Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
★This list contains the top 10 Longest-lived and oldest living State leaders and Cardinals
Longest Lived
State Leaders
UPDATED 12/20/2025
No deaths had Occured Since the death of Former President Jimmy Carter (born 1 Oct 1924) of the United States on 29 December 2024 (aged 100 years, 89 days) (356 days)
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Türkiye
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |  Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands |
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Mười Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 243 days |
| 9 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
Oldest-living
UPDATED 12/20/2025
No deaths had Occured Since the death of Former Sultan of Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah at the age of 95 years, 102 days on 29 December 2024 (355 days)
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 102 years, 46 days |
| 2 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 101 years, 315 days |
| 3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 101 years, 292 days |
| 4 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
|
Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 100 years, 163 days |
| 5 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 17 July 1925 | 100 years, 156 days |
| 7 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
|
President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 205 days |
| 8 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
|
President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 99 years, 47 days |
| 9 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 99 years, 11 days |
| 9 | Thanin Kraivichien |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 98 years, 259 days |
| 10 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 97 years, 319 days |
Cardinals
Since the death of Card. do Nascimento on 28 September 2024 (1 year, 83 days), aged 99 years, 212 days
Oldest-living
No Death has ocuuced since the death of Italian Cardinal Angelo Amato on 31 December 2024 (354 days), aged 86 years, 206 days
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Titlular Church | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Acerbi |  Italy
|
Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi q Cittá Giardino (2024-) | 23 September 1925 | 100 years, 88 days |
| 2 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 7 February 1926 | 99 years, 316 days |
| 3 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
|
Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 15 December 1926 | 99 years, 5 days |
| 4 | Luis Pascual Dri | Argentina
|
Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Peacheria (2023-present) | 17 April 1927 | 98 years, 247 days |
| 5 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 18 October 1927 | 98 years, 54 days |
| 6 | Friedrich Wetter |  Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 20 February 1928 | 97 years, 295 days |
| 7 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
|
Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 18 October 1928 | 97 years, 63 days |
| 8 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
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Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 5 January 1929 | 96 years, 349 days |
| 9 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
25 January 1929 | 96 years, 329 days |
| 10 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 18 March 1930 | 95 years, 277 days |