List of prime ministers of Japan by age

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This is a list of prime ministers of Japan by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of Japan by name, order of office, date of birth, age at appointment, length of retirement, or lifespan. Age at appointment is determined by the day a prime minister assumed office for the first time. Length of retirement is determined from the day a prime minister leaves office for the final time until their death.

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Where the prime minister in question is still living, their longevity is measured up to 26 October 2025.

List of prime ministers

Living as of October 2025[ citation needed ]
Prime MinisterDate of birthPremiership
Yasuo Fukuda 16 July 1936 (age 89)2007–2008
Yoshirō Mori 14 July 1937 (age 88)2000–2001
Morihiro Hosokawa 14 January 1938 (age 87)1993–1994
Tarō Asō 20 September 1940 (age 85)2008–2009
Junichiro Koizumi 8 January 1942 (age 83)2001–2006
Naoto Kan 10 October 1946 (age 79)2010–2011
Yukio Hatoyama 11 February 1947 (age 78)2009–2010
Yoshihide Suga 6 December 1948 (age 76)2020–2021
Shigeru Ishiba 4 February 1957 (age 68)2024–2025
Yoshihiko Noda 20 May 1957 (age 68)2011–2012
Fumio Kishida 29 July 1957 (age 68)2021–2024
Sanae Takaichi 7 March 1961 (age 64)2025–present
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  Currently in office
  Prime Ministers who served two or more non-consecutive terms

No.NameBornDate of first appointmentAgeFinal end of serviceAgePost–premiership/
Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)		DeathLifespan
1 Itō Hirobumi
(Term 1)		16 October 184122 December 188544 years, 67 days30 April 188846 years, 197 days4 years, 100 days26 October 190968 years, 10 days
2 Kuroda Kiyotaka 9 November 184030 April 188847 years, 173 days25 October 188948 years, 350 days10 years, 302 days23 August 190059 years, 287 days
3 Yamagata Aritomo
(Term 1)		14 June 183824 December 188951 years, 193 days6 May 189152 years, 326 days7 years, 186 days1 February 192283 years, 232 days
4 Matsukata Masayoshi
(Term 1)		23 March 18356 May 189156 years, 44 days8 August 189257 years, 138 days4 years, 41 days2 July 192489 years, 101 days
(1.) Itō Hirobumi
(Term 2)		16 October 18418 August 189250 years, 297 days31 August 189654 years, 320 days1 year, 134 days26 October 190968 years, 10 days
(4.) Matsukata Masayoshi
(Term 2)		23 March 183518 September 189661 years, 179 days12 January 189862 years, 295 days26 years, 172 days2 July 192489 years, 101 days
(1.) Itō Hirobumi
(Term 3)		16 October 184112 January 189856 years, 88 days30 June 189856 years, 257 days2 years, 111 days26 October 190968 years, 10 days
5 Ōkuma Shigenobu
(Term 1)		11 March 183830 June 189860 years, 111 days8 November 189860 years, 242 days15 years, 159 days10 January 192283 years, 305 days
(3.) Yamagata Aritomo
(Term 2)		14 June 18388 November 189860 years, 147 days19 October 190062 years, 127 days21 years, 105 days1 February 192283 years, 232 days
(1.) Itō Hirobumi
(Term 4)		16 October 184119 October 190059 years, 3 days10 May 190159 years, 206 days8 years, 169 days26 October 190968 years, 10 days
6 Katsura Tarō
(Term 1)		4 January 18482 June 190153 years, 149 days7 January 190658 years, 3 days2 years, 189 days10 October 191365 years, 279 days
7 Saionji Kinmochi
(Term 1)		7 December 18497 January 190656 years, 31 days14 July 190858 years, 220 days3 years, 47 days24 November 194090 years, 353 days
(6.) Katsura Tarō
(Term 2)		4 January 184814 July 190860 years, 192 days30 August 191163 years, 238 days1 year, 113 days10 October 191365 years, 279 days
(7.) Saionji Kinmochi
(Term 2)		7 December 184930 August 191161 years, 266 days21 December 191263 years, 14 days27 years, 339 days24 November 194090 years, 353 days
(6.) Katsura Tarō
(Term 3)		4 January 184821 December 191264 years, 352 days20 February 191365 years, 47 days232 days10 October 191365 years, 279 days
8 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(Term 1)		26 November 185220 February 191360 years, 86 days16 April 191461 years, 141 days9 years, 139 days8 December 193381 years, 12 days
(5.) Ōkuma Shigenobu
(Term 2)		11 March 183816 April 191476 years, 36 days9 October 191678 years, 212 days5 years, 93 days10 January 192283 years, 305 days
9 Terauchi Masatake 24 February 18529 October 191664 years, 228 days29 September 191866 years, 217 days1 year, 35 days3 November 191967 years, 252 days
10 Hara Takashi 15 March 185629 September 191862 years, 198 days4 November 192165 years, 234 days0 days4 November 1921 [a] 65 years, 234 days
11 Takahashi Korekiyo 19 September 185313 November 192067 years, 55 days12 June 192369 years, 266 days12 years, 259 days 26 February 1936 82 years, 160 days
12 Katō Tomosaburō 1 April 186112 June 192261 years, 72 days24 August 192362 years, 145 days0 days24 August 1923 [a] 62 years, 145 days
(8.) Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(Term 2)		26 November 18522 September 192370 years, 280 days7 January 192471 years, 42 days9 years, 335 days8 December 193381 years, 12 days
13 Kiyoura Keigo 27 March 18507 January 192473 years, 286 days11 June 192474 years, 76 days18 years, 147 days5 November 194292 years, 223 days
14 Katō Takaaki 25 January 186011 June 192464 years, 138 days28 January 192666 years, 3 days0 days28 January 1926 [a] 66 years, 3 days
15 Wakatsuki Reijirō
(Term 1)		21 March 186630 January 192659 years, 315 days20 April 192761 years, 30 days3 years, 359 days20 November 194983 years, 244 days
16 Tanaka Giichi 25 July 186420 April 192762 years, 269 days2 July 192964 years, 342 days89 days29 September 192965 years, 66 days
17 Hamaguchi Osachi 1 May 18702 July 192959 years, 62 days14 April 193160 years, 348 days134 days26 August 193161 years, 117 days
(15.) Wakatsuki Reijirō
(Term 2)		21 March 186614 April 193165 years, 24 days13 December 193165 years, 267 days17 years, 342 days20 November 194983 years, 244 days
18 Inukai Tsuyoshi 4 June 185513 December 193176 years, 192 days15 May 193276 years, 346 days0 days 15 May 1932 [a] 76 years, 346 days
19 Saitō Makoto 2 December 185826 May 193273 years, 176 days8 July 193475 years, 218 days1 year, 233 days 26 February 1936 77 years, 86 days
20 Keisuke Okada 14 February 18688 July 193466 years, 144 days9 March 193668 years, 24 days16 years, 222 days17 October 195284 years, 246 days
21 Kōki Hirota 14 February 18789 March 193658 years, 24 days2 February 193758 years, 354 days11 years, 325 days 23 December 1948 70 years, 313 days
22 Senjūrō Hayashi 23 February 18762 February 193760 years, 345 days4 June 193761 years, 101 days5 years, 245 days4 February 194366 years, 346 days
23 Fumimaro Konoe
(Term 1)		12 October 18914 June 193745 years, 235 days5 January 193947 years, 85 days1 year, 199 days16 December 194554 years, 65 days
24 Hiranuma Kiichirō 25 October 18675 January 193971 years, 72 days30 August 193971 years, 309 days12 years, 358 days22 August 195284 years, 302 days
25 Nobuyuki Abe 24 November 187530 August 193963 years, 279 days16 January 194064 years, 53 days13 years, 234 days7 September 195377 years, 287 days
26 Mitsumasa Yonai 2 March 188016 January 194059 years, 320 days22 July 194060 years, 142 days7 years, 273 days20 April 194868 years, 49 days
(23.) Fumimaro Konoe
(Term 2)		12 October 189122 July 194048 years, 284 days18 October 194150 years, 6 days4 years, 59 days16 December 194554 years, 65 days
27 Hideki Tojo 30 December 188418 October 194156 years, 292 days22 July 194459 years, 205 days4 years, 154 days 23 December 1948 63 years, 359 days
28 Kuniaki Koiso 22 March 188022 July 194464 years, 122 days7 April 194565 years, 16 days5 years, 210 days3 November 195070 years, 226 days
29 Kantarō Suzuki 18 January 18687 April 194577 years, 79 days17 August 194577 years, 211 days2 years, 244 days17 April 194880 years, 90 days
30 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 3 December 188717 August 194557 years, 257 days9 October 194557 years, 310 days44 years, 103 days20 January 1990102 years, 48 days
31 Kijūrō Shidehara 13 September 18729 October 194573 years, 26 days22 May 194673 years, 251 days4 years, 292 days10 March 195178 years, 178 days
32 Shigeru Yoshida
(Term 1)		22 September 187822 May 194667 years, 242 days24 May 194768 years, 244 days1 year, 144 days20 October 196789 years, 28 days
33 Tetsu Katayama 28 July 188724 May 194759 years, 300 days10 March 194860 years, 226 days30 years, 81 days30 May 197890 years, 306 days
34 Hitoshi Ashida 15 November 188710 March 194860 years, 116 days15 October 194860 years, 335 days10 years, 248 days20 June 195971 years, 217 days
(32.) Shigeru Yoshida
(Term 2)		22 September 187815 October 194870 years, 23 days10 December 195476 years, 79 days12 years, 314 days20 October 196789 years, 28 days
35 Ichirō Hatoyama 1 January 188310 December 195471 years, 343 days23 December 195673 years, 357 days2 years, 74 days7 March 195976 years, 65 days
36 Tanzan Ishibashi 25 September 188423 December 195672 years, 89 days25 February 195772 years, 153 days16 years, 59 days25 April 197388 years, 212 days
37 Nobusuke Kishi 13 November 189625 February 195760 years, 104 days19 July 196063 years, 249 days27 years, 19 days7 August 198790 years, 267 days
38 Hayato Ikeda 3 December 189919 July 196060 years, 229 days9 November 196464 years, 342 days277 days13 August 196565 years, 253 days
39 Eisaku Satō 27 March 19019 November 196463 years, 227 days7 July 197271 years, 102 days2 years, 331 days3 June 197574 years, 68 days
40 Kakuei Tanaka 4 May 19187 July 197254 years, 64 days9 December 197456 years, 219 days19 years, 7 days16 December 199375 years, 226 days
41 Takeo Miki 17 March 19079 December 197467 years, 267 days24 December 197669 years, 282 days11 years, 326 days14 November 198881 years, 242 days
42 Takeo Fukuda 14 January 190524 December 197671 years, 345 days7 December 197873 years, 327 days16 years, 210 days5 July 199590 years, 172 days
43 Masayoshi Ōhira 12 March 19107 December 197868 years, 270 days12 June 198070 years, 92 days0 days12 June 1980 [a] 70 years, 92 days
44 Zenkō Suzuki 11 January 191117 July 198069 years, 188 days27 November 198271 years, 320 days21 years, 235 days19 July 200493 years, 190 days
45 Yasuhiro Nakasone 27 May 191827 November 198264 years, 184 days6 November 198769 years, 163 days32 years, 23 days29 November 2019101 years, 186 days
46 Noboru Takeshita 26 February 19246 November 198763 years, 253 days3 June 198965 years, 97 days11 years, 16 days19 June 200076 years, 114 days
47 Sōsuke Uno 27 August 19223 June 198966 years, 280 days10 August 198966 years, 348 days8 years, 282 days19 May 199875 years, 265 days
48 Toshiki Kaifu 2 January 193110 August 198958 years, 220 days5 November 199160 years, 307 days30 years, 65 days9 January 202291 years, 7 days
49 Kiichi Miyazawa 8 October 19195 November 199172 years, 28 days9 August 199373 years, 305 days13 years, 323 days28 June 200787 years, 263 days
50 Morihiro Hosokawa 14 January 19389 August 199355 years, 207 days28 April 199456 years, 104 days31 years, 181 days87 years, 285 days
(32,062 days)
51 Tsutomu Hata 24 August 193528 April 199458 years, 247 days30 June 199458 years, 310 days23 years, 59 days28 August 201782 years, 4 days
52 Tomiichi Murayama 3 March 192430 June 199470 years, 119 days11 January 199671 years, 314 days29 years, 279 days17 October 2025101 years, 228 days
53 Ryutaro Hashimoto 29 July 193711 January 199658 years, 166 days30 July 199861 years, 1 day7 years, 336 days1 July 200668 years, 337 days
54 Keizō Obuchi 25 June 193730 July 199861 years, 35 days5 April 200062 years, 285 days39 days14 May 200062 years, 324 days
55 Yoshirō Mori 14 July 19375 April 200062 years, 266 days26 April 200163 years, 286 days24 years, 183 days88 years, 104 days
(32,246 days)
56 Junichiro Koizumi 8 January 194226 April 200159 years, 108 days26 September 200664 years, 261 days19 years, 30 days83 years, 291 days
(30,607 days)
57 Shinzo Abe
(Term 1)		21 September 195426 September 200652 years, 5 days26 September 200753 years, 5 days5 years, 91 days 8 July 2022 67 years, 290 days
58 Yasuo Fukuda 16 July 193626 September 200771 years, 72 days24 September 200872 years, 70 days17 years, 32 days89 years, 102 days
(32,609 days)
59 Tarō Asō 20 September 194024 September 200868 years, 4 days16 September 200968 years, 361 days16 years, 40 days85 years, 36 days
(31,082 days)
60 Yukio Hatoyama 11 February 194716 September 200962 years, 217 days8 June 201063 years, 117 days15 years, 140 days78 years, 257 days
(28,747 days)
61 Naoto Kan 10 October 19468 June 201063 years, 241 days2 September 201164 years, 327 days14 years, 54 days79 years, 16 days
(28,871 days)
62 Yoshihiko Noda 20 May 19572 September 201154 years, 105 days26 December 201255 years, 220 days12 years, 304 days68 years, 159 days
(24,996 days)
(57.) Shinzo Abe
(Term 2)		21 September 195426 December 201258 years, 96 days16 September 202065 years, 361 days1 year, 295 days 8 July 2022 67 years, 290 days
63 Yoshihide Suga 6 December 194816 September 202071 years, 285 days4 October 202172 years, 302 days4 years, 22 days76 years, 324 days
(28,083 days)
64 Fumio Kishida 29 July 19574 October 202164 years, 67 days1 October 202467 years, 64 days1 year, 25 days68 years, 89 days
(24,926 days)
65 Shigeru Ishiba 4 February 19571 October 202467 years, 240 days21 October 202568 years, 259 days5 days68 years, 264 days
(25,101 days)
66 Sanae Takaichi 7 March 196121 October 202564 years, 228 daysIncumbent64 years, 233 days
(23,609 days)
No.NameBornDate (first appointment)AgeEnd of serviceAgePost–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics)Date of deathLifespan

