The Hague Child Abduction Convention applies between the Netherlands and 95 countries. We call these countries ‘Hague Convention States’. In the overview below you can find whether the Hague Convention applies between a country and the Netherlands.
On this website you can find an overview of all the countries that have signed the Hague Convention. Here you can find whether the Hague Convention applies between two other countries.
| Country | Convention State | Date |
| Afghanistan | No | |
| Albania | Yes | 01-10-2007 |
| Algeria | No | |
| Andorra | Yes | 01-10-2015 |
| Angola | No | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | No | |
| Argentina | Yes | 01-06-1991 |
| Armenia | Yes | 01-04-2016 |
| Aruba | No | |
| Australia | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Austria | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Azerbaijan | No | |
| Bahamas | Yes | 01-02-1994 |
| Bahrain | No | |
| Bangladesh | No | |
| Barbados | No | |
| Belarus | Yes | 01-05-1995 |
| Belgium | Yes | 01-05-1999 |
| Belize | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Benin | No | |
| Bhutan | No | |
| Bolivia | Yes | 13-07-2016 |
| Bosnia en Herzegovina | Yes | 23-08-1993 |
| Botswana | No | |
| Brazil | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Brunei | No | |
| Bulgaria | Yes | 01-02-2004 |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | 01-09-1992 |
| Burundi | No | |
| Cambodia | No | |
| Cameroon | No | |
| Canada | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Cape Verde | No | |
| Central African Republic | No | |
| Chad | No | |
| Chile | Yes | 01-07-1994 |
| China (see Hong Kong or Macao) | No | |
| Colombia | Yes | 01-09-1998 |
| Comoros | No | |
| Costa Rica | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Croatia | Yes | 05-04-1993 |
| Cuba | No | |
| Curaçao | No | |
| Cyprus | Yes | 01-03-1995 |
| Czech Republic | Yes | 01-03-1998 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | No | |
| Denemark | Yes | 01-07-1991 |
| Djibouti | No | |
| Dominica | No | |
| Dominican Republic | Yes | 01-01-2005 |
| East Timor | No | |
| Ecuador | Yes | 01-05-1992 |
| Egypt | No | |
| El Salvador | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Equatorial Guinea | No | |
| Eritrea | No | |
| Estonia | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Ethiopia | No | |
| Fiji | Yes | 01-04-2003 |
| Finland | Yes | 01-08-1994 |
| France (including overseas territory) | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Gabon | Yes | 01-04-2011 |
| Gambia | No | |
| Georgia | Yes | 01-11-1997 |
| Germany | Yes | 01-12-1990 |
| Ghana | No | |
| Greece | Yes | 01-06-1993 |
| Grenada | No | |
| Guatemala | Yes | 01-05-2002 |
| Guinea-Bissau | No | |
| Guinea | Yes | 01-07-2012 |
| Guyana | No | |
| Haiti | No | |
| Honduras | Yes | 01-06-1994 |
| Hong Kong (China) | Yes | 01-09-1997 |
| Hungary | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Iceland | Yes | 01-12-1996 |
| India | No | |
| Indonesia | No | |
| Iran | No | |
| Iraq | No | |
| Ireland | Yes | 01-10-1991 |
| Israel | Yes | 01-12-1991 |
| Italy | Yes | 01-05-1995 |
| Ivory Coast | No | |
| Jamaica | Yes | 24-02-2017 |
| Japan | Yes | 01-04-2014 |
| Jordan | No | |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | 01-11-2014 |
| Kenya | No | |
| Kiribati | No | |
| Kosovo | No | |
| Kuwait | No | |
| Kyrgyzstan | No | |
| Laos | No | |
| Latvia | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Lebanon | No | |
| Lesotho | Yes | 01-12-2012 |
| Liberia | No | |
| Libya | No | |
| Liechtenstein | No | |
| Lithuania | Yes | 01-10-2004 |
| Luxembourg | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Macau (China) | Yes | 01-03-1999 |
| Madagascar | No | |
| Malawi | No | |
| Malaysia | No | |
| Maldives | No | |
| Mali | No | |
| Malta | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Marshall Islands | No | |
| Mauritania | No | |
| Mauritius | Yes | 01-08-1993 |
| Mexico | Yes | 01-10-1991 |
| Micronesia | No | |
| Moldova | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Monaco | Yes | 01-03-1993 |
| Mongolia | No | |
| Montenegro | Yes | 30-06-2006 |
| Morocco | Yes | 01-06-2010 |
| Mozambique | No | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | No | |
| Namibia | No | |
| Nauru | No | |
| Nepal | No | |
| New Zealand | Yes | 01-09-1991 |
| Nicaragua | No | |
| Niger | No | |
| Nigeria | No | |
| North Korea | No | |
| North Macedonia | Yes | 02-09-1993 |
| Norway | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Oman | No | |
| Pakistan | No | |
| Palau | No | |
| Palestinian Territories | No | |
| Panama | Yes | 01-06-1994 |
| Papua New Guinea | No | |
| Paraguay | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Peru | Yes | 01-05-2002 |
| Philippines | Yes | 01-03-2023 |
| Poland | Yes | 01-11-1992 |
| Portugal | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Puerto Rico | No | |
| Qatar | No | |
| Republic of Congo | No | |
| Romania | Yes | 01-03-1993 |
| Russia | Yes | 01-04-2016 |
| Rwanda | No | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | 01-10-1994 |
| Saint Lucia | No | |
| Saint Martin (Dutch part) | No | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | |
| Samoa | No | |
| San Marino | Yes | 01-04-2018 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | No | |
| Saudi Arabia | No | |
| Senegal | No | |
| Serbia | Yes | 26-04-2001 |
| Seychelles | Yes | 01-04-2016 |
| Sierra Leone | No | |
| Singapore | Yes | 01-10-2015 |
| Slovakia | Yes | 01-02-2001 |
| Slovenia | Yes | 01-07-1994 |
| Solomon Islands | No | |
| Somalia | No | |
| South Africa | Yes | 01-11-1997 |
| South Korea | Yes | 01-04-2017 |
| Spain | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Sudan | No | |
| Suriname | No | |
| Swaziland | No | |
| Sweden | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Switzerland | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Syria | No | |
| Tadjikistan | No | |
| Tanzania | No | |
| Thailand | Yes | 01-12-2002 |
| Togo | No | |
| Tonga | No | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | 01-06-2002 |
| Tunisia | Yes | 01-03-2023 |
| Turkey | Yes | 01-08-2000 |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | 01-05-1998 |
| Tuvalu | No | |
| Uganda | No | |
| Ukraine | Yes | 01-02-2007 |
| United Arab Emirates | No | |
| United Kingdom | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| United States | Yes | 01-09-1990 |
| Uruguay | Yes | 01-01-2002 |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | 01-04-2002 |
| Vanuatu | No | |
| Vatican | No | |
| Venezuela | Yes | 01-01-1997 |
| Vietnam | No | |
| Yemen | No | |
| Zambia | No | |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | 01-11-1995 |
