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For each country: who holds the highest offices, their age, and the country's statutory retirement age. The norm for a new term is that retirement age, at the latest 67. This page states facts; it does not judge anyone. Every value links to its source.

Kings and queens are included too. They have no terms, but the same principle applies: what holds for the people holds for those who lead them.

age of the office holdermedian age of the populationthe norm for a new term

Argentina

norm for a new term 65
Javier Gerardo MileiPresident of the Argentine Nation source
55

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 60 source · federal presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Australia

norm for a new term 67
Charles IIIKing of Australia source
77
Anthony Norman AlbanesePrime Minister source
63

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Austria

norm for a new term 65
Alexander Van der BellenFederal President source
82
Christian StockerFederal Chancellor source
66

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 61.5 source · federal parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Bangladesh

norm for a new term 59
Mirza Fakhrul Islam AlamgirPresident source
78
Tarique RahmanPrime Minister source
57

Statutory retirement age: 59 source · unitary parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Belgium

norm for a new term 66
PhilippeKing of the Belgians source
66
Bart Albert Liliane De WeverPrime Minister source
55

Statutory retirement age: 66 source · federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Brazil

norm for a new term 65
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresident source
80

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 62 source · federal presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Canada

norm for a new term 65
Charles IIIKing of Canada source
?
Louise ArbourGovernor General source
79
Mark CarneyPrime Minister source
61

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Chile

norm for a new term 65
José Antonio KastPresident source
60

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 60 source · unitary presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

China

norm for a new term 63
Xi JinpingPresident source
73
Li QiangPremier of the State Council source
?

Statutory retirement age: men 63, women cadres 58, women workers 55 source · unitary one-party socialist republic · checked 2026-10-10

Colombia

norm for a new term 62
Abelardo de la EspriellaPresident source
48

Statutory retirement age: men 62, women 57 source · unitary presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Denmark

norm for a new term 67
Frederik XKing source
58
Mette FrederiksenPrime Minister source
48

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Egypt

norm for a new term 60
Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident source
71
Mostafa MadboulyPrime Minister source
60

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · republic with an executive president and a prime minister appointed by the president · checked 2026-10-10

Ethiopia

norm for a new term 60
Taye Atske SelassiePresident source
70
Abiy AhmedPrime Minister source
50

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · federal parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

France

norm for a new term 64
Emmanuel MacronPresident of the French Republic source
48
Sébastien LecornuPrime Minister source
40

Statutory retirement age: 64 source · semi-presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Germany

norm for a new term 67
Frank-Walter SteinmeierFederal President source
70
Friedrich MerzFederal Chancellor source
70

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · federal parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Greece

norm for a new term 67
Konstantinos TasoulasPresident of the Hellenic Republic source
?
Kyriakos MitsotakisPrime Minister source
58
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
47

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · unitary parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

India

norm for a new term 67
Droupadi MurmuPresident source
68
Narendra ModiPrime Minister source
?

Statutory retirement age: unknown source · federal parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Indonesia

norm for a new term 59
Prabowo SubiantoPresident source
74

Statutory retirement age: 59 source · presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Iran

norm for a new term 62
Mojtaba KhameneiSupreme Leader source
57
Masoud PezeshkianPresident source
72
The peoplemedian age, 2024 source
33

Statutory retirement age: men 62, women 55 source · Islamic republic with an appointed Supreme Leader and an elected President · checked 2026-10-10

Ireland

norm for a new term 66
Catherine ConnollyPresident source
70
Micheál MartinTaoiseach source
66
The peoplemedian age, 2026 source
39

Statutory retirement age: 66 source · parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Israel

norm for a new term 67
Isaac HerzogPresident source
66
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister source
76

Statutory retirement age: men 67, women 62 source · parliamentary republic with a unicameral Knesset and a largely ceremonial president · checked 2026-10-10

Italy

norm for a new term 67
Sergio MattarellaPresident of the Republic source
85
Giorgia MeloniPresident of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) source
49

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Japan

norm for a new term 65
NaruhitoEmperor source
66
Sanae TakaichiPrime Minister source
65

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Kenya

norm for a new term 60
William Samoei RutoPresident source
59

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · presidential republic with devolved county governments · checked 2026-10-10

Mexico

norm for a new term 65
Claudia Sheinbaum PardoPresident source
64
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
32

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · federal presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Netherlands

norm for a new term 67
Willem-AlexanderKing source
59
Rob JettenPrime Minister source
39

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Nigeria

norm for a new term 60
Bola Ahmed TinubuPresident source
74

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · federal presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Pakistan

norm for a new term 60
Asif Ali ZardariPresident source
71
Shehbaz SharifPrime Minister source
75

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · federal parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Peru

norm for a new term 65
Keiko FujimoriPresident source
51

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · unitary presidential republic with a bicameral Congress · checked 2026-10-10

Philippines

norm for a new term 65
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.President source
69

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Poland

norm for a new term 65
Karol Tadeusz NawrockiPresident source
43
Donald Franciszek TuskPrime Minister source
69
The peoplemedian age, 2024 source
43

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 60 source · unitary parliamentary republic · checked 2026-10-10

Portugal

norm for a new term 66.75
António José Martins SeguroPresident of the Republic source
64
Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais EstevesPrime Minister source
53
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
46

Statutory retirement age: 66.75 source · unitary semi-presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Russia

norm for a new term 65
Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinPresident source
74
Mikhail Vladimirovich MishustinPrime Minister (Chairman of the Government) source
60

Statutory retirement age: men 65, women 60 source · federal semi-presidential republic · checked 2026-10-10

Saudi Arabia

norm for a new term 65
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing source
90
Mohammed bin Salman Al SaudPrime Minister (also Crown Prince) source
41
The peoplemedian age, 2026 source
30

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · absolute monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

South Africa

norm for a new term 60
Cyril RamaphosaPresident source
73
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
29

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · parliamentary republic; the president is elected by the National Assembly and is both head of state and head of government; coalition Government of National Unity · checked 2026-10-10

South Korea

norm for a new term 60
Lee Jae MyungPresident source
61
The peoplemedian age, 2026 source
46

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · presidential republic; the president is both head of state and head of government; the Prime Minister is a senior cabinet member appointed by the president with National Assembly approval · checked 2026-10-10

Spain

norm for a new term 67
Felipe VIKing source
58
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-CastejónPresident of the Government (Prime Minister) source
54
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
47

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Sweden

norm for a new term 67
Carl XVI GustafKing source
?
Ulf KristerssonPrime Minister (caretaker) source
62
The peoplemedian age, 2026 source
40

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Switzerland

norm for a new term 67
Guy ParmelinPresident of the Swiss Confederation source
66

Statutory retirement age: unknown · federal semi-direct democracy with a collegial executive (seven-member Federal Council) · checked 2026-10-10

Thailand

norm for a new term 60
Vajiralongkorn (King Rama X)King source
?
Anutin CharnvirakulPrime Minister source
60
The peoplemedian age, 2024 source
40

Statutory retirement age: 60 source · parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

Turkey

norm for a new term 60
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident source
72

Statutory retirement age: men 60, women 58 source · presidential republic (executive presidential system since 2018) · checked 2026-10-10

Ukraine

norm for a new term 65
Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident source
48
Serhii KoretskyiPrime Minister source
48
The peoplemedian age, 2026 source
42

Statutory retirement age: 65 source · unitary semi-presidential republic (currently under martial law) · checked 2026-10-10

United Kingdom

norm for a new term 66
Charles IIIKing source
77
Andy BurnhamPrime Minister source
56
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
40

Statutory retirement age: 66 source · unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy · checked 2026-10-10

United States

norm for a new term 67
Donald John TrumpPresident source
80
The peoplemedian age, 2025 source
39

Statutory retirement age: 67 source · federal presidential constitutional republic · checked 2026-10-10

Vietnam

norm for a new term 61.5
Tô LâmPresident source
69
Lê Minh HưngPrime Minister source
55
Tô LâmGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam source
69
The peoplemedian age, 2024 source
33

Statutory retirement age: men 61.5, women 57 source · one-party socialist republic · checked 2026-10-10

Ages calculated on 2026-10-10. Bars run from 0 to 90 years. Profiles are researched by an AI agent with web search, reviewed by a person before publication, and refreshed regularly. Spotted an error? Tell us.