| Event: | High jump |
| Gender: | Men and women |
| Firstyearmen: | 1983 |
| Lastyearmen: | 2023 |
| Firstyearwomen: | 1983 |
| Lastyearwomen: | 2023 |
| Crmen: | 2.41 m Bohdan Bondarenko (2013) |
| Crwomen: | 2.09 m Stefka Kostadinova (1987) |
The high jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round. In the 2015 World Championships in Athletics the qualifying height for men was 2.31 m and for women 1.94 m.
The championship records for the event are 2.41 m for men, set by Bohdan Bondarenko in 2013, and 2.09 m for women, set by Stefka Kostadinova in 1987.
| Distinction | Male athlete | Age | Female athlete | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest champion | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | 19 years, 282 days | Ioamnet Quintero | 20 years, 337 days | |
| Youngest medalist | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | 19 years, 282 days | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | 18 years, 11 days | |
| Youngest participant | Tim Forsyth | 18 years, 12 days | Zheng Xingjuan | 16 years, 139 days | |
| Oldest champion | Mutaz Essa Barshim | 31 years, 24 days | Inha Babakova | 32 years, 63 days | |
| Oldest medalist | Andriy Protsenko | 34 years, 59 days | Ruth Beitia | 34 years, 138 days | |
| Oldest participant | Dragutin Topić | 38 years, 160 days | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | 41 years, 75 days |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1991–1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2001–2009 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1983–1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2013–2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 2013–2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1993–1997 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1999–2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 nations | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 | |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | & | 2015-2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2007–2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1987–1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 5 | 1991–2001 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2007–2015 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 2019–2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 1983–1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 2001–2005 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 1991–1999 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 2007–2011 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 nations | 19 | 21 | 18 | 58 | |