how much older is padme than anakin

Padmé Amidala is 5 years older than Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars canon.

Quick Scoop: Age Difference

• Padmé’s birth year: 46 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin).

• Anakin’s birth year: 41 BBY.

• That makes Padmé five years older than Anakin across the prequel timeline.

In the movies, that plays out like this:

• In The Phantom Menace (32 BBY):
  • Padmé is about 14.
  • Anakin is about 9.
• In Attack of the Clones (22 BBY):
  • Padmé is 24.
  • Anakin is 19.
  • They get married at these ages.

• In Revenge of the Sith (19 BBY):
  • Padmé is 27.
  • Anakin is 22.

So whenever fans ask “how much older is Padmé than Anakin,” the simple canon answer is: she’s five years older, from start to finish.

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