# IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even 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 |
| 2006 Details | Canada | Denmark | 36–33 | South Korea | Romania | 30–28 | France |
| 2008 Details | Slovakia | Russia | 27–22 | Serbia | Denmark | 24–21 | France |
| 2010 Details | Dominican Republic | Sweden | 34–29 | Norway | Netherlands | 27–26 | France |
| 2012 Details | Montenegro | Denmark | 27–26 | Russia | Norway | 36–30 | Romania |
| 2014 Details | Macedonia | Romania | 32–21 | Germany | Denmark | 20–19 | Montenegro |
| 2016 Details | Slovakia | Russia | 30–22 | Denmark | South Korea | 32–30 | Norway |
| 2018 Details | Poland | Russia | 29–27 | Hungary | South Korea | 34–27 | Sweden |
| 2020 Details | Croatia | 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 |
| 2022 Details | North Macedonia | South Korea | 31–28 | Denmark | Hungary | 27–26 | Netherlands |
| 2024 Details | China | Spain | 23–22 | Denmark | Hungary | 25–24 | France |
| 2026 Details | Colombia | | | | | | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
| Algeria | | | | | | | | 32nd | | 1 |
| Angola | | 8th | 10th | 15th | 20th | 10th | 21st | | 26th | 7 |
| Argentina | 6th | 11th | 17th | | 12th | 18th | 20th | 25th | 18th | 8 |
| Austria | | | | | | | 15th | 23rd | 20th | 3 |
| Brazil | 9th | 10th | 13th | 12th | 7th | 12th | | 15th | 11th | 8 |
| Canada | 10th | | | | | | | | 31st | 2 |
| Chile | | | | | | 22nd | 18th | | 29th | 3 |
| China | | | | | 22nd | 20th | 22nd | | 15th | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 1 |
| Croatia | | | | 14th | 10th | 8th | 12th | 11th | 7th | 6 |
| Czech Republic | | | | 13th | | | | 22nd | 9th | 3 |
| Denmark | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | | | 8th | | | | | | | 1 |
| DR Congo | | | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 23rd | | | | 4 |
| Egypt | | | | | | 9th | 23rd | 7th | 21st | 4 |
| Faroe Islands | | | | | | | | 19th | | 1 |
| France | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 16th | 6th | 10th | 5th | 4th | 9 |
| Germany | | | 14th | | 2nd | 11th | 5th | 10th | 5th | 6 |
| Greenland | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 1 |
| Guinea | | | | | | | | 29th | 30th | 2 |
| Hong Kong | | 15th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | | | 11th | 5th | 15th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
| Iceland | | | | | | | | 8th | 25th | 2 |
| India | | | | | | | | 30th | 28th | 2 |
| Iran | | | | | | | | 16th | | 1 |
| Japan | 7th | 13th | 15th | 8th | 14th | 17th | 14th | | 8th | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | | | 16th | 16th | 21st | 19th | 24th | 27th | 27th | 7 |
| Kosovo | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 1 |
| Montenegro | | | | 11th | 4th | | 17th | 18th | 12th | 5 |
| Netherlands | | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 6th | | 7th | 4th | 16th | 7 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | 24th | 1 |
| North Macedonia | | | | | 17th | | | 12th | | 2 |
| Norway | | | 2nd | 3rd | 13th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 7 |
| Paraguay | | | | 20th | 19th | 21st | | | | 3 |
| Poland | | | | | | | 13th | | | 1 |
| Portugal | | | | 19th | 11th | | | 13th | | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | | 14th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Qatar | | 16th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Romania | 3rd | | | 4th | 1st | 14th | 9th | 14th | 17th | 7 |
| Russia | | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 1st | DQ | | 6 |
| Senegal | | | | | | | | 28th | | 1 |
| Serbia | | 2nd | | | | | | | 6th | 2 |
| Slovakia | | 7th | | | | 13th | 19th | 26th | | 4 |
| Slovenia | 5th | | | | | 16th | | 20th | | 3 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 19th | 9 |
| Spain | | 5th | 5th | | | 15th | 8th | 17th | 1st | 6 |
| Sweden | | | 1st | 6th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 13th | 7 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | 21st | 14th | 2 |
| Thailand | 8th | | 19th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Tunisia | 11th | 12th | | | 18th | | 16th | | | 4 |
| Uruguay | | | 12th | 17th | | | | 31st | | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | 24th | 24th | | 24th | | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | |