List of FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualifications

For the recent qualifying tournament, see 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification.

The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is the process that a national women's volleyball team goes through to qualify for the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship finals.

Qualifying tournaments are held within the five FIVB continental zones (Africa, Asia and Oceania, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Europe), 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.

The most recent qualification process was the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification which commenced in 2018 and finished in 2021.

History

Summary

Allocations of FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

Allocation	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (23)	1978 (23)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2018 (24)	2022 (24)
Africa								1	2–1	1	1		1	2	3	2	2	2	2
Asia						2	3	1	5	1	1	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	5
Europa						7	2	7	7	1	1	1	6	8	7	8	8	8	7
North America						2	4	1	3+1	1	1	1	3	5	6	6	6	6	4
South America						2		1	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	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
Defending champions									1			1		1	1	1	1	1	1
World Qualifiers										3	3	8
World Cup	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	11		7		7
Olympic champions									1
Wild cards	7	16	9	13	3
Total	8	17	10	14	4	16	23	23	23	16	16	16	16	24	24	24	24	24	24

Graphical

•   Gray = Africa
•   Gold = Asia and Oceania
•   Blue = Europe
•   Red = North America, Central America and Caribbean
•   Green = South America

Tournament	H	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1952		1	6
1956		2		12												1	1
1960		1	4				1	3
1962		3			9									1
1967		1	1	1
1970		3			7							3			2
1974		4				10										6						2
1978		1	3			11											5					2
1982		1	5					8								5					3
1986		1	4				5					3			2
1990		1	3			5					3			3
1994		1	3			8								2		1
1998		1	3			6						3			2
2002		2		5					8								5					2
2006		3			4				7							6							2
2010		2		4				8								6							2
2014		2		4				8								6							2
2018		2		4				8								6							2
2022	2		2		5					8								4				3

Participation

These are the number of teams that participated in all levels of qualification in the last world championship:

Year	Teams entered						Map
	Africa	Asia and Oceania	Europa	North America	South America	Total
2018	16	12+1	42	38+1	7	115+2

Key to map

  Team qualified for World Championship

  Team failed to qualify for World Championship

  Team withdrew for World Championship

  Team expelled from the tournament by FIVB prior to playing a match

Current format

Summary

Confederation	Slots
CAVB (Africa)	2
AVC (Asia and Oceania)	4
CEV (Europe)	8
NORCECA (North America)	6
CSV (South America)	2
Total	24 (22+H+C)

Africa

• First round: The bottom ranked tean of Africa were divided into seven groups of seven zonal association, later six groups of six zonal association. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification and CAVB Championship.
• Second round (CAVB Championship): A total of 13 teams (hosts, teams ranked 1–2 of Africa, nine first round winners and two wildcard teams), later 9 teams were divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group advanced to the play-offs. The winners of play-offs will qualified for the FIVB World Championship.

Asia and Oceania

• First round: The bottom ranked teams of Asia were divided into three groups of three zonal association. The group winners advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification.
• Second round: A total of 10 teams (teams ranked 1–7 and three first round winners) were divided into two groups of five teams. The top two teams of each group qualified for the FIVB World Championship.

Europa

• First round: The 8 bottom ranked teams of Asia were divided into two groups of small association. The group winners advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification. The first round will also act as the European Championship Small Countries Division qualification round.
• Second round: A total of 36 teams (teams ranked 1–34 and two first round winners) were divided into six groups of six teams. The winner team of each group qualified for the FIVB World Championship, whereas the runners-up in each pool will qualify for the third round.
• Third round: A total of 6 teams (runners-up of second round winners) played in round robin format. The top two teams qualified for the FIVB World Championship.

North America

• First round: The bottom ranked teams of North America were divided into three (CAZOVA), two (ECVA), a (AFECAVOL) group(s) of three zonal association. The best two teams of each group advanced to the second round of FIVB World Championship qualification.
• Second round (CAZOVA Championship and ECVA Championship): A total of 10 (CAZOVA), 6 (ECVA) teams (the best two teams in first round) were divided into two groups of 5 (CAZOVA), 3 (ECVA) teams. The winners teams of two tournaments qualified for the 2018 FIVB World Championship.
• Third round (NORCECA Continental Championship):

South America

• First round (CSV Championship): A total of 6 teams played in round robin format. The winners will qualified for the FIVB World Championship.
• Second round: A total of 4 teams played in round robin format. The winners will qualified for the FIVB World Championship.

First appearance in qualification (1986–2022)

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 Cup by walkover due to other teams' withdrawals, are not considered.

Edition	Africa	Asia and Oceania	Europa	North, Central America and Caribbean	South America	Total
1998	Algerien Ägypten Kenia Nigeria Tunesien	Australien China Indonesien Japan Kasachstan Philippinen Südkorea Chinese Taipei Thailand Usbekistan	Österreich Aserbaidschan Weißrussland Belgien Bulgarien Kroatien Tschechische Republik Frankreich Deutschland Griechenland Ungarn Italien Lettland Niederlande Polen Portugal Rumänien Russland Spanien Slowakei Türkei Ukraine Yugoslavia	Barbados Kanada Cuba Dominikanische Republik Mexiko Puerto Rico Vereinigte Staaten	Argentinien Brasilien Peru Venezuela	49+H
2002	Kamerun Marokko Namibia	Sri Lanka	Dänemark Finnland Israel Norwegen Slowenien Schweiz	Aruba Costa Rica Jamaika Netherlands Antilles	—	14
2006	Botswana Congo DR Congo Eritrea Mauritius Südafrika Uganda	Jordanien Tonga	Albanien Bosnien und Herzegowina England Scotland	Anguilla Britische Jungferninseln Cayman-Inseln Dominica Guatemala Honduras Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama St. Kitts und Nevis	Ecuador Uruguay	25
2010	Mosambik Senegal Eswatini Simbabwe	Bangladesch Fidschi Neuseeland Samoa	Estland Georgien Great Britain Moldawien Montenegro Serbien	Antigua und Barbuda Bahamas Belize Bermuda El Salvador Grenada Haiti St. Lucia St. Vincent und die Grenadinen Surinam Trinidad und Tobago	Bolivien Chile Kolumbien	28
2014	Burkina Faso Burundi Kap Verde Gabun Gambia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast Lesotho Malawi Niger Seychellen Sierra Leone Tansania Togo Sambia	Hongkong Indien Myanmar Vietnam	Zypern Island Liechtenstein Litauen Luxemburg North Macedonia Malta Northern Ireland San Marino Schweden	Bonaire Curaçao Guadeloupe Martinique St. Martin Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten	—	37
2018	Ruanda	Iran Malediven Nepal North Korea	Färöer Inseln Irland Kosovo	Turks- und Caicosinseln Saba	—	10
2022	—	—	—	—	—	0

Notes

See also

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