List of members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council


The United Nations Economic and Social Council has 54 member states which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms, with terms ending on 31 December of the third year. Seats on the Council are based on United Nations Regional Groups, with fourteen seats allocated to the African Group, eleven to the Asia-Pacific Group, six to the Eastern European Group, ten to the Latin American and Caribbean Group, and thirteen to the Western European and Others Group.

Membership by regional group

African Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Eastern European Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Western European and Others Group

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2011
2012
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2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Non-members

The list is a summary of all countries that have never been a member of United Nations Economic and Social Council.
UN Member stateRegional Group
Asia-Pacific
GRULAC
GRULAC
Asia-Pacific
E. European
Asia-Pacific
African
African
African
GRULAC
Asia-Pacific
African
GRULAC
Asia-Pacific
African
African
Asia-Pacific
African
African
GRULAC
WEOG
Asia-Pacific
None
Asia-Pacific
African
WEOG
E. European
African
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
E. European
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
African
Asia-Pacific
African
Asia-Pacific
E. European
Asia-Pacific
African
Asia-Pacific
GRULAC
Asia-Pacific
African
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific