National team appearances in the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.^[1]^[2]

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Year	Debutants	Total
1952	Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, India, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union	8
1956	Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, East Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Korea, United States, West Germany	11
1960	Argentina, Japan, Peru, Uruguay	4
1962	None	0
1967	South Korea	1
1970	Cuba, Mexico, Mongolia	3
1974	Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Puerto Rico	5
1978	Finland, Italy, Tunisia, Yugoslavia	4
1982	Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain	6
1986	None	0
1990	Chinese Taipei, Egypt	2
1994	Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Germany, Kenya, Russia, Ukraine	6
1998	Croatia, Thailand	2
2002	Greece	1
2006	Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey	5
2010	Algeria, Serbia	2
2014	None	0
2018	Trinidad and Tobago	1
2022	Colombia	1
2025	Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Vietnam	4

Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (24)	1978 (24)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2018 (24)	2022 (24)	2025 (32)	Total
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	•	•	•	•	1
Argentina	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	18th	•	15th	•	•	17th	•	•	17th	19th	16th	Q	8
Australia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Austria	•	15th	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Azerbaijan	Part of Soviet Union											9th	•	•	13th	•	15th	15th	•	•	4
Bahamas	•	•	•	•	•	•	23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Belgium	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	22nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	9th	Q	5
Brazil	•	11th	5th	8th	•	13th	15th	7th	8th	5th	7th	2nd	4th	7th	2nd	2nd	3rd	7th	2nd	Q	18
Bulgaria	4th	5th	•	6th	•	6th	13th	9th	9th	12th	•	•	11th	8th	•	•	11th	12th	17th	Q	14
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	•	21st	21st	24th	Q	5
Canada	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	14th	11th	15th	14th	•	•	17th	•	21st	17th	18th	10th	Q	11
Chile	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	22nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
China	•	6th	•	9th	•	•	14th	6th	1st	1st	2nd	8th	2nd	4th	5th	10th	2nd	3rd	6th	Q	16
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	2
Colombia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	Q	2
Costa Rica	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	17th	•	•	•	•	2
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia											•	6th	•	•	17th	13th	•	22nd	•	4
Cuba	•	•	•	•	•	8th	7th	1st	5th	2nd	4th	1st	1st	5th	7th	12th	21st	22nd	•	Q	14
Czech Republic	See Czechoslovakia											9th	•	17th	•	15th	•	•	18th	Q	5
Dominican Republic	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	19th	•	•	•	•	11th	13th	17th	17th	5th	9th	11th	Q	10
Egypt	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	21st	21st	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	7th	12th	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Germany	See East Germany and West Germany											5th	13th	10th	11th	7th	9th	11th	14th	Q	9
Greece	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Hungary	6th	•	•	11th	•	4th	6th	13th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
India	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (24)	1978 (24)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2018 (24)	2022 (24)	2025 (32)	Total
Israel	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Italy	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	15th	9th	10th	13th	5th	1st	4th	5th	4th	2nd	3rd	Q	13
Japan	•	•	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	7th	8th	7th	8th	13th	6th	3rd	7th	6th	5th	Q	18
Kazakhstan	Part of Soviet Union											•	•	•	17th	21st	15th	24th	23rd	•	5
Kenya	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	13th	21st	21st	21st	•	20th	19th	Q	8
Luxembourg	•	17th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mexico	•	•	•	•	•	12th	10th	15th	13th	•	•	•	•	21st	21st	•	21st	16th	•	Q	9
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Netherlands	•	10th	•	12th	•	15th	16th	17th	16th	•	9th	9th	7th	9th	8th	11th	13th	4th	12th	Q	16
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
North Korea	•	7th	•	10th	•	3rd	24th	24th	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Peru	•	•	7th	•	4th	14th	8th	10th	2nd	3rd	6th	13th	9th	•	17th	15th	•	•	•	•	12
Philippines	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Poland	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	•	9th	9th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	13th	15th	9th	•	•	7th	Q	12
Puerto Rico	•	•	•	•	•	•	22nd	•	17th	•	•	•	•	10th	15th	17th	17th	14th	15th	Q	9
Romania	5th	2nd	•	4th	•	7th	5th	•	•	•	•	13th	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Russia	See Soviet Union											3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	8th	DQ	DQ	7
Serbia	See Yugoslavia											See Serbia and Montenegro				8th	7th	1st	1st	Q	5
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Slovenia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
South Korea	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	3rd	4th	7th	8th	5th	4th	9th	6th	13th	13th	•	17th	20th	•	13
Spain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Sweden	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	17th	•	13th	17th	13th	13th	Q	7
Trinidad and Tobago	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23rd	•	•	1
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23rd	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	•	•	•	3
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	6th	9th	10th	8th	Q	6
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union											9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
United States	•	9th	6th	•	2nd	11th	12th	5th	3rd	10th	3rd	6th	13th	2nd	9th	4th	1st	5th	4th	Q	18
Uruguay	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Discontinued teams
Czechoslovakia	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	•	5th	17th	12th	•	11th	•	See Czech Republic									8
East Germany	•	8th	•	7th	•	10th	4th	8th	•	4th	12th	See Germany									7
Serbia and Montenegro	See Yugoslavia											•	•	•	3rd	See Serbia					1
Soviet Union	1st	1st	1st	2nd	•	1st	2nd	3rd	6th	6th	1st	See Russia									10
West Germany	•	16th	10th	13th	•	•	19th	18th	14th	13th	13th	See Germany									8
Yugoslavia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	See Serbia and Montenegro				See Serbia					1
Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (24)	1978 (24)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2018 (24)	2022 (24)	2025 (32)	Total

#	Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
1	Soviet Union	5 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990)	2 (1962, 1974)	1 (1978)	–	8
2	Japan	3 (1962, 1967, 1974)	3 (1960, 1970, 1978)	1 (2010)	1 (1982)	8
3	Cuba	3 (1978, 1994, 1998)	1 (1986)	–	1 (1990)	5
4	China	2 (1982, 1986)	3 (1990, 1998, 2014)	1 (2018)	1 (2002)	7
5	Russia	2 (2006, 2010)	–	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)	–	5
6	Serbia	2 (2018, 2022)	–	–	–	2
7	United States	1 (2014)	2 (1967, 2002)	2 (1982, 1990)	2 (2010, 2022)	7
8	Italy	1 (2002)	1 (2018)	1 (2022)	2 (2006, 2014)	5
9	Brazil	–	4 (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)	1 (2014)	1 (1998)	6
10	Poland	–	1 (1952)	2 (1956, 1962)	1 (1960)	4
11	Peru	–	1 (1982)	1 (1986)	1 (1967)	3
12	Romania	–	1 (1956)	–	1 (1962)	2
13	South Korea	–	–	2 (1967, 1974)	2 (1978, 1994)	4
14	Czechoslovakia	–	–	2 (1952, 1960)	1 (1956)	3
15	North Korea	–	–	1 (1970)	–	1
15	Serbia and Montenegro	–	–	1 (2006)	–	1
17	East Germany	–	–	–	2 (1974, 1986)	2
18	Bulgaria	–	–	–	1 (1952)	1
	Hungary	–	–	–	1 (1970)
	Netherlands	–	–	–	1 (2018)

National team appearances in the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

Debut of national teams

Summary

All-time performance

See also

References

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