List of members of the United Nations Security Council

Current membership

Regional Groups

• African Group: 3 members
• Asia-Pacific Group: 2 members
• Eastern European Group : 1 member
• Latin American and Caribbean Group : 2 members
• Western European and Others Group : 2 members; at least one of these must be from Western Europe

Previous and future Security Council composition

• Latin America: 2 members
• Commonwealth of Nations: 1 member
• Eastern Europe: 1 member
• Middle East: 1 member
• Western Europe: 1 member

Membership by year

Permanent

Non-permanent (1946–1965)

Non-permanent (1966–present)

List by number of years as Security Council member

Years	Country	First Year	Most Recent Year	Regional Group	Notes
75		1945	2020	WEOG	Permanent member
75		1945	2020	WEOG	Permanent member
75		1945	2020	WEOG	Permanent member
49		1971	2020	Asia-Pacific	Permanent member
46		1945	1991	E. European	Former permanent member, replaced by Russian Federation
29		1991	2020	E. European	Permanent member
26		1945	1971	Asian	Former permanent member, replaced by People's Republic of China
22		1958	2017	Asia-Pacific
20		1946	2011	GRULAC
18		1948	2014	GRULAC
14		1947	2012	GRULAC
14		1950	2012	Asia-Pacific
14		1952	2013	Asia-Pacific
13		1959	2017	WEOG
12		1947	2020	WEOG
12		1948	2000	WEOG
12		1977	2020	WEOG	Includes 4 years when the Federal Republic of Germany consisted only of West Germany.
11		1946	2019	E. European
10		1946	2014	WEOG
10		1952	2015	GRULAC
10		1946	2018	WEOG
10		1966	2015	African
10		1958	2008	GRULAC
10		1955	2019	GRULAC
10		1969	2016	WEOG
10		1962	2016	GRULAC
9		1946	2017	African	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
8		1953	2006	WEOG
8		1973	2020	Asia-Pacific
8		1949	2002	WEOG
8		1957	2018	WEOG
8		1948	2017	E. European	Includes 4 years of membership under the name of ; 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		1959	2021	African
7		1965	2016	Asia-Pacific
7		1946	2010	GRULAC
7		1954	2016	WEOG
7		1962	2005	E. European
7		1951	2010	WEOG
7		1950	1989	E. European	Predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia
6		1968	2005	African
6		1973	2010	WEOG
6		1964	2018	GRULAC
6		1966	2003	E. European
6		1974	2009	GRULAC
6		1964	2019	African
6		1949	1991	GRULAC
6		1950	1992	GRULAC
6		1967	2018	African
6		1978	2011	African
6		1962	2007	African
6		1965	2015	Asia-Pacific
6		1963	2013	African
6		1957	2005	Asia-Pacific
6		1979	2012	WEOG
6		1968	2017	African
6		2007	2020	African
6		1947	2003	Asia-Pacific	Exludes one year during which the United Arab Republic was a member, for the greater part of which Syria was a member of that union
6		1969	1988	African
5		1962	2002	WEOG
5		1966	2010	African
4		2003	2016	African
4		1979	2001	Asia-Pacific
4		1976	2005	African
4		1984	2009	African	For first 7 months of membership of the Security council in 1984 was known as Upper Volta.
4		1974	2003	African
4		1969	1990	WEOG
4		1952	2006	WEOG
4		1972	2003	African
4		1975	1983	GRULAC
4		1968	1993	E. European
4		1957	1975	Asia-Pacific
4		1979	2001	GRULAC
4		1973	1998	African
4		1978	2019	Asia-Pacific
4		1953	2011	Asia-Pacific
4	Libya	1976	2009	African
4		1966	2001	African
4		1977	2002	African
4		1969	1989	Asia-Pacific
4		1970	1984	GRULAC
4		1980	2021	African
4		1986	2007	African
4		1996	2014	Asia-Pacific
4		1994	2014	African
4		1975	2006	African
4		1982	2013	African
4		1965	2017	GRULAC
4		2008	2021	Asia-Pacific
4		1982	1991	African	Now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo
4		1983	1992	African
3		1964	1979	E. European	Predecessor of Czech Republic and Slovakia
2		2012	2013	E. European	Was part of the Soviet Union during its 45 years of Security Council membership
2		1998	1999	Asia-Pacific
2		2010	2011	E. European	Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2		1995	1996	African
2		1970	1971	African
2		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		1992	1993	African
2		1960	1961	Asia-Pacific	Now known as Sri Lanka
2		2014	2015	African	Was a colony of France from 1900 to 11 August 1960;
2		2008	2009	E. European	Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2		1994	1995	E. European	Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
2		1993	1994	African
2		2019	2020	GRULAC
2		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		2020	2021	E. European	Was illegally occupied by the Soviet Union from 1944 to 20 August 1991
2		2018	2019	African
2		1998	1999	African
2		2012	2013	GRULAC
2		1996	1997	African
2		1995	1996	GRULAC
2		1955	1956	Asia-Pacific
2		2017	2018	Asia-Pacific	Was part of the Soviet Union from 26 April 1920 to 25 December 1991
2		2014	2015	E. European	Was occupied by the Soviet Union from 3 August 1940 to 11 March 1990
2		2013	2014	WEOG
2		1985	1986	African
2		1983	1984	WEOG
2		1974	1975	African
2		1999	2000	African
2		1994	1995	Asia-Pacific
2		1968	1969	GRULAC
2		2006	2007	Asia-Pacific
2		2020	2021	GRULAC	Was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1783 to 27 October 1979. Smallest nation to have held a place on the Security Council.
2		1970	1971	African
2		2001	2002	Asia-Pacific	Was also part of Malaysia for several months of 1965 during its membership of the Security Council
2		2006	2007	E. European	Was also part of Czechoslovakia during its 3 years of Security Council membership
2		1998	1999	E. European	Was also part of the SFR Yugoslavia during its 7 years of Security Council membership
2		1971	1972	African
2		1972	1973	African
2		1985	1986	Asia-Pacific
2		1985	1986	GRULAC
2		1986	1987	Asia-Pacific
2		1961	1962	African	Predecessor of Syria and Egypt
2		1990	1991	Asia-Pacific	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.
1		1961	1961	African	Served only one year

Candidates for future membership

Non-members