Finweight
- −43 kg: 1987–1997
- −47 kg: 1999–2007
- −46 kg: 2009–
This is a List of World Championships medalists in women's taekwondo.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 61 | 23 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 |  Spain | 12 | 11 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 |  China | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 9 | 17 | 23 | 49 |
| 6 |  United States | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 |  France | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 |  Thailand | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 |  Croatia | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 12 |  Serbia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 |  Canada | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 14 |  Russia | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 15 |  Greece | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 16 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  Cuba | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 |  Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes a | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Morocco | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 28 |  Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 30 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 42 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 49 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (56 entries) | 152 | 152 | 304 | 608 | |
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