| IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship | |
| Upcoming Season: | 2024 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Founded: | 1977 |
| Founder: | International Handball Federation |
| Inaugural: | 1977 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Continents: | 5 |
| Champion: | (1st title) |
| Most Champs: | (7 titles) |
The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in even years.
| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 1977 Details |  Romania | 16–13 OT | 16–15 3OT | |||||
| 1979 Details | Yugoslavia | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 1981 Details |  Canada | No playoffs | No playoffs | |||||
| 1983 Details |  France | 22–17 | 26–23 | |||||
| 1985 Details | South Korea | 27–24 | 30–29 2OT | |||||
| 1987 Details |  Denmark | 24–15 | 27–23 | |||||
| 1989 Details |  Nigeria | 26–23 | 27–18 | |||||
| 1991 Details | France | 26–25 | 25–18 | |||||
| 1993 Details |  Bulgaria | 24–17 | 28–27 | |||||
| 1995 Details |  Brazil | 28–24 | 26–24 | |||||
| 1997 Details | Ivory Coast | 29–26 | 27–26 | |||||
| 1999 Details |  China | 25–20 | 25–20 | |||||
| 2001 Details |  Hungary | 29–27 | 26–22 | |||||
| 2003 Details | Macedonia | 26–24 | 35–30 | |||||
| 2005 Details |  Czech Republic | 30–25 | 28–23 | |||||
| 2008 Details | Macedonia | 23–22 | 29–22 | |||||
| 2010 Details | South Korea | 30–21 | 24–23 | |||||
| 2012 Details | Czech Republic | 29–22 | 26–24 | |||||
| 2014 Details |  Croatia | 34–27 | 21–20 | |||||
| 2016 Details |  Russia | 32–28 OT | 26–25 | |||||
| 2018 Details | Hungary | 28–22 | 29–27 | |||||
| 2020 Details | Romania | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | ||||||
| 2022 Details |  Slovenia | 31–29 | 31–20 | |||||
| 2024 Details |  North Macedonia | 29–26 | 34–28 | |||||
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| 12th | 16th | 19th | 16th | 31st | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 17th | 17th | 15th | 15th | 11th | 14th | 19th | 21st | 14th | 19th | 6th | 18th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17th | 16th | 20th | 12th | 15th | 20th | 20th | 16th | 25th | 21st | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20th | 22nd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 11th | 11th | 19th | 24th | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 15th | 9th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 22nd | 19th | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 3rd | 8th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | DQ | 20th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22nd | 20th | 27th | 29th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 13th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 15th | 17th | 14th | 10th | 17th | 16th | 13th | 17th | 22nd | 19th | 18th | 21st | 15th | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 11th | 16th | 19th | 17th | 26th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23rd | 24th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 13th | 10th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 9th | 12th | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 11th | 12th | 16th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 25th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 5th | 5th | 10th | 11th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7th | 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 6th | 5th | 4th | 22 | ||||||
| 20th | 23rd | 15th | 13th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 5th | 9th | 17th | 7th | 13th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | 13th | 7th | 13th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 18 | |||||||||||||
| See & | 6th | 10th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 7th | 4th | 4th | 13th | 7th | 9th | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21st | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23rd | 23rd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 4th | 10th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 10th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 18th | 13th | 10th | 7th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30th | 27th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 10th | 16th | 29th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 16th | WD | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 10th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 8th | 19th | 20th | 17th | 10th | 14th | 16th | 21st | 17th | 15th | 14th | 9th | 20th | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Part of | 19th | 24th | 23rd | 23rd | 28th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 14th | 21st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18th | 32nd | 32nd | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Part of | 8th | 3rd | 17th | 16th | 10th | 12th | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 10th | 13th | 18th | 6th | 17th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 17th | 8th | 18th | 16th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 8th | 9th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 10th | 18 | |||||||||||
| WD | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22nd | WD | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 7th | 3rd | 13th | 8th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 17th | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 10th | 16th | 18th | 5th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 7th | 5th | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 18th | 11th | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Part of | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 8th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | DQ | 12 | |||||||||||
| Part of | Part of | 9th | 4th | 12th | 22nd | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 13th | 7th | 14th | 20th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 13th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 19th | 14th | 21 | ||||||||
| 15th | 11th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 11th | 4th | 10th | 14th | 12th | 17th | 17th | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 10th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 18th | 8th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 13th | 6th | 12th | 4th | 6th | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 15th | 8th | 8th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 19th | 19th | 23rd | 22nd | 21st | 16th | 24th | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 7th | 6th | 12th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th | 11th | 31st | 30th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17th | 20th | 18th | 18th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 24th | 28th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8th | 6th | 7th | See and | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | See | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | 8th | 12th | 18th | 6th | See and | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | See,,,, and | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11th | 9th | 3rd | 12th | 9th | 12th | 11th | See | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 9th | See,, (Today &) and | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (62) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 32 | |||||||||