Membership is open to those who meet the following criteria:
Developmental psychologists from the following countries are eligible for reduced fees
| Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria |
| Angola | Armenia | Azerbaijan |
| Bangladesh | Belarus | Belize |
| Benin | Bhutan | Bolivia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil |
| Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic |
| Chad | Chile | China |
| Colombia | Comoros | Congo- Brazzaville |
| Costa Rica | Cote d’Ivoire | Croatia |
| Cuba | Czech Republic | Dem. Rep. Congo |
| Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador | Equatorial Guinea | Egypt |
| El Salvador | Eritrea | Estonia |
| Ethiopia | Fiji | Gabon |
| Gambia | Georgia | Ghana |
| Grenada | Guatemala | Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti |
| Honduras | Hungary | India |
| Indonesia | Iran | Iraq |
| Jamaica | Jordan | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Kiribati | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Lao | Latvia | Lebanon |
| Lesotho | Liberia | Lithuania |
| Macedonia | Madagascar | Malaysia |
| Malawi | Maldives | Mali |
| Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius |
| Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova |
| Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique |
| Myanmar | Namibia | Nepal |
| Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria |
| Papua New Guinea | Pakistan | Palau |
| Panama | Paraguay | Peru |
| Philippines | Poland | Romania |
| Russia | Samoa | Slovak Republic |
| Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka |
| St. Lucia | St. Vincent | Suriname |
| Syria | Tajikistan | Thailand |
| Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia |
| Turkmenistan | Turkey | Ukraine |
| Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Venezuela |
| Vietnam | Yemen |