National team appearances in the World Women's Handball Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 50 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Women's Handball Championship finals.

Debut of teams

Each successive World Women's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.

Year Debutants Total
1957  Austria,  Czechoslovakia,  Denmark,  Hungary,  Poland,  Romania,  Sweden,  West Germany,  Yugoslavia 9
1962  Japan,  Soviet Union 2
1965 0
1971  East Germany,  Netherlands,  Norway 3
1973 0
1975  Tunisia,  United States 2
1978  Algeria,  Canada,  South Korea 3
1982  Bulgaria,  Congo 2
1986  China,  France 2
1990  Angola 1
1993 ( Germany),  Lithuania, ( Russia),  Spain 4
1995  Brazil,  Croatia, ( Czech Republic),  Ivory Coast,  Slovakia,  Ukraine 6
1997  Belarus,  Macedonia,  Slovenia,  Uruguay,  Uzbekistan 5
1999  Argentina,  Australia,  Cuba 3
2001  Greenland,  Italy, ( Serbia and Montenegro) 3
2003 0
2005 0
2007  Dominican Republic,  Kazakhstan,  Paraguay 3
2009  Chile,  Thailand 2
2011  Iceland, ( Montenegro) 2
2013  DR Congo, ( Serbia) 2
2015  Puerto Rico 1
2017 0
2019  Senegal 1

Participation details
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5th – Fifth place
  • 6th – Sixth place
  • 7th – Seventh place
  • 8th – Eighth place
  • 9th – Ninth place
  • 10th – Tenth place
  • 11th – Eleventh place
  • 12th – Twelfth place
  • MR – Main round
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
  •    – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team
1957
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993

1995
1997

1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021


2023


2025
2027		 Total
 Algeria France××ו10th•••••19th•••••••22nd•••3
 AngolaPart of  Portugal••••16th16th13th15th15th13th17th16th7th11th8th16th16th19th15th15
 Argentina××××ו•••••••24th•22nd20th20th19th23rd19th18th23rd16th10
 Australia××××ו•••••••23rd•23rd24th24th24th24th24th••24th8
 Austria6th××ו•••12th5th8th8th11th3rd7th11th13th16th10th•••••12
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union••16th14th••••••••••2
 Brazil××××ו•••••17th23rd16th12th20th7th14th15th5th1st10th18th17th13
 Bulgaria××ו•••10th•12th••••••••••••••2
 CameroonFRA×××ו••••••••••22nd•••••20th•2
 Canada××××ו10th••15th•17th20th•••••••••••4
 Chile××××ו••••••••••••23rd•••••1
 China××××ו••9th8th14th13th22nd18th11th19th17th21st12th21st18th17th22nd23rd16
 CongoFRA×××ו•12th•••••22nd22nd••17th20th•••••5
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia•10th6th••14th11th9th•7th••••6
 Cuba××××ו•••••••21st•••••22nd•23rd•21st4
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia13th13th19th•15th••••15th•8th•6
 DR CongoBEL×××ו••••••••••••••20th24th•20th3
 Denmark5th2nd5th6th7th9th•••10th2nd3rd1st6th4th13th4th•5th4th3rd6th6th9thQ21
 Dominican Republic××××ו•••••••••••22nd••23rd•••2
 France××××ו••15th14th••10th2nd5th1st12th5th2nd2nd6th7th1st13thQQ16
 Germany
(including West Germany)		4th8th3rd5th11th•8th9th7th4th1st5th3rd7th•12th6th3rd7th17th7th13th12th8thQ23
 Greenland××××ו••••••••24th•••••••••1
 Hungary2nd5th1st3rd4th3rd3rd2nd8th•7th2nd9th5th6th2nd3rd8th9th•8th11th15th14thQ23
 Iceland×וו••••••••••••••12th••••1
 Italy××××ו••••••••16th•••••••••1
 Ivory Coast××××ו•••••17th14th20th•21st21st•18th16th••••7
 Japan×9th7th9th10th10th••14th••13th17th17th20th16th18th19th16th14th14th19th16th10th19
 KazakhstanPart of  Soviet Union•••••••18th22nd19th•22nd22nd5
 LithuaniaPart of  Soviet Union13th•••••••••••••1
 MacedoniaPart of  Yugoslavia••7th8th21st•15th12th••••••5
 MontenegroPart of  YugoslaviaPart of  Serbia and Montenegro••10th11th8th6th5th5
 Netherlands×ו8th12th•9th•10th••••10th14th•5th••15th13th2nd3rd1stQ13
 Norway×ו7th8th8th•7th3rd6th3rd4th2nd1st2nd6th9th2nd3rd1st5th1st2nd4thQ21
 Paraguay××××ו•••••••••••23rd••21st•21st•3
 Poland7th7th8th•5th7th6th•13th9th10th•8th11th••19th11th••4th4th17th•16
 Puerto Rico××××ו•••••••••••••••20th••1
 Romania9th1st6th4th2nd4th7th8th5th7th4th7th12th4th17th10th2nd4th8th13th10th3rd10th12th24
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union5th6th4th12th1st7th1st1st1st6th•5th5th3rd13
 SerbiaPart of  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro•••2nd15th9th6th4
 SenegalFRA×××ו•••••••••••••••••18th1
 SlovakiaPart of  Czechoslovakia12th••••••••••••1
 SloveniaPart of  Yugoslavia••18th•9th8th14th•••••14th19th6
 South Korea××××ו10th6th11th11th11th1st5th9th15th3rd8th6th6th11th12th14th13th11th18
 Spain××××ו••••15th•••10th5th•10th4th3rd9th12th11th2ndQ11
 Sweden8thו••••••13th6th11th••8th•••13th9th•9th4th7thQ11
 Thailand××××ו••••••••••••21st••••×1
 Tunisia×××××12th••••••••19th18th•15th14th18th17th21st24th•9
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union•9th•13th18th4th10th13th17th•••••7
 United States×××××11th•11th16th•12th17th••••••••••••QQ7
 Uruguay××××ו••••••24th•23rd24th23rd••20th••••5
 UzbekistanPart of  Soviet Union••21st•••••••••••1
Discontinued teams
 Czechoslovakia1st3rd4th•6th6th4th5th2nd•9thSee  Czech Republic9
 East Germanyו•1st9th1st1st4th4th3rdSee  Germany7
 Serbia and MontenegroPart of  Yugoslavia••••3rd9th•See  Serbia2
 Soviet Union×6thו3rd2nd2nd1st1st1stSee  Russia7
 Yugoslavia3rd4th2nd2nd1st5th5th3rd6th2ndSee  Serbia10
Total9989121212121616202424242424242424242424242432323232

Results of host nations
Year Host Nation Finish
1957  Yugoslavia Third place
1962  Romania Champions
1965  West Germany Third place
1971  Netherlands Eighth place
1973  Yugoslavia Champions
1975  Soviet Union Runners-up
1978  Czechoslovakia Fourth place
1982  Hungary Runners-up
1986  Netherlands Tenth place
1990  South Korea Eleventh Place
1993  Norway Third place
1995  Austria Eighth place
 Hungary Runners-up
1997  Germany Third place
1999  Denmark Sixth place
 Norway Champions
2001  Italy Sixteenth Place
2003  Croatia Fourteenth Place
2005  Russia Champions
2007  France Fifth place
2009  China Twelfth place
2011  Brazil Fifth place
2013  Serbia Runners-up
2015  Denmark Sixth place
2017  Germany Twelfth Place
2019  Japan Tenth place
2021  Spain Qualified
2023  Denmark Qualified
 Norway
 Sweden
2025  Germany Qualified
 Netherlands
2027  Hungary Qualified

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish
1957 — —
1962  Czechoslovakia Third place
1965  Romania Sixth place
1971  Hungary Third place
1973  East Germany Ninth place
1975  Yugoslavia Fifth place
1978  East Germany Champions
1982  East Germany Fourth place
1986  Soviet Union Champions
1990  Soviet Union Champions
1993  Russia Fifth place
1995  Germany Fifth place
1997  South Korea Fifth place
1999  Denmark Sixth place
2001  Norway Runners-up
2003  Russia Seventh place
2005  France Twelfth Place
2007  Russia Champions
2009  Russia Champions
2011  Russia Sixth place
2013  Norway Fifth place
2015  Brazil Tenth place
2017  Norway Runners-up
2019  France 13th place
2021  Netherlands TBD
2023 TBD
2025 TBD
2027 TBD

References
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