The women's 5000 metres race of the 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on March 24 at 12:00 local time.[1]
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | i | 6:50.46 | ||||||
| 8 | i | 6:56.64 | +6.18 | |||||
| 8 | o | 7:04.01 | +13.55 | |||||
| 6 | i | 7:10.22 | +19.76 | |||||
| 2 | i | 7:13.61 | +23.15 | |||||
| 4 | o | 7:13.74 | +23.28 | |||||
| 5 | i | 7:14.19 | +23.73 | |||||
| 5 | o | 7:15.84 | +25.38 | |||||
| 3 | o | 7:16.21 | +25.75 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | i | 7:17.18 | +26.72 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | o | 7:17.75 | +27.29 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | o | 7:20.15 | +29.69 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | i | 7:20.96 | +30.50 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | o | 7:23.02 | +32.56 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | o | 7:24.79 | +34.33 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | i | 7:31.26 | +40.80 |