Star Wars has never been a galaxy where everyone ages the same way. Some characters live a few decades, some go for centuries, and a few stretch so far across the timeline that they make human lifespans look tiny. The tricky part is that canon does not give exact ages for everyone, so the cleanest way to build this list is to focus on the longest-lived characters whose ages are either directly stated or strongly established through canon timeline material. I’m also counting droids here, because once you talk about the oldest beings in Star Wars, it would be impossible to ignore them.
Table of Contents
- 10. Grogu, 50 Years Old
- 9. Chewbacca, Well Over 200 Years Old
- 8. Tera Sinube, Over 363 Years Old
- 7. Dexter Jettster, Over 386 Years Old
- 6. Yaddle, About 500 Years Old
- 5. Jabba the Hutt, About 604 Years Old
- 4. Yoda, 900 Years Old
- 3. Marlo the Hutt, About 976 Years Old
- 2. Maz Kanata, Over 1,000 Years Old
- 1. Huyang, About 25,000 Years Old
10. Grogu, 50 Years Old
Grogu is one of the easiest characters on this list because canon has been very clear about his age from the beginning. During The Mandalorian, he is 50 years old, which sounds old until you remember what species he belongs to. For a being connected to Yoda’s species, 50 is still basically early childhood, which is exactly why Grogu feels both ancient and young at the same time.
9. Chewbacca, Well Over 200 Years Old
Chewbacca is where the list starts to jump into genuinely long organic lifespans. Official Star Wars material says Chewie has been around the galaxy for well over 200 years, which fits what we know about Wookiees aging much more slowly than humans. That is part of what makes his history so wild — he is not just a veteran of the Galactic Civil War, but someone whose life stretches far back before the original trilogy even begins.
8. Tera Sinube, Over 363 Years Old
Tera Sinube is easy to underestimate because he was never one of the flashiest Jedi in The Clone Wars, but his lifespan was enormous. Canon timeline material places him as already an adult by 382 BBY, and he was still alive well into the final years of the Republic. That puts him at well over 363 years old, making him one of the oldest known Jedi in canon outside figures like Yoda and Yaddle.
7. Dexter Jettster, Over 386 Years Old
Dexter Jettster may be remembered most as the diner owner who helped Obi-Wan in Attack of the Clones, but canon places him among the older beings in the galaxy. He was already an adult by 382 BBY and was still around by the era of the original trilogy, which puts him at more than 386 years old. That makes Dex not just an old friend of Obi-Wan, but one of the longer-lived characters in canon.
6. Yaddle, About 500 Years Old
Yaddle is one of the trickier entries because canon is less direct about her age than it is with Yoda or Maz. Still, current canon timeline material places her birth around 509 BBY, which would put her at roughly 500 years old. That makes her one of the oldest known Jedi in canon, even if she still sits far below Yoda.
5. Jabba the Hutt, About 604 Years Old
Jabba is better known as a crime lord, but his lifespan was enormous even by Star Wars standards. But canon reference material places his birth in 600 BBY. Since he dies in Return of the Jedi, set around 4 ABY, that makes him about 604 years old. That is an absurdly long life by most standards, and it helps explain why Jabba had such deep roots in the galaxy’s criminal underworld.
4. Yoda, 900 Years Old
Yoda is still the most famous long-lived character in Star Wars, and his number is one of the cleanest in the entire franchise. Canon explicitly states that Yoda dies at 900 years old in Return of the Jedi. Even after decades of new stories, that number still makes him one of the oldest major organic characters we know in canon.
3. Marlo the Hutt, About 976 Years Old
Marlo the Hutt is one of the easiest characters to overlook on a list like this, but his lifespan is enormous. Canon-style timeline material places his birth around 997 BBY, and he is still active during the Clone Wars in 21 BBY, when he sits on the Grand Hutt Council alongside Jabba. That would make Marlo roughly 976 years old, putting him above Yoda and just below characters like Maz Kanata who are described as over a thousand years old.
2. Maz Kanata, Over 1,000 Years Old
Maz Kanata quietly outranks Yoda. Official Star Wars material describes her as more than 1,000 years old, which means she has seen even more of galactic history than the Jedi Grand Master himself. That longevity is part of why Maz always feels like she knows more than she says. By the time of the sequel trilogy, she has already survived for over a millennium.
1. Huyang, About 25,000 Years Old
If droids are included, Huyang sits comfortably at the top of the list. An ancient droid who guided Jedi younglings for generations, he was activated around 25,020 BBY according to canon timeline material. That places him at roughly 25,000 years old, far older than almost anyone else in Star Wars canon.