There Are Only 16 (Out Of 186) World Leaders Older Than Trump

BreakingBusinessThere Are Only 16 (Out Of 186) World Leaders Older Than TrumpByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 03:32pm EDTToplinePresident Donald Trump, who will celebrate his 80th birthday Sunday with a UFC fight on the White House lawn, is among the oldest heads of state on Earth, according to an analysis released Tuesday by Pew Research Center. U.S. President Donald Trump on May 22, 2026 in Suffern, New York. Getty ImagesKey FactsThe data shows only 16 world leaders from 186 UN member states are older than Trump, led by Cameroon President Paul Biya, 93, and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 90. Seven of the world's 10 oldest leaders are from African countries: Cameroon, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, the Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Of the 16 heads of state older than Trump, almost half lead countries that are defined as “not free” by Freedom House based on their citizens’ political rights and civil liberties. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priority: 'low' }) .then(response => { if (!response.ok) { throw new Error('Network response was not ok', preloadResourcesEndpoint); } return response.json(); }) .then(data => { const cssUrl = data.css; const cssUrlLink = document.createElement('link'); cssUrlLink.rel = 'stylesheet'; cssUrl...