IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

For the men's tournament, see IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship.

The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years.

IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

Upcoming season or competition: 2024 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2005
Founder	International Handball Federation
First season	2006
No. of teams	24
Continents	5
Most recent champion(s)	Spain (1st title)
Most titles	Russia (3 titles)

Tournaments

Year	Host country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2006 Details	Canada		Denmark	36–33	South Korea		Romania	30–28	France
2008 Details	Slovakia		Russia	27–22	Serbia		Denmark	24–21	France
2010 Details	Dominican Republic		Sweden	34–29	Norway		Netherlands	27–26	France
2012 Details	Montenegro		Denmark	27–26	Russia		Norway	36–30	Romania
2014 Details	Macedonia		Romania	32–21	Germany		Denmark	20–19	Montenegro
2016 Details	Slovakia		Russia	30–22	Denmark		South Korea	32–30	Norway
2018 Details	Poland		Russia	29–27	Hungary		South Korea	34–27	Sweden
2020 Details	Croatia		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	North Macedonia		South Korea	31–28	Denmark		Hungary	27–26	Netherlands
2024 Details	China		Spain	23–22	Denmark		Hungary	25–24	France
2026 Details

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	3	1	0	4
2	Denmark	2	3	2	7
3	South Korea	1	1	2	4
4	Romania	1	0	1	2
5	Spain	1	0	0	1
	Sweden	1	0	0	1
7	Hungary	0	1	2	3
8	Norway	0	1	1	2
9	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Serbia	0	1	0	1
11	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		9	9	9	27

Participating nations

Nation	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026	Years
Algeria									32nd			1
Angola		8th	10th	15th	20th	10th	21st			26th		7
Argentina	6th	11th	17th		12th	18th	20th		25th	18th		8
Austria							15th		23rd	20th		3
Brazil	9th	10th	13th	12th	7th	12th			15th	11th		8
Canada	10th									31st		2
Chile						22nd	18th			29th		3
China					22nd	20th	22nd			15th	Q	5
Chinese Taipei										22nd		1
Croatia				14th	10th	8th	12th		11th	7th		6
Czech Republic				13th					22nd	9th		3
Denmark	1st	3rd	6th	1st	3rd	2nd	6th		2nd	2nd		9
Dominican Republic			8th									1
DR Congo			18th	18th	23rd	23rd						4
Egypt						9th	23rd		7th	21st		4
Faroe Islands									19th			1
France	4th	4th	4th	7th	16th	6th	10th		5th	4th		9
Germany			14th		2nd	11th	5th		10th	5th		6
Greenland										32nd		1
Guinea									29th	30th		2
Hong Kong		15th										1
Hungary			11th	5th	15th	5th	2nd		3rd	3rd		7
Iceland									8th	25th		2
India									30th	28th		2
Iran									16th			1
Japan	7th	13th	15th	8th	14th	17th	14th			8th	Q	9
Kazakhstan			16th	16th	21st	19th	24th		27th	27th	Q	8
Kosovo										23rd		1
Montenegro				11th	4th		17th		18th	12th		5
Netherlands		9th	3rd	10th	6th		7th		4th	16th		7
Nigeria										24th		1
North Macedonia					17th				12th			2
Norway			2nd	3rd	13th	4th	11th		9th	10th		7
Paraguay				20th	19th	21st						3
Poland							13th					1
Portugal				19th	11th				13th			3
Puerto Rico		14th										1
Qatar		16th										1
Romania	3rd			4th	1st	14th	9th		14th	17th		7
Russia		1st	7th	2nd	8th	1st	1st		DQ			6
Senegal									28th			1
Serbia		2nd								6th		2
Slovakia		7th				13th	19th		26th			4
Slovenia	5th					16th			20th			3
South Korea	2nd	6th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd		1st	19th	Q	10
Spain		5th	5th			15th	8th		17th	1st		6
Sweden			1st	6th	9th	7th	4th		6th	13th		7
Switzerland									21st	14th		2
Thailand	8th		19th									2
Tunisia	11th	12th			18th		16th					4
Uruguay			12th	17th					31st			3
Uzbekistan					24th	24th			24th			3
Total	11	16	19	20	24	24	24		32	32	32

See also

• Youth European Championship
• Junior European Championship
• Junior World Championship