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{{Short description|Recurring women's ice hockey national teams tournament}}
{{For|the men's world championships|Ice Hockey World Championships}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox sports league
|upcoming_season = 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
|logo=IIHF World Women's Championship.png
|logo_size=x250px
|caption=
|sport=Ice hockey
|founded={{Start date and age|df=yes|1990}},<br />[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship]]
|teams={{ubl|10 in Top Division|12 in Division I|12 in Division II|11 in Division III}}
|champion={{nowrap|{{ihw|USA}} (11th title)}}
|most_champs = {{ihw|CAN}} (13 titles)
|website=[https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments IIHF.com]
}}

The '''IIHF Women's World Championship''' is the premier international women's tournament in [[ice hockey]]. It is governed by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF).

The official world competition was first held in [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]], with four more championships held in the 90s.<ref name=PastTournaments>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/women.html |title=IIHF World Women's Championships |access-date=12 January 2011 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |archive-date=15 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001653/http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/women.html |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1989 to 1996, and in years that there was no world tournament held, there were [[IIHF European Women Championships|European Championships]] and in 1995 and 1996 a [[IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship|Pacific Rim Championship]]. From the first Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Tournament in [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|1998]] onward, the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games#Women's tournament|Olympic tournament]] was played instead of the IIHF Championships. Afterwards, the IIHF decided to hold Women's Championships in Olympic years, starting in 2014, but not at the top level.<ref name=Merk>{{cite web |title=New era of women's hockey |date=17 December 2010 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |last=Merk |first=Martin |access-date=12 January 2011 |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/7/select_category/21/recap/5130.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921063928/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/7/select_category/21/recap/5130.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> In September 2021, it was announced that the top division will also play during Olympic years and in August–September.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/28513/women_s_worlds_in_olympic_years|title=Women's Worlds in Olympic years|date=22 September 2021|publisher=IIHF.com|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205011106/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/28513/women_s_worlds_in_olympic_years|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Canada women's national ice hockey team|Canada]] and the [[United States women's national ice hockey team|United States]] have dominated the Championship since its inception. Canada won gold at the first eight consecutive tournaments and the United States has won gold at eleven of the last sixteen tournaments. Both national teams placed either first or second every tournament until Canada's streak was broken at the [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019 Championship]]. [[Finland women's national ice hockey team|Finland]] is the third most successful World Championship team, having won fifteen bronze medals and one silver medal – achieved after breaking the Canadian gold-silver streak. Four other teams have medalled at a Women's World Championship: [[Russia women's national ice hockey team|Russia]], winning three bronze medals; [[Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]] and [[Sweden women's national ice hockey team|Sweden]], each winning two; and [[Switzerland women's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]], winning one.

==Structure and qualification==
The women's tournament began as an eight-team tournament featuring Canada, the US, the top five from the [[1989 IIHF European Women Championships|1989 European Championships]], and one Asian qualifier. The same formula was used for [[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]], [[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]], and [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]], but changed following the first [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Olympic women's ice hockey tournament]] at the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano Olympics]]. The top five teams from the Olympic tournament qualified for the [[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999 World Championship]], followed by the best three from final Olympic qualification rounds. Beginning in 1999, the championship became an annual tournament and the first divisional tournaments below the Top Division were played. Along with the creation of the lower divisions, a system of [[promotion and relegation]] was introduced, allowing for movement between all divisions.

After the [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017 tournament]], it was announced that tournament would expand to 10 teams for [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]], having been played with 8 teams since the first tournament in [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]], except in [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]], [[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]], and [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]], where 9 teams played. The [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]] edition featured 9 teams when [[Japan women's national ice hockey team|Japan]] was promoted from Division II but no team was relegated from the Top Division in [[2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2003]], due to the cancellation of the top division tournament in China because of the outbreak of the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS disease]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Merk |first1=Martin |title=Women's Worlds grow |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww/news/4341/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-grow |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205011039/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww/news/4341/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-grow |url-status=live }}</ref> Two teams were relegated from the Top Division in [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], going back to 8 teams for [[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]], but due to the success of the 9-team pool in 2004, [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] decided to expand again to 9 teams for [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The IIHF Annual Congress made the following decisions in Riga during its session on May 19 |url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/IceTimes_10_4.pdf |access-date=17 February 2019 |issue=4 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |date=June 2006 |volume=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227024707/http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/IceTimes_10_4.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2014 |page=2}}</ref> IIHF reverted to 8 teams after the [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] tournament, and play continued in this format until the expansion of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Women's back to eight teams |url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3263&cHash=f29880b6730f3340e970e9c90a588100 |website=iihf.com |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185236/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3263&cHash=f29880b6730f3340e970e9c90a588100 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

===Championship format===
Initially, the tournament was an eight-team tournament divided into two groups, which played [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]].  The top two from each group played off for the gold, and beginning in 1999 the bottom two played off to determine placement and relegation. In [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]], [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]], [[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]], and [[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] the tournament was played with nine nations, using three groups of three playing [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]].  In this format first place from each group continued on to play for gold, second place from each group played for placement and an opportunity to still play for bronze, and the third place teams played off to determine relegation. Beginning in [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]], the tournament changed the format to encourage more equal games. The top four seed nations played in Group A, where the top two teams got a bye to the semifinals, the bottom two go to the quarter-finals to face the top two finishers from Group B.  The bottom two from Group B then play each other in a best of three to determine relegation. Beginning in [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]] the tournament was expanded to ten teams, bringing with it a new format. The ten teams are divided into two groups of five and play [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]]. In this format, the five teams in Group A and the top three teams from Group B move into the Quarterfinals, seeded A1vsB3, A2vsB2, A3vsB1, and A4vsA5. The bottom two from Group B now play only one 9th place game and both get relegated. As of 2021, the four teams that lose their quarterfinal games enter into a knockout tournament to determine 5th place with the winner earning a spot in Group A for the next tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/standings/playoffs|title=IIHF - Standings 2021 IIHF – Ice Hockey Women's World Championship|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref> though the 2024 tournament will not include these games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/ww/schedule|title=IIHF - Schedule and Results 2024 IIHF – Ice Hockey Women's World Championship|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref> From 2026 on, the ten teams will be put into two groups of five, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage while the last-placed teams will play out the relegated team. The tournaments will be moved from April to November each year (Lower divisions from 2027 on).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/62792/recap_2024_semi-annual_congress|title=Recap: 2024 Semi-Annual Congress|date=28 September 2024|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>

===Lower divisions===
Outside of the Top Division tournament, participating nations play in groups of no more than six teams. {{As of|2022}}, there are six group tiers across three divisions below the Top Division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montroy |first=Liz |date=2022-03-22 |title=A tournament of firsts |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wwiiib/news/32541/a_tournament_of_firsts |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |language=en}}</ref>

Introduced in 1999 as a Division I tournament and Division I qualification tournament, the number of lower divisions rapidly expanded as more national teams gained admittance. By 2003 the lower tiers were formalized into tiered groups of six teams each, called Division I, Division II, and Division III, with promotion for the top team in each and relegation for the bottom team. By 2009 it had grown up to Division V, but in 2012 the titles were changed to match the men's tournaments; Division I became IA, Division II became IB, Division III became IIA, Division IV became IIB, and Division V became IIB Qualification. Promotion and relegation remained the same after the title changes.

==Rules and eligibility==
{{see also|Ice hockey rules}}
The rules of play are essentially the same as used for the [[Ice Hockey World Championships#Rules|men's tournaments]], with one key difference: [[Checking (ice hockey)#Types|body checking]] is not permitted in the women's tournaments. Body checking was allowed at the first championship in 1990 but has been assessed as a [[minor penalty]] at all subsequent tournaments.

In order to be eligible to compete in IIHF events, players must be under the jurisdiction of the governing body they are representing and must be a citizen of that country. Additionally, the player must be eighteen years old, or sixteen with a medical waiver, in the season the tournament takes place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2014-2018_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws_web.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214223908/http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2014-2018_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws_web.pdf|url-status=dead|title=IIHF Statutes and Bylaws, sections 406, 616, and 900|archive-date=14 February 2015}}</ref>

==Tournaments==
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Host city/cities
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Third place match
|-
!width=15%|Champions
!width=5%|Score
!width=15%|Runners-up
!width=15%|Third place
!width=5%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|- align=center
|[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]
!width=1% rowspan=39 bgcolor=ffffff|
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ottawa]]
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''6–3'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tampere]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''8–0'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''5–4'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''6–3'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–1'''
|{{ihw-big|CHN}}
|- align=center
|[[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''4–3''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–0'''
|{{ihw-big|CHN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[1998 IIHF Women's World Championship|1998]]--> 1998
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|1998 Winter Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Espoo]]/[[Vantaa]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–1'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–2'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2000 IIHF Women's World Championship|2000]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mississauga]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''7–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Minneapolis]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2002 IIHF Women's World Championship|2002]]--> 2002
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2002 Winter Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2003]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition at top level was cancelled due to [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak#Timeline|outbreak in China]]''
|- align=center
|[[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]/[[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]]
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|[[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Linköping]]/[[Norrköping]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2006 IIHF Women's World Championship|2006]]--> 2006
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2006 Winter Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Winnipeg]]/[[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–1'''
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|'''1–0'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|China}} [[Harbin]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''4–3'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SUI}}
|- align=center
|[[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Hämeenlinna]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWE}}
|- align=center
|<!--[[2010 IIHF Women's World Championship|2010]]--> 2010
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held during [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Zürich]]/[[Winterthur]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–2''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''5–4''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{ihw-big|SUI}}
|'''6–2'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ottawa]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2014]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held at top level during [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Malmö]]
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''7–5'''
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kamloops]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|'''1–0''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|- align=center
|[[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Plymouth Township, Michigan|Plymouth]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''3–2'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''8–0'''
|{{ihw-big|GER}}
|- align=center
|[[2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2018]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition not held at top level during [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018 Olympics]]''
|- align=center
|[[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Espoo]]
!width=1% bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''[[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship final|2–1]]''' <br/> (SO)
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
!width=1% bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''7–0'''
|{{ihw-big|RUS}}
|- align=center
|[[2020 IIHF Women's World Championship|2020]]
|colspan=9| ''Competition at top level, Division I, and Division II Group A was cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|- align=center
|[[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Calgary]]
!width=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''3–2'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
!width=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=ffffff|
|{{ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–1'''
|{{ihw-big|SWI}}
|- align=center 
|[[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Herning]]/[[Frederikshavn]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''2–1'''<br/>
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|'''4–2'''
|{{Ihw-big|SWI}}
|- align=center
|[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Brampton]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''6–3'''<br/>
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{Ihw-big|SUI}}
|- align=center
|[[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship|2024]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Utica, New York]]
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|'''6–5'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|{{Ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''3–2'''<br/> (SO)
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|- align=center
|[[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[České Budějovice]]
|{{ihw-big|USA}}
|'''4–3'''<br/> (OT)
|{{ihw-big|CAN}}
|{{Ihw-big|FIN}}
|'''4–3'''<br/> (OT)
|{{Ihw-big|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|- align=center
|[[2026 IIHF Women's World Championship|2026]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Herning]]/TBD<ref>{{cite web |title=Danmark bliver vært for kvindernes VM i ishockey i 2026 |url=https://ishockey.dk/danmark-bliver-vaert-for-kvindernes-vm-i-ishockey-i-2026/ |website=ishockey.dk |lang=da |access-date=5 October 2025}}</ref>
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|2027
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} TBD<ref>{{cite web | last=Spencer | first=Donna | title=2026 women's hockey worlds to be held 2 months after Milan-Cortina Olympics | website=CBC | date=2025-04-18 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/hockey/womens-world-championships-returns-to-april-in-olympic-year-1.7514040 | access-date=2025-04-19}}</ref>
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|2028
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|2030
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} TBD<ref name="2023 IIHF Semi-Annual Congress">{{cite web |last1=Potts |first1=Andy |title=Recap: 2023 IIHF – Semi-Annual Congress |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/54940/recap_2023_iihf_semi-annual_congress |website=IIHF |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
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==Participation==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Country !! Tournaments !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! data-sort-type=number|Best finish (first/last)
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CAN}} || 24 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 13 || 10 || 1 || 24 || 1st ([[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]/[[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship|2024]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|USA}} || 24 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 11 || 13 || 0 || 24 || 1st ([[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]/[[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|FIN}} || 24 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 1 || 15 || 16 || 2nd ([[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|RUS}} || 17 || [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]] || [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3rd ([[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]]/[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CZE|name=Czechia}} || 9 || [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]]/[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SWE}} || 23 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]]/[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SUI}} || 21 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3rd ([[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|CHN}} || 12 || [[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]] || [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]]/[[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|GER}} || 19 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|JPN}} || 13 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|NOR}} || 5 || [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]/[[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|KAZ}} || 5 || [[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]] || [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6th ([[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|DEN}} || 4 || [[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]] || [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7th ([[1992 IIHF Women's World Championship|1992]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|SVK}} || 2 || [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] || [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7th ([[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|HUN}} || 4 || [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship|2021]] || [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8th ([[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]])
|-
| align=left|{{ihw|FRA}} || 2 || [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]] || [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10th ([[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]]/[[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]])
|}

==Awards==
{{main|List of IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate award winners}}

At most IIHF events, the tournament directorate awards the Best Forward, Best Defenceman, Best Goalkeeper and Most Valuable Player (MVP). At the Women's World Championship, these honours have been awarded in some combination since the first tournament, with the exception of 1997 and the cancelled tournaments in 2003 and 2020.

==All-time record==
''as of end of [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship]]''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:right"
!{{Abbr|R|Rank}}!!class="unsortable"|Team!!{{Abbr|App|Appearance}}!!{{Abbr|C|Champion}}!!{{Abbr|F|Finalist}}!!{{Abbr|3|Third Place}}!!{{Abbr|4|Fourth Place}}!!{{Abbr|GP|Game Played}}!!{{Abbr|W|Win}}!!{{Abbr|OTW|Overtime Win}}!!{{Abbr|SOW|Shootout Win}}!!{{Abbr|T|Tie}}!!{{Abbr|SOL|Shootout Loss}}!!{{Abbr|OTL|Overtime Loss}}!!{{Abbr|L|Loss}}!!{{Abbr|GF|Goal For}}!!{{Abbr|GA|Goal Against}}!!{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}!!{{Abbr|Pts|Point}}
|- style="background:
|1||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|USA}} ||'''24'''||11||'''13'''||0||0||132||'''105'''||5||2||1||3||'''6'''||10||'''821'''||184||'''+637'''||'''302'''
|- style="background:
|2||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|CAN}} ||'''24'''||'''13'''||10||1||0||132||101||'''6'''||3||0||1||5||16||764||174||+590||285
|- style="background:
|3||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|FIN}} ||'''24'''||0||1||'''15'''||'''6'''||'''138'''||65||'''6'''||3||2||3||2||57||460||367||+93||195
|- style="background:
|4||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|SWE}} ||23||0||0||2||'''6'''||117||51||3||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''5'''||3||46||356||358||–2||162
|- style="background:
|5||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|GER|name=West Germany}} (1990) / {{ihw|GER}} (1992–) ||19||0||0||0||1||95||31||1||2||2||1||'''6'''||52||173||376||–203||99
|- style="background:
|6||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|SUI}} ||21||0||0||1||4||111||28||4||4||1||4||2||'''68'''||209||'''479'''||–270||98
|- style="background:
|7||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|RUS}} (1997–2019) / {{ihw|Russia|roc-olympics|name=ROC}} (2021) ||17||0||0||3||3||89||29||1||2||2||2||3||50||179||387||–208||89
|- style="background:
|8||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|CZE|name=Czechia}} ||9||0||0||2||2||55||24||2||1||0||3||2||23||134||143||–9||83
|- style="background:
|9||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|JPN}} ||13||0||0||0||0||67||14||2||2||0||3||2||44||102||281||–179||54
|- style="background:
|10||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|CHN}} ||12||0||0||0||2||55||16||0||2||'''4'''||2||0||31||128||249||–121||44
|- style="background:
|11||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|NOR}} ||5||0||0||0||0||24||5||0||0||1||0||0||18||49||141||–92||12
|- style="background:
|12||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|HUN}} ||4||0||0||0||0||18||3||0||0||0||1||1||13||26||66||–40||11
|- style="background:
|13||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|SVK}} ||2||0||0||0||0||10||2||0||1||0||1||0||6||12||27||–15||9
|- style="background:
|14||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|DEN}} ||4||0||0||0||0||17||1||1||1||0||0||0||14||20||64||–44||7
|- style="background:
|15||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|KAZ}} ||5||0||0||0||0||23||0||0||2||1||1||0||19||19||126||–107||6
|- style="background:
|16||style="text-align:left"|{{ihw|FRA}} ||2||0||0||0||0||9||0||1||0||0||0||0||8||12||42||–30||2
|}

==Lower division tournaments==
{| class="wikitable toptextcells zebra" style="font-size: 90%;"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="2" |Group B
! colspan="2" |Qualification for Group B
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="28" |
|-
! width="10%" |Host city/cities
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city/cities
! width="9%" |Winner
|-
|[[1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)|1999]]
| [[Colmar]], France
| {{Ihw|JPN}}
| [[Székesfehérvár]], Hungary;<br>[[Pyongyang]], North Korea;<br>[[Almaty]], Kazakhstan
| {{Ihw|ITA}}<br>{{Ihw|KAZ}}
|-
| [[2000 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)|2000]]
| [[Riga]] and [[Liepāja]], Latvia
| {{Ihw|KAZ}}
| [[Dunaújváros]] & Székesfehérvár, Hungary
| {{Ihw|PRK}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Division I
! colspan="2" |Division II
! colspan="2" |Division III
! colspan="2" |Division IV
! colspan="2" |Division V
|-
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city/cities
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
|-
|[[2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)|2001]]
| [[Briançon]], France
| {{Ihw|CHE}}
| ''Qualification: ''[[Bucharest]], Romania;<br>[[Maribor]], Slovenia
| {{Ihw|NED}}<br>{{Ihw|SVK}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="7" |
|-
|[[2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2003]]
| [[Ventspils]], Latvia
| {{Ihw|JPN}}
| [[Lecco]], Italy
| {{Ihw|NOR}}
| Maribor, Slovenia
| {{Ihw|AUS}}
|-
|[[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2004]]
| Ventspils, Latvia
| {{Ihw|KAZ}}
| [[Sterzing]], Italy
| {{Ihw|DNK}}
| Maribor, Slovenia
| {{Ihw|AUT}}
|-
|[[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2005]]
| [[Romanshorn]], Switzerland
| {{Ihw|CHE}}
| [[Asiago]], Italy
| {{Ihw|NOR}}
| [[Cape Town]], South Africa
| {{Ihw|SLO}}
| [[Dunedin]], New Zealand
| {{Ihw|KOR}}
|-
|[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2007]]
| [[Nikkō]], Japan
| {{Ihw|JPN}}
| Pyongyang, North Korea
| {{Ihw|SVK}}
| [[Sheffield]], United Kingdom
| {{Ihw|AUS}}
| [[Miercurea Ciuc]], Romania
| {{Ihw|CRO}}
|-
|[[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2008]]
| Ventspils, Latvia
| {{Ihw|KAZ}}
| [[Vierumäki]], Finland
| {{Ihw|AUT}}
| [[Miskolc]], Hungary
| {{Ihw|GBR}}
| Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
| {{Ihw|ISL}}
|-
|[[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2009]]
| [[Graz]], Austria
| {{Ihw|SVK}}
| [[Torre Pellice]], Italy
| {{Ihw|LVA}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
|[[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2011]]
| [[Ravensburg]], Germany
| {{Ihw|GER}}
| [[Caen]], France
| {{Ihw|CZE}}
| [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], Australia
| {{Ihw|NLD}}
| [[Reykjavík]], Iceland
| {{Ihw|NZL}}
| [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
| {{Ihw|POL}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Division I A
! colspan="2" |Division I B
! colspan="2" |Division II A
! colspan="2" |Division II B
! colspan="2" |Division II B Qualification
|-
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
|-
|[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2012]]
| Ventspils, Latvia
| {{Ihw|CZE}}
| {{nowrap|[[Kingston upon Hull]], United Kingdom}}
| {{Ihw|DNK}}
| Maribor, Slovenia
| {{Ihw|PRK}}
| [[Seoul]], South Korea
| {{Ihw|POL}}
| colspan="2" |
|-
|[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship#Division I|2013]]
| [[Stavanger]], Norway
| {{Ihw|JPN}}
| [[Strasbourg]], France
| {{Ihw|FRA}}
| [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| {{Ihw|HUN}}
| [[Puigcerdà]], Spain
| {{Ihw|KOR}}
| [[İzmir]], Turkey
| {{Ihw|TUR}}
|-
|[[2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2014]]
| [[Přerov]], Czech Republic
| {{Ihw|CZE}}
| Ventspils, Latvia
| {{Ihw|LAT}}
| [[Dumfries]], United Kingdom
| {{Ihw|ITA}}
| [[Jaca]], Spain
| {{Ihw|CRO}}
| Mexico City, Mexico 
| {{Ihw|MEX}}
|-
|[[2015 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2015]]
| [[Rouen]], France
| {{Ihw|CZE}}
| [[Peking|Beijing]], China
| {{Ihw|SVK}}
| Asiago, Italy
| {{Ihw|KAZ}}
| Reykjavík, Iceland
| {{Ihw|SVN}}
| [[Kowloon]], Hong Kong
| {{Ihw|TUR}}
|-
|[[2016 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2016]]
| [[Aalborg]], Denmark
| {{Ihw|GER}}
| Asiago, Italy
| {{Ihw|HUN}}
| [[Bled]], Slovenia
| {{Ihw|POL}}
| Jaca, Spain
| {{Ihw|AUS}}
| Sofia, Bulgaria
| {{Ihw|ROM}}
|-
|[[2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2017]]
| Graz, Austria
| {{Ihw|JPN}}
| [[Katowice]], Poland
| {{Ihw|SVK}}
| [[Gangneung]], South Korea
| {{Ihw|KOR}}
| [[Akureyri]], Iceland
| {{Ihw|MEX}}
| [[Taipei]], Taiwan
| {{Ihw|TPE}}
|-
|[[2018 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2018]]
| [[Vaujany]], France
| {{Ihw|FRA}}
| Asiago, Italy
| {{Ihw|ITA}}
| Maribor, Slovenia
| {{Ihw|NLD}}
| [[Valdemoro]], Spain
| {{Ihw|ESP}}
| Sofia, Bulgaria
| {{Ihw|CRO}}
|-
|[[2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019]]
| [[Budapest]], Hungary
| {{Ihw|HUN}}
| Beijing, China
| {{Ihw|NLD}}
| Dumfries, United Kingdom
| {{Ihw|SVN}}
| [[Brașov]], Romania
| {{Ihw|TPE}}
| Cape Town, South Africa
| {{Ihw|UKR}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Division I A
! colspan="2" |Division I B
! colspan="2" |Division II A
! colspan="2" |Division II B
! colspan="2" |Division III
|-
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
|-
|[[2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2020]]
| <s>[[Angers]], France</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Katowice, Poland</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Jaca, Spain</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| Akureyri, Iceland
| {{Ihw|AUS}}
| Sofia, Bulgaria
| {{Ihw|RSA}}
|-
|[[2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2021]]
| <s>Angers, France</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Beijing, China</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Jaca, Spain</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Zagreb, Croatia</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| <s>Kaunas, Lithuania</s>
| style="text-align:center;" |{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Division I A
! colspan="2" |Division I B
! colspan="2" |Division II A
! colspan="2" |Division II B
! colspan="2" |Division III A
! colspan="2" |Division III B
|-
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
! width="10%" |Host city
! width="9%" |Winner
|-
|[[2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]]
| Angers, France
| {{Ihw|FRA}}
| Katowice, Poland
| {{Ihw|CHN}}
| Jaca, Spain
| {{Ihw|GBR}}
| Zagreb, Croatia
| {{Ihw|ISL}}
| Sofia, Bulgaria
| {{Ihw|BEL}}
| {{nowrap|Belgrade, Serbia}}
| {{nowrap|{{Ihw|EST}}}}
|-
|[[2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]
| Shenzhen, China
| {{Ihw|CHN}}
| Suwon, South Korea
| {{Ihw|KOR}}
| Mexico City, Mexico
| {{Ihw|LAT}}
| Cape Town, South Africa
| {{Ihw|BEL}}
| Brașov, Romania
| {{Ihw|HKG}}
| {{nowrap|Tnuvot, Israel}}
| {{Ihw|SRB}}
|-
|[[2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]]
| [[Klagenfurt]], Austria
| {{Ihw|Norway}}
| Riga, Latvia
| {{Ihw|SVK}}
| [[Canillo]], Andorra
| {{Ihw|KAZ}}
| [[Istanbul]], Turkey
| {{Ihw|PRK}}
| Zagreb, Croatia
| {{Ihw|UKR}}
| [[Kohtla-Järve]], Estonia
| {{Ihw|THA}}
|-
|[[2025 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships|2025]]
| Shenzhen, China
| {{Ihw|AUT}}
| Dumfries, Great Britain 
| {{Ihw|ITA}}
| [[Bytom]], Poland
| {{Ihw|ESP}}
| Dunedin, New Zealand
| {{Ihw|AUS}}
| Belgrade, Serbia
| {{Ihw|LTU}}
| [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina
| {{Ihw|BUL}}
|}
'''Notes:'''
* {{Note label|Note1|a|a}} Tournament cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==Attendance==
The highest total attendance at a championship was 122,331 spectators at the [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025 edition]] in [[České Budějovice]], Czech Republic.<ref name="o883">{{cite web | first=Andy | last=Potts | title=World record attendance in Czechia | website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/ww/news/66606/world_record_attendance_in_czechia | access-date=2025-04-20}}</ref> The highest attendance per game was 5,962 at the [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007 edition]] in [[Winnipeg]] and [[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]], Canada.<ref name="f712">{{cite web | title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2025 | website=International Ice Hockey Federation | url=https://blob.iihf.com/iihf-media/iihfmvc/media/contentimages/4_sport/g_and_r/2025_iihf_g_and_r_book.pdf | access-date=2025-04-16 | date=2025}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of the top 10 most attended tournaments
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Year!! style="width:220px;"|Host country!! style="width:100px;"|Total attendance!! style="width:80px;"|Number of games!! style="width:100px;"|Attendance per game
|-
| [[2025 IIHF Women's World Championship|2025]]||{{flag|Czech Republic}}||style="text-align:right"|122,331||style="text-align:center"|29||style="text-align:right"|4,218
|-
| [[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]]||{{flag|Canada}} †||style="text-align:right"|119,231||style="text-align:center"|20||style="text-align:right"|5,962
|-
| [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]]||{{flag|Canada}}||style="text-align:right"|98,155||style="text-align:center"|21||style="text-align:right"|4,674
|-
| [[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]]||{{flag|Canada}} †||style="text-align:right"|89,461||style="text-align:center"|20||style="text-align:right"|4,473
|-
| [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship|2024]]||{{flag|United States}}||style="text-align:right"|68,112||style="text-align:center"|29||style="text-align:right"|2,349
|-
| [[1997 IIHF Women's World Championship|1997]]||{{flag|Canada}} †||style="text-align:right"|60,418||style="text-align:center"|20||style="text-align:right"|3,021
|-
| [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship|2023]]||{{flag|Canada}}||style="text-align:right"|59,372||style="text-align:center"|31||style="text-align:right"|1,915
|-
| [[2000 IIHF Women's World Championship|2000]]||{{flag|Canada}} †||style="text-align:right"|57,444||style="text-align:center"|20||style="text-align:right"|2,872
|-
| [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship|2019]]||{{flag|Finland}}||style="text-align:right"|51,247||style="text-align:center"|29||style="text-align:right"|1,767
|-
| [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship|2022]]||{{flag|Denmark}}||style="text-align:right"|43,160||style="text-align:center"|31||style="text-align:right"|1,393
|}
:''† = team won the championship as host''

==See also==
* [[4 Nations Cup]]
* [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games]]
* [[Canada–United States women's national ice hockey rivalry]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Works cited==
* {{Cite book|last=Müller|first=Stephan|title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005|publisher=Books on Demand GmbH|year=2005|isbn=9783833441899|location=Norderstedt}}
*{{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/487 487–9] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/487 }}
*{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=26–7, 227–235|isbn=978-0986796401|location=Toronto}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.whockey.com/ Women's Hockey Web]
*[http://www.eurohockey.com/league/915-world-womens-championship.html Women's World Championships] at EuroHockey.com
*[https://www.hockeyarchives.info/mondefem1990.htm Championnats du monde féminins] at HockeyArchives.info {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://www.iihf.com/ IIHF Women's World Championship] at IIHF (official tournament website)

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