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| Liik | Sissetulev kiri |
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| Juurdepääsupiirang | |
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C. N 4219
The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents its compliments and has the honor to transmit to Member States the WIPO Geographical Distribution Report (herewith attached) as at December 31, 2024.
The International Bureau of WIPO trusts that this information may be of assistance to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Intellectual Property Offices and Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
May 21, 2025
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WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (December 31, 2024)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at December 31, 2024 to WIPO Member States. The data generated is based
on Staff Regulation 4.2, which defines the posts subject of geographical distribution, and the Principles of Geographical Distribution
agreed upon by Member States, which (i) established the formula for the regional apportionment of posts subject of geographical
distribution, and (ii) specified the seven geographical regions for such apportionment.
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ by Geographical Region
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ Ranges
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ Evolution by Geographical Region
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ by WIPO Groups
193 WIPO Member States
121 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
113 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa (53) 0 1 0 6 13 15 15 13 2 65 Algeria 1 1 1 1 2 6 Brundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 5 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 3 1 1 5 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 3 6 Kenya 1 1 2 1 5 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1
Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 5 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 2 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific (38) 2 1 2 14 22 29 31 22 1 124 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 China 1 5 5 1 12 6 30 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 6 5 2 14 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Japan 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 18 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 1 1 3 3 8 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 2 10 Singapore 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 9 19 15 11 0 56 Albania 2 1 3 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Latvia 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 3 1 1 5 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 2 2 2 6 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 2 7 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 2 4 6 Uzbekistan 1 1 2
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Lithuania Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 1 3 10 19 16 5 1 57 Argentina 1 1 1 1 4 Barbados 1 1 Brazil 1 1 3 2 7 Chile 1 1 1 3 Colombia 1 1 1 2 3 8 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 2 3 Mexico 2 2 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Middle East (15) 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 3 15 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 2 3 The Republic of Türkiye 1 1 1 3 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
North America (2) 1 0 1 6 11 19 14 5 0 57 Canada 1 4 10 3 2 20 United States of America 1 1 5 7 9 11 3 37
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 19 25 72 73 21 2 219 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 3 9 26 26 6 72 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 2 22 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Italy 2 1 6 13 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 3 5 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 4 7 4 1 19 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 13 United Kingdom 1 7 5 12 11 1 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
Grand Total 4 4 9 53 91 176 169 80 6 593
A B C D E F
Geographical Regions
Percent of
contribution2
Distribution of one-quarter
of posts
Distribution of Three-quarters
of posts
Total (Number
of posts)3
B + C
Desirable Range
(– 10 / + 10 per cent)
Actual number of posts
(December 2024)
Africa 2.73 23.64 13.55 37.19 34 - 41 65
Asia and the Pacific 17.86 23.64 88.68 112.32 102 - 124 124
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.43 23.64 41.86 65.50 59 - 73 56
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 23.64 18.82 42.46 38 - 47 57
Middle East 2.03 23.64 10.08 33.72 31 - 37 15
North America 9.06 23.64 44.98 68.62 62 - 76 57
Western Europe 56.1 23.64 278.55 302.19 274 - 334 219
100.0 165.5 496.5 662.0 593
3 = Only Professional and higher categories (except the Director General, language and editor posts).
2 = Based on the payable contributions by Member States for each region (source: Finance Division).
1 = Based on Principles agreed upon by Member States, see document WO/CC/IX/2 entitled Geographical Distribution.
(Fixed-Term, Continuing Permanent and Temporary)
Geographical Distribution of Posts (as of December 31, 2024)1
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 0 6 13 15 15 13 2 65 Algeria 1 1 1 1 2 6 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 5 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 3 1 1 5 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 3 6 Kenya 1 1 2 1 5 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1
Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 5 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 2 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific Group (46) 1 0 6 14 22 17 12 1 0 73 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 6 5 2 14 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 2 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 1 1 3 3 8 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 2 10 Singapore 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 2 3 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 5 0 16 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 2 7 Uzbekistan 1 1 2
Unrepresented countries Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group of Central European and Baltic Countries (19) 0 0 0 1 7 15 11 6 0 40 Albania 2 1 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 3 1 1 5 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 2 2 2 6 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 2 4 6
Unrepresented countries Estonia Lithuania Montenegro Slovenia
China 1 0 0 5 5 1 12 6 30 China 1 5 5 1 12 6 30
Group B (32) 2 2 8 31 40 100 94 33 2 312 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Canada 1 4 10 3 2 20 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 3 9 26 26 6 72 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 2 22 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 6 13 1 23 Japan 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 18 Netherlands 1 1 3 5 New Zealand 1 1 2 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 4 7 4 1 19 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 13 Türkiye 1 1 1 3 United Kingdom 1 7 5 12 11 1 37 United States of America 1 1 5 7 9 11 3 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) (33) 0 1 3 2 10 19 16 5 1 57 Argentina 1 1 1 1 4 Barbados 1 1 Brazil 1 1 3 2 7 Chile 1 1 1 3 Colombia 1 1 1 2 3 8 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 2 3 Mexico 2 2 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Grand Total 4 4 17 60 99 171 164 69 5 593
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C. N 4219
The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents its compliments and has the honor to transmit to Member States the WIPO Geographical Distribution Report (herewith attached) as at December 31, 2024.
The International Bureau of WIPO trusts that this information may be of assistance to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Intellectual Property Offices and Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
May 21, 2025
./.
WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (December 31, 2024)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at December 31, 2024 to WIPO Member States. The data generated is based
on Staff Regulation 4.2, which defines the posts subject of geographical distribution, and the Principles of Geographical Distribution
agreed upon by Member States, which (i) established the formula for the regional apportionment of posts subject of geographical
distribution, and (ii) specified the seven geographical regions for such apportionment.
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ by Geographical Region
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ Ranges
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ Evolution by Geographical Region
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution ‐ by WIPO Groups
193 WIPO Member States
121 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
113 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa (53) 0 1 0 6 13 15 15 13 2 65 Algeria 1 1 1 1 2 6 Brundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 5 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 3 1 1 5 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 3 6 Kenya 1 1 2 1 5 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1
Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 5 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 2 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific (38) 2 1 2 14 22 29 31 22 1 124 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 China 1 5 5 1 12 6 30 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 6 5 2 14 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Japan 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 18 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 1 1 3 3 8 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 2 10 Singapore 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 9 19 15 11 0 56 Albania 2 1 3 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Latvia 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 3 1 1 5 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 2 2 2 6 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 2 7 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 2 4 6 Uzbekistan 1 1 2
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Lithuania Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 1 3 10 19 16 5 1 57 Argentina 1 1 1 1 4 Barbados 1 1 Brazil 1 1 3 2 7 Chile 1 1 1 3 Colombia 1 1 1 2 3 8 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 2 3 Mexico 2 2 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Middle East (15) 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 3 15 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 2 3 The Republic of Türkiye 1 1 1 3 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
North America (2) 1 0 1 6 11 19 14 5 0 57 Canada 1 4 10 3 2 20 United States of America 1 1 5 7 9 11 3 37
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 19 25 72 73 21 2 219 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 3 9 26 26 6 72 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 2 22 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Italy 2 1 6 13 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 3 5 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 4 7 4 1 19 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 13 United Kingdom 1 7 5 12 11 1 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
Grand Total 4 4 9 53 91 176 169 80 6 593
A B C D E F
Geographical Regions
Percent of
contribution2
Distribution of one-quarter
of posts
Distribution of Three-quarters
of posts
Total (Number
of posts)3
B + C
Desirable Range
(– 10 / + 10 per cent)
Actual number of posts
(December 2024)
Africa 2.73 23.64 13.55 37.19 34 - 41 65
Asia and the Pacific 17.86 23.64 88.68 112.32 102 - 124 124
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.43 23.64 41.86 65.50 59 - 73 56
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 23.64 18.82 42.46 38 - 47 57
Middle East 2.03 23.64 10.08 33.72 31 - 37 15
North America 9.06 23.64 44.98 68.62 62 - 76 57
Western Europe 56.1 23.64 278.55 302.19 274 - 334 219
100.0 165.5 496.5 662.0 593
3 = Only Professional and higher categories (except the Director General, language and editor posts).
2 = Based on the payable contributions by Member States for each region (source: Finance Division).
1 = Based on Principles agreed upon by Member States, see document WO/CC/IX/2 entitled Geographical Distribution.
(Fixed-Term, Continuing Permanent and Temporary)
Geographical Distribution of Posts (as of December 31, 2024)1
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2005-2024)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2005, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed upon by WIPO Member States
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 0 6 13 15 15 13 2 65 Algeria 1 1 1 1 2 6 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 5 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 3 1 1 5 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 3 6 Kenya 1 1 2 1 5 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1
Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 5 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 2 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific Group (46) 1 0 6 14 22 17 12 1 0 73 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 6 5 2 14 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 2 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 1 1 3 3 8 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 2 10 Singapore 1 1 2 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 2 3 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 5 0 16 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 2 7 Uzbekistan 1 1 2
Unrepresented countries Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group of Central European and Baltic Countries (19) 0 0 0 1 7 15 11 6 0 40 Albania 2 1 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 3 1 1 5 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 2 2 2 6 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 2 4 6
Unrepresented countries Estonia Lithuania Montenegro Slovenia
China 1 0 0 5 5 1 12 6 30 China 1 5 5 1 12 6 30
Group B (32) 2 2 8 31 40 100 94 33 2 312 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Canada 1 4 10 3 2 20 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 3 9 26 26 6 72 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 2 22 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 6 13 1 23 Japan 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 18 Netherlands 1 1 3 5 New Zealand 1 1 2 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 4 7 4 1 19 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 13 Türkiye 1 1 1 3 United Kingdom 1 7 5 12 11 1 37 United States of America 1 1 5 7 9 11 3 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) (33) 0 1 3 2 10 19 16 5 1 57 Argentina 1 1 1 1 4 Barbados 1 1 Brazil 1 1 3 2 7 Chile 1 1 1 3 Colombia 1 1 1 2 3 8 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 2 3 Mexico 2 2 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Grand Total 4 4 17 60 99 171 164 69 5 593