List of longest-living state leaders
This article lists the 100 Longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister) and cardinals, born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on lightgreen. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Acting Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905-2009) of 
Cambodia, who lived to 103 years, 143 days. And among the Living the Oldest is Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1923) of .svg){kind=small}
Ecuador, whose current age is 102 years, 39 days.
Gallery
- Chau-Sen-Cocsal-Chhum.jpg
Oldest:
Cambodia
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
served: 1962 
2nd Oldest:
Turkey
Celål Bayar
served 1937–1939, 1950–1960
3rd-Oldest:
France
Antoine Pinay
served: 1952 1953
8th-oldest ever:
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez
served: 1972–1976
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List
UPDATED 12/13/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | Entry date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Turkey
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 348 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days | 2008.06.15 Bowell |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days | 2011.09.12 Dahayanake |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 8 | Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 1923 | Alive | 102 years, 39 days | 2020.10.15 Schaffner |
| 9 | Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Prime Minister (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917Gio | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days | 2011.08.03 Athanasiadis-Novas |
| 10 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 11 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days | 2013.01.25 Gligorov |
| 12 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 285 days | 2019.09.10 Estrada |
| 13 | Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1967–1971) | 1915 | 2016 | 101 years, 115 days | 2011.04.05 Mancheno Cajas |
| 14 | Hyun Soong-jong | .svg){kind=small} South Korea
|
Prime Minister (1992–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 101 years, 88 days | 2013.12.21 Parhon |
| 15 | Bernardino González Ruiz |  Panama
|
Acting Leader (1963) | 1911 | 2012 | 101 years, 64 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 16 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Party Chairman (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
1924 | 2025 | 101 years, 53 days | 2019.08.27 Barrera |
| 17 | Christopher Hornsrud |  Norway
|
Prime Minister (1928) | 1859 | 1960 | 101 years, 27 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 18 | Mustafa Ben Halim |  Libya
|
Prime Minister (1954–1957) | 1921 | 2021 | 100 years, 312 days | 2018.04.28 Pétain |
| 19 | Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
Acting President (1966) | 1912 | 2013 | 100 years, 304 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 20 | Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | .svg){kind=small} Philippines
|
Governor-General (1862-1865) | 1815 | 1915 | 100 years, 283 days | 2025.08.10 Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez |  Peru
|
Prime Minister (1975) President (1975–1980) |
1921 | 2022 | 2017.02.27 Berg | ||
| 22 | Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
Premier (1990–1993) | 1919 | 2020 | 100 years, 235 days | 2014.08.05 |
| 23 | Luis Echeverría |  Mexico
|
President (1970–1976) | 1922 | 2022 | 100 years, 172 days | 2017.06.25 Sebastian |
| 24 | Jimmy Carter |  United States
|
President (1977–1981) | 1924 | 2024 | 100 years, 89 days | 2020.08.20 Romero Pereira |
| 25 | Xenophon Zolotas |  Greece
|
Prime Minister (1989–1990) | 1904 | 2004 | 100 years, 45 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
Prime Minister (2000–2001) | 1920 | 2020 | 2015.01.20 Ibn Yahya | ||
| 27 | Abdul Salam Sabrah | .svg){kind=small} Yemen
|
Acting Prime Minister (1969; 1971) | 1912 | 2012 | 100 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 28 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 156 days | 2021.08.20 Michael I |
| 29 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
|
Prime Minister (1988-1989) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 149 days | 2021.12.25 Gotō |
| 30 | Johan Ferrier |  Suriname
|
President (1975–1980) | 1910 | 2010 | 99 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 31 | Tun Tin | .svg){kind=small} Burma
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1920 | 2020 | 99 years, 211 days | 2015.11.19 Nguyễn |
| 32 | Gulzarilal Nanda |  India
|
Acting Prime Minister (1964; 1966) | 1898 | 1998 | 99 years, 195 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 24–33 | Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia
|
Interim president (1969) | 1912 | 2012 | 99 years, 164 days to 100 years, 163 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 34 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |  Morocco
|
Prime Minister (1971–1972; 1983–1986; 1992–1994) | 1919 | 2018 | 99 years, 142 days | 2014.03.18 Aguinaldo |
| 35 | Anthony Mamo |  Malta
|
Prime Minister (1971–1974) President (1974–1976) |
1909 | 2008 | 99 years, 113 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 36 | Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
President (1974–1975) | 1903 | 2002 | 99 years, 96 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 37 | Clifford Campbell |  Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1962–1973) | 1892 | 1991 | 99 years, 92 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 38 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 198 days | 2022.10.13 Deustua |
| 39 | Morarji Desai | India
|
Prime Minister (1977–1979) | 1896 | 1995 | 99 years, 41 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 40 | Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of State (1987–1992) | 1912 | 2011 | 99 years, 32 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 41 | Abdel Halim Muhammad |  Sudan
|
Committee of Sovereignty Member (1964–1965) | 1910 | 2009 | 99 years, 6 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 42 | Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
President (1989–1994) | 1913 | 2012 | 98 years, 350 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 30–43 | Hastings Banda |  Malawi
|
Prime Minister (1964–1966) State President (1966–1994) President of the Congress Party (1966–1993) |
1898 | 1997 | 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 44 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |  Tanzania
|
President (1985–1995) | 1925 | 2024 | 98 years, 297 days | 2021.05.22 Mintoff |
| 46 | Prem Tinsulanonda |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1980–1988) Regent (2016) |
1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 273 days | 2015.09.22 Petitpierre |
| 45 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 40 days | 2023.03.23 Elizabeth II |
| 47 | Pierre Harmel |  Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1965–1966) | 1911 | 2009 | 98 years, 244 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 48 | Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
Governor-General (1991–2006) | 1915 | 2014 | 98 years, 240 days | 2010.01.08 Duffus |
| 49 | Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
Prime Minister (1932–1933) | 1873 | 1972 | 98 years, 237 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 50 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
Prime Minister (1990–1993) | 1918 | 2017 | 98 years, 223 days | 2013.08.03 Dharmasakti |
| 51 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 1926 | Alive | 99 years, 4 days | 2023.06.16 Ek |
| 52 | Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
President (1926–1931) | 1879 | 1978 | 98 years, 203 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 53 | Émile Reuter |  Luxembourg
|
Prime Minister (1918–1925) | 1874 | 1973 | 98 years, 196 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 54 | Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
Prime Minister (1960–1962) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 191 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 55 | Aden Adde | Somalia
|
President (1960–1967) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 181 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 56 | Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
President (1992–1998) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 153 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 57 | Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
President (1992–1997) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 142 days | 2016.01.18 Pak |
| 58 | Émile Derlin Zinsou |  Dahomey
|
President (1968–1969) | 1918 | 2016 | 98 years, 127 days | 2012.11.11 Bello Codesido |
| 59 | Borys Martos | .svg){kind=small} Ukraine
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1879 | 1977 | 98 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 60 | Artúr Görgei | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Acting Governor-President (1849) | 1818 | 1916 | 98 years, 112 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 61 | Lubomír Štrougal |  Czechoslovakia
|
Prime Minister (1970–1988) | 1924 | 2023 | 98 years, 110 days | 2020.08.30 Balaguer |
| 62 | Jean | Luxembourg
|
Grand Duke (1964–2000) | 1921 | 2019 | 98 years, 108 days | 2016.04.03 al-Hakim |
| 63 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972–1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days | 2010.10.11 Todd |
| 64 | Giorgio Napolitano |  Italy
|
President (2006–2015) | 1925 | 2023 | 98 years, 85 days | 2021.08.04 Cansanção de Sinimbu |
| 65 | Venceslau Brás | .svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
President (1914–1918) | 1868 | 1966 | 98 years, 78 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 66 | Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
French Viguier (1972–1977) | 1916 | 2015 | 98 years, 56 days | 2011.06.15 de Freycinet |
| 67 | R. Venkataraman | India
|
President (1987–1992) | 1910 | 2009 | 98 years, 54 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 68 | Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | .svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1919) | 1875 | 1973 | 98 years, 15 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 69 | Gabriel París Gordillo |  Colombia
|
President (1957–1958) | 1910 | 2008 | 98 years, 13 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 70 | Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
General Secretary of the Communist Party (1987–1989) | 1922 | 2020 | 97 years, 332 days | 2020.02.29 Betancur |
| 71 | Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 1927 | 2025 | 97 years, 324 days | 2023.10.13 Richter Prada |
| 72 | Abdelsalam Majali |  Jordan
|
Prime Minister (1993–1995; 1997–1998) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 319 days | 2022.03.22 Lascuráin |
| 73 | Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
President of the National Security Council (1980–1982) State President (1982–1989) |
1917 | 2015 | 97 years, 296 days | 2012.02.27 Graber |
| 74 | Wellington Koo | .svg){kind=small} China
|
Acting Premier (1924) Acting President (1926–1927) |
1888 | 1985 | 97 years, 289 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 75 | Baron Ignaz von Plener |  Austria
|
Minister-President (1870) | 1810 | 1908 | 97 years, 272 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 76 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |  Ireland
|
Governor-General (1932–1936) | 1866 | 1963 | 97 years, 267 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 77 | Abdelmalek Benhabyles |  Algeria
|
Acting President (1992) | 1921 | 2018 | 97 years, 245 days | 2016.08.23 Ben Bella |
| 78 | Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
Episcopal Veguer (1972–1993) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 217 days | 2020.02.13 Ciampi |
| 79 | Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
Prime Minister (1980–1981) | 1925 | 2023 | 97 years, 210 days | 2022.02.24 Chaves |
| 80 | Ramón José Velásquez |  Venezuela
|
President (1993-1994) | 1916 | 2014 | 97 years, 208 days | 2011.05.23 Louisy |
| 81 | He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
Premier (1949) | 1890 | 1987 | 97 years, 202 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 82 | Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
President (1988 2000) | 1923 | 2020 | 97 years, 197 days | 2018.06.15 Levingston |
| 83 | Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
Taoiseach (1973–1977) | 1920 | 2017 | 97 years, 174 days | 2015.05.03 Dragosavac |
| 84 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium (1998–2019) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 312 days | 2024.08.16 Kollias |
| 85 | Alfredo Solf y Muro | .svg){kind=small} Peru
|
Prime Minister (1939–1944) | 1872 | 1969 | 97 years, 152 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 86 | Patricio Aylwin |  Chile
|
President (1990–1994) | 1918 | 2016 | 97 years, 145 days | 2013.08.30 Miettunen |
| 87 | Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
Prime Minister (1988–1989) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 140 days | 2010.01.23 Phạm |
| 88 | Ion Gheorghe Maurer | .svg){kind=small} Romania
|
President of the Presidium (1958–1961) Acting President of the State Council (1965) Prime Minister (1961–1974) |
1902 | 2000 | 97 years, 138 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 89 | Martial Célestin |  Haiti
|
Prime Minister (1988) | 1913 | 2011 | 97 years, 123 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 90 | Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
First Secretary of the Worker's Party (1954–1955) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 97 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 91 | Arthur Foulkes |  Bahamas
|
Governor-General (2010–2014) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 216 days | 2025.01.01 Rüütel |
| 92 | Kenneth Kaunda |  Zambia
|
State President (1964–1991) | 1924 | 2021 | 97 years, 50 days | 2020.01.27 Degazon |
| 93 | Walter Scheel |  West Germany
|
Acting Chancellor (1974) President (1974–1979) |
1919 | 2016 | 97 years, 47 days | 2013.05.29 Juliana |
| 94 | Péter Boross |  Hungary
|
Prime Minister (1993–1994) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 108 days | 2025.04.28 Molotov |
| 95 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany
|
Chancellor (1974–1982) | 1918 | 2015 | 96 years, 322 days | 2013.10.13 Chamorro Vargas |
| 96 | Zhu Rongji |  China
|
Premier (1998–2003) | 1928 | Alive | 97 years, 51 days | 2025.06.27 Bourguiba |
| 97 | Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
Prime Minister (1946–1947) | 1871 | 1968 | 96 years, 275 days | 2008.01.01 Original |
| 98 | Yitzhak Shamir |  Israel
|
Prime Minister (1981-1984; 1986-1992) | 1915 | 2012 | 96 years, 252 days | 2009.11.06 C. Rajogopalachari |
| 99 | Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
President (1935–1937) | 1877 | 1974 | 96 years, 250 days | 2007.08.03 Original |
| 100 | H.E. Habib Bourguiba |  Tunisia
|
Prime Minister (1956–1957) President (1957–1987) |
1903 | 2000 | 96 years, 247 days | 2007.08.03 Original reinstated: 2025.08.10 Anchimaa-Toka |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Born | Died | Age | Date eliminated from the main list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Kollias | .svg){kind=small} Greece
|
Prime Minister (1967) | 1901 | 1998 | 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days | 2024.08.17 |
Time in the Main List
UPDATED 12/13/2025
| Color | Note |
|---|---|
| Living State Leaders |
| Name | State | Since | Time in the Main List |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum | Cambodia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Celâl Bayar | Turkey
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Antoine Pinay | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| André Prunet-Foch | Andorra
|
15 June 2008 | 17 years, 181 days |
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | Japan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Babiker Awadalla | Sudan
|
12 September 2011 | 14 years, 92 days |
| Willem Drees | Netherlands
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Đỗ Mười | Vietnam
|
03 August 2011 | 14 years, 132 days |
| Zhang Qun | Taiwan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Japan
|
25 January 2013 | 12 years, 320 days |
| Piet de Jong | Netherlands
|
05 April 2011 | 14 years, 252 days |
| Hyun Soong-jong | South Korea
|
21 December 2013 | 11 years, 357 days |
| Bernardino González Ruiz | Panama
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Christopher Hornsrud | Norway
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Mustafa Ben Halim | Libya
|
28 April 2016 | 9 years, 229 days |
| Telmo Vargas | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Peru
|
27 February 2017 | 8 years, 289 days |
| Hau Pei-tsun | Taiwan
|
05 August 2014 | 11 years, 130 days |
| Xenophon Zolotas | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru
|
20 January 2015 | 10 years, 327 days |
| Abdul Salam Sabrah | Yemen
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Johan Ferrier | Suriname
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Tun Tin | Burma
|
19 November 2015 | 10 years, 28 days |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Mohammed Karim Lamrani | Morocco
|
18 March 2014 | 11 years, 270 days |
| Anthony Mamo | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | Greece
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Clifford Campbell | Jamaica
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Morarji Desai | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Võ Chí Công | Vietnam
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Abdel Halim Muhammad | Sudan
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Ċensu Tabone | Malta
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Hastings Banda | Malawi
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Prem Tinsulanonda | Thailand
|
22 September 2015 | 10 years, 82 days |
| Pierre Harmel | Belgium
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Howard Cooke | Jamaica
|
08 January 2010 | 15 years, 339 days |
| Joseph Paul-Boncour | France
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | Greece
|
03 August 2013 | 12 years, 132 days |
| Isidro Ayora | Ecuador
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Émile Reuter | Luxembourg
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Mamadou Dia | Senegal
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Aden Adde | Somalia
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Nouhak Phoumsavanh | Laos
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Lê Đức Anh | Vietnam
|
18 Jan 2016 | 9 years, 329 days |
| Émile Derlin Zinsou | Dahomey
|
11 Nov 2012 | 13 years, 32 days |
| Borys Martos | Ukraine
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Artúr Görgei | Hungary
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Jean | Luxembourg
|
03 April 2016 | 9 years, 254 days |
| Gough Whitlam | Australia
|
11 October 2010 | 15 years, 63 days |
| Venceslau Brás | Brazil
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Claude Rostain | Andorra
|
15 June 2011 | 14 years, 181 days |
| R. Venkataraman | India
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám | Hungary
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Gabriel París Gordillo | Colombia
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Kenan Evren | Turkey
|
27 Feb 2012 | 13 years, 289 days |
| Wellington Koo | China
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 163 days |
| Baron Ignaz von Plener | Austria
|
01 January 2008 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Domhnall Ua Buachalla | Ireland
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Abdelmalek Benhabyles | Algeria
|
23 Aug 2016 | 9 years, 112 days |
| Ramón José Velásquez | Venezuela
|
23 May 2011 | 14 years, 204 days |
| He Yingqin | Taiwan
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Liam Cosgrave | Ireland
|
03 May 2015 | 10 years, 224 days |
| Alfredo Solf y Muro | Peru
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Ion Gheorghe Maurer | Romania
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Martial Célestin | Haiti
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Gheorghe Apostol | Romania
|
03 Aug 2007 | 17 years, 346 days |
| Camille Huysmans | Belgium
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Federico Páez | Ecuador
|
03 Aug 2007 | 18 years, 132 days |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Israel
|
06 Nov 2009 | 16 years, 37 days |
| Armando Villanueva | Peru
|
23 Jan 2010 | 15 years, 324 days |
| Walter Scheel | West Germany
|
29 May 2013 | 12 years, 198 days |
| Patricio Aylwin | Chile
|
30 Aug 2013 | 12 years, 105 days |
| Helmet Schmidt | West Germany
|
13 Oct 2013 | 12 years, 61 days |
| Luis Echeverría | Mexico
|
25 Jun 2017 | 8 years, 171 days |
| Lee Teng-hui | Taiwan
|
15 Jun 2018 | 7 years, 178 days |
| Khamtai Siphandone | Laos
|
27 Aug 2019 | 6 years, 108 days |
| Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
10 Sept 2019 | 6 years, 94 days |
| Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia
|
27 Jan 2020 | 5 years, 328 days |
| Francesc Badia Batalla | Andorra
|
13 Feb 2020 | 5 years, 303 days |
| Miloš Jakeš | Czechoslovakia
|
29 Feb 2020 | 5 years, 288 days |
| Jimmy Carter | United States
|
20 Aug 2020 | 5 years, 115 days |
| Lubomír Štrougal | Czechoslovakia
|
30 Aug 2020 | 5 years, 105 days |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | Ecuador
|
15 October 2020 | 5 years, 59 days |
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | Tanzania
|
22 May 2021 | 4 years, 205 days |
| Giorgio Napolitano | Italy
|
04 Aug 2021 | 4 years, 131 days |
| Mahathir Mohamad | Malaysia
|
20 Aug 2021 | 4 years, 115 days |
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | Afghanistan
|
25 Dec 2021 | 3 years, 353 days |
| Arnaldo Forlani | Italy
|
24 Feb 2022 | 3 years, 292 days |
| Abdelsalam Majali | Jordan
|
22 Mar 2022 | 3 years, 266 days |
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal
|
13 October 2022 | 3 years, 61 days |
| Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania
|
23 Mar 2023 | 2 years, 265 days |
| Raif Dizdarević | Yugoslavia
|
16 Jun 2023 | 2 years, 180 days |
| Thanin Kraivichien | Thailand
|
13 Oct 2023 | 2 years, 61 days |
| Kim Yong-nam | North Korea
|
16 Aug 2024 | 1 year, 119 days |
| Arthur Foulkes | Bahamas
|
01 Jan 2025 | 346 days |
| Péter Boross | Hungary
|
28 Apr 2025 | 229 days |
| Zhu Rongji | China'
|
27 Jun 2025 | 169 days |
| Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham | Philippines
|
10 Aug 2025 | 125 days |
| Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia
|
See also
- List of longest-living cardinals
- List of oldest living state leaders
- Hypothetical List of longest-living state leaders
- Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
- Longest-lived State Leaders and Cardinals by Region
- Future longest-living state leaders
- Past longest-living state leaders
Mukhtar Mohammed Hussein: 99 years, 164 days to
100 years, 163 days
Hastings Banda: 98 years, 329 days to 99 years, 328 days
Konstantinos Kollias: 96 years, 194 days to 97 years, 193 days
Hassan al-Hakim: 95 years, 89 days to 96 years, 88 days