# FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship

The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Brazil. The second and third tournaments were played at intervals of four years, in 1981 and 1985; with the fourth tournament in 1987 the interval became, and remains, two years. The most recent tournament was jointly hosted by Netherlands and Belgium and won by Italy.
In March 2022, FIVB decides to change the age category of the tournament by moving it from U20 to U21 in order to equate it with the Men's U21 World Championship.
Brazil is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and five runners-up. China is the second most successful with three titles and three runners-up.
A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

## Results summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1977 Details | São Paulo / Rio de Janeiro / Belo Horizonte / Brasília | South Korea | Round-robin | China | Japan | Round-robin | Brazil | 14 |
| 1981 Details | Mexico City | South Korea | 3–1 | Peru | Japan | 3–0 | Mexico | 15 |
| 1985 Details | Brescia / Ancona / Reggio Calabria / Fabriano / Perugia | Cuba | 3–1 | Japan | China | 3–1 | Brazil | 15 |
| 1987 Details | Busan / Seoul | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | China | 3–2 | Japan | 13 |
| 1989 Details | Lima / Trujillo / Arequipa | Brazil | 3–2 | Cuba | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | 16 |
| 1991 Details | Brno | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Brazil | Japan | 3–1 | China | 16 |
| 1993 Details | Brasília / Campinas | Cuba | 3–0 | Ukraine | South Korea | 3–0 | Peru | 16 |
| 1995 Details | Bangkok | China | 3–0 | Brazil | Russia | 3–0 | Japan | 16 |
| 1997 Details | Gdańsk | Russia | 3–2 | Italy | China | 3–0 | Japan | 16 |
| 1999 Details | Edmonton / Saskatoon | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | South Korea | 3–2 | China | 16 |
| 2001 Details | Santo Domingo | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | China | 3–0 | Italy | 16 |
| 2003 Details | Suphanburi | Brazil | 3–2 | China | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 16 |
| 2005 Details | Ankara / Istanbul | Brazil | 3–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | China | 3–2 | Italy | 12 |
| 2007 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | Brazil | 3–1 | China | Japan | 3–2 | United States | 12 |
| 2009 Details | Mexicali / Tijuana | Germany | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | Brazil | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 16 |
| 2011 Details | Lima / Trujillo | Italy | 3–1 | Brazil | China | 3–1 | United States | 16 |
| 2013 Details | Brno | China | 3–0 | Japan | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 20 |
| 2015 Details | Caguas / Gurabo / Juncos / Maunabo | Dominican Republic | 3–2 | Brazil | Italy | 3–0 | Japan | 16 |
| 2017 Details | Boca del Río / Córdoba | China | 3–0 | Russia | Japan | 3–2 | Turkey | 16 |
| 2019 Details | Aguascalientes / León | Japan | 3–2 | Italy | Russia | 3–1 | Turkey | 16 |
| 2021 Details | Rotterdam / Kortrijk | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia | Russia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 16 |
| 2023 Details | Aguascalientes / León | China | 3–2 | Italy | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 16 |
| 2025 Details | Surabaya | | | | | | | 24 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Appearance

| Team | 1977 (14) | 1981 (15) | 1985 (15) | 1987 (13) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (12) | 2007 (12) | 2009 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2013 (20) | 2015 (16) | 2017 (16) | 2019 (16) | 2021 (15) | 2023 (16) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Algeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | 9th | 13th | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 5 |
| Argentina | 11th | 8th | • | 11th | 10th | 11th | 11th | • | 13th | 13th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 11th | 9th | Q | 13 |
| Australia | • | 12th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Austria | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | 2 |
| Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | 2 |
| Bolivia | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Brazil | 4th | 6th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | Q | 23 |
| Bulgaria | • | • | 9th | 7th | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | 9th | 8th | 8th | • | • | • | Q | 8 |
| Canada | 7th | 10th | • | 8th | 11th | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 6 |
| Chile | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| China | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 1st | 7th | • | 1st | Q | 22 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | • | 9th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 13th | • | • | 6th | 13th | • | • | 5th | • | 10th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Colombia | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 8th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Croatia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | 5th | • | 9th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Cuba | • | 7th | 1st | • | 2nd | 13th | 1st | 9th | 8th | • | 13th | 13th | • | • | 9th | 12th | • | 13th | 15th | 14th | • | 12th | • | 15 |
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | 6th | 7th | 9th | • | • | • | 11th | • | 11th | 12th | • | • | • | • | Q | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | • | 9th | • | 9th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 1st | 11th | 13th | 8th | 14th | Q | 14 |
| Egypt | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 12th | • | 15th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 15th | 12th | 13th | Q | 10 |
| Finland | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Germany | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 5th | 8th | 7th | • | 9th | 5th | • | 7th | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
| Greece | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Hungary | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Indonesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| India | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Italy | • | • | 7th | • | 7th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 4th | • | 4th | 5th | • | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Q | 18 |
| Japan | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | • | • | 5th | 3rd | • | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | • | 4th | Q | 19 |
| Kenya | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mauritius | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mexico | 6th | 4th | 11th | • | 16th | • | 13th | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | 15th | 15th | 13th | 10th | • | 8th | Q | 13 |
| Netherlands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | 10th | • | 5 |
| New Zealand | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Nigeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Paraguay | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Peru | 10th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 4th | 12th | 4th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 12th | 6th | 14th | 12th | • | • | • | 13 |
| Poland | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 9th | 5th | 5th | 13th | 3rd | • | • | 13th | 9th | • | • | 6th | 5th | 6th | 11th | Q | 13 |
| Puerto Rico | • | 14th | • | 13th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 8th | 9th | • | • | 19th | 14th | • | • | 16th | • | Q | 10 |
| Romania | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Russia | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | • | 3rd | 1st | 1st | • | 8th | 7th | • | • | 10th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | • | • | 11 |
| Rwanda | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 15th | • | • | 2 |
| Serbia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | • | • | 13th | 7th | 5th | 10th | 9th | 2nd | 7th | Q | 8 |
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 14 |
| Spain | 14th | 13th | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | 9th | • | 8th | 14th | • | 18th | • | • | • | 14th | 15th | Q | 8 |
| Tunisia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | Q | 4 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 8th | 9th | 6th | • | 7th | • | 5th | 10th | 4th | 4th | 10th | 5th | Q | 12 |
| Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 2nd | • | 13th | • | • | 6th | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| United States | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 13th | • | 11th | 4th | 12th | 4th | 17th | • | 7th | 8th | 5th | 6th | Q | 13 |
| Venezuela | • | • | • | • | 13th | 13th | • | • | • | 13th | 13th | 9th | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Vietnam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Discontinued nations ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | • | • | 10th | • | • | 6th | • | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | 2 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | • | • | 9th | 9th | • | • | 2nd | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 9th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 1st | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | 6 |

### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
* – Hosts
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament