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

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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

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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  
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

All-time performance

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# 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

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References

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