The 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship features 24 teams. Three places are allocated to the hosts, the Netherlands and Poland, and the current titleholder, Serbia. Ten places were to be allocated to the top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places were to be allocated to the top eleven teams in the FIVB World Ranking that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1] Following the cancellation of the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, AVC allocated two quota spots to China and Japan, the top two teams in the AVC Continental Ranking.[2]
On 1 March 2022, FIVB declared Russia and Belarus not eligible for international and continental competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Russia was disqualified.[3]
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | |||
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| CEV | Defending champions | 20 October 2018 | 5a | 1978 | 2018 | (2018) | ||
| CEV | Host countries | 12 January 2019 | 14 | 1956 | 2018 | (2018) | ||
| CEV | Host countries | 12 January 2019 | 10 | 1952 | 2010 | (1952) | ||
| NORCECA | 2021 NORCECA champions | 31 August 2021 | 8 | 1974 | 2018 | (2014) | ||
| NORCECA | 2021 NORCECA runners-up | 31 August 2021 | 7 | 1974 | 2018 | (2002) | ||
| CEV | 2021 European champions | 4 September 2021 | 11 | 1978 | 2018 | (2002) | ||
| CEV | 2021 European third-place finisherse | 4 September 2021 | 4 | 2006 | 2018 | 6th place (2010) | ||
| AVC | 1st AVC ranked teamf | 5 September 2021 | 14 | 1956 | 2018 | (1982, 1986) | ||
| AVC | 2nd AVC ranked teamf | 5 September 2021 | 16 | 1960 | 2018 | (1962, 1967, 1974) | ||
| CSV | 2021 South American champions | 19 September 2021 | 16 | 1956 | 2018 | (1994, 2006, 2010) | ||
| CSV | 2021 South American runners-up | 19 September 2021 | 0 | None | None | |||
| CAVB | 2021 African champions | 19 September 2021 | 3 | 2006 | 2018 | (2006, 2014, 2018) | ||
| CAVB | 2021 African runners-up | 19 September 2021 | 6 | 1994 | 2018 | (1994, 1998) | ||
| NORCECA | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 16 | 1956 | 2018 | (2014) | ||
| CEV | | 1952 | 2018 | (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006, 2010) | ||||
| CEV | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 16c | 1956 | 2018 | (1974, 1986) | ||
| CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 3 | 1956 | 2014 | (2014) | ||
| AVC | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 12 | 1967 | 2018 | (1967, 1974) | ||
| CEV | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 12 | 1952 | 2018 | (1952) | ||
| NORCECA | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 9 | 1974 | 2018 | (1974, 1982) | ||
| AVC | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 5 | 1998 | 2018 | (1998, 2010, 2018) | ||
| CSV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 6 | 1960 | 2018 | (1960) | ||
| CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 11d | 1952 | 2010 | (1952, 1960) | ||
| AVC | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 19 September 2021 | 4 | 2006 | 2018 | (2006) | ||
| CEV | Reallocation | 18 March 2022 | 3 | 1998 | 2014 | (1998) | ||
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| Confederation | Tournament | style-"width: 19%;" | Date | Venue | Teams | |
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 San Fernando, Pampanga | ||||||
| CAVB (Africa) | 12–19 September 2021 |  Kigali | 9 | |||
| CEV (Europe) | EuroVolley 2019 | 23 August–8 September 2019 |  Budapest,  Łódź,  Bratislava,  Ankara | 21+3 | ||
| Pool A | 10–15 May 2021 |  Minsk | 3 | |||
| Pool B | 7–16 May 2021 |  Matosinhos,  Tbilisi | 4 | |||
| Pool C | 7–15 May 2021 |  Larissa,  Graz | 4 | |||
| Pool D | 7–15 May 2021 |  Podgorica, Nitra | 4 | |||
| Pool E | 7–16 May 2021 |  Belfort, Budapest | 4 | |||
| Pool F | 6–16 May 2021 | 4 | ||||
| 18 August–4 September 2021 |  Plovdiv,  Zadar,  Cluj-Napoca,  Belgrade | 21+3 | ||||
| CSV (South America) | 15–19 September 2021 |  Barrancabermeja | 5 | |||
| NORCECA (North America) | 26–31 August 2021 |  Guadalajara | 7 | |||
FIVB reserved berths for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship host countries to participate in the tournament.
FIVB reserved a berth for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.
See main article: 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Of the 24 qualified teams, top eight teams excluding EuroVolley 2021 host countries qualified for the third round.
See main article: 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification. Of the 23 qualified teams, winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the third round.
See main article: 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Of the 24 qualified teams, winner and runner-up excluding the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
See main article: 2021 Women's South American Volleyball Championship.
Of the 5 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
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See main article: 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship.
Of the 9 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
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See main article: 2021 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship.
Of the 7 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
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