List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign
This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs sorted by length of service. It includes monarchs who do not reign over entire nations, such as Muhammad V of Kelantan, but does not include former monarchs and pretenders, such as Simeon II of Bulgaria, ex officio monarchs such as Emmanuel Macron who in his capacity as President of France is also Co-Prince of Andorra, monarchs without physical territories such as the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, constituent monarchs such as the traditional African rulers, or monarchs whose position is unofficial, such as Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama.
Elizabeth II is currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is also the monarch of 12 other Commonwealth realms which have become independent states since 1952; she is therefore listed multiple times in the table below.
List
No. | Name | State(s) | Born | Age | Acceded | Years reigned |
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1 | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 66 days | 6 February 1952 | 72 years, 141 days |
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2 | Jamaica | 6 August 1962 | 61 years, 325 days | |||
3 | Barbados | 30 November 1966 | 57 years, 209 days | |||
4 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | 15 July 1946 | 77 years, 347 days | 5 October 1967 | 56 years, 265 days |
5 | Margrethe II | Denmark | 16 April 1940 | 84 years, 71 days | 14 January 1972 | 52 years, 164 days |
6 | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) | 6 July 1939 | 84 years, 356 days | 25 January 1972 | 52 years, 153 days |
7 | Elizabeth II | The Bahamas | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 66 days | 10 July 1973 | 50 years, 352 days |
8 | Carl XVI Gustaf | Sweden | 30 April 1946 | 78 years, 57 days | 15 September 1973 | 50 years, 285 days |
9 | Elizabeth II | Grenada | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 66 days | 7 February 1974 | 50 years, 140 days |
10 | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) | 25 September 1948 | 75 years, 275 days | 18 September 1974 | 49 years, 282 days |
11 | Elizabeth II | Papua New Guinea | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 66 days | 16 September 1975 | 48 years, 284 days |
12 | Solomon Islands | 7 July 1978 | 45 years, 355 days | |||
13 | Tuvalu | 1 October 1978 | 45 years, 269 days | |||
14 | Saint Lucia | 22 February 1979 | 45 years, 125 days | |||
15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 October 1979 | 44 years, 243 days | |||
16 | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) | 1931 | 93 years, 177 days | 6 September 1981 | 42 years, 294 days |
17 | Elizabeth II | Belize | 21 April 1926 | 98 years, 66 days | 21 September 1981 | 42 years, 279 days |
18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 November 1981 | 42 years, 238 days | |||
19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 September 1983 | 40 years, 281 days | |||
20 | Mswati III | Eswatini[a] | 19 April 1968 | 56 years, 68 days | 25 April 1986 | 38 years, 62 days |
21 | Hamengkubuwono X | Yogyakarta (Indonesia) | 2 April 1946 | 78 years, 85 days | 7 March 1989 | 35 years, 111 days |
22 | Hans-Adam II | Liechtenstein | 14 February 1945 | 79 years, 133 days | 13 November 1989 | 34 years, 226 days |
23 | Harald V | Norway | 21 February 1937 | 87 years, 126 days | 17 January 1991 | 33 years, 161 days |
24 | Letsie III | Lesotho | 17 July 1963 | 60 years, 345 days | 7 February 1996[b] | 32 years, 211 days[c] |
25 | Mizan Zainal Abidin | Terengganu (Malaysia) | 22 January 1962 | 62 years, 156 days | 15 May 1998 | 26 years, 42 days |
26 | Abdullah II | Jordan | 30 January 1962 | 62 years, 148 days | 7 February 1999 | 25 years, 140 days |
27 | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Bahrain | 28 January 1950 | 74 years, 150 days | 6 March 1999 | 25 years, 112 days |
28 | Mohammed VI | Morocco | 21 August 1963 | 60 years, 310 days | 23 July 1999 | 24 years, 339 days |
29 | Syed Sirajuddin | Perlis (Malaysia) | 17 May 1943 | 81 years, 40 days | 17 April 2000 | 24 years, 70 days |
30 | Henri | Luxembourg | 16 April 1955 | 69 years, 71 days | 7 October 2000 | 23 years, 263 days |
31 | Sharafuddin Idris Shah | Selangor (Malaysia) | 11 December 1945 | 78 years, 198 days | 22 November 2001 | 22 years, 217 days |
32 | Norodom Sihamoni | Cambodia | 14 May 1953 | 71 years, 43 days | 14 October 2004 | 19 years, 256 days |
33 | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 7 September 1948 | 75 years, 293 days | 2 November 2004 | 19 years, 237 days |
34 | Albert II | Monaco | 14 March 1958 | 66 years, 104 days | 6 April 2005 | 19 years, 81 days |
35 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 15 July 1949 | 74 years, 347 days | 4 January 2006 | 18 years, 174 days |
36 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 16 June 1929 | 95 years, 10 days | 29 January 2006 | 18 years, 149 days |
37 | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Bhutan | 21 February 1980 | 44 years, 126 days | 9 December 2006 | 17 years, 200 days |
38 | Muhriz | Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) | 14 January 1948 | 76 years, 164 days | 29 December 2008 | 15 years, 180 days |
39 | Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla | Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) | 1 October 1952 | 71 years, 269 days | 2 January 2009 | 15 years, 176 days |
40 | Ibrahim Ismail | Johor (Malaysia) | 22 November 1958 | 65 years, 217 days | 23 January 2010 | 14 years, 155 days |
41 | Muhammad V | Kelantan (Malaysia) | 6 October 1969 | 54 years, 264 days | 13 September 2010 | 13 years, 287 days |
42 | Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi | Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) | 10 February 1956 | 68 years, 137 days | 27 October 2010 | 13 years, 243 days |
43 | Tupou VI | Tonga | 12 July 1959 | 64 years, 350 days | 18 March 2012 | 12 years, 100 days |
44 | Francis | Vatican City | 17 December 1936 | 87 years, 192 days | 13 March 2013 | 11 years, 105 days |
45 | Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | 57 years, 60 days | 30 April 2013 | 11 years, 57 days |
46 | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | Qatar | 3 June 1980 | 44 years, 23 days | 25 June 2013 | 11 years, 1 day |
47 | Philippe | Belgium | 15 April 1960 | 64 years, 72 days | 21 July 2013 | 10 years, 341 days |
48 | Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah | Perak (Malaysia) | 27 November 1956 | 67 years, 212 days | 29 May 2014 | 10 years, 28 days |
49 | Felipe VI | Spain | 30 January 1968 | 56 years, 148 days | 19 June 2014 | 10 years, 7 days |
50 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 31 December 1935 | 88 years, 178 days | 23 January 2015 | 9 years, 155 days |
51 | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) | Thailand | 28 July 1952 | 71 years, 334 days | 13 October 2016 | 7 years, 257 days |
52 | Mahmud Sallehuddin | Kedah (Malaysia) | 30 April 1942 | 82 years, 57 days | 11 September 2017 | 6 years, 289 days |
53 | Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin | Pahang (Malaysia)[d] | 30 July 1959 | 64 years, 332 days | 15 January 2019 | 5 years, 163 days |
54 | Naruhito | Japan | 23 February 1960 | 64 years, 124 days | 1 May 2019 | 5 years, 56 days |
55 | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said | Oman | 13 October 1954 | 69 years, 257 days | 11 January 2020 | 4 years, 167 days |
- ^ The country was called the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
- ^ Previously reigned 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995.
- ^ Letsie III first reigned from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995, was deposed, and then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
- ^ Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 5 years, 147 days (31 January 2019).
See also
- List of longest-reigning monarchs
- List of shortest-reigning monarchs
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of oldest living state leaders