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The 2000 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from July 27 to July 30, 2000 in Dunkerque, France.
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The 2000 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from July 27 to July 30, 2000 in Dunkerque, France.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROM) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 22 |  Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (23 nations) | 38 | 39 | 38 | 115 | |
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