Enlargement of the United Nations
Map of the current UN member states by their years of admission.
1945 (original members)
1946–1959
1960–1989
1990–present
non-member observer states
As of April 2015, there are 193 United Nations (UN) member states, each of which is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
The following is a list of United Nations member states arranged in chronological order according to their dates of admission (with the United Nations Security Council resolutions that recommended their admission and the United Nations General Assembly resolutions that admitted them, signified with SCR and GAR, respectively),[2] including former members. Members denoted with "→" changed their names, had their memberships in the UN continued by a successor state, merged with other members, or were dissolved.
1940s
1945 (original members)
The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, after ratification of the United Nations Charter by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the Republic of China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and a majority of the other signatories.[3] A total of 51 original members (or founding members) joined that year; 50 of them signed the Charter at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco on 26 June 1945, while Poland, which was not represented at the conference, signed it on 15 October 1945.[4]
- 24 October 1945
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Argentina -
Byelorussian SSR → 
Belarus -
Brazil -
Chile - China (seat held by the
Republic of China) (until 1949, Republic of China on Taiwan) → China (seat transferred to the 
People's Republic of China) (Resolution 2758) -
Cuba → Communist Cuba -
Czechoslovakia → dissolved (current UN members that formerly comprised Czechoslovakia: Czech Republic and 
Slovakia)[F] -
Denmark -
Dominican Republic -
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Egypt → 
United Arab Republic (period when merged with 
Syria) [A] → 
Egypt -
El Salvador - France (seat held by the
French Fourth Republic → reconstituted as the French Fifth Republic in 1958) -
Haiti -
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Iran → 
Islamic Republic of Iran -
Lebanon -
Luxembourg -
New Zealand -
Nicaragua -
Paraguay -
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Commonwealth of the Philippines → .svg.png)
Philippine Republic → 
Republic of the Philippines -
Poland → Polish People's Republic → Third Polish Republic -
Saudi Arabia -
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Soviet Union → 
Russia (successor state) -
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Syria → United Arab Republic (period when merged with Egypt) [A] → Syrian Arab Republic -
Turkey -
Ukrainian SSR → 
Ukraine -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -
United States of America -
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia → 
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia → Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia → dissolved (would-be successor state 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was de facto suspended from the United Nations by SCR 777 and GAR 47/1; current UN members that formerly comprised Yugoslavia: 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Croatia, 
Republic of Macedonia, 
Montenegro, 
Serbia, and 
Slovenia[G])
- 25 October 1945
- 30 October 1945
- 31 October 1945
- 1 November 1945
- 2 November 1945
- 5 November 1945
- 7 November 1945
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- 9 November 1945
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Canada, Dominion of → 
Canada
- 13 November 1945
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People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia → .svg.png)
Transitional Government of Ethiopia → 
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia -
Panama
- 14 November 1945
- 15 November 1945
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- 21 November 1945
- 27 November 1945
- 10 December 1945
- 17 December 1945
- 18 December 1945
- 21 December 1945
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- 27 December 1945
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1946
- 19 November 1946
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Afghanistan (SCR 8, GAR 34) -
Iceland (SCR 8, GAR 34) -
Sweden (SCR 8, GAR 34)
- 16 December 1946
1947
- 30 September 1947
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Pakistan (SCR 29, GAR 108) -
North Yemen (SCR 29, GAR 108) → 
Yemen (unified state after merging with 
South Yemen)[D]
1948
- 19 April 1948
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Union of Burma (SCR 45, GAR 188) → .svg.png)
