List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign

This is a list of currently enthroned monarchs sorted by length of service.

Hassanal Bolkiah, the current longest-reigning monarch
Margrethe II of Denmark, the current longest-reigning and only Queen regnant

This list 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. Hassanal Bolkiah is currently the longest-reigning monarch, having been Sultan of Brunei since 5 October 1967.[1] He became the longest-reigning monarch upon the death of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 8 September 2022.[2]

List
Rank Monarch State Born Current age Acceded Years reigned
Reigns as of 28 October 2023 T 13:07 (UTC)
1 Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei 15 July 1946 77 years, 105 days 5 October 1967 56 years, 23 days
2 Margrethe II Denmark 16 April 1940 83 years, 195 days 14 January 1972 51 years, 287 days
3 Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi III Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 6 July 1939 84 years, 114 days 25 January 1972 51 years, 276 days
4 Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden 30 April 1946 77 years, 181 days 15 September 1973 50 years, 43 days
5 Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 22 February 1949 74 years, 248 days 18 September 1974 49 years, 40 days
6 Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 1 January 1931 92 years, 300 days 6 September 1981 42 years, 52 days
7 Mswati III Eswatini[lower-alpha 1] 19 April 1968 55 years, 192 days 25 April 1986 37 years, 186 days
8 Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein 14 February 1945 78 years, 256 days 13 November 1989 33 years, 349 days
9 Harald V Norway 21 February 1937 86 years, 249 days 17 January 1991 32 years, 284 days
10 Letsie III Lesotho 17 July 1963 60 years, 103 days 7 February 1996[lower-alpha 2] 31 years, 334 days[lower-alpha 2]
11 Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (Malaysia) 22 January 1962 61 years, 279 days 15 May 1998 25 years, 166 days
12 Abdullah II Jordan 30 January 1962 61 years, 271 days 7 February 1999 24 years, 263 days
13 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain 28 January 1950 73 years, 273 days 6 March 1999 24 years, 236 days
14 Mohammed VI Morocco 21 August 1963 60 years, 68 days 23 July 1999 24 years, 97 days
15 Syed Sirajuddin Perlis (Malaysia) 17 May 1943 80 years, 164 days 17 April 2000 23 years, 194 days
16 Henri Luxembourg 16 April 1955 68 years, 195 days 7 October 2000 23 years, 21 days
17 Sharafuddin Idris Shah Selangor (Malaysia) 11 December 1945 77 years, 321 days 22 November 2001 21 years, 340 days
18 Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia 14 May 1953 70 years, 167 days 14 October 2004 19 years, 14 days
19 Albert II Monaco 14 March 1958 65 years, 228 days 6 April 2005 18 years, 205 days
20 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 1949 74 years, 105 days 4 January 2006 17 years, 297 days
21 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan 21 February 1980 43 years, 249 days 9 December 2006 16 years, 323 days
22 Muhriz Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) 14 January 1948 75 years, 287 days 29 December 2008 14 years, 303 days
23 Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Umm al-Quwain (United Arab Emirates) 1 October 1952 71 years, 27 days 2 January 2009 14 years, 299 days
24 Ibrahim Ismail Johor (Malaysia) 22 November 1958 64 years, 340 days 23 January 2010 13 years, 278 days
25 Muhammad V Kelantan (Malaysia) 6 October 1969 54 years, 22 days 13 September 2010 13 years, 45 days
26 Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 10 February 1956 67 years, 260 days 27 October 2010 13 years, 1 day
27 Tupou VI Tonga 12 July 1959 64 years, 108 days 18 March 2012 11 years, 224 days
28 Francis Vatican City 17 December 1936 86 years, 315 days 13 March 2013 10 years, 229 days
29 Willem-Alexander Netherlands 27 April 1967 56 years, 184 days 30 April 2013 10 years, 181 days
30 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar 3 June 1980 43 years, 147 days 25 June 2013 10 years, 125 days
31 Philippe Belgium 15 April 1960 63 years, 196 days 21 July 2013 10 years, 99 days
32 Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Perak (Malaysia) 27 November 1956 66 years, 335 days 29 May 2014 9 years, 152 days
33 Felipe VI Spain 30 January 1968 55 years, 271 days 19 June 2014 9 years, 131 days
34 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 31 December 1935 87 years, 301 days 23 January 2015 8 years, 278 days
35 Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Thailand 28 July 1952 71 years, 92 days 13 October 2016 7 years, 15 days
36 Mahmud Sallehuddin Kedah (Malaysia) 30 April 1942 81 years, 181 days 11 September 2017 6 years, 47 days
37 Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (Malaysia)[lower-alpha 3] 30 July 1959 64 years, 90 days 15 January 2019 4 years, 286 days
38 Naruhito Japan 23 February 1960 63 years, 247 days 1 May 2019 4 years, 180 days
39 Haitham bin Tarik Al Said Oman 11 October 1954 69 years, 17 days 11 January 2020 3 years, 290 days
40 Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait 25 June 1937 86 years, 125 days 29 September 2020 3 years, 29 days
41 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 11 March 1961 62 years, 231 days 13 May 2022 1 year, 168 days
42 Charles III Antigua and Barbuda 14 November 1948 74 years, 348 days 8 September 2022 1 year, 50 days
Australia
Bahamas
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
United Kingdom

See also

Notes
  1. The country was formerly named the Kingdom of Swaziland until 19 April 2018.
  2. Letsie III first reigned during 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995, was deposed, then returned to the throne on 7 February 1996. Length of reign calculation includes both tenures.
  3. Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is also the currently-reigning Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and has reigned for 4 years, 270 days (since 31 January 2019).

References
  1. "Sultan of Brunei becomes world's longest-serving monarch after Elizabeth II's passing". Arab News. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. "Queen Elizabeth II has died". BBC News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
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