| 1981 World Freestyle Championships | |
| Size: | 140 |
| Host City: | Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| Dates: | 11–14 September |
| 1981 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
| Size: | 140 |
| Host City: |  Oslo, Norway |
| Dates: | 28–30 August |
The following is the final results of the 1981 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) and Greco-Roman competition were held in Oslo, Norway.
| width=50 rowspan="2" | Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=200 | Team | width=50 | Points | width=200 | Team | width=50 | Points |
| 1 | 42 | 49 | |||||
| 2 | 33 | 23 | |||||
| 3 | 28 | 21 | |||||
| 4 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| 5 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| 6 |  | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 48 kg | ||||
| 52 kg | ||||
| 57 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | ||||
| 82 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | ||||
| +100 kg |
| 48 kg | ||||
| 52 kg | ||||
| 57 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | ||||
| 82 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | ||||
| +100 kg |