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Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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The member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are those states which have joined the international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute,{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/about/statute|title=Statute of the IAEA|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency|accessdate=2014-01-16}} the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and Security Council. During 1956, an IAEA Statute Conference was held to draft the founding documents for the IAEA, and the IAEA Statute was completed at a conference in 1957.

List of member states

As of November 2024, the IAEA has 180 member states.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/about/governance/list-of-member-states|title=Member States of the IAEA|date=17 October 2024 |accessdate=2024-11-29|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}} Most UN members and the Holy See are member states of the IAEA. The dates of membership are listed below.

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! State{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1959/infcirc2r92.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=2023-08-24|accessdate=2023-03-01|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/statute-international-atomic-energy-agency|title=Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency|date=2018-04-30|accessdate=2019-07-01|publisher=United States Department of State}}

! Date of ratification

{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}

| {{dts|1957|May|31}}

{{flag|Albania}}

| {{dts|1957|August|23}}

{{flag|Algeria}}

| {{dts|1963|December|24}}

{{flag|Angola}}

| {{dts|1999|November|9}}

{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}

| {{dts|2015|October|14}}

{{flag|Argentina}}

| {{dts|1957|October|3}}

{{flag|Armenia}}

| {{dts|1993|September|27}}

{{flag|Australia}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|Austria}}

| {{dts|1957|May|10}}

{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

| {{dts|2001|May|30}}

{{flag|Bahamas}}

| {{dts|2014|January|7}}

{{flag|Bahrain}}

| {{dts|2009|June|23}}

{{flag|Bangladesh}}

| {{dts|1972|September|27}}

{{flag|Barbados}}

| {{dts|2015|November|20}}

{{flag|Belarus}}

| {{dts|1957|April|8}}

{{flag|Belgium}}

| {{dts|1958|April|29}}

{{flag|Belize}}

| {{dts|2006|March|31}}

{{flag|Benin}}

| {{dts|1999|May|26}}

{{flag|Bolivia}}

| {{dts|1963|March|15}}

{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

| {{dts|1995|September|19}}

{{flag|Botswana}}

| {{dts|2002|March|20}}

{{flag|Brazil}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|Brunei}}

| {{dts|2014|February|18}}

{{flag|Bulgaria}}

| {{dts|1957|August|17}}

{{flag|Burkina Faso}}

| {{dts|1998|September|14}}

{{flag|Burundi}}

| {{dts|2009|June|24}}

{{flag|Cambodia}}

| {{dts|2009|November|23}} {{refn|Originally joined on {{dts|1958|February|6}} but withdrew on {{dts|2003|March|26}}.{{cite web|url=http://ola.iaea.org/ola/FactSheets/CountryDetails.asp?country=KH|title=Cambodia, Kingdom of|accessdate=2013-09-10|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1960/infcirc2r58.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=2003-05-06|accessdate=2015-02-14|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1959/infcirc2r68.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=2009-12-09|accessdate=2014-11-03|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}|group=Note}}

{{flag|Cameroon}}

| {{dts|1964|July|13}}

{{flag|Canada}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|Cape Verde}}

| {{dts|2023|April|4}}

{{flag|Central African Republic}}

| {{dts|2001|January|5}}

{{flag|Chad}}

| {{dts|2005|November|2}}

{{flag|Chile}}

| {{dts|1960|September|19}}

{{flag|China}}{{refn|Joined as the Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by {{numrec|ROCUN member states}}, on 10 September 1957.{{cite web|title=List of states represented at the Conference of the Statute, and of signatures, ratifications and acceptances of the Statute, together with related data|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1960/infcirc16.pdf|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency|date=1960-03-10|accessdate=2015-02-14}} However, the United Nations General Assembly vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971, after which China ceased to be a member of the IAEA{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1959/infcirc2r28.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency|date=1973-11-27|accessdate=2016-03-31}} until the PRC joined on January 1, 1984.|group=Note}}

| {{dts|1984|January|1}}

{{flag|Colombia}}

| {{dts|1960|September|30}}

{{flag|Comoros}}

| {{dts|2020|September|17}}

{{flag|Cook Islands}}

| {{dts|2024|October|17}}

{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}

| {{dts|2009|July|15}}

{{flag|Costa Rica}}

| {{dts|1965|March|25}}

{{flag|Cote d'Ivoire}}

| {{dts|1963|November|19}}

{{flag|Croatia}}

| {{dts|1993|February|12}}

{{flag|Cuba}}

| {{dts|1957|October|1}}

{{flag|Cyprus}}

| {{dts|1965|June|7}}

{{flag|Czech Republic}}

| {{dts|1993|September|27}}

{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

| {{dts|1961|October|10}}

{{flag|Denmark}}

| {{dts|1957|July|16}}

{{flag|Djibouti}}

| {{dts|2015|March|6}}

{{flag|Dominica}}

| {{dts|2012|February|17}}

{{flag|Dominican Republic}}

| {{dts|1957|July|11}}

{{flag|Ecuador}}

| {{dts|1958|March|3}}

{{flag|Egypt}}

| {{dts|1957|September|4}}

{{flag|El Salvador}}

| {{dts|1957|November|22}}

{{flag|Eritrea}}

| {{dts|2002|December|20}}

{{flag|Estonia}}

| {{dts|1992|January|31}}

{{flag|Eswatini}}{{refn|As Swaziland until 2018.|group=Note}}

| {{dts|2013|February|15}}

{{flag|Ethiopia}}

| {{dts|1957|September|30}}

{{flag|Fiji}}

| {{dts|2012|November|2}}

{{flag|Finland}}

| {{dts|1958|January|7}}

{{flag|France}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|Gabon}}

| {{dts|1964|January|21}}

{{flag|Gambia}}

| {{dts|2023|January|3}}

{{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}}

| {{dts|1996|February|23}}

{{flag|Germany}}{{refn|Joined as West Germany. East Germany was also a member of the IAEA prior to German reunification.

{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1959/infcirc2r37.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=1989-09-01|accessdate=2015-02-14|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}|group=Note}}

| {{dts|1957|October|1}}

{{flag|Ghana}}

| {{dts|1960|September|28}}

{{flag|Greece}}

| {{dts|1957|September|30}}

{{flag|Grenada}}

| {{dts|2018|April|30}}

{{flag|Guatemala}}

| {{dts|1957|March|29}}

{{flag|Guinea}}

| {{dts|2023|September|19}}

{{flag|Guyana}}

| {{dts|2015|January|27}}

{{flag|Haiti}}

| {{dts|1957|October|7}}

{{flag|Holy See}}

| {{dts|1957|August|20}}

{{flag|Honduras}}

| {{dts|2003|February|24}} {{refn|Originally joined on {{dts|1957|July|9}} but withdrew on {{dts|1967|June|19}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc42r4.pdf|title=Actions taken by states in connection with the Statute|date=1967-09-18|accessdate=2015-02-14|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}|group=Note}}

{{flag|Hungary}}

| {{dts|1957|August|8}}

{{flag|Iceland}}

| {{dts|1957|August|6}}

{{flag|India}}

| {{dts|1957|July|16}}

{{flag|Indonesia}}

| {{dts|1957|August|7}}

{{flag|Iran}}

| {{dts|1958|September|16}}

{{flag|Iraq}}

| {{dts|1959|March|4}}

{{flag|Ireland}}

| {{dts|1970|January|6}}

{{flag|Israel}}

| {{dts|1957|July|12}}

{{flag|Italy}}

| {{dts|1957|September|30}}

{{flag|Jamaica}}

| {{dts|1965|December|29}}

{{flag|Japan}}

| {{dts|1957|July|16}}

{{flag|Jordan}}

| {{dts|1966|April|18}}

{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

| {{dts|1994|February|14}}

{{flag|Kenya}}

| {{dts|1965|July|12}}

{{flag|Republic of Korea}}

| {{dts|1957|August|8}}

{{flag|Kuwait}}

| {{dts|1964|December|1}}

{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

| {{dts|2003|September|10}}

{{flag|Laos}}

| {{dts|2011|November|4}}

{{flag|Latvia}}

| {{dts|1997|April|10}}

{{flag|Lebanon}}

| {{dts|1961|June|29}}

{{flag|Lesotho}}

| {{dts|2009|July|13}}

{{flag|Liberia}}

| {{dts|1962|October|5}}

{{flag|Libya}}

| {{dts|1963|September|9}}

{{flag|Liechtenstein}}

| {{dts|1968|December|13}}

{{flag|Lithuania}}

| {{dts|1993|November|18}}

{{flag|Luxembourg}}

| {{dts|1958|January|29}}

{{flag|Madagascar}}

| {{dts|1965|March|22}}

{{flag|Malawi}}

| {{dts|2006|October|2}}

{{flag|Malaysia}}

| {{dts|1969|January|15}}

{{flag|Mali}}

| {{dts|1961|August|10}}

{{flag|Malta}}

| {{dts|1997|September|29}}

{{flag|Marshall Islands}}

| {{dts|1994|January|26}}

{{flag|Mauritania}}

| {{dts|2004|November|23}}

{{flag|Mauritius}}

| {{dts|1974|December|31}}

{{flag|Mexico}}

| {{dts|1958|April|7}}

{{flag|Moldova}}

| {{dts|1997|September|24}}

{{flag|Monaco}}

| {{dts|1957|September|19}}

{{flag|Mongolia}}

| {{dts|1973|September|20}}

{{flag|Montenegro}}

| {{dts|2006|October|30}}

{{flag|Morocco}}

| {{dts|1957|September|17}}

{{flag|Mozambique}}

| {{dts|2006|September|18}}

{{flag|Myanmar}}

| {{dts|1957|October|18}}

{{flag|Namibia}}

| {{dts|1983|February|17}}

{{flag|Nepal}}

| {{dts|2008|July|8}}

{{flag|Netherlands}}

| {{dts|1957|July|30}}

{{flag|New Zealand}}

| {{dts|1957|September|13}}

{{flag|Nicaragua}}

| {{dts|1977|March|25}} {{refn|Originally joined on {{dts|1957|September|17}} but withdrew on {{dts|1970|December|14}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/documents/infcircs/1960/infcirc2r60.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=2005-02-10|accessdate=2014-11-03|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc42r7.pdf|title=Actions taken by states in connection with the Statute|date=1971-07-09|accessdate=2015-02-14|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}|group=Note}}

{{flag|Niger}}

| {{dts|1969|March|27}}

{{flag|Nigeria}}

| {{dts|1964|March|25}}

{{flag|North Macedonia}}{{refn|Listed under the provisional designation "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" until 2019.|group=Note}}

| {{dts|1994|February|25}}

{{flag|Norway}}

| {{dts|1957|June|10}}

{{flag|Oman}}

| {{dts|2009|February|5}}

{{flag|Pakistan}}

| {{dts|1957|May|2}}

{{flag|Palau}}

| {{dts|2007|March|2}}

{{flag|Panama}}

| {{dts|1966|March|2}}

{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}

| {{dts|2012|April|4}}

{{flag|Paraguay}}

| {{dts|1957|September|30}}

{{flag|Peru}}

| {{dts|1957|September|30}}

{{flag|Philippines}}

| {{dts|1958|September|2}}

{{flag|Poland}}

| {{dts|1957|July|31}}

{{flag|Portugal}}

| {{dts|1957|July|12}}

{{flag|Qatar}}

| {{dts|1976|February|27}}

{{flag|Romania}}

| {{dts|1957|April|12}}

{{flag|Russia}}

| {{dts|1957|April|8}}

{{flag|Rwanda}}

| {{dts|2012|September|4}}

{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

| {{dts|2022|February|9}}

{{flag|Saint Lucia}}

| {{dts|2019|February|5}}

{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

| {{dts|2017|December|4}}

{{flag|Samoa}}

| {{dts|2021|April|7}}

{{flag|San Marino}}

| {{dts|2013|November|25}}

{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

| {{dts|1962|December|13}}

{{flag|Senegal}}

| {{dts|1960|November|1}}

{{flag|Serbia}}

| {{dts|2001|October|31}}

{{flag|Seychelles}}

| {{dts|2003|April|22}}

{{flag|Sierra Leone}}

| {{dts|1967|June|4}}

{{flag|Singapore}}

| {{dts|1967|January|5}}

{{flag|Slovakia}}

| {{dts|1993|September|27}}

{{flag|Slovenia}}

| {{dts|1992|September|21}}

{{flag|Somalia}}

| {{dts|2024|November|15}}

{{flag|South Africa}}

| {{dts|1957|June|6}}

{{flag|Spain}}

| {{dts|1957|August|26}}

{{flag|Sri Lanka}}

| {{dts|1957|August|22}}

{{flag|Sudan}}

| {{dts|1958|July|17}}

{{flag|Sweden}}

| {{dts|1957|June|19}}

{{flag|Switzerland}}

| {{dts|1957|April|5}}

{{flag|Syria}}

| {{dts|1963|June|6}}

{{flag|Tajikistan}}

| {{dts|2001|September|10}}

{{flag|Tanzania}}

| {{dts|1976|January|6}}

{{flag|Thailand}}

| {{dts|1957|October|15}}

{{flag|Togo}}

| {{dts|2012|November|1}}

{{flag|Tonga}}

| {{dts|2022|March|02}}

{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

| {{dts|2012|November|9}}

{{flag|Tunisia}}

| {{dts|1957|October|14}}

{{flag|Turkey}}

| {{dts|1957|July|19}}

{{flag|Turkmenistan}}

| {{dts|2016|February|16}}

{{flag|Uganda}}

| {{dts|1967|August|30}}

{{flag|Ukraine}}

| {{dts|1957|July|31}}

{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| {{dts|1976|January|15}}

{{flag|United Kingdom}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|United States of America}}

| {{dts|1957|July|29}}

{{flag|Uruguay}}

| {{dts|1963|January|22}}

{{flag|Uzbekistan}}

| {{dts|1994|January|26}}

{{flag|Vanuatu}}

| {{dts|2015|September|9}}

{{flag|Venezuela}}

| {{dts|1957|August|19}}

{{flag|Vietnam}}

| {{dts|1957|September|24}}

{{flag|Yemen}}

| {{dts|1994|October|14}}

{{flag|Zambia}}

| {{dts|1969|January|8}}

{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

| {{dts|1986|August|1}}

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Non-member states

=Former member state=

Four states have withdrawn from the IAEA at some point in the past, but three of them have since rejoined the AIEA. North Korea became a member in 1974, but withdrew in 1994 after the Board of Governors found it in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement and suspended most technical cooperation. Nicaragua became a member in 1957, withdrew its membership in 1970, and rejoined in 1977, Honduras joined in 1957, withdrew in 1967, and rejoined in 2003, while Cambodia joined in 1958, withdrew in 2003, and rejoined in 2009.

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! State

! Date of membership

! Date of withdrawal of membership

{{flag|North Korea}}

| {{dts|1974|September|18}}{{cite web|url=http://ola.iaea.org/ola/FactSheets/CountryDetails.asp?country=KP|title=Democratic People's Republic of Korea|accessdate=2014-01-16|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc2r43.pdf|title=The Members of the Agency|date=1994-02-01|accessdate=2014-11-03|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}

| {{dts|1994|June|13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc447.pdf|title=NFCIRC/447 - The Withdrawal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from the International Atomic Energy Agency|date=1994-06-21|accessdate=2014-01-16|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}

=Observer state=

The IAEA also has one observer state, the State of Palestine.

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! State

! Date of observer status

{{flag|State of Palestine}}

| {{dts|2023|September|28}}{{refn|Palestine Liberation Organization originally granted observer status by the IAEA on 23 September 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc20res-334_en.pdf|title=INVITATION TO THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION TO ATTEND THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE IN THE CAPACITY OF AN OBSERVER|date=1976-09-24|accessdate=2023-10-10|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}} Designation changed to "Palestine" on 29 September 1989,{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc33dec-16_en.pdf|title=PARTICIPATION OF PALESTINE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE IAEA|date=1989-09-29|accessdate=2023-10-10|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}} and "State of Palestine" on 28 September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc67-res14.pdf|title=Status of Palestine in the IAEA|date=2023-09-28|accessdate=2023-10-10|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency}}|name=App|group=Note}}

;Notes

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=Other states=

The remaining 14 UN member states that, as of 2024, have no relationship with the IAEA are:

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  • {{flag|Andorra}}
  • {{flag|Bhutan}}
  • {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
  • {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
  • {{flag|Kiribati}}
  • {{flag|Maldives}}
  • {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia|name=Micronesia}}
  • {{flag|Nauru}}
  • {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
  • {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
  • {{flag|South Sudan}}
  • {{flag|Suriname}}
  • {{flag|Timor-Leste}}
  • {{flag|Tuvalu}}

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Notes

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References

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External links

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