List of existing monarch in the world, updated 2020

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The list of existing monarch 2020

Realm / Kingdom Image Monarch
(Birth)
Since Length House Type Heir to the throne Standard Ref(s)
 Principality of Andorra Emmanuel Macron (cropped).jpg Co-Prince Emmanuel Macron[fn 1]
(b. 1977)
14 May 2017 3 years, 81 days N/A Constitutional Ex officio [13][14]
Mons. Vives (30612833490).jpg Co-Prince Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília[fn 1]
(b. 1949)
12 May 2003 17 years, 83 days
 Antigua and Barbuda Queen Elizabeth II on 3 June 2019.jpg Queen Elizabeth II[fn 2]
(b. 1926)
1 November 1981[fn 3] 38 years, 276 days Windsor[fn 4] Constitutional Charles, Prince of Wales Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][16]
 Commonwealth of Australia 6 February 1952 68 years, 179 days Constitutional Royal Standard of Australia [15][17]
 Commonwealth of the Bahamas 10 July 1973[fn 3] 47 years, 24 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][18]
 Barbados 30 November 1966[fn 3] 53 years, 247 days Constitutional Royal Standard of Barbados
 Belize 21 September 1981[fn 3] 38 years, 317 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][19]
 Canada 6 February 1952 68 years, 179 days Constitutional Royal Standard of Canada [15][20]
 Grenada 7 February 1974[fn 3] 46 years, 178 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][21]
 Jamaica 6 August 1962[fn 3] 57 years, 363 days Constitutional Royal Standard of Jamaica [15][22]
New Zealand New Zealand 6 February 1952 68 years, 179 days Constitutional Royal Standard of New Zealand [15][23]
 Independent State of Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975[fn 5] 44 years, 322 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][24]
 Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983[fn 3] 36 years, 319 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][25]
 Saint Lucia 22 February 1979[fn 3] 41 years, 163 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][26]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979[fn 3] 40 years, 281 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][27]
 Solomon Islands 7 July 1978[fn 3] 42 years, 27 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][28]
 Tuvalu 1 October 1978[fn 3] 41 years, 307 days Constitutional Royal Standard BR Commonwealth [15][29]
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6 February 1952[fn 6] 68 years, 179 days Constitutional Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland[fn 7]
[15]
 Kingdom of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa April 2016.jpg King Hamad bin Isa
(b. 1950)
6 March 1999[fn 8] 21 years, 150 days Al Khalifa[fn 9] Mixed Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain Royal Standard of Bahrain [31]
 Kingdom of Belgium King Philippe of Belgium (Belgian National Day, 2018).jpg King Philippe
(b. 1960)
21 July 2013 7 years, 13 days Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[fn 4] Constitutional Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant[fn 10] Personal Standard of Philippe, King of the Belgians [36]
 Kingdom of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (edit).jpg King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
(b. 1980)
14 December 2006[fn 11] 13 years, 232 days Wangchuck Constitutional Jigme Namgyel [38]
 Brunei Darussalam Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (cropped).jpg Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
(b. 1946)
5 October 1967[fn 12] 52 years, 303 days Bolkiah Absolute Al-Muhtadee Billah Royal Standard of the Sultan of Brunei [39]
 Kingdom of Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni (2019).jpg King Norodom Sihamoni
(b. 1953)
14 October 2004[fn 13] 15 years, 294 days Norodom[fn 14] Constitutional Hereditary and elective[fn 15] Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia [41]
 Kingdom of Denmark Drottning Margrethe av Danmark crop.jpg Queen Margrethe II
(b. 1940)
14 January 1972 48 years, 202 days Glücksburg[fn 16] Constitutional Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Royal Standard of Denmark [45]
 Kingdom of Eswatini King Mswati III 2014.jpg King Mswati III
(b. 1968)
25 April 1986 34 years, 100 days Dlamini Absolute Hereditary and elective[fn 17] Royal Standard of Eswatini [48]
 Japan Emperor Naruhito at TICAD7 (cropped).jpg Emperor Naruhito[fn 18]
(b. 1960)
1 May 2019[fn 19] 1 year, 94 days Yamato[fn 20] Constitutional Fumihito, Prince Akishino Standard of the Japanese Emperor [54]
 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II 2017.jpg King Abdullah II
(b. 1962)
7 February 1999[fn 21] 21 years, 178 days Hāshim Constitutional Hereditary and elective (presumably Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan)[fn 22] Royal Standard of Jordan [57][58]
 State of Kuwait Secretary Kerry meets with Amir of Kuwait (2) (cropped).jpg Emir Sabah al-Ahmad
(b. 1929)
29 January 2006 14 years, 187 days Al Sabah[fn 9] Constitutional Hereditary and elective[fn 23] [62]
 Kingdom of Lesotho Letsie III.jpg King Letsie III
(b. 1963)
7 February 1996[fn 24] 24 years, 178 days Moshesh Constitutional Lerotholi Seeiso Royal Standard of Lesotho [63][64]
 Principality of Liechtenstein Ιωάννης Αδάμ Β΄ του Λίχτενσταϊν.jpg Prince Regnant Hans-Adam II
(b. 1945)
(Regent: The Hereditary Prince Alois)
13 November 1989[fn 25] 30 years, 264 days Liechtenstein Constitutional The Hereditary Prince Alois (currently Prince Regent) Royal Standard of the Prince of Liechtenstein [66]
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg OSCE PA President George Tsereteli and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg CROPPED Henri.jpg Grand Duke Henri
(b. 1955)
7 October 2000[fn 26] 19 years, 301 days Luxembourg-Nassau[fn 27] Constitutional Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg [68]
 Federation of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah (cropped) 2.jpg King Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin[fn 28]
(b. 1959)
31 January 2019[fn 29] 1 year, 185 days Pahang Constitutional Elective (presumably the Deputy King, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah)[fn 30] Royal Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia [74]
 Principality of Monaco Prince Albert II 2016.jpg Sovereign Prince Albert II
(b. 1958)
6 April 2005[fn 31] 15 years, 119 days Grimaldi Constitutional Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco Personal Standard of Prince Albert II of Monaco [78]
 Kingdom of Morocco King Mohammed VI.jpg King Mohammed VI
(b. 1963)
23 July 1999[fn 32] 21 years, 11 days Alawi Constitutional Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco Royal Standard of Morocco [80]
 Kingdom of the Netherlands King Willem-Alexander in Hamburg.jpg King Willem-Alexander
(b. 1967)
30 April 2013 7 years, 95 days Orange-Nassau[fn 33] Constitutional Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange Royal Standard of the Netherlands [83]
 Kingdom of Norway Harald V en 2018 (cropped).jpg King Harald V
(b. 1937)
17 January 1991[fn 34] 29 years, 199 days Glücksburg[fn 16] Constitutional Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Royal Standard of Norway [84]
 Sultanate of Oman Secretary Pompeo Meets with the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (49565463757) (cropped).jpg Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
(b. 1954)
11 January 2020 205 days Al Said Absolute Hereditary (presumably Theyazin bin Haitham) Standard of the Sultan of Oman [85]
 State of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani 2015.jpg Emir Tamim bin Hamad
(b. 1980)
25 June 2013 7 years, 39 days Al Thani Mixed[fn 35] Abdullah bin Hamad [87]
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Salman of Saudi Arabia - 2020 (49563590728) (cropped).jpg King Salman bin Abdulaziz
(b. 1935)
23 January 2015 5 years, 193 days Al Saud Absolute Mohammad bin Salman[fn 36] Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia [89]
 Kingdom of Spain 2019-05-30 Felipe VI Karlspreis 2019-5881.jpg King Felipe VI
(b. 1968)
19 June 2014 6 years, 45 days Bourbon Constitutional Leonor, Princess of Asturias Royal Standard of Spain [90]
 Kingdom of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 2019-2.jpg King Carl XVI Gustaf
(b. 1946)
15 September 1973[fn 37] 46 years, 323 days Bernadotte Constitutional Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Royal Standard of Sweden [92]
 Kingdom of Thailand King Rama X official (crop).png King Vajiralongkorn[fn 38]
(b. 1952)
13 October 2016[fn 39] 3 years, 295 days Chakri Constitutional Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Standard of the King of Thailand [97]
 Kingdom of Tonga Kingtupoucropped.jpg King Tupou VI
(b. 1959)
18 March 2012 8 years, 138 days Tupou[fn 40] Constitutional Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Royal Standard of Tonga [99]
 United Arab Emirates Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg President Khalifa bin Zayed
(b. 1948)
3 November 2004 15 years, 274 days Al Nahyan[fn 41] Mixed[fn 42] Elective and hereditary[fn 43] Standard of the President of the United Arab Emirates [103]
  Vatican City State Franciscus in 2015.jpg Pope Francis[fn 44]
(b. 1936)
13 March 2013 7 years, 143 days N/A Absolute theocracy Elective Palazzo Farnese flag of the Papacy.svg [104]

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