# IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship

The IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams under age 19. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2005. It takes place every two years in odd years.

## Tournaments

| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Year | Host Country | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place |
| 2005 Details | Qatar | Serbia and Montenegro | 39–23 | South Korea | Croatia | 32–31 | Denmark |
| 2007 Details | Bahrain | Denmark | 27–26 | Croatia | Sweden | 34–27 | Argentina |
| 2009 Details | Tunisia | Croatia | 40–35 | Iceland | Sweden | 30–27 | Tunisia |
| 2011 Details | Argentina | Denmark | 24–22 | Spain | Sweden | 28–24 | France |
| 2013 Details | Hungary | Denmark | 32–26 | Croatia | Germany | 29–23 | Spain |
| 2015 Details | Russia | France | 33–26 | Slovenia | Iceland | 26–22 | Spain |
| 2017 Details | Georgia | France | 28–25 | Spain | Denmark | 30–29 | Croatia |
| 2019 Details | North Macedonia | Egypt | 32–28 | Germany | Denmark | 35–27 | Portugal |
| 2021 Details | Greece | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 Details | Croatia | Spain | 28–23 | Denmark | Croatia | 39–37 | Egypt |
| 2025 Details | Egypt | | | | | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Years |
| Algeria | | 14th | 14th | | | 23rd | 23rd | | 22nd | Q | 6 |
| Angola | | | | | 22nd | | | | | | 1 |
| Argentina | 7th | 4th | 11th | 10th | 18th | 21st | 21st | 14th | 23rd | Q | 10 |
| Australia | | 16th | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Austria | | | | | 16th | | | | 13th | | 2 |
| Bahrain | | 8th | | 17th | | | 22nd | 17th | 29th | Q | 6 |
| Belarus | | | | | 12th | | | | | | 1 |
| Brazil | | 9th | 15th | 12th | 9th | 8th | 19th | 21st | 14th | Q | 9 |
| Burundi | | | | | | | | | WD | | 1 |
| Canada | | | | | | | | 24th | | | 1 |
| Chile | | | | 16th | 24th | 24th | 16th | 22nd | 24th | Q | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | 18th | | | 1 |
| Croatia | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 2nd | 14th | 4th | 10th | 3rd | Q | 10 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | 10th | Q | 2 |
| Denmark | 4th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 10 |
| Egypt | 6th | 5th | 12th | 5th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 1st | 4th | Q | 10 |
| Faroe Islands | | | | | | | | | 8th | | 1 |
| France | | | 9th | 4th | 13th | 1st | 1st | 6th | | Q | 7 |
| Gabon | | | | 19th | 23rd | | | | | | 2 |
| Georgia | | | | | | | 20th | | 26th | | 2 |
| Germany | | | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 17th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | Q | 8 |
| Guinea | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1 |
| Hungary | | | | | 10th | 10th | | 5th | 11th | Q | 5 |
| Iceland | | | 2nd | | | 3rd | 10th | 8th | 20th | Q | 6 |
| Iran | 8th | 12th | 10th | | | | | | 16th | | 4 |
| Japan | | | | | 17th | 20th | 8th | 9th | 21st | Q | 6 |
| Kenya | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1 |
| Kosovo | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1 |
| Kuwait | | | 19th | | | | | | | Q | 2 |
| Libya | | | 16th | | | | | | | Q | 2 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | 24th | | 30th | Q | 3 |
| Montenegro | | | | | | | | | 19th | | 1 |
| Morocco | 10th | 15th | 20th | | | | | | 18th | Q | 5 |
| New Zealand | | | | 20th | | | | | 31st | | 2 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | 23rd | | | 1 |
| North Macedonia | | | | | | | | 13th | 9th | | 2 |
| Norway | | | 8th | | 5th | 6th | 17th | 12th | 7th | Q | 7 |
| Poland | | 6th | | | | 19th | 15th | | | | 3 |
| Portugal | | | | | | | 7th | 4th | 6th | Q | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | | | 17th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Qatar | 5th | 10th | 13th | 15th | 15th | 18th | | | | | 6 |
| Romania | | | | | 11th | | | | | | 1 |
| Russia | | | | 13th | | 11th | 6th | | | | 3 |
| Rwanda | | | | | | | | | 27th | | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | 20th | 12th | Q | 3 |
| Serbia | | | | 14th | 7th | 12th | 18th | 19th | | Q | 6 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1st | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Slovenia | | | | 9th | 8th | 2nd | 13th | 15th | 15th | Q | 8 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 11th | | 11th | 21st | 13th | 12th | | 25th | Q | 8 |
| Spain | | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | Q | 9 |
| Sweden | | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 17th | Q | 9 |
| Switzerland | | | | 6th | | 9th | | | | | 2 |
| Tunisia | 9th | 13th | 4th | 18th | 19th | 16th | 11th | 16th | | Q | 9 |
| United States | | | | | | | | | 28th | Q | 2 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1 |
| Venezuela | | | 18th | | 20th | 22nd | | | | | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | |