List of the Member States and the Associate Members of UNESCO

and the date on which they became Members (or Associate Members) of the Organization

Type Flag Country Date Of Admission
Member States
Australia
Australia
Australie
 04/11/1946
Member States
Brazil
the Federative Republic of Brazil
la République fédérative du Brésil
 04/11/1946
Member States
Canada
Canada
Canada
 04/11/1946
Member States
China
the People's Republic of China
la République populaire de Chine
 04/11/1946
Member States
Denmark
the Kingdom of Denmark
le Royaume du Danemark
 04/11/1946
Member States
Dominican Republic
the Dominican Republic
République dominicaine (la)
 04/11/1946
Member States
Egypt
the Arab Republic of Egypt
la République arabe d'Égypte
 04/11/1946
Member States
France
the French Republic
la République française
 04/11/1946
Member States
Greece
the Hellenic Republic
la République hellénique
 04/11/1946
Member States
India
the Republic of India
la République de l'Inde
 04/11/1946
Member States
Lebanon
the Lebanese Republic
la République libanaise
 04/11/1946
Member States
Mexico
the United Mexican States
les États-Unis du Mexique
 04/11/1946
Member States
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nouvelle-Zélande (la)
 04/11/1946
Member States
Norway
the Kingdom of Norway
le Royaume de Norvège
 04/11/1946
Member States
Saudi Arabia
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
le Royaume d'Arabie saoudite
 04/11/1946
Member States
Türkiye
Further to the communication dated 31 May 2022 from the permanent mission addressed to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the country name was changed from the former name of the Republic of Turkey (former short form: Turkey), with immediate effect.
the Republic of Türkiye
la République de Türkiye
 04/11/1946
Member States
Poland
the Republic of Poland
la République de Pologne
 06/11/1946
Member States
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
NEW NAME AS OF 7 APRIL 2009.
Plurinational State of Bolivia
État plurinational de Bolivie
 13/11/1946
Member States
Syrian Arab Republic
the Syrian Arab Republic
République arabe syrienne (la)
 16/11/1946
Member States
Haiti
the Republic of Haiti
la République d'Haïti
 18/11/1946
Member States
Peru
the Republic of Peru
la République du Pérou
 21/11/1946
Member States
Philippines
the Republic of the Philippines
la République des Philippines
 21/11/1946
Member States
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
la République Bolivarienne du Venezuela
 25/11/1946
Member States
Belgium
the Kingdom of Belgium
le Royaume de Belgique
 29/11/1946
Member States
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
the Kingdom of the Netherlands
le Royaume des Pays-Bas
 01/01/1947
Member States
Ecuador
the Republic of Ecuador
la République de l'Équateur
 22/01/1947
Member States
Liberia
the Republic of Liberia
la République du Libéria
 06/03/1947
Member States
Cuba
the Republic of Cuba
la République de Cuba
 29/08/1947
Member States
Luxembourg
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
 27/10/1947
Member States
Colombia
the Republic of Colombia
la République de Colombie
 31/10/1947
Member States
Uruguay
the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
la République orientale de l'Uruguay
 08/11/1947
Member States
Honduras
the Republic of Honduras
la République du Honduras
 16/12/1947
Member States
Italy
Republic of Italy
la République italienne
 27/01/1948
Member States
El Salvador
the Republic of El Salvador
la République d'El Salvador
 28/04/1948
Member States
Afghanistan
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
la République islamique d'Afghanistan
 04/05/1948
Member States
Austria
the Republic of Austria
la République d'Autriche
 13/08/1948
Member States
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
the Islamic Republic of Iran
la République islamique d'Iran
 06/09/1948
Member States
Hungary
Hungary
Hongrie
 14/09/1948
Member States
Argentina
the Argentine Republic
la République argentine
 15/09/1948
Member States
Iraq
the Republic of Iraq
la République d'Iraq
 21/10/1948
Member States
Thailand
the Kingdom of Thailand
le Royaume de Thaïlande
 01/01/1949
Member States
Switzerland
the Swiss Confederation
la Confédération suisse
 28/01/1949
Member States
Myanmar
the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
la République de l'Union du Myanmar
 27/06/1949
Member States