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma → Union of Myanmar → 
Myanmar
1949
- 11 May 1949
1950s
1950
- 28 September 1950
1955
- 14 December 1955
(all by SCR 109 and GAR 995)
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Albania → 
Republic of Albania -
Austria -
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Bulgaria → 
Republic of Bulgaria -
Cambodia → 
Khmer Republic → Cambodia → 
Democratic Kampuchea → Cambodia -
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Ceylon → 
Sri Lanka -
Finland -
Hungary (application addressed in 1947 by SCR 24) → 
Hungary -
Ireland -
Italy (application addressed in 1947 by SCR 25) -
Jordan -
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Laos → 
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
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Libyan Arab Republic → .svg.png)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya → Libya -
Nepal → Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal -
Portugal -
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Romania (Romanian People's Republic) → .svg.png)
Socialist Republic of Romania → 
Romania -
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Spain → 
Kingdom of Spain
1956
- 12 November 1956
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Sudan (SCR 112, GAR 1110) → 
Republic of the Sudan -
Morocco (SCR 115, GAR 1111) -
Tunisia (SCR 116, GAR 1112)
- 18 December 1956
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1957
- 8 March 1957
- 17 September 1957
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Federation of Malaya (SCR 125, GAR 1134) → 
Malaysia
1958
- 22 February 1958
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Egypt and Syria merge to become the United Arab Republic[A]
- 12 December 1958
1960s
1960
- 20 September 1960
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Cameroun (SCR 133, GAR 1476) → .svg.png)
Cameroon → United Republic of Cameroon → 
Cameroon -
Togo (SCR 136, GAR 1477) -
Madagascar (SCR 140, GAR 1478) -
Somalia (SCR 141, GAR 1479) - Congo (Léopoldville) (SCR 142, GAR 1480) →
Zaire → 
Democratic Republic of the Congo -
Dahomey (SCR 147, GAR 1481) → Benin -
Niger (SCR 148, GAR 1482) -
Upper Volta (SCR 149, GAR 1483) → 
Burkina Faso -
Ivory Coast (SCR 150, GAR 1484) → Côte d'Ivoire -
Chad (SCR 151, GAR 1485) -
Congo (Brazzaville) (SCR 152, GAR 1486) → 
People's Republic of the Congo → Republic of the Congo -
Gabon (SCR 153, GAR 1487) -
Central African Republic (SCR 154, GAR 1488) → Central African Empire → Central African Republic -
Cyprus (SCR 155, GAR 1489)
- 28 September 1960
- 7 October 1960
1961
- 27 September 1961
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Sierra Leone (SCR 165, GAR 1623)
- 27 October 1961
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Mongolian People's Republic (SCR 166, GAR 1630) → 
Mongolia -
Mauritania (SCR 167, GAR 1631)
- 14 December 1961
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Tanganyika (SCR 170, GAR 1667) → 
United Republic of Tanzania (after merging with 
Zanzibar)[B]
1962
- 18 September 1962
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Rwanda (SCR 172, GAR 1748) -
Burundi (SCR 173, GAR 1749) -
Jamaica (SCR 174, GAR 1750) -
Trinidad and Tobago (SCR 175, GAR 1751)
- 8 October 1962
- 25 October 1962
1963
- 14 May 1963
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Kuwait (GAR 1872)
- 16 December 1963
- Zanzibar (SCR 184, GAR 1975) → merged with Tanganyika (now United Republic of Tanzania)[B]
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Kenya (SCR 185, GAR 1976)
1964
- 1 December 1964
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Malawi (SCR 195, General Assembly decision) -
Malta (SCR 196, General Assembly decision) -
Zambia (SCR 197, General Assembly decision)
1965
- 20 January 1965
- 21 September 1965
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The Gambia (SCR 200, GAR 2008) → Islamic Republic of The Gambia -
Maldives (SCR 212, GAR 2009) -
Singapore (SCR 213, GAR 2010)
1966
- 20 September 1966
- 28 September 1966
- 17 October 1966
- 9 December 1966
1967
- 14 December 1967
- South Yemen (SCR 243, GAR 2310) → merged with
North Yemen (now unified state of Yemen)[D]
1968
- 24 April 1968
- 24 September 1968
- 12 November 1968
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Equatorial Guinea (SCR 260, GAR 2384)
1970s
1970
- 13 October 1970
1971
- 21 September 1971
- 7 October 1971
- 9 December 1971
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United Arab Emirates (SCR 304, GAR 2794)
1973
- 18 September 1973
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Federal Republic of Germany (SCR 335, GAR 3050) → Germany (unified state after accession of 
