List of members of the United Nations Security Council

Table columns:
Years[h]
Country
First Year
Most Recent Year
Regional Group
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 71
France
1946
2017
WEOG
Permanent member
cells: 71
United Kingdom
1946
2017
WEOG
Permanent member
cells: 71
United States
1946
2017
WEOG
Permanent member
cells: 46
Soviet Union
1946
1991
E. European
Former permanent member, replaced by Russian Federation
cells: 45
People's Republic of China
1971
2017
Asia-Pacific
Permanent member
cells: 25
Republic of China
1946
1971
Asian
Former permanent member, replaced by People's Republic of China
cells: 25
Russian Federation
1991
2017
E. European
Permanent member
cells: 21
Japan
1958
2017
Asia-Pacific
Current membership of Security Council expires 31 December 2017
cells: 20
Brazil
1946
2011
GRULAC
cells: 18
Argentina
1948
2014
GRULAC
cells: 14
Colombia
1947
2012
GRULAC
cells: 14
India
1950
2012
Asia-Pacific
cells: 14
Pakistan
1952
2013
Asia-Pacific
cells: 12
Canada
1948
2000
WEOG
cells: 12
Italy
1959
2017
WEOG
cells: 10
Australia
1946
2014
WEOG
cells: 10
Belgium
1947
2008
WEOG
cells: 10
Chile
1952
2015
GRULAC
cells: 10
Egypt
1946
2017
African (Arabic)
Includes 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; current membership of Security Council expires 31 December 2017
cells: 10
Germany
1977
2012
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)
cells: 10
Nigeria
1966
2015
African
cells: 10
Panama
1958
2008
GRULAC
cells: 10
Spain
1969
2016
WEOG
cells: 10
Venezuela
1962
2016
GRULAC
cells: 9
Netherlands
1946
2000
WEOG
cells: 9
Poland
1946
1997
E. European
cells: 8
Denmark
1953
2006
WEOG
cells: 8
Norway
1949
2002
WEOG
cells: 8
Peru
1955
2007
GRULAC
cells: 7
Malaysia
1965
2016
Asia-Pacific
cells: 7
Mexico
1946
2010
GRULAC
cells: 7
New Zealand
1954
2016
WEOG
cells: 7
Romania
1962
2005
E. European
cells: 7
Syria
1947
2003
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
Includes 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
cells: 7
Turkey
1951
2010
WEOG
cells: 7
Ukraine
1948
2016
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 45 years of Security Council membership; current membership of Security Council expires in December 2017
cells: 7
Yugoslavia
1950
1989
E. European
Predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia
cells: 6
Algeria
1968
1989
African (Arabic)
cells: 6
Austria
1973
2010
WEOG
cells: 6
Bulgaria
1966
2003
E. European
cells: 6
Costa Rica
1974
2009
GRULAC
cells: 6
Cuba
1949
1991
GRULAC
cells: 6
Ecuador
1950
1992
GRULAC
cells: 6
Gabon
1978
2011
African
cells: 6
Ghana
1962
2007
African
cells: 6
Indonesia
1973
2008
Asia-Pacific
cells: 6
Jordan
1965
2015
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 6
Morocco
1963
2013
African (Arabic)
cells: 6
Philippines
1957
2004
Asia-Pacific
cells: 6
Portugal
1979
2012
WEOG
cells: 6
Sweden
1957
1998
WEOG
cells: 6
Tunisia
1959
2003
African (Arabic)
cells: 6
Zambia
1969
1988
African
cells: 5
Ireland
1962
2002
WEOG
cells: 5
Senegal
1968
2017
African
Current membership of Security Council expires 31 December 2017
cells: 5
Uganda
1966
2010
African
cells: 4
Angola
2003
2016
African
cells: 4
Bangladesh
1979
2001
Asia-Pacific
cells: 4
Benin
1976
2005
African
cells: 4
Bolivia
1964
1979
GRULAC
cells: 4
Burkina Faso
1984
2009
African
For first 7 months of membership of the Security council in 1984 was known as Upper Volta.
cells: 4
Cameroon
1974
2003
African
cells: 4
Côte d'Ivoire
1964
1991
African
cells: 4
Ethiopia
1967
1990
African
cells: 4
Finland
1969
1990
WEOG
cells: 4
Greece
1952
2006
WEOG
cells: 4
Guinea
1972
2003
African
cells: 4
Guyana
1975
1983
GRULAC
cells: 4
Hungary
1968
1993
E. European
cells: 4
Iraq
1957
1975
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 4
Jamaica
1979
2001
GRULAC
cells: 4
Kenya
1973
1998
African
cells: 4
Lebanon
1953
2011
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 4
Libya
1976
2009
African (Arabic)
cells: 4
Mali
1966
2001
African
cells: 4
Mauritius
1977
2002
African
cells: 4
Nepal
1969
1989
Asia-Pacific
cells: 4
Nicaragua
1970
1984
GRULAC
cells: 4
Republic of the Congo
1986
2007
African
cells: 4
South Korea
1996
2014
Asia-Pacific
cells: 4
Rwanda
1994
2014
African
cells: 4
South Africa
2007
2012
African
cells: 4
Tanzania
1975
2006
African
cells: 4
Togo
1982
2013
African
cells: 4
Zaire
1982
1991
African
Now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo
cells: 4
Zimbabwe
1983
1992
African
cells: 3
Czechoslovakia
1964
1979
E. European
Predecessor of Czech Republic and Slovakia
cells: 3
Uruguay
1965
2016
GRULAC
Current membership of Security Council expires in December 2017
cells: 2
Azerbaijan
2012
2013
E. European
Was part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Bahrain
1998
1999
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010
2011
E. European
Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Botswana
1995
1996
African
cells: 2
Burundi
1970
1971
African
cells: 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
cells: 2
Cape Verde
1992
1993
African
cells: 2
Ceylon
1960
1961
Asia-Pacific
Now known as Sri Lanka
cells: 2
Chad
2014
2015
African (Arabic)
Was a colony of France from 1900 to 11 August 1960;
cells: 2
Croatia
2008
2009
E. European
Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Czech Republic
1994
1995
E. European
Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Djibouti
1993
1994
African
cells: 2
Gambia
1998
1999
African
cells: 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
cells: 2
Guatemala
2012
2013
GRULAC
cells: 2
Guinea-Bissau
1996
1997
African
cells: 2
Honduras
1995
1996
GRULAC
cells: 2
Iran
1955
1956
Asia-Pacific
cells: 2
Kuwait
1978
1979
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 2
Lithuania
2014
2015
E. European
Was part of the Soviet Union from 3 August 1940 to 11 March 1990; Membership of Security Council expired in December 2015
cells: 2
Luxembourg
2013
2014
WEOG
cells: 2
Madagascar
1985
1986
African
cells: 2
Malta
1983
1984
WEOG
cells: 2
Mauritania
1974
1975
African
cells: 2
Namibia
1999
2000
African
cells: 2
Niger
1980
1981
African
cells: 2
Oman
1994
1995
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 2
Paraguay
1968
1969
GRULAC
cells: 2
Sierra Leone
1970
1971
African
cells: 2
Singapore
2001
2002
Asia-Pacific
Was also part of Malaysia for several months of 1965 during its membership of the Security Council
cells: 2
Slovakia
2006
2007
E. European
Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Slovenia
1998
1999
E. European
Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
cells: 2
Somalia
1971
1972
African
cells: 2
Sudan
1972
1973
African (Arabic)
cells: 2
Thailand
1985
1986
Asia-Pacific
cells: 2
Trinidad and Tobago
1985
1986
GRULAC
cells: 2
Qatar
2006
2007
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 2
United Arab Emirates
1986
1987
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
cells: 2
United Arab Republic
1961
1962
African (Arabic)
Predecessor of Syria and Egypt
cells: 2
Vietnam
2008
2009
Asia-Pacific
cells: 2
Yemen
1990
1991
Asia-Pacific (Arabic)
The entity elected, and which held the Security Council seat for the first five months of membership, was South Yemen: unification with North Yemen occurred during the time of membership.
cells: 1
Liberia
1961
1961
African
Served only one year[i]
cells: 1
Kazakhstan
2017
2017
Asia-Pacific
Was part of the Soviet Union from 26 April 1920 to 25 December 1991.

Questions about this table:
originalText: when did nepal got temporary membership of un security council
answer: answerTexts: 1969