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]

Debut of national teams

A total of 66 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament)

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

Summary

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team Soviet Union
1952
(8)		 France
1956
(17)		 Brazil
1960
(10)		 Soviet Union
1962
(14)		 Japan
1967
(4)		 Bulgaria
1970
(16)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Soviet Union
1978
(24)		 Peru
1982
(23)		 Czechoslovakia
1986
(16)		 China
1990
(16)		 Brazil
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(16)		 Germany
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Japan
2010
(24)		 Italy
2014
(24)		 Japan
2018
(24)		 Netherlands
Poland
2022
(24)		 Thailand
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 Soviet Union
1952
(8)		 France
1956
(17)		 Brazil
1960
(10)		 Soviet Union
1962
(14)		 Japan
1967
(4)		 Bulgaria
1970
(16)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Soviet Union
1978
(24)		 Peru
1982
(23)		 Czechoslovakia
1986
(16)		 China
1990
(16)		 Brazil
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(16)		 Germany
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Japan
2010
(24)		 Italy
2014
(24)		 Japan
2018
(24)		 Netherlands
Poland
2022
(24)		 Thailand
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 Soviet Union
1952
(8)		 France
1956
(17)		 Brazil
1960
(10)		 Soviet Union
1962
(14)		 Japan
1967
(4)		 Bulgaria
1970
(16)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Soviet Union
1978
(24)		 Peru
1982
(23)		 Czechoslovakia
1986
(16)		 China
1990
(16)		 Brazil
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(16)		 Germany
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Japan
2010
(24)		 Italy
2014
(24)		 Japan
2018
(24)		 Netherlands
Poland
2022
(24)		 Thailand
2025
(32) 		Total

All-time performance

# 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)
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
 Serbia and Montenegro – – 1 (2006) –
17  East Germany – – – 2 (1974, 1986) 2
18  Bulgaria – – – 1 (1952) 1
 Hungary – – – 1 (1970)
 Netherlands – – – 1 (2018)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Honours". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ "History". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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