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==List== [[File:Charles III 2023 Coronation (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Charles III]] reigns as sovereign and [[head of state]] of each of the realms since 2022.]]There are currently 15 Commonwealth realms scattered across three continents (nine in [[North America]], five in [[Oceania]], and one in [[Europe]]), with a combined area of {{Convert|18.7|e6km2|abbr=unit}}{{NoteTag|Figures totalled from member state profiles at the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] secretariat, rounded to the nearest 100,000.}} (excluding the [[territorial claims in Antarctica|Antarctic claims]] which would raise the figure to {{Convert|26.8|e6km2|abbr=unit}}) and a population of more than 150 million.<!-- 2020 --><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/ |title = World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations |website = population.un.org }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! [[List of sovereign states|Country]] ! Population ({{UN_Population|Year}}){{UN_Population|ref}} ! Date{{NoteTag|Dates indicate the year each country became a dominion or Commonwealth realm.}} ! Governor general<ref>{{cite web |author=Commonwealth Network |year=2020 |title=Governor-General |url=https://www.commonwealthofnations.org/?sectors=government/governor_general |accessdate=20 July 2021 |publisher=Nexus Partnerships Limited}}</ref> ! Prime minister |- | data-sort-value="Antigua and Barbuda" | {{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} ([[Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Antigua and Barbuda}} | 1981 | [[Rodney Williams (governor-general)|Rodney Williams]] | [[Gaston Browne]] |- | data-sort-value="Australia" | {{Flag|Australia}} ([[Monarchy of Australia|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Australia}} | data-sort-value="1901"|[[Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900|1901]] | [[Sam Mostyn]] | [[Anthony Albanese]] |- | data-sort-value="Bahamas" | {{Flag|Bahamas}} ([[Monarchy of The Bahamas|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Bahamas}} | 1973 | [[Cynthia A. Pratt]] | [[Philip Davis (Bahamian politician)|Philip Davis]] |- | data-sort-value="Belize" | {{Flag|Belize}} ([[Monarchy of Belize|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Belize}} | data-sort-value="1981"| [[Belize Act 1981|1981]] | [[Froyla Tzalam]] | [[Johnny Briceño]] |- | data-sort-value="Canada" | {{Flag|Canada}} ([[Monarchy of Canada|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Canada}} | data-sort-value="1867"| [[British North America Act (1867)|1867]] | [[Mary Simon]] | [[Mark Carney]] |- | data-sort-value="Grenada" | {{Flag|Grenada}} ([[Monarchy of Grenada|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Grenada}} | 1974 | [[Cécile La Grenade]] | [[Dickon Mitchell]] |- | data-sort-value="Jamaica" | {{Flag|Jamaica}} ([[Monarchy of Jamaica|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Jamaica}} | data-sort-value="1962"| [[Jamaica Independence Act 1962|1962]] | [[Patrick Allen (governor-general)|Patrick Allen]] | [[Andrew Holness]] |- | data-sort-value="New Zealand" | {{Flag|New Zealand}}{{NoteTag|The [[Cook Islands]] and [[Niue]] are under the sovereignty of the King of New Zealand as self-governing [[associated state|states in free association]] with New Zealand. New Zealand and its associated states, along with [[Tokelau]] and the ''[[Ross Dependency]]'', comprise the [[Realm of New Zealand]].}} ([[Monarchy of New Zealand|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|New Zealand}} | data-sort-value="1907"| [[Dominion of New Zealand|1907]] | [[Cindy Kiro]] | [[Christopher Luxon]] |- | data-sort-value="Papua New Guinea" | {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} ([[Monarchy of Papua New Guinea|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Papua New Guinea}} | data-sort-value="1975"| [[Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975|1975]] | [[Bob Dadae]] | [[James Marape]] |- | data-sort-value="Saint Kitts and Nevis" | {{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} ([[Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | 1983 | [[Marcella Liburd]] | [[Terrance Drew]] |- | data-sort-value="Saint Lucia" | {{Flag|Saint Lucia}} ([[Monarchy of Saint Lucia|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Saint Lucia}} | 1979 | [[Errol Charles]] | [[Philip J. Pierre]] |- | data-sort-value="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" | {{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} ([[Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | 1979 | [[Susan Dougan]] | [[Ralph Gonsalves]] |- | data-sort-value="Solomon Islands" | {{Flag|Solomon Islands}} ([[Monarchy of Solomon Islands|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Solomon Islands}} | 1978 | [[David Tiva Kapu]] | [[Jeremiah Manele]] |- | data-sort-value="Tuvalu" | {{Flag|Tuvalu}} ([[Monarchy of Tuvalu|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Tuvalu}} | 1978 | [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]] | [[Feleti Teo]] |- | data-sort-value="United Kingdom" | {{Flag|United Kingdom}}{{NoteTag|[[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]], the [[Isle of Man]], and [[Jersey]]—the [[Crown Dependencies]]—are self-governing possessions of the [[The Crown|British Crown]], under the sovereignty of the King of the United Kingdom. Together with the UK, these comprise the [[British Islands]].}} ([[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|monarchy]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|United Kingdom}} | data-sort-value="1801"| [[Acts of Union 1800|1801]] | ''None{{Efn|Due to the monarch residing in the United Kingdom, there is no need for a Viceroy to represent them and carry out the functions of the crown on their behalf, as such there is no Governor General for the UK. In the event of them being absent from the UK they may, temporarily, delegate certain constitutional duties to [[Counsellors of State]]}}'' | [[Keir Starmer]] |}
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