Monaco
the Principality of Monaco
la Principauté de Monaco
 06/07/1949
Member States
Pakistan
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
la République islamique du Pakistan
 14/09/1949
Member States
Sri Lanka
the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
la République socialiste démocratique de Sri Lanka
 14/11/1949
Member States
Guatemala
the Republic of Guatemala
la République du Guatemala
 02/01/1950
Member States
Panama
the Republic of Panama
la République du Panama
 10/01/1950
Member States
Sweden
the Kingdom of Sweden
le Royaume de Suède
 23/01/1950
Member States
Costa Rica
the Republic of Costa Rica
la République du Costa Rica
 19/05/1950
Member States
Indonesia
the Republic of Indonesia
la République d'Indonésie
 27/05/1950
Member States
Jordan
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
le Royaume hachémite de Jordanie
 14/06/1950
Member States
Republic of Korea
the Republic of Korea
République de Corée (la)
 14/06/1950
Member States
Japan
Japan
Japon (le)
 02/07/1951
Member States
Cambodia
the Kingdom of Cambodia
le Royaume du Cambodge
 03/07/1951
Member States
Viet Nam
the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
la République socialiste du Viet Nam
 06/07/1951
Member States
Lao People's Democratic Republic
the Lao People's Democratic Republic
République démocratique populaire lao (la)
 09/07/1951
Member States
Germany
the Federal Republic of Germany
la République fédérale d'Allemagne
 11/07/1951
Member States
Nicaragua
the Republic of Nicaragua
la République du Nicaragua
 22/02/1952
Member States
Spain
the Kingdom of Spain
le Royaume d'Espagne
 30/01/1953
Member States
Nepal
Pursuant to the note verbale dated 16 November 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Nepal addressed to the United Nations and all permanent and observer missions, the country name was changed from "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal" to "Nepal". Effective date: 14 December 2020 (date of communication from the Protocol and Liaison Service of UN).
Nepal
Népal (le)
 01/05/1953
Member States
Libya
Libya
Libye
 27/06/1953
Member States
Chile
the Republic of Chile
la République du Chili
 07/07/1953
Member States
Russian Federation
the Russian Federation
Fédération de Russie
 21/04/1954
Member States
Belarus
the Republic of Belarus
la République du Bélarus
 12/05/1954
Member States
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine (l')
 12/05/1954
Member States
Paraguay
the Republic of Paraguay
la République du Paraguay
 20/06/1955
Member States
Ethiopia
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
la République fédérale démocratique d'Éthiopie
 01/07/1955
Member States
Bulgaria
the Republic of Bulgaria
la République de Bulgarie
 17/05/1956
Member States
Romania
Romania
Roumanie (la)
 27/07/1956
Member States
Finland
the Republic of Finland
la République de Finlande
 10/10/1956
Member States
Morocco
the Kingdom of Morocco
le Royaume du Maroc
 07/11/1956
Member States
Tunisia
the Republic of Tunisia
la République tunisienne
 08/11/1956
Member States
Sudan
the Republic of the Sudan
la République du Soudan
 26/11/1956
Member States
Ghana
the Republic of Ghana
la République du Ghana
 11/04/1958
Member States
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaisie (la)
 16/06/1958
Member States
Albania
the Republic of Albania
la République d'Albanie
 16/10/1958
Member States
Guinea
the Republic of Guinea
la République de Guinée
 02/02/1960
Member States
Benin
the Republic of Benin
la République du Bénin
 18/10/1960
Member States
Congo
the Republic of the Congo
la République du Congo
 24/10/1960
Member States
Côte d'Ivoire
the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
la République de Côte d'Ivoire
 27/10/1960
Member States
Mali
the Republic of Mali
la République du Mali
 07/11/1960
Member States
Madagascar
the Republic of Madagascar
la République de Madagascar
 10/11/1960
Member States
Niger
the Republic of the Niger
la République du Niger
 10/11/1960
Member States
Senegal
the Republic of Senegal
la République du Sénégal
 10/11/1960
Member States
Cameroon
the Republic of Cameroon
la République du Cameroun
 11/11/1960
Member States
Central African Republic
Central African Republic (the)
République centrafricaine (la)
 11/11/1960
Member States
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
 14/11/1960
Member States
Nigeria
the Federal Republic of Nigeria
la République fédérale du Nigéria
 14/11/1960
Member States
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
la République démocratique de Somalie
 15/11/1960
Member States
Gabon
the Gabonese Republic
la République gabonaise
 16/11/1960
Member States
Togo
the Togolese Republic
la République togolaise
 17/11/1960
Member States
Kuwait
the State of Kuwait
l'État du Koweït
 18/11/1960
Member States
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
République démocratique du Congo (la)
 25/11/1960
Member States
Chad
the Republic of Chad
la République du Tchad
 19/12/1960
Member States
Cyprus
the Republic of Cyprus
la République de Chypre
 06/02/1961
Member States
Ireland
Ireland
Irlande (l')
 03/10/1961
Member States
Mauritania
the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
la République islamique de Mauritanie
 10/01/1962
Member States
United Republic of Tanzania
the United Republic of Tanzania
République-Unie de Tanzanie (la)
 06/03/1962
Member States
Sierra Leone
the Republic of Sierra Leone
la République de Sierra Leone
 28/03/1962
Member States
Yemen
the Republic of Yemen
la République du Yémen
 02/04/1962
Member States
Algeria
the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
la République algérienne démocratique et populaire
 15/10/1962
Member States
Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolie (la)
 01/11/1962
Member States
Trinidad and Tobago
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
la République de Trinité-et-Tobago
 02/11/1962
Member States
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaïque (la)
 07/11/1962
Member States
Rwanda
the Republic of Rwanda
la République rwandaise
 07/11/1962
Member States
Uganda
the Republic of Uganda
la République de l'Ouganda
 09/11/1962
Member States
Burundi
the Republic of Burundi
la République du Burundi
 16/11/1962
Member States
Kenya
the Republic of Kenya
la République du Kenya
 07/04/1964
Member States
Iceland
Iceland
Islande
 08/06/1964
Member States
Malawi
the Republic of Malawi
la République du Malawi
 27/10/1964
Member States
Zambia
the Republic of Zambia
la République de Zambie
 09/11/1964
Member States
Malta
the Republic of Malta
la République de Malte
 10/02/1965
Member States
Guyana
the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
la République coopérative du Guyana
 21/03/1967
Member States
Lesotho
the Kingdom of Lesotho
le Royaume du Lesotho
 29/09/1967
Member States
Barbados
Barbados
Barbade
 24/10/1968
Member States
Mauritius
the Republic of Mauritius
la République de Maurice
 25/10/1968
Member States
Bahrain
the Kingdom of Bahrain
le Royaume de Bahreïn
 18/01/1972
Member States
Qatar
the State of Qatar
l'État du Qatar
 27/01/1972
Member States
Oman
the Sultanate of Oman
le Sultanat d'Oman
 10/02/1972
Member States
United Arab Emirates
the United Arab Emirates
Émirats arabes unis (les)
 20/04/1972
Member States
Bangladesh
the People's Republic of Bangladesh
la République populaire du Bangladesh
 27/10/1972
Member States
Gambia
the Republic of the Gambia
la République de Gambie
 01/08/1973
Member States
Portugal
the Portuguese Republic
la République portugaise
 11/09/1974
Member States
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)
République populaire démocratique de Corée (la)
 18/10/1974
Member States
Guinea-Bissau
the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
la République de Guinée-Bissau
 01/11/1974
Member States
San Marino
the Republic of San Marino
la République de Saint-Marin
 12/11/1974
Member States
Grenada
Grenada
Grenade (la)
 17/02/1975
Member States
Suriname
the Republic of Suriname
la République du Suriname
 16/07/1976
Member States
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
l'État indépendant de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
 04/10/1976
Member States
Mozambique
the Republic of Mozambique
la République du Mozambique
 11/10/1976
Member States
Seychelles
the Republic of Seychelles
la République des Seychelles
 18/10/1976
Member States
Angola
the Republic of Angola
la République d'Angola
 11/03/1977
Member States
Comoros
Union of the Comoros
Union des Comores
 22/03/1977
Member States
Eswatini
Further to the communication dated 30 May 2018 from the permanent mission addressed to the Protocol and Liaison Service, the country name was changed from the former name of the Kingdom of Swaziland (former short form: Swaziland).
