The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July.
| Gold | Sule Utura | |
| Silver | Genzebe Dibaba | |
| Bronze | Nelly Ngeiywo |
8 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 16:15.59 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:16.75 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:17.96 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 16:25.04 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:33.28 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:36.46 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:37.79 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 16:41.29 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 16:41.67 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:42.17 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:48.70 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 17:19.54 |
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.