Last Change:

02/06/2026

Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961

Full Name: Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961

Description

Addresses the problem of statelessness, aiming to reduce the number of individuals without a nationality. It establishes principles for granting nationality and preventing statelessness.

Details

Abbreviation: 1961 Statelessness Convention

Rights Category: Nationality & facilitated naturalization

Refworld link: https://www.refworld.org/legal/agreements/unga/1961/en/20424

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 2003 No
Algeria No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina Yes 2014 No
Armenia Yes 1994 Yes
Australia Yes 1973 No
Austria Yes 1972 No
Azerbaijan Yes 1996 No
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No
Belarus No
Belgium Yes 2014 Yes
Belize Yes 2015 Yes
Benin Yes 2011 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 1983 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1996 No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 2007 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 2012 No
Burkina Faso Yes 2017 No
Burundi No
Cabo Verde No
Cambodia No
Cameroon No
Canada Yes 1978 No
Central African Republic (the) No
Chad Yes 1999 Yes
Chile Yes 2018 Yes
China No
Colombia Yes 2014 Yes
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) Yes 2023 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1977 No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2013 No
Croatia Yes 2011 No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia Yes 2001 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark Yes 1977 Yes
Djibouti No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) No No
Ecuador Yes 2012 No
Egypt No
El Salvador No
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 1999 Yes
Ethiopia No
Fiji No
Finland Yes 2008 Yes
France No No
Gabon No
Gambia (the) Yes 2014 No
Georgia Yes 2014 No
Germany Yes 1977 No
Ghana No
Greece No
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 2001 Yes
Guinea Yes 2014 Yes
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2016 Yes
Guyana No
Haiti Yes 2018 No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras Yes 2012 Yes
Hungary Yes 2009 No
Iceland Yes 2021 No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1973 No
Israel No Yes
Italy Yes 2015 Yes
Jamaica Yes 2013 No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya No
Kiribati Yes 1983 No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia Yes 1992 Yes
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 2004 No
Liberia Yes 2004 Yes
Libya Yes 1989 Yes
Liechtenstein Yes 2009 Yes
Lithuania Yes 2013 Yes
Luxembourg Yes 2017 No
Madagascar No
Malawi No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 2016 Yes
Malta No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius No
Mexico No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro Yes 2013 Yes
Morocco No
Mozambique Yes 2014 Yes
Myanmar No
Namibia No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1985 No
New Zealand Yes 2006 Yes
Nicaragua Yes 2013 Yes
Niger (the) Yes 1985 No
Nigeria Yes 2011 No
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 2020 No
Norway Yes 1971 Yes
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 2011 Yes
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 2012 No
Peru Yes 2014 No
Philippines (the) Yes 2022 Yes
Poland No
Portugal Yes 2012 Yes
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 2012 Yes
Romania Yes 2006 Yes
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 2006 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2024 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 2005 No
Serbia Yes 2011 No
Seychelles No
Sierra Leone Yes 2016 No
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 2000 Yes
Slovenia No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No
South Africa No
South Sudan No
Spain Yes 2018 No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 1969 No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 2021 Yes
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia Yes 2000 No
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan Yes 2012 Yes
Tuvalu No
Uganda No
Ukraine Yes 2013 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1966 Yes
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay Yes 2001 No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia No
Zimbabwe No