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Living as of August 2024
Prime Minister Date of birth Premiership
Tomiichi Murayama (1924-03-03) 3 March 1924 (age 100) 1994–1996
Yasuo Fukuda (1936-07-16) 16 July 1936 (age 88) 2007–2008
Yoshirō Mori (1937-07-14) 14 July 1937 (age 87) 2000–2001
Morihiro Hosokawa (1938-01-14) 14 January 1938 (age 86) 1993–1994
Tarō Asō (1940-09-20) 20 September 1940 (age 84) 2008–2009
Junichiro Koizumi (1942-01-08) 8 January 1942 (age 82) 2001–2006
Naoto Kan (1946-10-10) 10 October 1946 (age 78) 2010–2011
Yukio Hatoyama (1947-02-11) 11 February 1947 (age 77) 2009–2010
Yoshihide Suga (1948-12-06) 6 December 1948 (age 75) 2020–2021
Yoshihiko Noda (1957-05-20) 20 May 1957 (age 67) 2011–2012
Fumio Kishida (1957-07-29) 29 July 1957 (age 67) 2021–present

This is a list of prime ministers of Japan by age, including when they were born, what age they were when they were appointed prime minister, what age they were when they left the office and the age at which they died, or their current age as of 23 November 2024 if they are still alive. The table can be sorted by each different category.

The date of appointment is the date on which they were appointed by the emperor for their first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new prime minister was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.

Overview

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The oldest living prime minister is Tomiichi Murayama, born 3 March 1924 (aged 100 years, 265 days). The youngest living prime minister is Fumio Kishida (incumbent), born 29 July 1957 (aged 67 years, 117 days).

The longest-lived prime minister was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni who lived to the age of 102 years, 48 days. Yasuhiro Nakasone was the second longest-lived prime minister who lived to the age of 101 years, 186 days. The second oldest-living prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, will tie Nakasone if he lives to 16 January 2038. The shortest-lived prime minister was Fumimaro Konoe, who died at the age of 54 years, 65 days.

The prime minister with the longest retirement is Higashikuni. He left office on 9 October 1945, and died 44 years, and 103 days later on 20 January 1990. The prime minister with the shortest retirement is Keizō Obuchi, who died on 14 May 2000, 39 days after he left office on 5 April 2000.

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  • a indicates the prime minister died in office
# Prime minister Date of birth Start date of (first) term Age at beginning of (first) term End date of (final) term Age at leaving office Total time in office Total time after leaving office Date of death Lifespan
1 Itō Hirobumi (1841-10-16)16 October 1841 22 December 1885 (1885-12-22) 44-06744 years, 67 days 10 May 1901 (1901-05-10) 59 years, 206 days 02,7162,716 days 8 years, 169 days (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 68 years, 10 days
(24,846 days)
2 Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840-11-09)9 November 1840 30 April 1888 (1888-04-30) 47-17347 years, 173 days 25 October 1889 (1889-10-25) 48 years, 350 days 00,543543 days 10 years, 302 days (1900-08-23)23 August 1900 59 years, 287 days
(21,836 days)
3 Yamagata Aritomo (1838-06-14)14 June 1838 24 December 1889 (1889-12-24) 51-19351 years, 193 days 19 October 1900 (1900-10-19) 62 years, 127 days 01,2081,208 days 21 years, 105 days (1922-02-01)1 February 1922 83 years, 232 days
(30,547 days)
4 Matsukata Masayoshi (1835-03-23)23 March 1835 6 May 1891 (1891-05-06) 56-04456 years, 44 days 12 January 1898 (1898-01-12) 62 years, 295 days 00,941941 days 26 years, 172 days (1924-07-02)2 July 1924 89 years, 101 days
(32,608 days)
5 Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838-03-11)11 March 1838 30 June 1898 (1898-06-30) 60-11160 years, 111 days 9 October 1916 (1916-10-09) 78 years, 212 days 01,0381,038 days 5 years, 93 days (1922-01-10)10 January 1922 83 years, 305 days
(30,620 days)
6 Katsura Tarō (1848-01-04)4 January 1848 2 June 1901 (1901-06-02) 53-14953 years, 149 days 20 February 1913 (1913-02-20) 65 years, 47 days 02,8832,883 days 232 days (1913-10-10)10 October 1913 65 years, 279 days
(24,020 days)
7 Saionji Kinmochi (1849-12-07)7 December 1849 7 January 1906 (1906-01-07) 56-03156 years, 31 days 21 December 1912 (1912-12-21) 63 years, 14 days 01,3981,398 days 27 years, 339 days (1940-11-24)24 November 1940 90 years, 353 days
(33,224 days)
8 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852-11-26)26 November 1852 20 February 1913 (1913-02-20) 60-08660 years, 86 days 7 January 1924 (1924-01-07) 71 years, 42 days 00,547547 days 9 years, 335 days (1933-12-08)8 December 1933 81 years, 12 days
(29,596 days)
9 Terauchi Masatake (1852-02-24)24 February 1852 9 October 1916 (1916-10-09) 64-22864 years, 228 days 29 September 1918 (1918-09-29) 66 years, 217 days 00,720720 days 1 year, 35 days (1919-11-03)3 November 1919 67 years, 252 days
(24,723 days)
10 Hara Takashi (1856-03-15)15 March 1856 29 September 1918 (1918-09-29) 62-19862 years, 198 days 4 November 1921 (1921-11-04) 65 years, 234 days 01,1321,132 days 0 days (1921-11-04)4 November 1921a 65 years, 234 days
(23,974 days)
11 Takahashi Korekiyo (1853-09-19)19 September 1853 13 November 1920 (1920-11-13) 67-05567 years, 55 days 12 June 1923 (1923-06-12) 69 years, 266 days 00,941941 days 12 years, 259 days 26 February 1936 82 years, 160 days
(30,109 days)
12 Katō Tomosaburō (1861-04-01)1 April 1861 12 June 1922 (1922-06-12) 61-07261 years, 72 days 24 August 1923 (1923-08-24) 62 years, 145 days 00,438438 days 0 days (1923-08-24)24 August 1923a 62 years, 145 days
(22,789 days)
13 Kiyoura Keigo (1850-03-27)27 March 1850 7 January 1924 (1924-01-07) 73-28673 years, 286 days 11 June 1924 (1924-06-11) 74 years, 76 days 00,156156 days 18 years, 147 days (1942-11-05)5 November 1942 92 years, 223 days
(33,825 days)
14 Katō Takaaki (1860-01-25)25 January 1860 11 June 1924 (1924-06-11) 64-13864 years, 138 days 28 January 1926 (1926-01-28) 66 years, 3 days 00,596596 days 0 days (1926-01-28)28 January 1926a 66 years, 3 days
(24,109 days)
15 Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866-03-21)21 March 1866 30 January 1926 (1926-01-30) 59-31559 years, 315 days 13 December 1931 (1931-12-13) 65 years, 267 days 00,688688 days 17 years, 342 days (1949-11-20)20 November 1949 83 years, 244 days
(30,559 days)
16 Tanaka Giichi (1864-07-25)25 July 1864 20 April 1927 (1927-04-20) 62-26962 years, 269 days 2 July 1929 (1929-07-02) 64 years, 342 days 00,804804 days 89 days (1929-09-29)29 September 1929 65 years, 66 days
(23,806 days)
17 Hamaguchi Osachi (1870-05-01)1 May 1870 2 July 1929 (1929-07-02) 59-06259 years, 62 days 14 April 1931 (1931-04-14) 60 years, 348 days 00,651651 days 134 days (1931-08-26)26 August 1931 61 years, 117 days
(22,396 days)
18 Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855-06-04)4 June 1855 13 December 1931 (1931-12-13) 76-19276 years, 192 days 15 May 1932 (1932-05-15) 76 years, 346 days 00,154154 days 0 days 15 May 1932a 76 years, 346 days
(28,104 days)
19 Saitō Makoto (1858-12-02)2 December 1858 26 May 1932 (1932-05-26) 73-17673 years, 176 days 8 July 1934 (1934-07-08) 75 years, 218 days 00,773773 days 1 year, 233 days 26 February 1936 77 years, 86 days
(28,209 days)
20 Keisuke Okada (1868-02-14)14 February 1868 8 July 1934 (1934-07-08) 66-14466 years, 144 days 9 March 1936 (1936-03-09) 68 years, 24 days 00,610610 days 16 years, 222 days (1952-10-17)17 October 1952 84 years, 246 days
(30,926 days)
21 Kōki Hirota (1878-02-14)14 February 1878 9 March 1936 (1936-03-09) 58-02458 years, 24 days 2 February 1937 (1937-02-02) 58 years, 354 days 00,330330 days 11 years, 325 days 23 December 1948 70 years, 313 days
(25,879 days)
22 Senjūrō Hayashi (1876-02-23)23 February 1876 2 February 1937 (1937-02-02) 60-34560 years, 345 days 4 June 1937 (1937-06-04) 61 years, 101 days 00,122122 days 5 years, 245 days (1943-02-04)4 February 1943 66 years, 346 days
(24,452 days)
23 Fumimaro Konoe (1891-10-12)12 October 1891 4 June 1937 (1937-06-04) 45-23545 years, 235 days 18 October 1941 (1941-10-18) 50 years, 6 days 01,0331,033 days 4 years, 59 days (1945-12-16)16 December 1945 54 years, 65 days
(19,788 days)
24 Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867-10-25)25 October 1867 5 January 1939 (1939-01-05) 71-07271 years, 72 days 30 August 1939 (1939-08-30) 71 years, 309 days 00,237237 days 12 years, 358 days (1952-08-22)22 August 1952 84 years, 302 days
(30,982 days)
25 Nobuyuki Abe (1875-11-24)24 November 1875 30 August 1939 (1939-08-30) 63-27963 years, 279 days 16 January 1940 (1940-01-16) 64 years, 53 days 00,139139 days 13 years, 234 days (1953-09-07)7 September 1953 77 years, 287 days
(28,411 days)
26 Mitsumasa Yonai (1880-03-02)2 March 1880 16 January 1940 (1940-01-16) 59-32059 years, 320 days 22 July 1940 (1940-07-22) 60 years, 142 days 00,188188 days 7 years, 273 days (1948-04-20)20 April 1948 68 years, 49 days
(24,885 days)
27 Hideki Tojo (1884-12-30)30 December 1884 18 October 1941 (1941-10-18) 56-29256 years, 292 days 22 July 1944 (1944-07-22) 59 years, 205 days 01,0081,008 days 4 years, 154 days 23 December 1948 63 years, 359 days
(23,368 days)
28 Kuniaki Koiso (1880-03-22)22 March 1880 22 July 1944 (1944-07-22) 64-12264 years, 122 days 7 April 1945 (1945-04-07) 65 years, 16 days 00,259259 days 5 years, 210 days (1950-11-03)3 November 1950 70 years, 226 days
(25,792 days)
29 Kantarō Suzuki (1868-01-18)18 January 1868 7 April 1945 (1945-04-07) 77-07977 years, 79 days 17 August 1945 (1945-08-17) 77 years, 211 days 00,132132 days 2 years, 244 days (1948-04-17)17 April 1948 80 years, 90 days
(29,309 days)
30 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887-12-03)3 December 1887 17 August 1945 (1945-08-17) 57-25757 years, 257 days 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) 57 years, 310 days 00,05353 days 44 years, 103 days (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 102 years, 48 days
(37,303 days)
31 Kijūrō Shidehara (1872-09-13)13 September 1872 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) 73-02673 years, 26 days 22 May 1946 (1946-05-22) 73 years, 251 days 00,225225 days 4 years, 292 days (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 78 years, 178 days
(28,666 days)
32 Shigeru Yoshida (1878-09-22)22 September 1878 22 May 1946 (1946-05-22) 67-24267 years, 242 days 10 December 1954 (1954-12-10) 76 years, 79 days 02,6142,614 days 12 years, 314 days (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 89 years, 28 days
(32,534 days)
33 Tetsu Katayama (1887-07-28)28 July 1887 24 May 1947 (1947-05-24) 59-30059 years, 300 days 10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) 60 years, 226 days 00,291291 days 30 years, 81 days (1978-05-30)30 May 1978 90 years, 306 days
(33,178 days)
34 Hitoshi Ashida (1887-11-15)15 November 1887 10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) 60-11660 years, 116 days 15 October 1948 (1948-10-15) 60 years, 335 days 00,219219 days 10 years, 248 days (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 71 years, 217 days
(26,149 days)
35 Ichirō Hatoyama (1883-01-01)1 January 1883 10 December 1954 (1954-12-10) 71-34371 years, 343 days 23 December 1956 (1956-12-23) 73 years, 357 days 00,744744 days 2 years, 74 days (1959-03-07)7 March 1959 76 years, 65 days
(27,823 days)
36 Tanzan Ishibashi (1884-09-25)25 September 1884 23 December 1956 (1956-12-23) 72-08972 years, 89 days 25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) 72 years, 153 days 00,06464 days 16 years, 59 days (1973-04-25)25 April 1973 88 years, 212 days
(32,353 days)
37 Nobusuke Kishi (1896-11-13)13 November 1896 25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) 60-10460 years, 104 days 19 July 1960 (1960-07-19) 63 years, 249 days 01,2401,240 days 27 years, 19 days (1987-08-07)7 August 1987 90 years, 267 days
(33,138 days)
38 Hayato Ikeda (1899-12-03)3 December 1899 19 July 1960 (1960-07-19) 60-22960 years, 229 days 9 November 1964 (1964-11-09) 64 years, 342 days 01,5741,574 days 277 days (1965-08-13)13 August 1965 65 years, 253 days
(23,994 days)
39 Eisaku Satō (1901-03-27)27 March 1901 9 November 1964 (1964-11-09) 63-22763 years, 227 days 7 July 1972 (1972-07-07) 71 years, 102 days 02,7972,797 days 2 years, 331 days (1975-06-03)3 June 1975 74 years, 68 days
(0 days)
40 Kakuei Tanaka (1918-05-04)4 May 1918 7 July 1972 (1972-07-07) 54-06454 years, 64 days 9 December 1974 (1974-12-09) 56 years, 219 days 00,885885 days 19 years, 7 days (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 75 years, 226 days
(27,620 days)
41 Takeo Miki (1907-03-17)17 March 1907 9 December 1974 (1974-12-09) 67-26767 years, 267 days 24 December 1976 (1976-12-24) 69 years, 282 days 00,746746 days 11 years, 326 days (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 81 years, 242 days
(29,828 days)
42 Takeo Fukuda (1905-01-14)14 January 1905 24 December 1976 (1976-12-24) 71-34571 years, 345 days 7 December 1978 (1978-12-07) 73 years, 327 days 00,713713 days 16 years, 210 days (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 90 years, 172 days
(33,044 days)
43 Masayoshi Ōhira (1910-03-12)12 March 1910 7 December 1978 (1978-12-07) 68-27068 years, 270 days 12 June 1980 (1980-06-12) 70 years, 92 days 00,553553 days 0 days (1980-06-12)12 June 1980a 70 years, 92 days
(25,660 days)
44 Zenkō Suzuki (1911-01-11)11 January 1911 17 July 1980 (1980-07-17) 69-18869 years, 188 days 27 November 1982 (1982-11-27) 71 years, 320 days 00,863863 days 21 years, 235 days (2004-07-19)19 July 2004 93 years, 190 days
(34,158 days)
45 Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918-05-27)27 May 1918 27 November 1982 (1982-11-27) 64-18464 years, 184 days 6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) 69 years, 163 days 01,8051,805 days 32 years, 23 days (2019-11-29)29 November 2019 101 years, 186 days
(37,076 days)
46 Noboru Takeshita (1924-02-26)26 February 1924 6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) 63-25363 years, 253 days 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) 65 years, 97 days 00,575575 days 11 years, 16 days (2000-06-19)19 June 2000 76 years, 114 days
(27,873 days)
47 Sōsuke Uno (1922-08-27)27 August 1922 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) 66-28066 years, 280 days 10 August 1989 (1989-08-10) 66 years, 348 days 00,06868 days 8 years, 282 days (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 75 years, 265 days
(27,659 days)
48 Toshiki Kaifu (1931-01-02)2 January 1931 10 August 1989 (1989-08-10) 58-22058 years, 220 days 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) 60 years, 307 days 00,817817 days 30 years, 65 days (2022-01-09)9 January 2022 91 years, 7 days
(33,245 days)
49 Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-10-08)8 October 1919 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) 72-02872 years, 28 days 9 August 1993 (1993-08-09) 73 years, 305 days 00,643643 days 13 years, 323 days (2007-06-28)28 June 2007 87 years, 263 days
(32,040 days)
50 Morihiro Hosokawa (1938-01-14)14 January 1938 9 August 1993 (1993-08-09) 55-20755 years, 207 days 28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) 56 years, 104 days 00,262262 days 30 years, 209 days 2024-11-23 86 years, 314 days
(31,725 days)
51 Tsutomu Hata (1935-08-24)24 August 1935 28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) 58-24758 years, 247 days 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) 58 years, 310 days 00,06363 days 23 years, 59 days (2017-08-28)28 August 2017 82 years, 4 days
(29,955 days)
52 Tomiichi Murayama (1924-03-03)3 March 1924 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) 70-11970 years, 119 days 11 January 1996 (1996-01-11) 71 years, 314 days 00,560560 days 28 years, 317 days 2024-11-23 100 years, 265 days
(36,790 days)
53 Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937-07-29)29 July 1937 11 January 1996 (1996-01-11) 58-16658 years, 166 days 30 July 1998 (1998-07-30) 61 years, 1 day 00,931931 days 7 years, 336 days (2006-07-01)1 July 2006 68 years, 337 days
(25,174 days)
54 Keizō Obuchi (1937-06-25)25 June 1937 30 July 1998 (1998-07-30) 61-03561 years, 35 days 5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) 62 years, 285 days 00,615615 days 39 days (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 62 years, 324 days
(22,969 days)
55 Yoshirō Mori (1937-07-14)14 July 1937 5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) 62-26662 years, 266 days 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 63 years, 286 days 00,386386 days 23 years, 211 days 2024-11-23 87 years, 132 days
(31,909 days)
56 Junichiro Koizumi (1942-01-08)8 January 1942 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 59-10859 years, 108 days 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) 64 years, 261 days 01,9791,979 days 18 years, 58 days 2024-11-23 82 years, 320 days
(30,270 days)
57 Shinzo Abe (1954-09-21)21 September 1954 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) 52-00552 years, 5 days 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) 65 years, 361 days 03,1863,186 days 1 year, 295 days 8 July 2022 67 years, 290 days
(24,762 days)
58 Yasuo Fukuda (1936-07-16)16 July 1936 26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) 71-07271 years, 72 days 24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) 72 years, 70 days 00,364364 days 16 years, 60 days 2024-11-23 88 years, 130 days
(32,272 days)
59 Tarō Asō (1940-09-20)20 September 1940 24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) 68-00468 years, 4 days 16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) 68 years, 361 days 00,357357 days 15 years, 68 days 2024-11-23 84 years, 64 days
(30,745 days)
60 Yukio Hatoyama (1947-02-11)11 February 1947 16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) 62-21762 years, 217 days 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) 63 years, 117 days 00,265265 days 14 years, 168 days 2024-11-23 77 years, 286 days
(28,410 days)
61 Naoto Kan (1946-10-10)10 October 1946 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) 63-24163 years, 241 days 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) 64 years, 327 days 00,451451 days 13 years, 82 days 2024-11-23 78 years, 44 days
(28,534 days)
62 Yoshihiko Noda (1957-05-20)20 May 1957 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) 54-10554 years, 105 days 26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) 55 years, 220 days 00,481481 days 11 years, 333 days 2024-11-23 67 years, 187 days
(24,659 days)
63 Yoshihide Suga (1948-12-06)6 December 1948 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) 71-28571 years, 285 days 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) 72 years, 302 days 00,383383 days 3 years, 50 days 2024-11-23 75 years, 353 days
(27,746 days)
64 Fumio Kishida (1957-07-29)29 July 1957 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) 64-06764 years, 67 days Incumbent Incumbent 00,1,1461,146 days Incumbent 2024-11-23 67 years, 117 days
(24,589 days)
# Prime minister Date of birth Start date of (first) term Age at beginning of (first) term End date of (final) term Age at leaving office Total time in office Length of retirement Date of death Lifespan

Records

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The three youngest people when they first became prime minister were:

The three oldest people when they first became prime minister were:

The three oldest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:

The three youngest people to last leave the office of prime minister were:

See also

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Notes

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