Graphical representation

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the prime ministers of Japan and they are listed in order of office.

Sanae TakaichiShigeru IshibaFumio KishidaYoshihide SugaYoshihiko NodaNaoto KanYukio HatoyamaTarō AsōYasuo FukudaShinzo AbeJunichiro KoizumiYoshirō MoriKeizō ObuchiRyutaro HashimotoTomiichi MurayamaTsutomu HataMorihiro HosokawaKiichi MiyazawaToshiki KaifuSōsuke UnoNoboru TakeshitaYasuhiro NakasoneZenkō SuzukiMasayoshi ŌhiraTakeo FukudaTakeo MikiKakuei TanakaEisaku SatōHayato IkedaNobusuke KishiTanzan IshibashiIchirō HatoyamaHitoshi AshidaTetsu KatayamaShigeru YoshidaKijūrō ShideharaPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniKantarō SuzukiKuniaki KoisoHideki TojoMitsumasa YonaiNobuyuki AbeHiranuma KiichirōFumimaro KonoeSenjūrō HayashiKōki HirotaKeisuke OkadaSaitō MakotoInukai TsuyoshiHamaguchi OsachiTanaka GiichiWakatsuki ReijirōKatō TakaakiKiyoura KeigoKatō TomosaburōTakahashi KorekiyoHara TakashiTerauchi MasatakeYamamoto GonnohyōeSaionji KinmochiKatsura TarōŌkuma ShigenobuMatsukata MasayoshiYamagata AritomoKuroda KiyotakaItō HirobumiList of prime ministers of Japan by age

The following chart shows prime ministers by their age (living prime ministers in green), with the years of their premiership in blue.

List of prime ministers of Japan by age

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Died in office

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