Absences of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Albania Andorra Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic

Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia

Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldava Monaco Montenegro Morocco N. Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia

San Marino Serbia Serbia & Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia   Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Yugoslavia

Albania  Since 2004. Always participated.
Andorra  Since 2004. Has not participated since 2009 (last participation)
Armenia  Since 2006. Did not participate in 2012 and 2021.
Australia  Since 2015. Always participated.
Austria  Since 1957. Did not participate 11 times (list below)
Azerbaijan  Since 2008. Always participated.
Belarus  Since 2004. Did not participate in 2021 and 2022.
Belgium  Since 1956. Did not participate in 1994, 1997 and 2001.
Bosnia & Herzegovina  Since 1993. Has not participated since 2016 (last participation)
Bulgaria  Since 2005. Did not participate in 2014, 2015 and 2019.
Croatia  Since 1993. Did not participate in 2014 and 2015.
Cyprus  Since 1981. Did not participate in 1988, 2001 and 2014.
Czech Republic  Since 2007. Did not participate 5 times (list below)
Denmark  Since 1957. Did not participate 15 times (list below)
Estonia  Since 1994. Did not participate in 1995.
Finland  Since 1961. Did not participate 6 times (list below)
France  Since 1956. Did not participate in 1974 and 1982.
Georgia  Since 2007. Did not participate in 2009.
Germany  Since 1956. Did not participate in 1996.
Greece  Since 1974. Did not participate 6 times (list below)
Hungary  Since 1994. Did not participate 12 times (list below)
Iceland  Since 1986. Did not participate in 1998 and 2002.
Ireland  Since 1965. Did not participate in 1983 and 2002.
Israel  Since 1973. Did not participate 5 times (list below)
Italy  Since 1956. Did not participate 19 times (list below)
Latvia  Since 2000. Always participated.
Lithuania  Since 1994. Did not participate 6 times (list below)
Luxembourg  Since 1956. Has not participated since 1993 (last particip.)
Malta  Since 1971. Did not participate 17 times (list below)
Moldava  Since 2005. Always participated.
Monaco  Since 1959. Has not participated since 2006 (last participation)
Montenegro  Since 2007. Did not participate 4 times (list below)
Morocco  Only 1980. Has not participated since 1980 (last participation)
North Macedonia  Since 1998. Did not participate in 1999, 2001 and 2003.
Norway  Since 1960. Did not participate in 1970 and 2002.
Poland  Since 1994. Did not participate 4 times (list below)
Portugal  Since 1964. Did not participate 5 times (list below)
Romania  Since 1994. Did not participate 6 times (list below)
Russia  Since 1994. Did not participate 5 times (list below)
San Marino  Since 2008. Did not participate in 2009 and 2010.
Serbia  Since 2007. Did not participate in 2014.
Serbia & Montenegro  2004-2006. Withdrew from the 2006 competition but still voted.
Slovakia  Since 1994. Has not participated since 2012 (last participation)
Slovenia  Since 1993. Did not participate in 1994 and 2000.
Spain  Since 1961. Always participated.
Sweden  Since 1958. Did not participate in 1964, 1970 and 1976.
Switzerland  Since 1956. Did not participate 4 times (list below)
The Netherlands  Since 1956. Did not participate 4 times (list below)
Turkey  Since 1975. Has not participated since 2012 (last participation)
Ukraine  Since 2003. Did not participate in 2015 and 2019.
United Kingdom  Since 1957. Did not participate in 1958.
Yugoslavia  1961-1992. Did not participate 5 times (list below)

Ranking of Absences of countries in the ESC

Morocco  42 times (1981 to 2022)
Monaco  40 times (1980 to 2003, 2007 to 2022)
Luxembourg  30 times (1959, 1994 to 2022)
Slovakia  22 times (1995, 1997, 1999 to 2008, 2013 to 2022)
Italy  19 times (1981, 82, 86, 1994, 95, 96, 1998 to 2010)
Malta  17 times (1973, 1974, 1976 to 1990)
Denmark  15 times (1967 to 1977, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2003)
Turkey  14 times (1976, 1977, 1979, 1994, 2013 to 2022)
Andorra  13 times (2010 to 2022)
Hungary  12 times (1996, 1999 to 2004, 2006, 2010, 2020 to 2022)
Austria  11 times (1969, 70, 73, 74, 75, 98, 2001, 2006, 2008 to 2010)
Bosnia & Herzegovina  10 times (1998, 2000, 2013 to 2015, 2017 to 2022)
Finland  6 times (1970, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003)
Greece  6 times (1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000)
Lithuania  6 times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003)
Romania  6 times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2016)
Czech Republic  5 times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014)
Israel  5 times (1980, 1984, 1994, 1996 and 1997)
Portugal  5 times (1970, 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2016)
Russia  5 times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2017 and 2022)
Yugoslavia  5 times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1985)
Montenegro  4 times (2010, 2011, 2020 and 2021)
Poland  4 times (2000, 2002. 2012 and 2013)
Switzerland  4 times (1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003)
The Netherlands  4 times (1985, 1991, 1995 and 2002)

Listing updated after Eurovision Song Contest 2022



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