The EBU has relased the official list of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 competing countries.

The 2025 Junior ESC edition is scheduled to be held on Saturday 13th December in Tblisi, Georgia. The show will be broadcast live at 17:00 CET.

This is the second time that Georgia hosts the event. A total of 18 countries are set to partake in the competition, with three returning countries included: Montenegro, Azerbaijan and Croatia.

  • RTSH (Albania)
  • AMPTV (Armenia)
  • Ictimai (Azerbaijan)
  • HRT (Croatia)
  • CyBC (Cyprus)
  • France Télévisions (France)
  • GPB (Georgia)
  • TG4 (Ireland)
  • Rai (Italy)
  • PBS (Malta)
  • RTCG (Montenegro)
  • AVROTROS (Netherlands)
  • MKRTV (North Macedonia)
  • TVP (Poland)
  • RTP (Portugal)
  • SMRTV (San Marino)
  • RTVE (Spain)
  • Suspilne (Ukraine)

Martin Green (Director of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest) says:

We are thrilled to welcome 18 talented young artists and their delegations to Tbilisi. The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is a unique showcase of youthful creativity and cultural diversity, and every year it reminds us of the boundless energy and imagination of Europe’s next generation.

Our thanks go to GPB for their dedication and creativity in preparing a stunning stage and artwork for what will be an unforgettable event. We can’t wait to share this magical experience with the world in December.

Natia Mshvenieradze (Executive Producer JESC 2025/ GPB) says:

It is a great honour to welcome you all to our beautiful country, Georgia. We are proud to host Europe’s most joyful and inspiring music event already for the second time. This year’s show will be the result of months of dedication, creativity, and teamwork, bringing together the very best of our production, stage design, and technical excellence. 

We warmly welcome the 18 participating broadcaster delegations and extend our kindest wishes to their young representatives. Welcome again and let the magic of music unite us all!


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.