Members of the United Nations

  193 UN member states

  2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states (Palestine, Holy See)

  2 eligible non-member states (Cook Islands, Niue)

  17 non-self-governing territories

  Antarctica (Assertion of territorial claims suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System)

The United Nations in 1945, after World War II. In light blue, the founding members. In dark blue, protectorates and territories of the founding members.

This is a list of members of the United Nations. The list includes the date each country joined the United Nations.

The member states can be sorted by their official designations and dates of joining by clicking on the buttons in the header of the columns. Original members are listed with a blue background.

Member state	Date joined
Afghanistan[a]	19 November 1946
Albania	14 December 1955
Algeria	8 October 1962
Andorra	28 July 1993
Angola	1 December 1976
Antigua and Barbuda	11 November 1981
Argentina	24 October 1945
Armenia	2 March 1992
Australia	1 November 1945
Austria	14 December 1955
Azerbaijan	2 March 1992
Bahamas	18 September 1973
Bahrain	21 September 1971
Bangladesh	17 September 1974
Barbados	9 December 1966
Belarus	24 October 1945
Belgium	27 December 1945
Belize	25 September 1981
Benin[b]	20 September 1960
Bhutan	21 September 1971
Plurinational State of Bolivia[c]	14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22 May 1992
Botswana	17 October 1966
Brazil	24 October 1945
Brunei Darussalam	21 September 1984
Bulgaria	14 December 1955
Burkina Faso[d]	20 September 1960
Burundi	18 September 1962
Cabo Verde[e]	16 September 1975
Cambodia[f]	14 December 1955
Cameroon[g]	20 September 1960
Canada	9 November 1945
Central African Republic[h]	20 September 1960
Chad	20 September 1960
Chile	24 October 1945
China	24 October 1945
Colombia	5 November 1945
Comoros	12 November 1975
Congo[i]	20 September 1960
Costa Rica	2 November 1945
Côte d'Ivoire[j]	20 September 1960
Croatia	22 May 1992
Cuba	24 October 1945
Cyprus	20 September 1960
Czechia[k]	19 January 1993
North Korea	17 September 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo[l]	20 September 1960
Denmark[m]	24 October 1945
Djibouti	20 September 1977
Dominica	18 December 1978
Dominican Republic	24 October 1945
Ecuador	21 December 1945
Egypt	24 October 1945
El Salvador	24 October 1945
Equatorial Guinea	12 November 1968
Eritrea	28 May 1993
Estonia	17 September 1991
Eswatini[n]	24 September 1968
Ethiopia	13 November 1945
Fiji	13 October 1970
Finland	14 December 1955
France	24 October 1945
Gabon	20 September 1960
Gambia	21 September 1965
Georgia	31 July 1992
Germany	18 September 1973
Ghana	8 March 1957
Greece	25 October 1945
Grenada	17 September 1974
Guatemala	21 November 1945
Guinea	12 December 1958
Guinea-Bissau	17 September 1974
Guyana	20 September 1966
Haiti	24 October 1945
Honduras	17 December 1945
Hungary	14 December 1955
Iceland	19 November 1946
India	30 October 1945
Indonesia	28 September 1950[o]
Islamic Republic of Iran[p]	24 October 1945
Iraq	21 December 1945
Ireland	14 December 1955
Israel	11 May 1949
Italy	14 December 1955
Jamaica	18 September 1962
Japan	18 December 1956
Jordan	14 December 1955
Kazakhstan[q]	2 March 1992
Kenya	16 December 1963
Kiribati	14 September 1999
Kuwait	14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan	2 March 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic[r]	14 December 1955
Latvia	17 September 1991
Lebanon	24 October 1945
Lesotho	17 October 1966
Liberia	2 November 1945
Libya[s]	14 December 1955
Liechtenstein	18 September 1990
Lithuania	17 September 1991
Luxembourg	24 October 1945
Madagascar	20 September 1960
Malawi	1 December 1964
Malaysia	17 September 1957
Maldives[t]	21 September 1965
Mali	28 September 1960
Malta	1 December 1964
Marshall Islands	17 September 1991
Mauritania	27 October 1961
Mauritius	24 April 1968
Mexico	7 November 1945
Federated States of Micronesia	17 September 1991
Monaco	28 May 1993
Mongolia	27 October 1961
Montenegro	28 June 2006
Morocco	12 November 1956
Mozambique	16 September 1975
Myanmar[u]	19 April 1948
Namibia	23 April 1990
Nauru	14 September 1999
Nepal	14 December 1955
Netherlands[m]	10 December 1945
New Zealand[m]	24 October 1945
Nicaragua	24 October 1945
Niger	20 September 1960
Nigeria	7 October 1960
North Macedonia[v]	8 April 1993
Norway	27 November 1945
Oman	7 October 1971
Pakistan	30 September 1947
Palau	15 December 1994
Panama	13 November 1945
Papua New Guinea	10 October 1975
Paraguay	24 October 1945
Peru	31 October 1945
Philippines	24 October 1945
Poland	24 October 1945
Portugal	14 December 1955
Qatar	21 September 1971
South Korea	17 September 1991
Republic of Moldova[w]	2 March 1992
Romania	14 December 1955
Russian Federation	24 October 1945
Rwanda	18 September 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis[x]	23 September 1983
Saint Lucia	18 September 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16 September 1980
Samoa[y]	15 December 1976
San Marino	2 March 1992
São Tomé and Príncipe	16 September 1975
Saudi Arabia	24 October 1945
Senegal	28 September 1960
Serbia	1 November 2000
Seychelles	21 September 1976
Sierra Leone	27 September 1961
Singapore	21 September 1965
Slovakia	19 January 1993
Slovenia	22 May 1992
Solomon Islands	19 September 1978
Somalia	20 September 1960
South Africa[z]	7 November 1945
South Sudan	14 July 2011
Spain	14 December 1955
Sri Lanka[aa]	14 December 1955
Sudan	12 November 1956
Suriname[ab]	4 December 1975
Sweden	19 November 1946
Switzerland	10 September 2002
Syrian Arab Republic	24 October 1945
Tajikistan	2 March 1992
Thailand	16 December 1946
Timor-Leste	27 September 2002
Togo	20 September 1960
Tonga	14 September 1999
Trinidad and Tobago	18 September 1962
Tunisia	12 November 1956
Türkiye[ac]	24 October 1945
Turkmenistan	2 March 1992
Tuvalu	5 September 2000
Uganda	25 October 1962
Ukraine	24 October 1945
United Arab Emirates	9 December 1971
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	24 October 1945
United Republic of Tanzania[ad]	14 December 1961
United States of America	24 October 1945
Uruguay	18 December 1945
Uzbekistan	2 March 1992
Vanuatu	15 September 1981
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela[ae]	15 November 1945
Viet Nam	20 September 1977
Yemen	30 September 1947
Zambia	1 December 1964
Zimbabwe	25 August 1980

Notes

All notes are based on Official list of member states

1. Afghanistan: The United Nations currently recognizes the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the government of Afghanistan instead of the de facto ruling government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
2. Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 2 December 1975.
3. Plurinational State of Bolivia: Previously referred to as Bolivia until 9 April 2009.
4. Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
5. Cabo Verde: Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.^[1]
6. Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
7. Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
8. Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
9. Congo: Previously referred to as the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971.
10. Côte d'Ivoire: Until 31 December 1985 referred to as Ivory Coast.
11. Czechia: Previously referred to as Czech Republic until 17 May 2016.
12. Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 October 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 May 1997.
13. The member states of the Realm of Denmark, Realm of New Zealand and Kingdom of the Netherlands represent their metropolitan countries as well as their other constituent countries: Faroe Islands and Greenland (Denmark); Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Netherlands); Niue and Cook Islands (New Zealand).^{[2][3][not in the source given]} Niue and the Cook Islands have full treaty-making capabilities and have the option of seeking membership.
14. Eswatini: Name was changed from Swaziland on 19 April 2018.
15. Withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965. It rejoined on 28 September 1966.
16. Islamic Republic of Iran: Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 4 November 1982, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
17. Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
18. Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
19. Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
20. Maldives: Name was changed from Maldive Islands on 14 April 1969.
21. Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 17 June 1989.
22. North Macedonia: Name was changed from The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 11 February 2019.
23. Republic of Moldova: Referred to as Moldova from 6 October 2006 to 10 September 2008.
24. Saint Kitts and Nevis: Referred to as Saint Christopher and Nevis until 28 December 1986.
25. Samoa: The country was formerly named "Western Samoa" until 4 July 1997, but nevertheless always referred to as just "Samoa".
26. South Africa: Referred to as the Union of South Africa until 13 May 1961.
27. Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 29 August 1972.
28. Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
29. Türkiye: Previously referred to as Turkey until 31 May 2022.
30. United Republic of Tanzania: Name was changed from United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on 2 November 1964.
31. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Previously referred to as Venezuela until 17 November 2004.

References

1. "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
2. "Organs Supplement", Repertory of Practice (PDF), UN, p. 10
3. The World today, UN

Other websites

• Official list of member states