Member states of the International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union member states are the 194 sovereign states that are members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and have equal representation at its supreme decision-making body, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU is the world's oldest intergovernmental organization, having been founded in 1865.

Flag Member state Date of Entry See also
Afghanistan 1928-04-12
Albania 1922-06-02
Algeria 1963-05-03
Andorra 1993-11-12
Angola 1976-10-13
Antigua and Barbuda 1987-02-04
Argentina 1889-01-01
Armenia 1992-06-30 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Australia 1878-05-27 Australia and the United Nations
Austria 1865-05-17
Azerbaijan 1992-04-10 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Bahamas 1974-08-19
Bahrain 1975-01-01
Bangladesh 1973-09-05
Barbados 1967-08-16
Belarus 1947-05-07 Former member: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium 1865-05-17
Belize 1981-12-16
Benin 1961-01-01
Bhutan 1988-09-15
Plurinational State of Bolivia 1907-06-01
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-10-20 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Botswana 1968-04-02
Brazil 1877-07-04 Brazil and the United Nations
Brunei Darussalam 1984-11-19
Bulgaria 1880-09-18
Burkina Faso 1962-01-16
Burundi 1963-02-16
Cabo Verde 1976-09-10
Cambodia 1952-04-10
Cameroon 1960-12-22
Canada 1908-07-01 Canada and the United Nations
Central African Republic 1960-12-02
Chad 1960-11-25
Chile 1908-01-01
China 1920-09-01 Former member: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
Colombia 1914-08-25
Comoros 1976-01-05
Congo 1960-12-13
Costa Rica 1932-09-13
Côte d'Ivoire 1960-12-23
Croatia 1992-06-03 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Cuba 1918-01-16
Cyprus 1961-04-24
Czech Republic 1993-01-01 Former member: Czechoslovakia (1920-01-10)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1975-09-24 Korea and the United Nations
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961-12-06
Denmark 1865-05-17
Djibouti 1977-11-22
Dominica 1996-10-28
Dominican Republic 1926-07-11
Ecuador 1920-04-17
Egypt 1876-12-09 Former member: United Arab Republic
El Salvador 1927-10-12
Equatorial Guinea 1970-07-02
Eritrea 1993-08-06
Estonia 1922-05-19 *

1992-04-22

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Eswatini 1970-11-11
Ethiopia 1932-02-20
Fiji 1971-05-05 Fiji and the United Nations
Finland 1920-09-01
France 1865-05-17 France and the United Nations
Gabon 1960-12-28
Republic of The Gambia 1974-05-27
Georgia 1993-01-07 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Germany 1865-05-17 Former member: German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations
Ghana 1957-05-17
Greece 1869-01-01
Grenada 1981-11-17
Guatemala 1914-07-10
Guinea 1959-03-09
Guinea-Bissau 1976-01-15
Guyana 1967-03-08
Haiti 1927-10-10
Honduras 1925-10-27
Hungary 1865-05-17
Iceland 1906-10-01
India 1871-02-24 India and the United Nations
Indonesia 1949-01-01 Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations
Islamic Republic of Iran 1869-01-01
Iraq 1928-11-12
Ireland 1923-12-08
Israel 1948-06-24 Israel and the United Nations
Italy 1865-05-17
Jamaica 1963-02-18
Japan 1879-01-29 Japan and the United Nations
Jordan 1947-05-20
Kazakhstan 1993-02-23 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Kenya 1964-04-11
Kiribati 1986-11-03
Kuwait 1959-08-14
Kyrgyzstan 1994-01-20 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lao People's Democratic Republic 1952-04-03
Latvia 1921-12-11 *

1991-11-11

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Lebanon 1924-01-12
Lesotho 1967-05-26
Liberia 1927-10-10
Libya 1953-02-03
Liechtenstein 1963-07-25
Lithuania 1923-07-01 *

1991-10-12

Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Luxembourg 1866-03-02 Luxembourg and the United Nations
Madagascar 1961-05-11
Malawi 1965-02-19
Malaysia 1958-02-03 Former member: Federation of Malaya and Malaysia and the United Nations
Maldives 1967-02-28 21 September 1965
Mali 1960-10-21
Malta 1965-01-01
Marshall Islands 1996-02-22 Marshall Islands and the United Nations
Mauritania 1962-04-18
Mauritius 1969-08-30
Mexico 1908-07-01 Mexico and the United Nations
Federated States of Micronesia 1993-03-18 Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
Monaco 1908-07-01
Mongolia 1964-08-27
Montenegro 2006-06-21 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member) and Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco 1956-11-01
Mozambique 1975-11-04
Myanmar 1937-09-15
Namibia 1984-01-25
Nauru 1969-06-10
Nepal 1957-12-05
Netherlands 1865-05-17
New Zealand 1878-06-03 New Zealand and the United Nations
Nicaragua 1926-05-12
Niger 1960-11-14
Nigeria 1961-04-11
North Macedonia 1993-05-04 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Norway 1865-05-17
Oman 1972-04-28
Pakistan 1947-08-26 Pakistan and the United Nations
Panama 1914-07-14
Papua New Guinea 1975-10-31
Paraguay 1927-09-27
Peru 1915-07-12
Philippines 1912-05-25 Philippines and the United Nations
Poland 1921-01-01
Portugal 1865-05-17
Qatar 1973-03-27
Republic of Korea 1952-01-31 Korea and the United Nations
Republic of Moldova 1992-10-20 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Republic of Palau 2024-09-19
Romania 1866-02-09
Russian Federation 1865-05-17 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Soviet Union and the United Nations and Russia and the United Nations
Rwanda 1962-12-12
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2006-03-15
Saint Lucia 1997-09-04
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1983-03-25
Samoa 1988-10-07
San Marino 1977-03-25
São Tomé and Príncipe 1976-09-01
Saudi Arabia 1949-02-07
Senegal 1960-11-15
Serbia 1866 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member), Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia and the United Nations
Seychelles 1999-09-17
Sierra Leone 1961-12-30
Singapore 1965-10-22 Former member: Malaysia and Singapore and the United Nations
Slovakia 1993-02-23 Former member: Czechoslovakia (1920-01-10)
Slovenia 1992-06-16 Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Solomon Islands 1987-07-27
Somalia 1962-09-28
South Africa 1910-01-01
South Sudan 2011-10-03
Spain 1865-05-17
Sri Lanka 1897-01-01
Sudan 1957-10-23
Suriname 1976-07-15
Sweden 1865-05-17
Switzerland 1865-05-17
Syrian Arab Republic 1924-01-12 Former member: United Arab Republic
Tajikistan 1994-04-28 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Thailand 1883-04-21
Timor-Leste 2010-08-24
Togo 1961-09-14
Tonga 1972-01-07
Trinidad and Tobago 1965-03-06 Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations
Tunisia 1956-12-14
Turkey 1865-05-17
Turkmenistan 1993-05-07 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tuvalu 1996-08-15 Tuvalu and the United Nations
Uganda 1963-03-08
Ukraine 1947-05-07 Former member: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates 1972-06-27
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1871-02-24 United Kingdom and the United Nations
United Republic of Tanzania 1962-10-31 Former member: Tanganyika and Zanzibar
United States of America 1908-07-01 United States and the United Nations
Uruguay 1902-07-01
Uzbekistan 1992-07-10 Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Vanuatu 1988-03-30 Vanuatu and the United Nations
Vatican City 1929-06-01
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 1920-08-13
Vietnam 1951-09-24
Yemen 1931-01-01 Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen
Zambia 1965-08-23
Zimbabwe 1981-02-10