990|101 years, 219 days|