# List of FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualifications

The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification is the process that a national men's volleyball team goes through to qualify for the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
Qualifying tournaments are held within the five FIVB continental zones (Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIVB decides beforehand the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the continental zones, based on the numbers or relative strength of the confederations' teams.

## History
### Summary

Allocations of FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship :
| Allocation | 1949 (10) | 1952 (11) | 1956 (24) | 1960 (14) | 1962 (21) | 1966 (22) | 1970 (24) | 1974 (24) | 1978 (24) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (24) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (24) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (24) | 2018 (24) | 2022 (24) | 2025 (32) |
| Africa | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Asia and Oceania | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Europe | | | | | | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| South America | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Host nation(s) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Defending champions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| World Championship | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| World Qualifiers | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Olympic champions | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Wild cards | 9 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| World ranking | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |

#### Graphical

* Africa
* Asia and Oceania
* Europe
* North, Central America and Caribbean
* South America
* H; host
| Tournament | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| 1949 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 1952 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 1956 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1962 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

### Qualification competition used

| Competition | 1949 (10) | 1952 (11) | 1956 (24) | 1960 (14) | 1962 (21) | 1966 (22) | 1970 (24) | 1974 (24) | 1978 (24) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (24) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (24) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (24) | 2018 (24) | 2022 (24) | 2025 (32) |
| Summer Olympics | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| World Championship | — | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| African Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asian Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| European Championship | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| NORCECA Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| South American Championship | — | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |

### Participation

These are the number of teams that participated in all levels of qualification for the World Championship since 1998:
| Year | Teams entered | Teams entered | Teams entered | Teams entered | Teams entered | Teams entered |
| Year | Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | NORCECA | South America | Total |
| 1998 | 6 | 10+1 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 55+1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 | 28+1 | 10 | 3+1 | 61+2 |
| 2006 | 13 | 19+1 | 35 | 20 | 7+1 | 94+2 |
| 2010 | 13 | 21 | 34+1 | 33 | 8+1 | 109+2 |
| 2014 | 33 | 28 | 43+1 | 39 | 6 | 149+1 |
| 2018 | 21 | 20 | 39+3 | 39 | 8 | 127+3 |

## Current format

| Confederation | Slots |
| CAVB (Africa) | 3 |
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | 3 |
| CEV (Europe) | 3 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 3 |
| CSV (South America) | 3 |
| World ranked non-qualified teams | 15 |
| Total | 32 (30+H+C) |

## First appearance in qualification (1998–2022)

Note: Only teams that played at least one match are considered for the purposes of first appearance. Teams that withdrew prior to the qualification, or that qualified to the World Championship by walkover due to other teams' withdrawals, are not considered.
| Edition | Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North, Central America and Caribbean | South America | Total |
| 1998 | Algeria Cameroon Egypt Kenya Nigeria Tunisia | Australia China Chinese Taipei Indonesia Iran Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia South Korea Thailand Uzbekistan | Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Israel Italy Latvia Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine Yugoslavia | Barbados Canada Cuba Haiti Mexico Puerto Rico United States | Argentina Brazil Peru Venezuela | 55 |
| 2002 | Namibia Morocco | India Japan Qatar | Andorra Norway Slovenia | Aruba Dominican Republic Jamaica Netherlands Antilles | Chile | 13 |
| 2006 | Botswana DR Congo Eritrea Ghana Mauritius South Africa Sudan Uganda | Afghanistan Jordan Macau Maldives Oman Philippines Tonga | Albania Azerbaijan England Northern Ireland Scotland Serbia and Montenegro | Anguilla British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Costa Rica Dominica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago | Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay | 37 |
| 2010 | Malawi Mozambique Zimbabwe | Bangladesh Fiji New Zealand Pakistan Samoa | Great Britain Montenegro Serbia | Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Bermuda El Salvador Grenada Montserrat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname U.S. Virgin Islands | Bolivia | 22 |
| 2014 | Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Chad Congo Gabon Ivory Coast Lesotho Libya Niger Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Eswatini Tanzania Togo Zambia | Bahrain Hong Kong Kuwait Lebanon Sri Lanka Syria United Arab Emirates Vietnam | Cyprus Iceland Luxembourg North Macedonia San Marino Switzerland | Curaçao Guadeloupe Martinique Saint Martin Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands | — | 39 |
| 2018 | — | Kyrgyzstan Myanmar | Andorra Georgia Kosovo | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |