This article lists the performances of each of the 10 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Women's Field Handball Championship finals. [1]
Each successive World Women's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Austria  France  Hungary  Czechoslovakia | 4 |
| 1956 |  West Germany  Romania  Yugoslavia | 3 |
| 1960 |  Denmark  Netherlands  Poland | 3 |
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 1949 (4) | 1956 (6) | 1960 (6) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | × | × | 5th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France | 4th | 6th | × | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (including West Germany) | × | 2nd | 3rd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 1st | 3rd | × | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | × | • | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | × | • | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | × | 1st | 1st | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3rd | × | × | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | × | 5th | × | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Host Nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Hungary | Champions |
| 1956 | West Germany | Runners-up |
| 1960 | Romania | Champions |
| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | — | — |
| 1956 |  Hungary | Third Place |
| 1960 | Romania | Champions |
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