The women's 3000 metres event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 17 July.
| Gold | Jebichi Yator | |
| Silver | Safa Aissaoui | |
| Bronze | Siham Hilali |
17 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:59.80 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 9:02.47 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 9:03.16 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:13.69 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 9:13.92 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 9:24.62 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 9:32.33 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 9:35.56 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:39.17 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 9:39.50 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:41.89 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:49.47 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 9:52.37 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 10:04.30 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.