Number of United Nations member states, World

States are defined along current independent countries and their borders.

Data source: United Nations (2023) – Learn more about this data

OurWorldinData.org/state-capacity | CC BY

Add/remove countries and regions

Sort by

Name

Selection (1)

World

All countries and regions

World
Africa
Asia
Europe
European Union (27)
High-income countries
Low-income countries
Lower-middle-income countries
North America
Oceania
South America
Upper-middle-income countries

Interactive visualization requires JavaScript

Our World in Data is free and accessible for everyone.

Help us do this work by making a donation.

Donate now

Our World in Data is a project of Global Change Data Lab, a nonprofit based in the UK (Reg. Charity No. 1186433). Our charts, articles, and data are licensed under CC BY, unless stated otherwise. Tools and software we develop are open source under the MIT license. Third-party materials, including some charts and data, are subject to third-party licenses. See our FAQs for more details.

Explore

Topics
Data
Insights

Resources

Latest Articles
SDG Tracker
Teaching with OWID

About

About Us
Organization
Funding
Team
Jobs
FAQs

RSS Feeds

Research & Writing
Daily Data Insights