World’s longest reigning monarchs

Queen Elizabeth II, the first British sovereign to mark 70 years on the throne, is currently the world’s longest reigning monarch
       
Queen Elizabeth II 
Age: 95
UK*
70 years

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 75
Brunei
54 years

Queen Margrethe II 
81
Denmark
50 years

King Carl XVI Gustaf 
75
Sweden
48 years

King Mswati III 
53
Eswatini
35 years

Prince Hans-Adam II 
76
Liechtenstein
32 years

King Harald V 
84
Norway
31 years

King Letsie III 
58
Lesotho
30 years

King Abdullah II 
60
Jordan
23 years

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, 72
Bahrain
22 years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                              
*Also Canada, Australia, New Zealand and 11 other Commonwealth realms

Numbers valid as of Jan 2022. List restricted to heads of state


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