# ITTF World Youth Championships

The ITTF World Youth Championships is an annual table tennis competition for juniors under 19 and under 15. From 2003 to 2019, the World Junior Table Tennis Championships was held for juniors under 18. The ITTF changed the U18 age group into U19 in 2020, and implemented the new World Youth Championships for U19 and U15 in 2021. The World Youth Championships is currently composed of two team events and five individual events in each of the U19 and U15 age groups.

## Editions

| Number | Year | Host city | Host country | Events | Medals winner |
| World Junior Table Tennis Championships (U18) |||||||
| 1 | 2003 | Santiago | Chile | 7 | China |
| 2 | 2004 | Kobe | Japan | 7 | China |
| 3 | 2005 | Linz | Austria | 7 | China |
| 4 | 2006 | Cairo | Egypt | 7 | China |
| 5 | 2007 | Palo Alto | United States | 7 | China |
| 6 | 2008 | Madrid | Spain | 7 | China |
| 7 | 2009 | Cartagena | Colombia | 7 | China |
| 8 | 2010 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 7 | China |
| 9 | 2011 | Manama | Bahrain | 7 | China |
| 10 | 2012 | Hyderabad | India | 7 | China |
| 11 | 2013 | Rabat | Morocco | 7 | China |
| 12 | 2014 | Shanghai | China | 7 | China |
| 13 | 2015 | Vendée | France | 7 | China |
| 14 | 2016 | Cape Town | South Africa | 7 | Japan |
| 15 | 2017 | Riva del Garda | Italy | 7 | China |
| 16 | 2018 | Bendigo | Australia | 7 | China |
| 17 | 2019 | Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand | 7 | China |
| ITTF World Youth Championships (U19 + U15) |||||||
| 1 | 2021 | Vila Nova de Gaia | Portugal | 14 | Japan |
| 2 | 2022 | Tunis | Tunisia | 14 | China |
| 3 | 2023 | Nova Gorica | Slovenia | 14 | China |
| 4 | 2024 | Helsingborg | Sweden | 14 | |
| 5 | 2025 | Cluj Napoca | Romania | 14 | |
* 2020 World Junior Table Tennis Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Medals
### World Junior Table Tennis Championships (2003–2019)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 97 | 49 | 67 | 213 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 13 | 32 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 17 | 32 | 54 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 15.5 | 17.5 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 13 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 119 | 119 | 232 | 470 |
* 2003, 2004 and 2005 have not share bronze medals in team events.

### ITTF World Youth Championships (2021–2023)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 23 | 6 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1.5 | 2 | 11.5 | 15 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 10 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 12 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 17 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 19 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 20 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 23 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 23 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 23 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 23 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 42 | 42 | 84 | 168 |