List of state leaders in 1567

Africa

China (Ming Dynasty) -
1. Jiajing Emperor (1522–1567)
2. Longqing Emperor (1567–1572)
Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch - Emperor Ōgimachi (1557–1586)
- Shogun (Ashikaga) - Vacant
Korea (Joseon Dynasty) -
1. Myeongjong (1545–1567)
2. Seonjo (1567–1608)
Mughal Empire - Jalaluddin Muhammed Akbar (1556–1605)
Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Gen (1556–1572)
Philippines (Las islas Filipinas)

Kingdom of Denmark - Frederick II (1559–1588)
Kingdom of England - Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
Kingdom of France - Charles IX (1560–1574)
Holy Roman Empire - Maximilian II (1564–1576)
- Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen - Henry III (1567–1585)
Hungary -
- Royal Hungary - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor as Maximilian I (1526–1564)
- Eastern Hungarian Kingdom - John II Sigismund Zápolya (1540–1571)
Kingdom of Navarre - Jeanne d'Albret (1555–1572)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire - Selim II (1566–1574)
Kingdom of Poland - Sigismund II (1548–1572)
Kingdom of Portugal - Sebastian (1557–1578)
Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible (1547–1584)
Kingdom of Scotland -
1. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567) (deposed)
2. James VI (1567–1625)
Kingdom of Spain - Philip II (1556–1598)
Kingdom of Sweden - Eric XIV (1560–1568)
Republic of Venice -
1. Giorolamo Priuli, Doge of Venice (1559–1567)
2. Pietro Loredan, Doge of Venice (1567–1570)
Principality of Wallachia - Petre cel Tanar, Voivode of Wallachia (1559–1568)