the Kingdom of Eswatini
le Royaume d'Eswatini
 25/01/1978
Member States
Cabo Verde
As of 25 October 2013 subsequent names replaced: Cape Verde; the Republic of Cape Verde; and Cape Verde escudo.
the Republic of Cabo Verde
la République de Cabo Verde
 15/02/1978
Member States
Namibia
the Republic of Namibia
la République de Namibie
 02/11/1978
Member States
Dominica
the Commonwealth of Dominica
le Commonwealth de Dominique
 09/01/1979
Member States
Equatorial Guinea
the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
la République de Guinée équatoriale
 29/11/1979
Member States
Botswana
the Republic of Botswana
la République du Botswana
 16/01/1980
Member States
Sao Tome and Principe
the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
la République démocratique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe
 22/01/1980
Member States
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Sainte-Lucie
 06/03/1980
Member States
Maldives
the Republic of Maldives
la République des Maldives
 18/07/1980
Member States
Zimbabwe
the Republic of Zimbabwe
la République du Zimbabwe
 22/09/1980
Member States
Tonga
the Kingdom of Tonga
le Royaume des Tonga
 29/09/1980
Member States
Samoa
the Independent State of Samoa
l'État indépendant du Samoa
 03/04/1981
Member States
Bahamas
the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
le Commonwealth des Bahamas
 23/04/1981
Member States
Bhutan
the Kingdom of Bhutan
le Royaume du Bhoutan
 13/04/1982
Member States
Belize
Belize
Belize
 10/05/1982
Member States
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua-et-Barbuda
 15/07/1982
Member States
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines
 14/01/1983
Member States
Fiji
the Republic of the Fiji Islands
la République des Îles Fidji
 14/07/1983
Member States
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis
 26/10/1983
Member States
Djibouti
the Republic of Djibouti
la République de Djibouti
 31/08/1989
Member States
Kiribati
the Republic of Kiribati
la République de Kiribati
 24/10/1989
Member States
Cook Islands
Cook Islands (the)
Îles Cook (les)
 25/10/1989
Member States
Lithuania
the Republic of Lithuania
la République de Lituanie
 07/10/1991
Member States
Estonia
the Republic of Estonia
la République d'Estonie
 14/10/1991
Member States
Latvia
the Republic of Latvia
la République de Lettonie
 14/10/1991
Member States
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
 21/10/1991
Member States
Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan
la République du Kazakhstan
 22/05/1992
Member States
Republic of Moldova
the Republic of Moldova
République de Moldova (la)
 27/05/1992
Member States
Slovenia
the Republic of Slovenia
la République de Slovénie
 27/05/1992
Member States
Croatia
the Republic of Croatia
la République de Croatie
 01/06/1992
Member States
Kyrgyzstan
the Kyrgyz Republic
la République kirghize
 02/06/1992
Member States
Azerbaijan
the Republic of Azerbaijan
la République d'Azerbaïdjan
 03/06/1992
Member States
Armenia
the Republic of Armenia
la République d'Arménie
 09/06/1992
Member States
Georgia
Georgia
Géorgie (la)
 07/10/1992
Member States
Slovakia
the Slovak Republic
la République slovaque
 09/02/1993
Member States
Czechia
Effective date for the short official name: 17 May 2016; Pronunciation: "CHECK-iya"
the Czech Republic
République tchèque (la)
 22/02/1993
Member States
Tajikistan
the Republic of Tajikistan
la République du Tadjikistan
 06/04/1993
Member States
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnie-Herzégovine
 02/06/1993
Member States
North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia
République de Macédoine du Nord
 28/06/1993
Member States
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkménistan (le)
 17/08/1993
Member States
Eritrea
Eritrea
Érythrée (l')
 02/09/1993
Member States
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Îles Salomon (les)
 07/09/1993
Member States
Andorra
the Principality of Andorra
la Principauté d'Andorre
 20/10/1993
Member States
Niue
the Republic of Niue
la République de Nioué
 26/10/1993
Member States
Uzbekistan
the Republic of Uzbekistan
la République d'Ouzbékistan
 26/10/1993
Member States
Vanuatu
the Republic of Vanuatu
la République de Vanuatu
 10/02/1994
Member States
South Africa
the Republic of South Africa
la République d'Afrique du Sud
 12/12/1994
Member States
Marshall Islands
the Republic of the Marshall Islands
la République des Îles Marshall
 30/06/1995
Member States
Nauru
the Republic of Nauru
la République de Nauru
 17/10/1996
Member States
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
 01/07/1997
Member States
Palau
the Republic of Palau
la République des Palaos
 20/09/1999
Member States
Micronesia (Federated States of)
the Federated States of Micronesia
les États fédérés de Micronésie
 19/10/1999
Member States
Serbia
the Republic of Serbia
la République de Serbie
 20/12/2000
Member States
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (the)
République démocratique du Timor-Leste (la)
 05/06/2003
Member States
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam
Brunéi Darussalam
 17/03/2005
Member States
Montenegro
Montenegro
Monténégro
 01/03/2007
Member States
Singapore
Previously a Member State from 28 October 1965 to 31 December 1985.
the Republic of Singapore
la République de Singapour
 08/10/2007
Member States
South Sudan
the Republic of South Sudan
la République du Soudan du Sud
 27/10/2011
Member States
State of Palestine
State of Palestine
État de Palestine
 23/11/2011
Member States
United States of America
the United States of America
les États-Unis d'Amérique
 10/07/2023
Associate Members
British Virgin Islands
the British Virgin Islands
Îles Vierges britanniques (les)
 24/11/1983
Associate Members
Aruba
Aruba
Aruba
 20/10/1987
Associate Members
Macao, China
Macao Special Administrative Region (of the People's Republic of China)
Région administrative spéciale de Macao (de la République populaire de Chine)
25/10/1995
Associate Members
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands (The)
Îles Caïmanes (Les)
 30/10/1999
Associate Members
Tokelau
Tokelau
Tokélaou (les)
 15/10/2001
Associate Members
Faroes
Faroes
îles Féroé
 12/10/2009
Associate Members
Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao
 25/10/2011
Associate Members
Sint Maarten
On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles officially ceased to exist. Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become two new constituent entities. Curaçao and Sint Maarten were unanimously admitted as Associate Members of UNESCO on 25 October 2011. The Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Netherlands requested in an email dated 27 September 2011 that the Associate Member should be referred to as Sint Maarten in all languages by the Language Units (translation). Although the title does not coincide with United Nations official terminology usage, this is official usage in UNESCO.
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten
 25/10/2011
Associate Members
Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla
 05/11/2013
Associate Members
Montserrat
Montserrat
Montserrat
 03/11/2015
Associate Members
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Nouvelle-Calédonie (la)
 30/10/2017
Associate Members
Åland Islands
Åland Islands
Îles Åland
 09/11/2021
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