# National team appearances in the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

## Debut of national teams

A total of 66 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament)
| Year | Debutants | Total |
| 1952 | Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, India, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union | 8 |
| 1956 | Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, East Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Korea, United States, West Germany | 11 |
| 1960 | Argentina, Japan, Peru, Uruguay | 4 |
| 1962 | None | 0 |
| 1967 | South Korea | 1 |
| 1970 | Cuba, Mexico, Mongolia | 3 |
| 1974 | Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1978 | Finland, Italy, Tunisia, Yugoslavia | 4 |
| 1982 | Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain | 6 |
| 1986 | None | 0 |
| 1990 | Chinese Taipei, Egypt | 2 |
| 1994 | Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Germany, Kenya, Russia, Ukraine | 6 |
| 1998 | Croatia, Thailand | 2 |
| 2002 | Greece | 1 |
| 2006 | Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey | 5 |
| 2010 | Algeria, Serbia | 2 |
| 2014 | None | 0 |
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| 2022 | Colombia | 1 |
| 2025 | Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Vietnam | 4 |

## Summary
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
* – Hosts
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 1952 (8) | 1956 (17) | 1960 (10) | 1962 (14) | 1967 (4) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (24) | 1978 (24) | 1982 (23) | 1986 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (16) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (24) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (24) | 2018 (24) | 2022 (24) | 2025 (32) | Total |
| Algeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Argentina | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 15th | • | • | 17th | • | • | 17th | 19th | 16th | Q | 8 |
| Australia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Austria | • | 15th | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 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 | • | • | 13th | • | 15th | 15th | • | • | 4 |
| Bahamas | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belgium | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 9th | Q | 5 |
| Brazil | • | 11th | 5th | 8th | • | 13th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | Q | 18 |
| Bulgaria | 4th | 5th | • | 6th | • | 6th | 13th | 9th | 9th | 12th | • | • | 11th | 8th | • | • | 11th | 12th | 17th | Q | 14 |
| Cameroon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | 21st | 21st | 24th | Q | 5 |
| Canada | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 14th | 11th | 15th | 14th | • | • | 17th | • | 21st | 17th | 18th | 10th | Q | 11 |
| Chile | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| China | • | 6th | • | 9th | • | • | 14th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | Q | 16 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Colombia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | Q | 2 |
| Costa Rica | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 17th | • | • | • | • | 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 | • | 6th | • | • | 17th | 13th | • | 22nd | • | 4 |
| Cuba | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 7th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 7th | 12th | 21st | 22nd | • | Q | 14 |
| Czech Republic | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | See Czechoslovakia | 9th | • | 17th | • | 15th | • | • | 18th | Q | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | 19th | • | • | • | • | 11th | 13th | 17th | 17th | 5th | 9th | 11th | Q | 10 |
| Egypt | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 21st | 21st | • | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Finland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France | 7th | 12th | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | 5th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 14th | Q | 9 |
| Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| Hungary | 6th | • | • | 11th | • | 4th | 6th | 13th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| India | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Indonesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Team | 1952 (8) | 1956 (17) | 1960 (10) | 1962 (14) | 1967 (4) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (24) | 1978 (24) | 1982 (23) | 1986 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (16) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (24) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (24) | 2018 (24) | 2022 (24) | 2025 (32) | Total |
| Israel | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 15th | 9th | 10th | 13th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 13 |
| Japan | • | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 13th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 5th | Q | 18 |
| Kazakhstan | 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 | • | • | • | 17th | 21st | 15th | 24th | 23rd | • | 5 |
| Kenya | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 13th | 21st | 21st | 21st | • | 20th | 19th | Q | 8 |
| Luxembourg | • | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mexico | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 10th | 15th | 13th | • | • | • | • | 21st | 21st | • | 21st | 16th | • | Q | 9 |
| Mongolia | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Netherlands | • | 10th | • | 12th | • | 15th | 16th | 17th | 16th | • | 9th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 13th | 4th | 12th | Q | 16 |
| Nigeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| North Korea | • | 7th | • | 10th | • | 3rd | 24th | 24th | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Paraguay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Peru | • | • | 7th | • | 4th | 14th | 8th | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 13th | 9th | • | 17th | 15th | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Philippines | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Poland | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | • | 9th | 9th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 15th | 9th | • | • | 7th | Q | 12 |
| Puerto Rico | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | • | 17th | • | • | • | • | 10th | 15th | 17th | 17th | 14th | 15th | Q | 9 |
| Romania | 5th | 2nd | • | 4th | • | 7th | 5th | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| 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 | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 8th | DQ | DQ | 7 |
| Serbia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | 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 | 8th | 7th | 1st | 1st | Q | 5 |
| Slovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Slovenia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| South Korea | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 13th | 13th | • | 17th | 20th | • | 13 |
| Spain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 17th | • | 13th | 17th | 13th | 13th | Q | 7 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | 1 |
| Tunisia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | 3 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 8th | Q | 6 |
| 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 | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| United States | • | 9th | 6th | • | 2nd | 11th | 12th | 5th | 3rd | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 13th | 2nd | 9th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 4th | Q | 18 |
| Uruguay | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Vietnam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Discontinued teams ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | • | 5th | 17th | 12th | • | 11th | • | 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 | 8 |
| East Germany | • | 8th | • | 7th | • | 10th | 4th | 8th | • | 4th | 12th | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | 7 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | See Yugoslavia | • | • | • | 3rd | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | • | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 1st | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | See Russia | 10 |
| West Germany | • | 16th | 10th | 13th | • | • | 19th | 18th | 14th | 13th | 13th | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | See Serbia | 1 |
| Team | 1952 (8) | 1956 (17) | 1960 (10) | 1962 (14) | 1967 (4) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (24) | 1978 (24) | 1982 (23) | 1986 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1998 (16) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (24) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (24) | 2018 (24) | 2022 (24) | 2025 (32) | Total |

## All-time performance

| # | Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990) | 2 (1962, 1974) | 1 (1978) | – | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 (1962, 1967, 1974) | 3 (1960, 1970, 1978) | 1 (2010) | 1 (1982) | 8 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 (1978, 1994, 1998) | 1 (1986) | – | 1 (1990) | 5 |
| 4 | China | 2 (1982, 1986) | 3 (1990, 1998, 2014) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2002) | 7 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 (2006, 2010) | – | 3 (1994, 1998, 2002) | – | 5 |
| 6 | Serbia | 2 (2018, 2022) | – | – | – | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 1 (2014) | 2 (1967, 2002) | 2 (1982, 1990) | 2 (2010, 2022) | 7 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 (2002) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2022) | 2 (2006, 2014) | 5 |
| 9 | Brazil | – | 4 (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) | 1 (2014) | 1 (1998) | 6 |
| 10 | Poland | – | 1 (1952) | 2 (1956, 1962) | 1 (1960) | 4 |
| 11 | Peru | – | 1 (1982) | 1 (1986) | 1 (1967) | 3 |
| 12 | Romania | – | 1 (1956) | – | 1 (1962) | 2 |
| 13 | South Korea | – | – | 2 (1967, 1974) | 2 (1978, 1994) | 4 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | – | – | 2 (1952, 1960) | 1 (1956) | 3 |
| 15 | North Korea | – | – | 1 (1970) | – | 1 |
| 15 | Serbia and Montenegro | – | – | 1 (2006) | – | 1 |
| 17 | East Germany | – | – | – | 2 (1974, 1986) | 2 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 1 (1952) | 1 |
| 18 | Hungary | – | – | – | 1 (1970) | 1 |
| 18 | Netherlands | – | – | – | 1 (2018) | 1 |