Human rights
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
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.
145/193
RatifiedUN member states
146 in total, incl. 1 non-UN member (Holy See)
0
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
48
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | — | 2005-08-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 1992-08-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 1963-02-21(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | — | — | No action |
| Angola | — | 1981-06-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 1995-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | — | 1961-11-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | 1993-07-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Australia | — | 1954-01-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1951-07-28 | 1954-11-01 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1993-02-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahamas | — | 1993-09-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bahrain | — | — | — | No action |
| Bangladesh | — | — | — | No action |
| Barbados | — | — | — | No action |
| Belarus | — | 2001-08-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1951-07-28 | 1953-07-22 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | 1990-06-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Benin | — | 1962-04-04(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bolivia | — | 1982-02-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-09-01(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | 1969-01-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brazil | 1952-07-15 | 1960-11-16 | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | — | — | No action |
| Bulgaria | — | 1993-05-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 1980-06-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 1963-07-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | — | — | No action |
| Cambodia | — | 1992-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | — | 1961-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Canada | — | 1969-06-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | 1962-09-04(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Chad | — | 1981-08-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Chile | — | 1972-01-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| China | — | 1982-09-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | 1951-07-28 | 1961-10-10 | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | — | — | No action |
| Congo | — | 1962-10-15(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Costa Rica | — | 1978-03-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1992-10-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | — | — | — | No action |
| Cyprus | — | 1963-05-16(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-05-11(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1961-12-08(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | — | — | No action |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 1965-07-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Denmark | 1951-07-28 | 1952-12-04 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 1977-08-09(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | 1994-02-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominican Republic | — | 1978-01-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | — | 1955-08-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | — | 1981-05-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| El Salvador | — | 1983-04-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 1986-02-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | No action |
| Estonia | — | 1997-04-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | 2000-02-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ethiopia | — | 1969-11-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Fiji | — | 1972-06-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Finland | — | 1968-10-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| France | 1952-09-11 | 1954-06-23 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | — | 1964-04-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | 1966-09-07(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Georgia | — | 1999-08-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1951-11-19 | 1953-12-01 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | — | 1963-03-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Greece | 1952-04-10 | 1960-04-05 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | — | — | No action |
| Guatemala | — | 1983-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | 1965-12-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | 1976-02-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | — | — | — | No action |
| Haiti | — | 1984-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Holy SeeNon-UN member | 1952-05-21 | 1956-03-15 | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | — | 1992-03-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | — | 1989-03-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | — | 1955-11-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| India | — | — | — | No action |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Iran | — | 1976-07-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Iraq | — | — | — | No action |
| Ireland | — | 1956-11-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Israel | 1951-08-01 | 1954-10-01 | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1952-07-23 | 1954-11-15 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | 1964-07-30(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Japan | — | 1981-10-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | — | — | — | No action |
| Kazakhstan | — | 1999-01-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | 1966-05-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kiribati | — | — | — | No action |
| Kuwait | — | — | — | No action |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 1996-10-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Latvia | — | 1997-07-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | — | — | No action |
| Lesotho | — | 1981-05-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 1964-10-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | — | — | No action |
| Liechtenstein | 1951-07-28 | 1957-03-08 | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1997-04-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1951-07-28 | 1953-07-23 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | — | 1967-12-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 1987-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | — | — | No action |
| Maldives | — | — | — | No action |
| Mali | — | 1973-02-02(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 1971-06-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Mauritania | — | 1987-05-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mauritius | — | — | — | No action |
| Mexico | — | 2000-06-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Monaco | — | 1954-05-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | — | — | — | No action |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-10(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | — | 1956-11-07(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | 1983-12-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | No action |
| Namibia | — | 1995-02-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nauru | — | 2011-06-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | — | — | — | No action |
| Netherlands | 1951-07-28 | 1956-05-03 | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | — | 1960-06-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | — | 1980-03-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 1961-08-25(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | — | 1967-10-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1994-01-18(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1951-07-28 | 1953-03-23 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | — | — | No action |
| Pakistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Palau | — | — | — | No action |
| Panama | — | 1978-08-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1986-07-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Paraguay | — | 1970-04-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Peru | — | 1964-12-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | — | 1981-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Poland | — | 1991-09-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | — | 1960-12-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | — | — | No action |
| Republic of Korea | — | 1992-12-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 2002-01-31(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | — | 1991-08-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | — | 1993-02-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | 1980-01-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Lucia | — | — | — | No action |
| Samoa | — | 1988-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| San Marino | — | — | — | No action |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | 1978-02-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | No action |
| Senegal | — | 1963-05-02(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 1980-04-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | — | 1981-05-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | — | — | No action |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-02-04(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | 1995-02-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Somalia | — | 1978-10-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Africa | — | 1996-01-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | 2018-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Spain | — | 1978-08-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | — | — | No action |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | 2002-02-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 1993-11-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | — | 1974-02-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Suriname | — | 1978-11-29(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Sweden | 1951-07-28 | 1954-10-26 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1951-07-28 | 1955-01-21 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Tajikistan | — | 1993-12-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | — | — | No action |
| Timor-Leste | — | 2003-05-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Togo | — | 1962-02-27(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | — | — | No action |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 2000-11-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | — | 1957-10-24(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 1998-03-02(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | 1986-03-07(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Türkiye | 1951-08-24 | 1962-03-30 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1976-09-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | — | 2002-06-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | No action |
| United Kingdom | 1951-07-28 | 1954-03-11 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | 1964-05-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United States of America | — | — | — | No action |
| Uruguay | — | 1970-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Vanuatu | — | — | — | No action |
| Venezuela | — | — | — | No action |
| Viet Nam | — | — | — | No action |
| Yemen | — | 1980-01-18(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zambia | — | 1969-09-24(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1981-08-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |