Human rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
192/193
RatifiedUN member states
196 in total, incl. 4 non-UN members (Cook Islands, Holy See, Niue, State of Palestine)
1
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
0
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1990-09-27 | 1994-03-28 | — | Ratified |
| Albania | 1990-01-26 | 1992-02-27 | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | 1990-01-26 | 1993-04-16 | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | 1995-10-02 | 1996-01-02 | — | Ratified |
| Angola | 1990-02-14 | 1990-12-05 | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1991-03-12 | 1993-10-05 | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1990-06-29 | 1990-12-04 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | 1990-08-22 | 1990-12-17 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1990-01-26 | 1992-08-06 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1992-08-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | 1990-10-30 | 1991-02-20 | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | 1992-02-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-03 | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | 1990-04-19 | 1990-10-09 | — | Ratified |
| Belarus | 1990-01-26 | 1990-10-01 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1990-01-26 | 1991-12-16 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | 1990-03-02 | 1990-05-02 | — | Ratified |
| Benin | 1990-04-25 | 1990-08-03 | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | 1990-06-04 | 1990-08-01 | — | Ratified |
| Bolivia | 1990-03-08 | 1990-06-26 | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-09-01(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 1995-03-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-24 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | 1995-12-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bulgaria | 1990-05-31 | 1991-06-03 | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-31 | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | 1990-05-08 | 1990-10-19 | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1992-06-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 1992-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | 1990-09-25 | 1993-01-11 | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1990-05-28 | 1991-12-13 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | 1990-07-30 | 1992-04-23 | — | Ratified |
| Chad | 1990-09-30 | 1990-10-02 | — | Ratified |
| Chile | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-13 | — | Ratified |
| China | 1990-08-29 | 1992-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1990-01-26 | 1991-01-28 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | 1990-09-30 | 1993-06-22 | — | Ratified |
| Congo | — | 1993-10-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cook IslandsNon-UN member | — | 1997-06-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-21 | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-10-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1990-01-26 | 1991-08-21 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | 1990-10-05 | 1991-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1990-01-26 | 1991-02-04 | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1990-08-23 | 1990-09-21 | — | Ratified |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1990-03-20 | 1990-09-27 | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1990-01-26 | 1991-07-19 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | 1990-09-30 | 1990-12-06 | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | 1990-01-26 | 1991-03-13 | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | 1990-08-08 | 1991-06-11 | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1990-01-26 | 1990-03-23 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | 1990-02-05 | 1990-07-06 | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | 1990-01-26 | 1990-07-10 | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 1992-06-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | 1993-12-20 | 1994-08-03 | — | Ratified |
| Estonia | — | 1991-10-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | 1990-08-22 | 1995-09-07 | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 1991-05-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | 1993-07-02 | 1993-08-13 | — | Ratified |
| Finland | 1990-01-26 | 1991-06-20 | — | Ratified |
| France | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-07 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | 1990-01-26 | 1994-02-09 | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | 1990-02-05 | 1990-08-08 | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1994-06-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1990-01-26 | 1992-03-06 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | 1990-01-29 | 1990-02-05 | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1990-01-26 | 1993-05-11 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | 1990-02-21 | 1990-11-05 | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | 1990-01-26 | 1990-06-06 | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | 1990-07-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-20 | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | 1990-09-30 | 1991-01-14 | — | Ratified |
| Haiti | 1990-01-26 | 1995-06-08 | — | Ratified |
| Holy SeeNon-UN member | 1990-04-20 | 1990-04-20 | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | 1990-05-31 | 1990-08-10 | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1990-03-14 | 1991-10-07 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1990-01-26 | 1992-10-28 | — | Ratified |
| India | — | 1992-12-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-05 | — | Ratified |
| Iran | 1991-09-05 | 1994-07-13 | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | — | 1994-06-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | 1990-09-30 | 1992-09-28 | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1990-07-03 | 1991-10-03 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1990-01-26 | 1991-09-05 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | 1990-01-26 | 1991-05-14 | — | Ratified |
| Japan | 1990-09-21 | 1994-04-22 | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | 1990-08-29 | 1991-05-24 | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | 1994-02-16 | 1994-08-12 | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | 1990-01-26 | 1990-07-30 | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | 1995-12-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kuwait | 1990-06-07 | 1991-10-21 | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1994-10-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 1991-05-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1992-04-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | 1990-01-26 | 1991-05-14 | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | 1990-08-21 | 1992-03-10 | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | 1990-04-26 | 1993-06-04 | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | 1993-04-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liechtenstein | 1990-09-30 | 1995-12-22 | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1992-01-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1990-03-21 | 1994-03-07 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | 1990-04-19 | 1991-03-19 | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1991-01-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | 1995-02-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Maldives | 1990-08-21 | 1991-02-11 | — | Ratified |
| Mali | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-20 | — | Ratified |
| Malta | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | 1993-04-14 | 1993-10-04 | — | Ratified |
| Mauritania | 1990-01-26 | 1991-05-16 | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | 1990-07-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-21 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | 1993-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Monaco | — | 1993-06-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | 1990-01-26 | 1990-07-05 | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | 1990-01-26 | 1993-06-21 | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | 1990-09-30 | 1994-04-26 | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | 1991-07-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Namibia | 1990-09-26 | 1990-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | 1994-07-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-14 | — | Ratified |
| Netherlands | 1990-01-26 | 1995-02-06(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1990-10-01 | 1993-04-06 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | 1990-02-06 | 1990-10-05 | — | Ratified |
| Niger | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | 1990-01-26 | 1991-04-19 | — | Ratified |
| NiueNon-UN member | — | 1995-12-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1993-12-02(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1990-01-26 | 1991-01-08 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | 1996-12-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Pakistan | 1990-09-20 | 1990-11-12 | — | Ratified |
| Palau | — | 1995-08-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Panama | 1990-01-26 | 1990-12-12 | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | 1990-09-30 | 1993-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | 1990-04-04 | 1990-09-25 | — | Ratified |
| Peru | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-04 | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-21 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1990-01-26 | 1991-06-07 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-21 | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | 1992-12-08 | 1995-04-03 | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | 1990-09-25 | 1991-11-20 | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 1993-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-28 | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-16 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | 1990-01-26 | 1991-01-24 | — | Ratified |
| Samoa | 1990-09-30 | 1994-11-29 | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | — | 1991-11-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | 1991-05-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 1996-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | 1990-01-26 | 1990-07-31 | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1990-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 1990-02-13 | 1990-06-18 | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | 1995-10-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | 1995-04-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Somalia | 2002-05-09 | 2015-10-01 | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | 1993-01-29 | 1995-06-16 | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | 2015-01-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Spain | 1990-01-26 | 1990-12-06 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | 1990-01-26 | 1991-07-12 | — | Ratified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1990-01-26 | 1990-07-24 | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | 1990-09-30 | 1993-06-16 | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1993-09-20 | 1993-10-26 | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2014-04-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | 1990-07-24 | 1990-08-03 | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | 1990-01-26 | 1993-03-01 | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1990-01-26 | 1990-06-29 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1991-05-01 | 1997-02-24 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1990-09-18 | 1993-07-15 | — | Ratified |
| Tajikistan | — | 1993-10-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | 1992-03-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Timor-Leste | — | 2003-04-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Togo | 1990-01-26 | 1990-08-01 | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | 1995-11-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1990-09-30 | 1991-12-05 | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | 1990-02-26 | 1992-01-30 | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1993-09-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | 1995-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1990-09-14 | 1995-04-04 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | 1990-08-17 | 1990-08-17 | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1990-02-21 | 1991-08-28 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 1997-01-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1990-04-19 | 1991-12-16 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1990-06-01 | 1991-06-10 | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | 1995-02-16 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Uruguay | 1990-01-26 | 1990-11-20 | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1994-06-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | 1990-09-30 | 1993-07-07 | — | Ratified |
| Venezuela | 1990-01-26 | 1990-09-13 | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | 1990-01-26 | 1990-02-28 | — | Ratified |
| Yemen | 1990-02-13 | 1991-05-01 | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | 1990-09-30 | 1991-12-06 | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | 1990-03-08 | 1990-09-11 | — | Ratified |