Member
  Observer
  Special status or cooperation

Starting with 18 member states, all member states of the Council of Europe subsequently joined the Venice Commission in 2002. Since then, non-European states can also become full members. As of 2023, the commission counted 61 member states.[1]

Full members

The 18 founding members:[2]

The 28 other member states of the Council of Europe:

Other member states (mostly outside of Europe), with their year of accession:

Observers

Observer members include:

Special status

Special co-operation status:[3]

See also

References