The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 21 July.
| Gold | Meseret Defar | |
| Silver | Tirunesh Dibaba | |
| Bronze | Vivian Cheruiyot |
21 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 15:54.94 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15:55.99 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15:56.04 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 15:58.20 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:02.75 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:04.10 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 16:04.71 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:08.54 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 16:09.47 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:17.56 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 16:23.46 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 16:38.84 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 16:46.53 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 16:47.44 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 16:56.75 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:02.48 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 17:05.09 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:05.99 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 17:11.37 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:28.03 | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:57.02 | |||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | 18:02.56 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.