UN Security Council, permanent members 5 members
UN Security Council, permanent members has 5 members; together, today’s permanent members of the UN Security Council had 25% of the world’s people and 51% of its GDP in 2025.
Source: Membership: the groupings’ own member listsMembers as of 10 Nov 2026
Source: World Bank Indicators2025
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Summary
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, each able to veto its resolutions.
Today’s permanent members of the UN Security Council account for 25% of the world’s people (2025), 51% of the world’s GDP (2025), 58% of the world’s military spending (2025) and 52% of the world’s CO2 emissions (2024). Together they mine 83% of the world’s rare earths and 81% of the world’s tungsten (USGS, 2025, estimated). They produce 99.7% of the world’s primary gallium (USGS, 2025, estimated). Of its members, 5 are also in the G20, 3 in the G7, 3 in NATO and 3 in the OECD.
Membership is as each grouping lists it. A grouping’s share of the world adds up its members’ figures, against the sum for every country with a figure.
Source: Membership: the groupings’ own member lists; World Bank; Global Carbon Budget; FAOSTAT; USGSMembers as of 10 Nov 2026
Members
| China | 1.41 bn | 69% | $19.50 tn | BRICS, G20, SCO, APEC, RCEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 342 m | 17% | $30.77 tn | G7, G20, NATO, OECD, APEC, Quad, AUKUS, USMCA |
| Russia | 144 m | 7.1% | $2.56 tn | BRICS, G20, OPEC+, SCO, APEC, CSTO, Eurasian Economic Union, CIS |
| United Kingdom | 69 m | 3.4% | $4.00 tn | G7, G20, NATO, OECD, AUKUS |
| France | 69 m | 3.4% | $3.37 tn | G7, G20, European Union, NATO, OECD |
Source: Membership: the groupings’ own member lists; World BankMembers as of 10 Nov 20262025