# National team appearances in the World Men's Handball Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 58 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Men's Handball Championship finals.

## Debut of teams

| Year | Debutants | Total |
| 1938 | Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden | 4 |
| 1954 | Czechoslovakia, France, Switzerland | 3 |
| 1958 | Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Yugoslavia | 10 |
| 1961 | Japan, Netherlands | 2 |
| 1964 | Egypt, East Germany, Soviet Union, United States | 4 |
| 1967 | Canada, Tunisia | 2 |
| 1970 | No debut nations | 0 |
| 1974 | Algeria, Bulgaria | 2 |
| 1978 | No debut nations | 0 |
| 1982 | Cuba, Kuwait | 2 |
| 1986 | South Korea | 1 |
| 1990 | No debut nations | 0 |
| 1993 | Russia* | 0(+1) |
| 1995 | Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic*, Morocco, Slovenia | 4(+1) |
| 1997 | Argentina, China, Italy, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, FR Yugoslavia* | 5(+1) |
| 1999 | Australia, Macedonia, Nigeria, Portugal | 4 |
| 2001 | Greenland, Ukraine | 2 |
| 2003 | Qatar | 1 |
| 2005 | Angola, Greece | 2 |
| 2007 | No debut nations | 0 |
| 2009 | Serbia*, Slovakia* | 0(+2) |
| 2011 | Bahrain, Chile | 2 |
| 2013 | Montenegro | 1 |
| 2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran | 2 |
| 2017 | No debut nations | 0 |
| 2019 | Korea** | 0(+1) |
| 2021 | Cape Verde, DR Congo, Uruguay | 3 |
| 2023 | Belgium | 1 |
| 2025 | Guinea | 1 |
* Successor Teams
** Composed of players from both South Korea and North Korea. The team split into two again after the tournament.

## Participation details
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* 5th – Fifth place
* 6th – Sixth place
* 7th – Seventh place
* 8th – Eighth place
* 9th – Ninth place
* 10th – Tenth place
* 11th – Eleventh place
* 12th to 24th – Twelfth to twenty-fourth place
* Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
* •• — Qualified but withdrew
* • — Did not qualify
* × — Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
* — Hosts
| Team | 1938 | 1954 | 1958 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 | Total |
| Algeria | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | × | × | × | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | 16th | • | 16th | 17th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 17th | • | 19th | 15th | 17th | 24th | • | • | 22nd | 31st | 30th | | | | 17 |
| Angola | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | • | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | × | • | 20th | 21st | • | • | • | • | 24th | 23rd | 30th | • | • | | | | 5 |
| Argentina | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 21st | 15th | 17th | 18th | 16th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 17th | 11th | 19th | 20th | | | | 15 |
| Australia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | 21st | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | • | × | • | • | • | × | | | | 7 |
| Austria | 2nd | × | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 13th | • | 19th | 26th | • | 17th | | | | 8 |
| Bahrain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | •• | 23rd | 20th | 21st | 16th | 29th | | | | 6 |
| 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 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 18th | 11th | • | 17th | × | × | | | | 5 |
| Belgium | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | | | | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Brazil | × | × | 15th | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | 24th | 16th | 19th | 22nd | 19th | 19th | 21st | 21st | 13th | 16th | 16th | 9th | 18th | 17th | 7th | | | | 17 |
| Bulgaria | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 11th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | | | | 2 |
| Canada | × | × | × | × | • | 16th | • | × | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | | | | 3 |
| Cape Verde | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | Part of Portugal | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 32nd | 23rd | 23rd | | | | 3 |
| Chile | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 23rd | 21st | 16th | 27th | 26th | 24th | | | | 8 |
| China | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | | | | 2 |
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | 2nd | 13th | 10th | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 15th | 9th | 2nd | | | | 16 |
| Cuba | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 13th | 15th | 14th | • | 13th | 14th | 8th | • | × | × | × | 20th | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | 32nd | | | | 8 |
| Czech Republic | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | 8th | 11th | • | 18th | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | 17th | • | • | •• | • | 19th | | | | 7 |
| Denmark | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 7th | • | 9th | 19th | • | 9th | • | 9th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | | Q | 27 |
| DR Congo | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28th | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | × | × | × | × | 14th | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 12th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 5th | | | | 18 |
| Finland | × | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| France | × | 6th | 9th | 8th | 13th | 10th | 12th | • | 16th | • | • | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | | Q | | 26 |
| Germany (including West Germany) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 7th | 7th | • | 6th | 4th | • | 5th | 8th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 5th | 11th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 12th | 5th | 6th | Q | Q | | 29 |
| Greece | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Greenland | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 24th | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 3 |
| Guinea | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 31st | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | × | • | 7th | • | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 17th | 4th | 11th | • | 6th | • | 9th | 6th | 7th | 8th | • | 7th | 10th | 5th | 8th | 8th | | | | 23 |
| Iceland | × | × | 10th | 6th | 9th | • | 11th | 14th | 13th | • | 6th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 5th | • | 11th | 7th | 15th | 8th | • | 6th | 12th | 11th | 14th | 11th | 20th | 12th | 9th | | | Q | 24 |
| Iran | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | 24th | • | | | | 2 |
| Italy | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | | | | 2 |
| Japan | × | × | × | 12th | 16th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 12th | 14th | • | 15th | • | 23rd | 15th | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 16th | • | • | 22nd | 24th | 19th | × | 28th | | | | 16 |
| Kuwait | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 15th | • | • | • | 20th | • | 19th | 23rd | 20th | 22nd | 19th | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 27th | | | | 9 |
| Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Luxembourg | × | × | 16th | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | | | | 2 |
| Morocco | / | / | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 17th | 22nd | 23rd | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 29th | 30th | • | | | | 8 |
| Netherlands | × | × | × | 11th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 12th | | | | 3 |
| Nigeria | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | • | 23rd | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 14th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 23rd | 27th | 15th | | | | 9 |
| Norway | × | • | 6th | 7th | 11th | 13th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 12th | 13th | 14th | • | 7th | 13th | 9th | 9th | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 10 | | | Q | 19 |
| Poland | × | × | 5th | • | • | 12th | 14th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 14th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 17th | • | 13th | 15th | 25th | | | | 18 |
| Portugal | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | 16th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 13th | 4th | | | | 6 |
| Qatar | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | Part of Great Britain | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 21st | 23rd | • | • | 20th | 2nd | 8th | 13th | 8th | 22nd | 21st | | | | 10 |
| Romania | × | × | 13th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 7th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 14 |
| Russia | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | See Soviet Union | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 16th | • | 7th | 19th | 12th | 14th | 14th | × | × | | | | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | 22nd | 21st | 19th | • | • | 23rd | • | 19th | 22nd | 20th | 21st | • | 29th | • | | | | 10 |
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | • | 8th | 10th | 10th | • | • | 18th | • | 11th | • | | | | 5 |
| Slovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 2 |
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | 18th | • | • | 17th | 11th | 12th | 10th | • | • | 4th | 8th | 3rd | • | 9th | 10th | 13th | | | | 11 |
| South Korea | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 12th | 12th | 15th | 12th | 8th | 14th | 12th | • | • | 15th | 12th | 13th | 21st | • | • | S. | 31st | 28th | • | | | | 13 |
| Spain | × | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 13th | 10th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 18th | | | | 23 |
| Sweden | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 11th | • | 7th | 4th | • | 10th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 14th | | | | 27 |
| Switzerland | × | 4th | × | 10th | 12th | 14th | 15th | • | • | 12th | 11th | 13th | 4th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | 11th | | | | 12 |
| Tunisia | France | France | × | × | × | 15th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 12th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11th | 17th | 20th | 11th | 15th | 19th | 12th | 25th | 25th | 22nd | | | | 17 |
| 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 | 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 | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 2 |
| United States | × | × | × | × | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 21st | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •• | 20th | 26th | Q | | | 9 |
| Uruguay | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | 32nd | • | | | | 2 |
| Discontinued teams ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | × | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 7th | 7th | 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 | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | See Czech Republic | 12 |
| East Germany | | × | | | 10th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 8th | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | 8 |
| Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | 22nd | North Korea/ South Korea | North Korea/ South Korea | North Korea/ South Korea | North Korea/ South Korea | North Korea/ South Korea | North Korea/ South Korea | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 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 | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | 5 |
| Soviet Union | × | × | × | • | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 10th | 2nd | 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 | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | × | × | 8th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |

## Results of host nations

| Year | Host Nation | Finish |
| 1938 | Germany | Champions |
| 1954 | Sweden | Champions |
| 1958 | East Germany | Third place (as Germany) |
| 1961 | West Germany | Fourth place |
| 1964 | Czechoslovakia | Third place |
| 1967 | Sweden | Fifth place |
| 1970 | France | Twelfth place |
| 1974 | East Germany | Runners-up |
| 1978 | Denmark | Fourth place |
| 1982 | West Germany | Seventh place |
| 1986 | Switzerland | Eleventh place |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Seventh place |
| 1993 | Sweden | Third place |
| 1995 | Iceland | Fourteenth place |
| 1997 | Japan | Fifteenth place |
| 1999 | Egypt | Seventh place |
| 2001 | France | Champions |
| 2003 | Portugal | Sixteenth place |
| 2005 | Tunisia | Fourth place |
| 2007 | Germany | Champions |
| 2009 | Croatia | Runners-up |
| 2011 | Sweden | Fourth place |
| 2013 | Spain | Champions |
| 2015 | Qatar | Runners-up |
| 2017 | France | Champions |
| 2019 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2019 | Germany | Fourth place |
| 2021 | Egypt | Seventh place |
| 2023 | Poland | Fifteenth place |
| 2023 | Sweden | Fourth place |
| 2025 | Croatia | Runners-up |
| 2025 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2025 | Norway | 10th place |
| 2027 | Germany | TBD |
| 2029 | France | TBD |
| 2029 | Germany | TBD |
| 2031 | Denmark | TBD |
| 2031 | Iceland | TBD |
| 2031 | Norway | TBD |

## Results of defending champions

| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
| 1938 | — | — |
| 1954 | West Germany | Runners-up |
| 1958 | Sweden | Champions |
| 1961 | Sweden | Third place |
| 1964 | Romania | Champions |
| 1967 | Romania | Third place |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Seventh place |
| 1974 | Romania | Champions |
| 1978 | Romania | Seventh place |
| 1982 | West Germany | Seventh place |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | Tenth place |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Fourth place |
| 1993 | Sweden | Third place |
| 1995 | Russia | Fifth place |
| 1997 | France | Third place |
| 1999 | Russia | Runners-up |
| 2001 | Sweden | Runners-up |
| 2003 | France | Third place |
| 2005 | Croatia | Runners-up |
| 2007 | Spain | Seventh place |
| 2009 | Germany | Fifth place |
| 2011 | France | Champions |
| 2013 | France | Sixth place |
| 2015 | Spain | Fourth place |
| 2017 | France | Champions |
| 2019 | France | Third place |
| 2021 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2023 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2025 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2027 | Denmark | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD |