43 Countries

 

As of 2023, there are 43 sovereign states in the world with a monarch as head of state. There are 13 in Asia, 12 in Europe, 9 in the Americas, 6 in Oceania, and 3 in Africa.[a]  are examples of these.^[2]

Japan, considered a constitutional monarchy under the Imperial House of Japan, is traditionally said to have originated with the mythical Emperor Jimmu. The first verifiable historiographical evidence begins with Emperor Kinmei in the 6th century. It is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world.^[3]

Monarchy	Official local name(s)	Title of Head of State	Monarch	Title of Head of Government	Type of monarchy	Succession	Current constitution
Andorra[4]	In Catalan: Principat d'Andorra	Co-Princes	Joan-Enric Vives Emmanuel Macron	Prime Minister	Parliamentary	Ex officio	1993
Antigua and Barbuda[5]	In English: Antigua and Barbuda	King	Charles III			Hereditary	1981
Australia[6]	In English: Commonwealth of Australia	King	Charles III				1901
The Bahamas[7]	In English: Commonwealth of the Bahamas	King	Charles III				1973
Bahrain[8]	In Arabic: Mamlakat al- Baḥrayn	King	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa		Semi-constitutional		2002
Belgium[9]	In Dutch: Koninkrijk België In French: Royaume de Belgique In German: Königreich Belgien	King [b]	Philippe		Parliamentary	Hereditary [b]	1831
Belize[10]	In English: Belize	King	Charles III			Hereditary	1981
Bhutan[11]	In Dzongkha: Druk Gyal Khap	King	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck		Semi-constitutional		2007
Brunei[12]	In Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam	Sultan	Hassanal Bolkiah	Sultan	Absolute		1959
Cambodia	In Khmer: Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa	King	Norodom Sihamoni	Prime Minister	Parliamentary	Hereditary and elective	1993
Canada[13]	In English and French: Canada	King	Charles III			Hereditary	1982
Denmark[14]	In Danish: Kongeriget Danmark In Faroese: Kongsríki Danmark In Greenlandic: Kunngeqarfik Danmarki	Queen	Margrethe II				1849
Eswatini[15]	In Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini In English: Kingdom of Eswatini	King	Mswati III		Absolute	Hereditary and elective	1968
Grenada[16]	In English: Grenada	King	Charles III		Parliamentary	Hereditary	1974
Jamaica[17]	In English: Jamaica	King	Charles III				1962
Japan[18]	In Japanese: 日本国 (Nippon-koku/Nihon-koku)	Emperor	Naruhito				1947
Jordan[19]	In Arabic: al-Mamlakah al-Urdunīyah al-Hāshimīyah	King	Abdullah II		Semi-constitutional	Hereditary and elective	1952
Kuwait[20]	In Arabic: Dawlat al-Kuwait	Emir	Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah				1962
Lesotho[21]	In Sotho: Muso oa Lesotho In English: Kingdom of Lesotho	King	Letsie III		Parliamentary		1993
Liechtenstein[22]	In German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein	Sovereign Prince	Hans-Adam II		Semi-constitutional	Hereditary	1862
Luxembourg[23]	In French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg In German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg In Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg	Grand Duke	Henri		Parliamentary		1868
Malaysia[24]	In Malay: Malaysia	Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Abdullah		Parliamentary & Federal	Elective	1957
Monaco[25]	In French: Principauté de Monaco In Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu	Sovereign Prince	Albert II	Minister of State	Semi-constitutional	Hereditary	1911
Morocco[26]	In Arabic: al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya In Berber: Tageldit n Lmaɣrib In French: Royaume du Maroc	King	Mohammed VI	Prime Minister			1631
Kingdom of the Netherlands[27]	In Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden In West Frisian: Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen	King	Willem-Alexander		Parliamentary		1815
New Zealand[28]	In English: New Zealand In Māori: Aotearoa	King	Charles III				1907
Norway[29]	In Bokmål: Kongeriket Norge In Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noreg In Northern Sami: Norgga gonagasriika	King	Harald V				1814
Oman[30]	In Arabic: Salṭanat ‘Umān	Sultan	Haitham bin Tarik	Sultan	Absolute		1996
Papua New Guinea[31]	In English: Independent State of Papua New Guinea In Tok Pisin: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini In Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini	King	Charles III	Prime Minister	Parliamentary		1975
Qatar[32]	In Arabic: Dawlat Qaṭar	Emir	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani		Semi-constitutional		2004
Saint Kitts and Nevis[33]	In English: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	King	Charles III		Parliamentary		1983
Saint Lucia[34]	In English: Saint Lucia	King	Charles III				1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[35]	In English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	King	Charles III				1979
Saudi Arabia[36]	In Arabic: Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Sa'ūdiyah	King	Salman	Prime Minister	Absolute	Hereditary and elective	1992[c]
Solomon Islands	In English: Solomon Islands	King	Charles III	Prime Minister	Parliamentary	Hereditary	1978
Spain	In Spanish: Reino de España	King	Felipe VI	President of the Government			1978
Sweden[40]	In Swedish: Konungariket Sverige	King	Carl XVI Gustaf	Prime Minister			1974
Thailand[41]	In Thai: Ratcha Anachak Thai	King	Rama X				2017
Tonga[42]	In Tonga: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga In English: Kingdom of Tonga	King	Tupou VI		Semi-constitutional		1970
Tuvalu[43]	In English: Tuvalu	King	Charles III		Parliamentary		1986
United Arab Emirates[44]	In Arabic: Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah	President	Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan		Semi-constitutional & Federal	Hereditary and elective	1971
United Kingdom[45]	In English: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland In Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon In Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann In Scots Gaelic: Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn agus Èirinn a Tuath	King	Charles III		Parliamentary	Hereditary	No codified constitution
Vatican City[46]	In Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae In Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano	Pope	Francis	President of the Pontifical Commission	Absolute	Elective

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