German Democratic Republic)[E] - German Democratic Republic (SCR 335, GAR 3050) → acceded to Federal Republic of Germany (now unified state of Germany)[E]
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The Bahamas (SCR 336, GAR 3051)
1974
- 17 September 1974
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Bangladesh (SCR 351, GAR 3203) -
Grenada (SCR 352, GAR 3204) -
Guinea-Bissau (SCR 356, GAR 3205)
1975
- 16 September 1975
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Cape Verde (SCR 372, GAR 3363) -
São Tomé and Príncipe (SCR 373, GAR 3364) -
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People's Republic of Mozambique (SCR 374, GAR 3365) → 
Mozambique
- 10 October 1975
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Papua New Guinea (SCR 375, GAR 3368)
- 12 November 1975
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Comoros, State of (SCR 376, GAR 3385) → .svg.png)
Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros → 
Union of the Comoros
- 4 December 1975
1976
- 21 September 1976
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Seychelles (SCR 394, GAR 31/1)
- 1 December 1976
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People's Republic of Angola (SCR 397, GAR 31/44) → Republic of ANgola
- 15 December 1976
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Western Samoa (SCR 399, GAR 31/104) → Samoa
1977
- 20 September 1977
1978
- 19 September 1978
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Solomon Islands (SCR 433, GAR 33/1)
- 18 December 1978
1979
- 18 September 1979
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Saint Lucia (SCR 453, GAR 34/1)
1980s
1980
- 25 August 1980
- 16 September 1980
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SCR 464, GAR 35/1)
1981
- 15 September 1981
- 25 September 1981
- 11 November 1981
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Antigua and Barbuda (SCR 492, GAR 36/26)
1983
- 23 September 1983
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Saint Kitts and Nevis (SCR 537, GAR 38/1)
1984
- 21 September 1984
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Brunei Darussalam (SCR 548, GAR 39/1)
1990s
1990
- 23 April 1990
- 18 September 1990
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Liechtenstein (SCR 663, GAR 45/1)
1991
- 24 August 1991
- Ukraine Ukraine independence from the Soviet Union
- 17 September 1991
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SCR 702, GAR 46/1) -
Republic of Korea (SCR 702, GAR 46/1) -
Federated States of Micronesia (SCR 703, GAR 46/2) -
Marshall Islands (SCR 704, GAR 46/3) -
Estonia (SCR 709, GAR 46/4) -
Latvia (SCR 710, GAR 46/5) -
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Lithuania (SCR 711, GAR 46/6)
- 17 September 1991
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Belarus Belarus independence from the Soviet Union
1992
- 2 March 1992
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Kazakhstan (SCR 732, GAR 46/224) -
Armenia (SCR 735, GAR 46/227) -
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Kyrgyzstan (SCR 736, GAR 46/225) -
Uzbekistan (SCR 737, GAR 46/226) -
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Tajikistan (SCR 738, GAR 46/228) -
Moldova (SCR 739, GAR 46/223) -
Turkmenistan (SCR 741, GAR 46/229) -
Azerbaijan (SCR 742, GAR 46/230) -
San Marino (SCR 744, GAR 46/231)
- 22 May 1992
- Croatia (SCR 753, GAR 46/238)
- Slovenia (SCR 754, GAR 46/236)
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Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SCR 755, GAR 46/237) → Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 31 July 1992
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1993
- 19 January 1993
- Slovakia (SCR 800, GAR 47/222)
- Czech Republic (SCR 801, GAR 47/221)
- 8 April 1993
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (provisional reference) (SCR 817, GAR 47/225)
- 28 May 1993
- 28 July 1993
1994
- 15 December 1994
1999
- 14 September 1999
2000s
2000
- 5 September 2000
- 1 November 2000
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SCR 1326, GAR 55/12) →
Serbia and Montenegro → Serbia (successor state)
2002
- 10 September 2002
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Switzerland (SCR 1426, GAR 57/1)
- 27 September 2002
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East Timor (SCR 1414, GAR 57/3)
2006
- 28 June 2006
- Montenegro (SCR 1691, GAR 60/264)
2010s
2011
- 14 July 2011
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South Sudan (SCR 1999, GAR 65/308)
Summary
Map of the UN member states by the decade of their dates of admission (former member states shown in insets).
Below is a summary of the growth in UN membership.[5]
| Year | # of admissions | # of members |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 51 | 51 |
| 1946 | 4 | 55 |
| 1947 | 2 | 57 |
| 1948 | 1 | 58 |
| 1949 | 1 | 59 |
| 1950 | 1 | 60 |
| 1951–1954 | 0 | 60 |
| 1955 | 16 | 76 |
| 1956 | 4 | 80 |
| 1957 | 2 | 82 |
| 1958 | 1 | 82[A] |
| 1959 | 0 | 82 |
| 1960 | 17 | 99 |
| 1961 | 4 | 104[A] |
| 1962 | 6 | 110 |
| 1963 | 3 | 113 |
| 1964 | 3 | 115[B] |
| 1965 | 3 | 117[C] |
| 1966 | 4 | 122[C] |
| 1967 | 1 | 123 |
| 1968 | 3 | 126 |
| 1969 | 0 | 126 |
| 1970 | 1 | 127 |
| 1971 | 5 | 132 |
| 1972 | 0 | 132 |
| 1973 | 3 | 135 |
| 1974 | 3 | 138 |
| 1975 | 6 | 144 |
| 1976 | 3 | 147 |
| 1977 | 2 | 149 |
| 1978 | 2 | 151 |
| 1979 | 1 | 152 |
| 1980 | 2 | 154 |
| 1981 | 3 | 157 |
| 1982 | 0 | 157 |
| 1983 | 1 | 158 |
| 1984 | 1 | 159 |
| 1985–1989 | 0 | 159 |
| 1990 | 2 | 159[D][E] |
| 1991 | 7 | 166 |
| 1992 | 13 | 179 |
| 1993 | 6 | 184[F] |
| 1994 | 1 | 185 |
| 1995–1998 | 0 | 185 |
| 1999 | 3 | 188 |
| 2000 | 2 | 189[G] |
| 2001 | 0 | 189 |
| 2002 | 2 | 191 |
| 2003–2005 | 0 | 191 |
| 2006 | 1 | 192 |
| 2007–2010 | 0 | 192 |
| 2011 | 1 | 193 |
| 2012–present | 0 | 193 |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Egypt and Syria merged to form the United Arab Republic on 22 February 1958. They resumed as separate UN members on 13 October 1961 after Syria resumed its status as an independent state.
- ^ a b c Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on 26 April 1964, which later changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania.
- ^ a b c d e Indonesia temporarily withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965. It announced its intention "to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities" on 19 September 1966, and was invited to rejoin the UN on 28 September 1966.
- ^ a b c Yemen and Democratic Yemen merged on 22 May 1990, see Yemeni unification for details.
- ^ a b c The German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990, see German reunification for details.
- ^ a b Czechoslovakia ceased to be a UN member on 1 January 1993 after its dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, see Dissolution of Czechoslovakia for details.
- ^ a b Yugoslavia (referring to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), effectively dissolved by 1992, was removed from the official roster of UN members in 2000 following the admission of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (name later changed to Serbia and Montenegro) as new UN members. For details see Breakup of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Wars.
References
- ↑ "What are Member States?". United Nations.
- ↑ "Current Member States". United Nations.
- ↑ "History of the United Nations". United Nations.
- ↑ "Founding Member States". United Nations.
- ↑ "Growth in United Nations membership, 1945–present". United Nations.
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