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 |
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1957 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 |
1962 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1965 | 0 | |
1971 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
1973 | 0 | |
1975 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1978 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
1982 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1986 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
1990 | ![]() | 1 |
1993 | (![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
1995 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 |
1997 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 |
1999 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2001 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2003 | 0 | |
2005 | 0 | |
2007 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2009 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2011 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2013 | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
2015 | ![]() | 1 |
2017 | 0 | |
2019 | ![]() | 1 |
2021 | ![]() | 1 |
2023 | 0 |
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 | ![]() 2029 | ![]() ![]() 2031 | Total |
![]() | ![]() | × | × | × | × | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | × | • | 3 | |||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | × | × | • | • | 16th | 16th | 13th | 15th | 15th | 13th | 17th | 16th | 7th | 11th | 8th | 16th | 16th | 19th | 15th | 25th | 15th | 17 | ||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | 22nd | 20th | 20th | 19th | 23rd | 19th | 18th | 23rd | 16th | 21st | 20th | 12 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | 23rd | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | • | × | 24th | × | • | 8 | ||||
![]() | 6th | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 12th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 3rd | 7th | 11th | 13th | 16th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 19th | 14 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | 16th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 12th | 20th | 7th | 14th | 15th | 5th | 1st | 10th | 18th | 17th | 6th | 9th | 15 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 2 | ||||
![]() | FRA | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | 28th | 24th | 4 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | 10th | • | • | 15th | • | 17th | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 4 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 27th | 2 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 9th | 8th | 14th | 13th | 22nd | 18th | 11th | 19th | 17th | 21st | 12th | 21st | 18th | 17th | 22nd | 23rd | 32nd | 28th | 18 | ||||
![]() | FRA | × | × | × | × | × | × | 12th | •• | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 22nd | • | • | 17th | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 26th | 7 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | 10th | 6th | • | • | 14th | 11th | 9th | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | 18th | 14th | 8 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | 23rd | • | 21st | × | • | 4 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | 13th | 13th | 19th | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | 8th | • | 19th | 8th | Q | 9 | |||||||||||||
![]() | BEL | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 24th | • | 20th | • | • | 3 | ||||
![]() | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 9th | • | • | • | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 4th | 13th | 4th | • | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 22 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | × | × | 2 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | 15th | 14th | • | • | 10th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 12th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 1st | 13th | 2nd | 1st | Q | 17 | |||
![]() (including West Germany) | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 11th | • | 8th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 7th | • | 12th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 17th | 7th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 7th | 6th | Q | 25 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 32nd | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | • | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | • | 8th | 11th | 15th | 14th | 10th | 10th | Q | 25 | |||
![]() | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 25th | 2 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 31st | 31st | 2 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 14th | 20th | • | 21st | 21st | • | 18th | 16th | • | × | • | • | × | • | 7 | ||||
![]() | × | 9th | 7th | 9th | 10th | 10th | • | • | 14th | • | • | 13th | 17th | 17th | 20th | 16th | 18th | 19th | 16th | 14th | 14th | 19th | 16th | 10th | 11th | 17th | 21 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | × | × | × | • | •• | × | 18th | 22nd | 19th | • | 22nd | 22nd | 24th | 30th | 7 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | 10th | 11th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 22nd | 7th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | • | 8th | 12th | • | 9th | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | 10th | 14th | • | 5th | • | • | 15th | 13th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 5th | Q | 15 | |||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | 7th | 8th | 21st | • | 15th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | • | 7th | 8th | 8th | • | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 22 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | 21st | • | 21st | • | 29th | 29th | 5 | ||||
![]() | 7th | 7th | 8th | • | 5th | 7th | 6th | • | 13th | 9th | 10th | • | 8th | 11th | • | • | 19th | 11th | • | • | 4th | 4th | 17th | • | 15th | 16th | Q | 19 | |||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | 20th | × | 2 | ||||
![]() | 9th | 1st | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 12th | 4th | 17th | 10th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 13th | 10th | 3rd | 10th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 26 | ||||
![]() | Part of![]() | 5th | 6th | 4th | 12th | 1st | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | • | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | × | 14[A] | |||||||||||||
![]() | FRA | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 18th | 2 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | See ![]() | • | • | • | 2nd | 15th | 9th | 6th | 12th | 21st | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26th | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | 18th | • | 9th | 8th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 19th | 17th | 11th | 8 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | 10th | 6th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 1st | 5th | 9th | 15th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 14th | 22nd | 20 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | 10th | 5th | • | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 9th | 12th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 13th | Q | 13 | |||
![]() | 8th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 6th | 11th | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | 13th | 9th | • | 9th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 12 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 21st | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | 1 | ||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | 19th | 18th | • | 15th | 14th | 18th | 17th | 21st | 24th | • | 27th | • | 10 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | 9th | • | 13th | 18th | 4th | 10th | 13th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 8 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | 11th | • | 11th | 16th | • | 12th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | Q | 7 | ||
![]() | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | 23rd | 24th | 23rd | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | × | × | 21st | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | 30th | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1st | 3rd | 4th | • | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | • | 9th | See ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | × | • | • | 1st | 9th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | See ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 9th | • | See ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | × | 6th | × | • | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | See ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | See ![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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Results of host nations
Year | Host Nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
1957 | ![]() | Third place |
1962 | ![]() | Champions |
1965 | ![]() | Third place |
1971 | ![]() | Eighth place |
1973 | ![]() | Champions |
1975 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1978 | ![]() | Fourth place |
1982 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1986 | ![]() | Tenth place |
1990 | ![]() | Eleventh place |
1993 | ![]() | Third place |
1995 | ![]() | Eighth place |
![]() | Runners-up | |
1997 | ![]() | Third place |
1999 | ![]() | Sixth place |
![]() | Champions | |
2001 | ![]() | Sixteenth place |
2003 | ![]() | Fourteenth place |
2005 | ![]() | Champions |
2007 | ![]() | Fifth place |
2009 | ![]() | Twelfth place |
2011 | ![]() | Fifth place |
2013 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2015 | ![]() | Sixth place |
2017 | ![]() | Twelfth place |
2019 | ![]() | Tenth place |
2021 | ![]() | Fourth place |
2023 | ![]() | Third place |
![]() | Runners-up | |
![]() | Fourth place | |
2025 | ![]() | TBD |
![]() | TBD | |
2027 | ![]() | TBD |
2029 | ![]() | TBD |
2031 | ![]() | TBD |
![]() | TBD |
Results of defending champions
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
---|---|---|
1957 | — | — |
1962 | ![]() | Third place |
1965 | ![]() | Sixth place |
1971 | ![]() | Third place |
1973 | ![]() | Ninth place |
1975 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1978 | ![]() | Champions |
1982 | ![]() | Fourth place |
1986 | ![]() | Champions |
1990 | ![]() | Champions |
1993 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1995 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1997 | ![]() | Fifth place |
1999 | ![]() | Sixth place |
2001 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2003 | ![]() | Seventh place |
2005 | ![]() | Twelfth place |
2007 | ![]() | Champions |
2009 | ![]() | Champions |
2011 | ![]() | Sixth place |
2013 | ![]() | Fifth place |
2015 | ![]() | Tenth place |
2017 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2019 | ![]() | Thirteenth place |
2021 | ![]() | Ninth place |
2023 | ![]() | Runners-up |
2025 | ![]() | TBD |
2027 | TBD | TBD |
2029 | TBD | TBD |
2031 | TBD | TBD |
Notes
- ^ Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Handball Federation in 2021.
References
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