The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 23 July.
| Gold | Kalkidan Fentie | |
| Silver | Emmaculate Chepkirui | |
| Bronze | Bontu Rebitu |
| Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Record | 14:30.88 | Bergen, Norway | 11 June 2004 | ||
| Championship Record | 15:08.06 | Moncton, Canada | 21 July 2010 | ||
| World Junior Leading | 14:45.63 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 June 2016 | ||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:29.64 | PB | ||||
| 15:31.12 | PB | ||||
| 15:31.93 | |||||
| 15:34.09 | PB | ||||
| 15:34.37 | PB | ||||
| 15:37.79 | PB | ||||
| 15:38.56 | |||||
| 15:39.66 | PB | ||||
| 15:41.62 | NU20R | ||||
| 10 | 15:48.80 | NU20R | |||
| 11 | 15:49.42 | ||||
| 12 | 15:49.63 | ||||
| 13 | 15:57.68 | NU20R | |||
| 14 | 16:08.44 | ||||
| 15 | 16:36.04 | NU20R | |||
| 16 | 16:43.87 | ||||
| 17 | 17:13.18 | ||||
| 18 | 17:24.32 | ||||