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List of members of the United Nations Security Council

February 05, 2023

Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected, non-permanent members. Prior to 1966, there were six elected members, while the permanent members have in essence not changed since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, apart from the representation of China. Elected members hold their place on the council for a two-year term, and half of these places are contested each year. To ensure geographical continuity, a certain number of members is allocated for each of the five UN regional groupings.

Map showing the members of the United Nations Security Council as of 2023, with permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) in blue, and non-permanent members (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates) in green.

Current membership

Permanent members
Non-permanent members

Regional Groups

 
  African Group
  Asia-Pacific Group
  Eastern European Group
  Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
  Western European and Others Group
  UN member not in any voting group
  Observer states
  Non-UN state or territory

In addition, one of the non-permanent members of the council is an Arab country, alternately from the African or Asia-Pacific groups. This rule was added to the system in 1967 for it to be applied beginning with 1968.

Each year the UN General Assembly elects five new members for a two-year term; these elections always begin in October of the year, and continue until the two-thirds majority for the number of countries for each region has been reached. Re-election is allowed, but the term must not be consecutive.

Electoral timetable
Term beginning in years that are: Odd Even
African Group one member two members *
Asia-Pacific Group one member one member *
Eastern European Group none one member
Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) one member one member
Western European and Others Group two members none

* The representative of Arab nations alternates between these two elected spaces.

Previous and future Security Council composition

From 1946 to 1965, the security council included six non-permanent members. The regional grouping at that time was:

There were some exceptions to this grouping: Liberia took the place of a Western European country in 1961; the Ivory Coast substituted a member of the Commonwealth in 1964–1965; and the Eastern Europe group included Asian countries from 1956.

As part of a proposed expansion of the Security Council, Brazil, Germany, India and Japan, collectively the Group of 4 or G4 nations, are seeking permanent representation on this body. Italy opposed the expansion of the Security Council through the establishment of the group Uniting for Consensus.

Membership by year

Permanent

Year Chinese seat French seat Soviet/Russian seat British seat American seat
1945   Republic of China   Prov. Gov. of France   Soviet Union   United Kingdom   United States
1946   French Republic (4th)
1949   Republic of China
1958   French Republic (5th)
1971   People's Republic of China
1992–present   Russian Federation

Non-permanent (1946–1965)

Year Latin American Seats Commonwealth Seat Eastern European
& Asian Seat[b]		 Middle Eastern Seat Western European Seat
1946   Brazil   Mexico   Australia   Poland   Egypt   Netherlands
1947   Colombia   Syria   Belgium
1948   Argentina   Canada   Ukraine
1949   Cuba   Egypt   Norway
1950   Ecuador   India   Yugoslavia
1951   Brazil   Turkey   Netherlands
1952   Chile   Pakistan   Greece
1953   Colombia   Lebanon   Denmark
1954   Brazil   New Zealand   Turkey
1955   Peru   Iran   Belgium
1956   Cuba   Australia   Yugoslavia
1957   Colombia   Philippines   Iraq   Sweden
1958   Panama   Canada   Japan
1959   Argentina   Tunisia   Italy
1960   Ecuador   Ceylon   Poland
1961   Chile   Turkey   United Arab Republic   Liberia[c]
1962   Venezuela   Ghana   Romania   Ireland
1963   Brazil   Philippines   Morocco[d]   Norway
1964   Bolivia   Ivory Coast[e]   Czechoslovakia
1965   Uruguay   Malaysia   Jordan   Netherlands

Non-permanent (1966–present)

Year African Group Asia-Pacific Group Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Western European and Others Group Eastern European Group
* indicates Arab nations' representative
1966   Mali   Nigeria   Uganda   Japan   Jordan*   Argentina   Uruguay   Netherlands   New Zealand   Bulgaria
1967   Ethiopia   India   Brazil   Canada   Denmark
1968   Algeria*   Senegal   Pakistan   Paraguay   Hungary
1969   Zambia     Nepal   Colombia   Finland   Spain
1970   Burundi   Sierra Leone   Syria*   Nicaragua   Poland
1971   Somalia   Japan   Argentina   Belgium   Italy
1972   Guinea   Sudan*   India   Panama   Yugoslavia
1973   Kenya   Indonesia   Peru   Australia   Austria
1974   Cameroon   Mauritania   Iraq*   Costa Rica   Byelorussia
1975   Tanzania   Japan   Guyana   Italy   Sweden
1976   Benin   Libya*   Pakistan   Panama   Romania
1977   Mauritius   India   Venezuela   Canada   West Germany
1978   Gabon   Nigeria   Kuwait*   Bolivia   Czechoslovakia
1979   Zambia   Bangladesh   Jamaica   Norway   Portugal
1980   Niger   Tunisia*   Philippines   Mexico   East Germany
1981   Uganda   Japan   Panama   Ireland   Spain
1982   Togo   Zaire   Jordan*   Guyana   Poland
1983   Zimbabwe   Pakistan   Nicaragua   Malta   Netherlands
1984   Burkina Faso[f]   Egypt*   India   Peru   Ukraine
1985   Madagascar   Thailand   Trinidad and Tobago   Australia   Denmark
1986   Congo   Ghana   United Arab Emirates*   Venezuela   Bulgaria
1987   Zambia   Japan   Argentina   West Germany   Italy
1988   Algeria*   Senegal     Nepal   Brazil   Yugoslavia
1989   Ethiopia   Malaysia   Colombia   Canada   Finland
1990   Ivory Coast   Zaire   Yemen*[g]   Cuba   Romania
1991   Zimbabwe   India   Ecuador   Austria   Belgium
1992   Cape Verde   Morocco*   Japan   Venezuela   Hungary
1993   Djibouti   Pakistan   Brazil   New Zealand   Spain
1994   Nigeria   Rwanda   Oman*   Argentina   Czech Republic
1995   Botswana   Indonesia   Honduras   Germany   Italy
1996   Egypt*   Guinea-Bissau   South Korea   Chile   Poland
1997   Kenya   Japan   Costa Rica   Portugal   Sweden
1998   Gabon   Gambia   Bahrain*   Brazil   Slovenia
1999   Namibia   Malaysia   Argentina   Canada   Netherlands
2000   Mali   Tunisia*   Bangladesh   Jamaica   Ukraine
2001   Mauritius   Singapore   Colombia   Ireland   Norway
2002   Cameroon   Guinea   Syria*   Mexico   Bulgaria
2003   Angola   Pakistan   Chile   Germany   Spain
2004   Algeria*   Benin   Philippines   Brazil   Romania
2005   Tanzania   Japan   Argentina   Denmark   Greece
2006   Congo   Ghana   Qatar*   Peru   Slovakia
2007   South Africa   Indonesia   Panama   Belgium   Italy
2008   Burkina Faso   Libya*   Vietnam   Costa Rica   Croatia
2009   Uganda   Japan   Mexico   Austria   Turkey
2010   Gabon   Nigeria   Lebanon*   Brazil   Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011   South Africa   India   Colombia   Germany   Portugal
2012   Morocco*   Togo   Pakistan   Guatemala   Azerbaijan
2013   Rwanda   South Korea   Argentina   Australia   Luxembourg
2014   Chad   Nigeria   Jordan*   Chile   Lithuania
2015   Angola   Malaysia   Venezuela   New Zealand   Spain
2016   Egypt*   Senegal   Japan   Uruguay   Ukraine
2017   Ethiopia   Kazakhstan   Bolivia   Italy   Sweden
2018   Equatorial Guinea   Ivory Coast   Kuwait*   Peru   Netherlands[2]   Poland
2019   South Africa   Indonesia   Dominican Republic   Belgium   Germany
2020   Niger   Tunisia*   Vietnam   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Estonia
2021   Kenya   India   Mexico   Ireland   Norway
2022   Gabon   Ghana   United Arab Emirates*   Brazil   Albania
2023   Mozambique   Japan   Ecuador   Malta   Switzerland

List by number of years as Security Council member

This list contains the 138 United Nations member states so far elected to the United Nations Security Council, including the five permanent members, all listed by number of years each country has so far spent on the UNSC. Of all the members, 6 have so far ceased to exist, leaving the list with 132 modern nations. These, combined with the 63 modern nations that have never been elected to the UNSC to date (see Non-members, below), make up the entirety of the 193 current members of the UN.

Years on the Security Council, as of 2023, including current year where relevant :

  Indicates permanent member
  Indicates current elected member (2023)
  Indicates former United Nations member
Years[h] Country First Year Most Recent Year Regional Group Notes
78   France 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member
78   United Kingdom 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member
78   United States 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member
52   People's Republic of China 1971 2023 Asia-Pacific Permanent member
46   Soviet Union 1945 1991 E. European Former permanent member, replaced by Russian Federation
32   Russian Federation 1991 2023 E. European Permanent member
26   Republic of China 1945 1971 Asian Former permanent member, replaced by People's Republic of China
24   Japan 1958 2024 Asia-Pacific
22   Brazil 1946 2023 GRULAC
18   Argentina 1948 2014 GRULAC
16   India 1950 2022 Asia-Pacific
14   Colombia 1947 2012 GRULAC
14   Pakistan 1952 2013 Asia-Pacific
13   Italy 1959 2017 WEOG
12   Belgium 1947 2020 WEOG
12   Canada 1948 2000 WEOG
12   Germany 1977 2020 WEOG Includes 4 years when the Federal Republic of Germany consisted only of West Germany (but does not include East Germany's 2 years, listed separately below).
11   Poland 1946 2019 E. European
10   Australia 1946 2014 WEOG
10   Chile 1952 2015 GRULAC
10   Netherlands 1946 2018 WEOG
10   Nigeria 1966 2015 African
10   Norway 1949 2022 WEOG
10   Panama 1958 2008 GRULAC
10   Peru 1955 2019 GRULAC
10   Spain 1969 2016 WEOG
10   Venezuela 1962 2016 GRULAC
9   Egypt 1946 2017 African (Arab) Excludes 2 years with the seat held in the name of the United Arab Republic, of which for more than 15 months UAR served as the name of modern-day Egypt
9   Mexico 1946 2022 GRULAC
8   Denmark 1953 2006 WEOG
8   Ecuador 1950 2024 GRULAC
8   Gabon 1978 2023 African
8   Ghana 1962 2023 African
8   Indonesia 1973 2020 Asia-Pacific
8   Sweden 1957 2018 WEOG
8   Ukraine 1948 2017 E. European Includes 4 years of membership under the name of   Ukrainian SSR; Ukrainian SSR held its own seat in the General Assembly while being part of the Soviet Union during its 46 years of Security Council membership
8   Tunisia 1959 2021 African
7   Ireland 1962 2022 WEOG
7   Malaysia 1965 2016 Asia-Pacific
7   New Zealand 1954 2016 WEOG
7   Romania 1962 2005 E. European
7   Turkey 1951 2010 WEOG
7   Yugoslavia 1950 1989 E. European Predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia
6   Algeria 1968 2005 African (Arab)
6   Austria 1973 2010 WEOG
6   Bolivia 1964 2018 GRULAC
6   Bulgaria 1966 2003 E. European
6   Costa Rica 1974 2009 GRULAC
6   Cuba 1949 1991 GRULAC
6   Ethiopia 1967 2018 African
6   Ivory Coast 1964 2019 African
6   Jordan 1965 2015 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
6   Kenya 1973 2022 African
6   Morocco 1963 2013 African (Arab)
6   Philippines 1957 2005 Asia-Pacific
6   Portugal 1979 2012 WEOG
6   Senegal 1968 2017 African
6   South Africa 2007 2020 African
6   Syria 1947 2003 Asia-Pacific (Arab) Excludes one year (1961) during which the United Arab Republic was a member, for the greater part of which Syria was a member of that union
6   Zambia 1969 1988 African
5   Uganda 1966 2010 African
4   Angola 2003 2016 African
4   Bangladesh 1979 2001 Asia-Pacific
4   Benin 1976 2005 African
4   Burkina Faso 1984 2009 African For first 7 months of membership of the Security council in 1984 was known as Upper Volta.
4   Cameroon 1974 2003 African
4   Finland 1969 1990 WEOG
4   Greece 1952 2006 WEOG
4   Guinea 1972 2003 African
4   Guyana 1975 1983 GRULAC
4   Hungary 1968 1993 E. European
4   Iraq 1957 1975 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
4   Jamaica 1979 2001 GRULAC
4   Kuwait 1978 2019 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
4   Lebanon 1953 2011 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
4   Libya 1976 2009 African (Arab)
4   Mali 1966 2001 African
4   Malta 1983 2024 WEOG
4   Mauritius 1977 2002 African
4     Nepal 1969 1989 Asia-Pacific
4   Nicaragua 1970 1984 GRULAC
4   Niger 1980 2021 African
4   Republic of the Congo 1986 2007 African
4   South Korea 1996 2014 Asia-Pacific
4   Rwanda 1994 2014 African
4   Tanzania 1975 2006 African
4   Togo 1982 2013 African
4   United Arab Emirates 1986 2023 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
4   Uruguay 1965 2017 GRULAC
4   Vietnam 2008 2021 Asia-Pacific
4   Zaire 1982 1991 African Now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo
4   Zimbabwe 1983 1992 African
3   Czechoslovakia 1964 1979 E. European Predecessor of Czech Republic and Slovakia
2   Albania 2022 2023 E. European
2   Azerbaijan 2012 2013 E. European Was part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership
2   Bahrain 1998 1999 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 2011 E. European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2   Botswana 1995 1996 African
2   Burundi 1970 1971 African
2   Byelorussian SSR 1974 1975 E. European Now known as Belarus; Byelorussian SSR held its own seat in the General Assembly while being part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership
2   Cape Verde 1992 1993 African
2   Ceylon 1960 1961 Asia-Pacific Now known as Sri Lanka
2   Chad 2014 2015 African
2   Croatia 2008 2009 E. European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2   Czech Republic 1994 1995 E. European Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
2   Djibouti 1993 1994 African
2   Dominican Republic 2019 2020 GRULAC
2   East Germany 1980 1981 E. European Now subsumed into Germany, which has 5 years of Security Council membership since it has included the former territory of East Germany
2   Estonia 2020 2021 E. European Part of the Soviet Union from 1944 to 20 August 1991
2   Equatorial Guinea 2018 2019 African
2   Gambia 1998 1999 African
2   Guatemala 2012 2013 GRULAC
2   Guinea-Bissau 1996 1997 African
2   Honduras 1995 1996 GRULAC
2   Iran 1955 1956 Asia-Pacific
2   Kazakhstan 2017 2018 Asia-Pacific Was part of the Soviet Union from 26 April 1920 to 25 December 1991
2   Lithuania 2014 2015 E. European Part of the Soviet Union from 3 August 1940 to 11 March 1990
2   Luxembourg 2013 2014 WEOG
2   Madagascar 1985 1986 African
2   Mauritania 1974 1975 African
2   Mozambique 2023 2024 African
2   Namibia 1999 2000 African
2   Oman 1994 1995 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
2   Paraguay 1968 1969 GRULAC
2   Qatar 2006 2007 Asia-Pacific (Arab)
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020 2021 GRULAC Smallest nation to have held a place on the Security Council.[3]
2   Sierra Leone 1970 1971 African
2   Singapore 2001 2002 Asia-Pacific Was also part of Malaysia for several months of 1965 during its membership of the Security Council
2   Slovakia 2006 2007 E. European Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
2   Slovenia 1998 1999 E. European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2   Somalia 1971 1972 African
2   Sudan 1972 1973 African (Arab)
2   Switzerland 2023 2024 WEOG
2   Thailand 1985 1986 Asia-Pacific
2   Trinidad and Tobago 1985 1986 GRULAC
2   United Arab Republic 1961 1962 African (Arab) Union of Syria and Egypt
1   Yemen 1990 1991 Asia-Pacific (Arab) Inherited the seat from South Yemen; served the remaining of the term, for one year and seven months.
1   South Yemen 1990 1990 Asia-Pacific (Arab) Held the Security Council seat for the first five months of membership, then unified with North Yemen and passed the seat to Yemen.
1   Liberia 1961 1961 African Served only one year.[i]

Candidates for future membership

Main articles: 2023 United Nations Security Council election, 2024 United Nations Security Council election, 2025 United Nations Security Council election, and 2026 United Nations Security Council election

The following countries have made known their applications for future United Nations Security Council membership:

Year Africa Asia-Pacific Eastern Europe Latin America & Caribbean Western Europe & Others
2023 Algeria,[5] Sierra Leone[6] Tajikistan[7] Belarus,[8] Slovenia[8] Guyana[9] –
2024 Mauritius[10] Pakistan[9] – ? Greece,[11] Denmark[12]
2025 ? Bahrain[13] Latvia,[14] Montenegro[15] ? –
2026 ? Philippines,[16] Kyrgyzstan[17] – ? Portugal,[18] Austria[12]
2027 ? Republic of Korea,[19] India[20] ? ? –
2028 ? Iran, Uzbekistan[21] – ? Australia,[22] Finland[12]
2029 ? ? Croatia[23] ? –
2030 ? ? – Guatemala[24] ?
2031 ? ? Armenia[25] ? –
2036 ? ? – ? Belgium[26]

Non-members

As of July 2011, there are currently 193 members of the United Nations and five permanent members of the Security Council. The other ten seats are assigned amongst the remaining 188 members. As a result, many members have never been on the Security Council. The following list is a summary of all countries, currently 61 modern nations[27] and three historical ones, that have never been a member of the United Nations Security Council. The three historical UN members listed are Tanganyika, Zanzibar, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

 
Member states of the United Nations that have never been members of the United Nations Security Council as of January 2023.
  Indicates former United Nations member
UN Member state Regional Group Security Council membership as part of another entity
  Afghanistan Asia-Pacific
  Andorra WEOG
  Antigua and Barbuda GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1632 to 1 November 1981
  Armenia E. European Was part of the Soviet Union from 29 November 1920 to 25 December 1991
  Bahamas GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1717 to 10 July 1973
  Barbados GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1625 to 30 November 1966
  Belize GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1862 to 21 September 1981
  Bhutan Asia-Pacific
  Brunei Asia-Pacific Was a protectorate of the United Kingdom from 1888 to 1984
  Cambodia Asia-Pacific Was a colony of France from 1863 to 9 November 1953
  Central African Republic African Was a colony of France from 1894 to 13 August 1960
  Comoros African Was a colony of France from 1841 to 6 July 1975
  Cyprus Asia-Pacific Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 5 November 1914 to 16 August 1960
  Dominica GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1783 to 3 November 1978
  El Salvador GRULAC
  Eritrea African Was under the administration of the United Kingdom from 1941 to 1947, then a United Nations Trust Territory from 1947 to 1952, then part of Ethiopia from 1952 to 24 May 1993
  Eswatini African Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 6 September 1968
  Fiji Asia-Pacific Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1874 to 10 October 1970
  Georgia E. European Was part of the Soviet Union from 25 February 1921 to 25 December 1991
  Grenada GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1763 to 7 February 1974
  Haiti GRULAC
  Iceland WEOG
  Israel None / WEOG[j] Part of a League of Nations mandate under United Kingdom administration from 25 April 1920 to 14 May 1948
  Kiribati Asian / None[k] Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1892 to 12 July 1979
  North Korea Asia-Pacific
  Kyrgyzstan Asia-Pacific Was part of the Soviet Union from 1 February 1926 to 25 December 1991
  Laos Asia-Pacific Was a colony of France from 1893 to 19 July 1949
  Latvia E. European Part of the Soviet Union from September 1944 to 21 August 1991
  Lesotho African Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1884 to 4 October 1966
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Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected non permanent members Prior to 1966 there were six elected members while the permanent members have in essence not changed since the creation of the United Nations in 1945 apart from the representation of China Elected members hold their place on the council for a two year term and half of these places are contested each year To ensure geographical continuity a certain number of members is allocated for each of the five UN regional groupings Map showing the members of the United Nations Security Council as of 2023 update with permanent members China France Russia the United Kingdom and the United States in blue and non permanent members Albania Brazil Ecuador Gabon Ghana Japan Malta Mozambique Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates in green Contents 1 Current membership 2 Regional Groups 3 Previous and future Security Council composition 4 Membership by year 4 1 Permanent 4 2 Non permanent 1946 1965 4 3 Non permanent 1966 present 5 List by number of years as Security Council member 6 Candidates for future membership 7 Non members 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesCurrent membership EditPermanent membersCountry Regional Group Member since China Asia Pacific Group 1971 replaced the Republic of China France Western European and Others Group 1945 Russia Eastern European Group 1991 replaced the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom Western European and Others Group 1945 United States Western European and Others Group 1945Non permanent membersCountry Regional Group Term began Term ends Albania Eastern European Group EEG 2022 2023 Brazil Latin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC 2022 2023 Ecuador Latin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC 2023 2024 Gabon African Group 2022 2023 Ghana African Group 2022 2023 Japan Asia Pacific Group 2023 2024 Malta Western European and Others Group WEOG 2023 2024 Mozambique African Group 2023 2024 Switzerland Western European and Others Group WEOG 2023 2024 United Arab Emirates Asia Pacific Group 2022 2023Regional Groups Edit African Group Asia Pacific Group Eastern European Group Latin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC Western European and Others Group UN member not in any voting group Observer states Non UN state or territory African Group 3 members Asia Pacific Group a 2 members Eastern European Group CEIT or Countries with Economies in Transition 1 member Latin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC 2 members Western European and Others Group WEOG 2 members at least one of these must be from Western Europe 1 In addition one of the non permanent members of the council is an Arab country alternately from the African or Asia Pacific groups This rule was added to the system in 1967 for it to be applied beginning with 1968 Each year the UN General Assembly elects five new members for a two year term these elections always begin in October of the year and continue until the two thirds majority for the number of countries for each region has been reached Re election is allowed but the term must not be consecutive Electoral timetableTerm beginning in years that are Odd EvenAfrican Group one member two members Asia Pacific Group one member one member Eastern European Group none one memberLatin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC one member one memberWestern European and Others Group two members none The representative of Arab nations alternates between these two elected spaces Previous and future Security Council composition EditFrom 1946 to 1965 the security council included six non permanent members The regional grouping at that time was Latin America 2 members Commonwealth of Nations 1 member Eastern Europe 1 member Middle East 1 member Western Europe 1 memberThere were some exceptions to this grouping Liberia took the place of a Western European country in 1961 the Ivory Coast substituted a member of the Commonwealth in 1964 1965 and the Eastern Europe group included Asian countries from 1956 As part of a proposed expansion of the Security Council Brazil Germany India and Japan collectively the Group of 4 or G4 nations are seeking permanent representation on this body Italy opposed the expansion of the Security Council through the establishment of the group Uniting for Consensus Membership by year EditPermanent Edit Year Chinese seat French seat Soviet Russian seat British seat American seat1945 Republic of China Prov Gov of France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States1946 French Republic 4th 1949 Republic of China1958 French Republic 5th 1971 People s Republic of China1992 present Russian FederationNon permanent 1946 1965 Edit Year Latin American Seats Commonwealth Seat Eastern European amp Asian Seat b Middle Eastern Seat Western European Seat1946 Brazil Mexico Australia Poland Egypt Netherlands1947 Colombia Syria Belgium1948 Argentina Canada Ukraine1949 Cuba Egypt Norway1950 Ecuador India Yugoslavia1951 Brazil Turkey Netherlands1952 Chile Pakistan Greece1953 Colombia Lebanon Denmark1954 Brazil New Zealand Turkey1955 Peru Iran Belgium1956 Cuba Australia Yugoslavia1957 Colombia Philippines Iraq Sweden1958 Panama Canada Japan1959 Argentina Tunisia Italy1960 Ecuador Ceylon Poland1961 Chile Turkey United Arab Republic Liberia c 1962 Venezuela Ghana Romania Ireland1963 Brazil Philippines Morocco d Norway1964 Bolivia Ivory Coast e Czechoslovakia1965 Uruguay Malaysia Jordan NetherlandsNon permanent 1966 present Edit Year African Group Asia Pacific Group Latin American and Caribbean Group GRULAC Western European and Others Group Eastern European Group indicates Arab nations representative1966 Mali Nigeria Uganda Japan Jordan Argentina Uruguay Netherlands New Zealand Bulgaria1967 Ethiopia India Brazil Canada Denmark1968 Algeria Senegal Pakistan Paraguay Hungary1969 Zambia Nepal Colombia Finland Spain1970 Burundi Sierra Leone Syria Nicaragua Poland1971 Somalia Japan Argentina Belgium Italy1972 Guinea Sudan India Panama Yugoslavia1973 Kenya Indonesia Peru Australia Austria1974 Cameroon Mauritania Iraq Costa Rica Byelorussia1975 Tanzania Japan Guyana Italy Sweden1976 Benin Libya Pakistan Panama Romania1977 Mauritius India Venezuela Canada West Germany1978 Gabon Nigeria Kuwait Bolivia Czechoslovakia1979 Zambia Bangladesh Jamaica Norway Portugal1980 Niger Tunisia Philippines Mexico East Germany1981 Uganda Japan Panama Ireland Spain1982 Togo Zaire Jordan Guyana Poland1983 Zimbabwe Pakistan Nicaragua Malta Netherlands1984 Burkina Faso f Egypt India Peru Ukraine1985 Madagascar Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Australia Denmark1986 Congo Ghana United Arab Emirates Venezuela Bulgaria1987 Zambia Japan Argentina West Germany Italy1988 Algeria Senegal Nepal Brazil Yugoslavia1989 Ethiopia Malaysia Colombia Canada Finland1990 Ivory Coast Zaire Yemen g Cuba Romania1991 Zimbabwe India Ecuador Austria Belgium1992 Cape Verde Morocco Japan Venezuela Hungary1993 Djibouti Pakistan Brazil New Zealand Spain1994 Nigeria Rwanda Oman Argentina Czech Republic1995 Botswana Indonesia Honduras Germany Italy1996 Egypt Guinea Bissau South Korea Chile Poland1997 Kenya Japan Costa Rica Portugal Sweden1998 Gabon Gambia Bahrain Brazil Slovenia1999 Namibia Malaysia Argentina Canada Netherlands2000 Mali Tunisia Bangladesh Jamaica Ukraine2001 Mauritius Singapore Colombia Ireland Norway2002 Cameroon Guinea Syria Mexico Bulgaria2003 Angola Pakistan Chile Germany Spain2004 Algeria Benin Philippines Brazil Romania2005 Tanzania Japan Argentina Denmark Greece2006 Congo Ghana Qatar Peru Slovakia2007 South Africa Indonesia Panama Belgium Italy2008 Burkina Faso Libya Vietnam Costa Rica Croatia2009 Uganda Japan Mexico Austria Turkey2010 Gabon Nigeria Lebanon Brazil Bosnia and Herzegovina2011 South Africa India Colombia Germany Portugal2012 Morocco Togo Pakistan Guatemala Azerbaijan2013 Rwanda South Korea Argentina Australia Luxembourg2014 Chad Nigeria Jordan Chile Lithuania2015 Angola Malaysia Venezuela New Zealand Spain2016 Egypt Senegal Japan Uruguay Ukraine2017 Ethiopia Kazakhstan Bolivia Italy Sweden2018 Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast Kuwait Peru Netherlands 2 Poland2019 South Africa Indonesia Dominican Republic Belgium Germany2020 Niger Tunisia Vietnam Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estonia2021 Kenya India Mexico Ireland Norway2022 Gabon Ghana United Arab Emirates Brazil Albania2023 Mozambique Japan Ecuador Malta SwitzerlandList by number of years as Security Council member EditThis list contains the 138 United Nations member states so far elected to the United Nations Security Council including the five permanent members all listed by number of years each country has so far spent on the UNSC Of all the members 6 have so far ceased to exist leaving the list with 132 modern nations These combined with the 63 modern nations that have never been elected to the UNSC to date see Non members below make up the entirety of the 193 current members of the UN Years on the Security Council as of 2023 update including current year where relevant Indicates permanent member Indicates current elected member 2023 Indicates former United Nations member Years h Country First Year Most Recent Year Regional Group Notes78 France 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member78 United Kingdom 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member78 United States 1945 2023 WEOG Permanent member52 People s Republic of China 1971 2023 Asia Pacific Permanent member46 Soviet Union 1945 1991 E European Former permanent member replaced by Russian Federation32 Russian Federation 1991 2023 E European Permanent member26 Republic of China 1945 1971 Asian Former permanent member replaced by People s Republic of China24 Japan 1958 2024 Asia Pacific22 Brazil 1946 2023 GRULAC18 Argentina 1948 2014 GRULAC16 India 1950 2022 Asia Pacific14 Colombia 1947 2012 GRULAC14 Pakistan 1952 2013 Asia Pacific13 Italy 1959 2017 WEOG12 Belgium 1947 2020 WEOG12 Canada 1948 2000 WEOG12 Germany 1977 2020 WEOG Includes 4 years when the Federal Republic of Germany consisted only of West Germany but does not include East Germany s 2 years listed separately below 11 Poland 1946 2019 E European10 Australia 1946 2014 WEOG10 Chile 1952 2015 GRULAC10 Netherlands 1946 2018 WEOG10 Nigeria 1966 2015 African10 Norway 1949 2022 WEOG10 Panama 1958 2008 GRULAC10 Peru 1955 2019 GRULAC10 Spain 1969 2016 WEOG10 Venezuela 1962 2016 GRULAC9 Egypt 1946 2017 African Arab Excludes 2 years with the seat held in the name of the United Arab Republic of which for more than 15 months UAR served as the name of modern day Egypt9 Mexico 1946 2022 GRULAC8 Denmark 1953 2006 WEOG8 Ecuador 1950 2024 GRULAC8 Gabon 1978 2023 African8 Ghana 1962 2023 African8 Indonesia 1973 2020 Asia Pacific8 Sweden 1957 2018 WEOG8 Ukraine 1948 2017 E European Includes 4 years of membership under the name of Ukrainian SSR Ukrainian SSR held its own seat in the General Assembly while being part of the Soviet Union during its 46 years of Security Council membership8 Tunisia 1959 2021 African7 Ireland 1962 2022 WEOG7 Malaysia 1965 2016 Asia Pacific7 New Zealand 1954 2016 WEOG7 Romania 1962 2005 E European7 Turkey 1951 2010 WEOG7 Yugoslavia 1950 1989 E European Predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia and Slovenia6 Algeria 1968 2005 African Arab 6 Austria 1973 2010 WEOG6 Bolivia 1964 2018 GRULAC6 Bulgaria 1966 2003 E European6 Costa Rica 1974 2009 GRULAC6 Cuba 1949 1991 GRULAC6 Ethiopia 1967 2018 African6 Ivory Coast 1964 2019 African6 Jordan 1965 2015 Asia Pacific Arab 6 Kenya 1973 2022 African6 Morocco 1963 2013 African Arab 6 Philippines 1957 2005 Asia Pacific6 Portugal 1979 2012 WEOG6 Senegal 1968 2017 African6 South Africa 2007 2020 African6 Syria 1947 2003 Asia Pacific Arab Excludes one year 1961 during which the United Arab Republic was a member for the greater part of which Syria was a member of that union6 Zambia 1969 1988 African5 Uganda 1966 2010 African4 Angola 2003 2016 African4 Bangladesh 1979 2001 Asia Pacific4 Benin 1976 2005 African4 Burkina Faso 1984 2009 African For first 7 months of membership of the Security council in 1984 was known as Upper Volta 4 Cameroon 1974 2003 African4 Finland 1969 1990 WEOG4 Greece 1952 2006 WEOG4 Guinea 1972 2003 African4 Guyana 1975 1983 GRULAC4 Hungary 1968 1993 E European4 Iraq 1957 1975 Asia Pacific Arab 4 Jamaica 1979 2001 GRULAC4 Kuwait 1978 2019 Asia Pacific Arab 4 Lebanon 1953 2011 Asia Pacific Arab 4 Libya 1976 2009 African Arab 4 Mali 1966 2001 African4 Malta 1983 2024 WEOG4 Mauritius 1977 2002 African4 Nepal 1969 1989 Asia Pacific4 Nicaragua 1970 1984 GRULAC4 Niger 1980 2021 African4 Republic of the Congo 1986 2007 African4 South Korea 1996 2014 Asia Pacific4 Rwanda 1994 2014 African4 Tanzania 1975 2006 African4 Togo 1982 2013 African4 United Arab Emirates 1986 2023 Asia Pacific Arab 4 Uruguay 1965 2017 GRULAC4 Vietnam 2008 2021 Asia Pacific4 Zaire 1982 1991 African Now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo4 Zimbabwe 1983 1992 African3 Czechoslovakia 1964 1979 E European Predecessor of Czech Republic and Slovakia2 Albania 2022 2023 E European2 Azerbaijan 2012 2013 E European Was part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership2 Bahrain 1998 1999 Asia Pacific Arab 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 2011 E European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership2 Botswana 1995 1996 African2 Burundi 1970 1971 African2 Byelorussian SSR 1974 1975 E European Now known as Belarus Byelorussian SSR held its own seat in the General Assembly while being part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership2 Cape Verde 1992 1993 African2 Ceylon 1960 1961 Asia Pacific Now known as Sri Lanka2 Chad 2014 2015 African2 Croatia 2008 2009 E European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership2 Czech Republic 1994 1995 E European Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership2 Djibouti 1993 1994 African2 Dominican Republic 2019 2020 GRULAC2 East Germany 1980 1981 E European Now subsumed into Germany which has 5 years of Security Council membership since it has included the former territory of East Germany2 Estonia 2020 2021 E European Part of the Soviet Union from 1944 to 20 August 19912 Equatorial Guinea 2018 2019 African2 Gambia 1998 1999 African2 Guatemala 2012 2013 GRULAC2 Guinea Bissau 1996 1997 African2 Honduras 1995 1996 GRULAC2 Iran 1955 1956 Asia Pacific2 Kazakhstan 2017 2018 Asia Pacific Was part of the Soviet Union from 26 April 1920 to 25 December 19912 Lithuania 2014 2015 E European Part of the Soviet Union from 3 August 1940 to 11 March 19902 Luxembourg 2013 2014 WEOG2 Madagascar 1985 1986 African2 Mauritania 1974 1975 African2 Mozambique 2023 2024 African2 Namibia 1999 2000 African2 Oman 1994 1995 Asia Pacific Arab 2 Paraguay 1968 1969 GRULAC2 Qatar 2006 2007 Asia Pacific Arab 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020 2021 GRULAC Smallest nation to have held a place on the Security Council 3 2 Sierra Leone 1970 1971 African2 Singapore 2001 2002 Asia Pacific Was also part of Malaysia for several months of 1965 during its membership of the Security Council2 Slovakia 2006 2007 E European Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership2 Slovenia 1998 1999 E European Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership2 Somalia 1971 1972 African2 Sudan 1972 1973 African Arab 2 Switzerland 2023 2024 WEOG2 Thailand 1985 1986 Asia Pacific2 Trinidad and Tobago 1985 1986 GRULAC2 United Arab Republic 1961 1962 African Arab Union of Syria and Egypt1 Yemen 1990 1991 Asia Pacific Arab Inherited the seat from South Yemen served the remaining of the term for one year and seven months 1 South Yemen 1990 1990 Asia Pacific Arab Held the Security Council seat for the first five months of membership then unified with North Yemen and passed the seat to Yemen 1 Liberia 1961 1961 African Served only one year i Candidates for future membership EditMain articles 2023 United Nations Security Council election 2024 United Nations Security Council election 2025 United Nations Security Council election and 2026 United Nations Security Council election The following countries have made known their applications for future United Nations Security Council membership Year Africa Asia Pacific Eastern Europe Latin America amp Caribbean Western Europe amp Others2023 Algeria 5 Sierra Leone 6 Tajikistan 7 Belarus 8 Slovenia 8 Guyana 9 2024 Mauritius 10 Pakistan 9 Greece 11 Denmark 12 2025 Bahrain 13 Latvia 14 Montenegro 15 2026 Philippines 16 Kyrgyzstan 17 Portugal 18 Austria 12 2027 Republic of Korea 19 India 20 2028 Iran Uzbekistan 21 Australia 22 Finland 12 2029 Croatia 23 2030 Guatemala 24 2031 Armenia 25 2036 Belgium 26 Non members EditAs of July 2011 there are currently 193 members of the United Nations and five permanent members of the Security Council The other ten seats are assigned amongst the remaining 188 members As a result many members have never been on the Security Council The following list is a summary of all countries currently 61 modern nations 27 and three historical ones that have never been a member of the United Nations Security Council The three historical UN members listed are Tanganyika Zanzibar and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Member states of the United Nations that have never been members of the United Nations Security Council as of January 2023 update Indicates former United Nations member UN Member state Regional Group Security Council membership as part of another entity Afghanistan Asia Pacific Andorra WEOG Antigua and Barbuda GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1632 to 1 November 1981 Armenia E European Was part of the Soviet Union from 29 November 1920 to 25 December 1991 Bahamas GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1717 to 10 July 1973 Barbados GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1625 to 30 November 1966 Belize GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1862 to 21 September 1981 Bhutan Asia Pacific Brunei Asia Pacific Was a protectorate of the United Kingdom from 1888 to 1984 Cambodia Asia Pacific Was a colony of France from 1863 to 9 November 1953 Central African Republic African Was a colony of France from 1894 to 13 August 1960 Comoros African Was a colony of France from 1841 to 6 July 1975 Cyprus Asia Pacific Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 5 November 1914 to 16 August 1960 Dominica GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1783 to 3 November 1978 El Salvador GRULAC Eritrea African Was under the administration of the United Kingdom from 1941 to 1947 then a United Nations Trust Territory from 1947 to 1952 then part of Ethiopia from 1952 to 24 May 1993 Eswatini African Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 6 September 1968 Fiji Asia Pacific Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1874 to 10 October 1970 Georgia E European Was part of the Soviet Union from 25 February 1921 to 25 December 1991 Grenada GRULAC Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1763 to 7 February 1974 Haiti GRULAC Iceland WEOG Israel None WEOG j Part of a League of Nations mandate under United Kingdom administration from 25 April 1920 to 14 May 1948 Kiribati Asian None k Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1892 to 12 July 1979 North Korea Asia Pacific Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific Was part of the Soviet Union from 1 February 1926 to 25 December 1991 Laos Asia Pacific Was a colony of France from 1893 to 19 July 1949 Latvia E European Part of the Soviet Union from September 1944 to 21 August 1991 Lesotho African Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1884 to 4 October 1966 span data sr, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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