National team appearances in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship explained

This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1] [2]

Debut of national teams

A total of 67 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament).

Yearwidth=1080pxDebutantsTotal
1949,,,,,,,,, 10
1952,,, 4
1956,,,,,,,,,,, 12
1960,,,,, 6
1962,, 3
19661
1970,, 3
1974,,,,, 6
1978None0
1982,,, 4
1986, 2
1990, 2
1994,, 3
1998,,,, 5
2002, 2
2006None0
20101
2014None0
20181
20221
2025, 2

Summary

Legend
Team
1949
(10)

1952
(11)

1956
(24)

1960
(14)

1962
(21)

1966
(22)

1970
(24)

1974
(24)

1978
(24)

1982
(24)

1986
(16)

1990
(16)

1994
(16)

1998
(24)

2002
(24)

2006
(24)

2010
(24)

2014
(24)


2018
(24)


2022
(24)

2025
(32)
Total
16th1
13th19thQ3
11th22nd3rd7th6th14th11th6th13th9th11th15th8thQ14
22nd17th19th21st19th15th14th7
20th19th2
9th17th20th14th8th11th18th17th10th9
11th5th10th13th12th9th6thbgcolor=silver2nd4th4th5th4thbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd3rdQ19
3rd3rd5th4th7th2nd7th10th5th3rd5th9th7th13th3rd7th13th11th20th19
15th13th21st19th23rd5
20th20th11th12th9th12th17th11th19th7th9th17thQ13
23rd1
9th9th9th15th7th7th12th15th15th13th17th19th15th22nd24th15
15th1
Q1
Part of 19th1
19th17th13th8th3rd10th5thbgcolor=silver2nd4th3rd19th15thbgcolor=silver2nd11th18th14thQ17
See 19th13th13th10th4
22nd1
22nd24th2
17th23rd14th19th19th21st13th21st20th19thQ11
Team
1949
(10)

1952
(11)

1956
(24)

1960
(14)

1962
(21)

1966
(22)

1970
(24)

1974
(24)

1978
(24)

1982
(24)

1986
(16)

1990
(16)

1994
(16)

1998
(24)

2002
(24)

2006
(24)

2010
(24)

2014
(24)


2018
(24)


2022
(24)

2025
(32)
Total
11th18th19th20th17th17th9th16th8
6th6th7th9th18th17th16th15th16th6th8th3rd6th11th4th7th5thQ18
See and 9th9th8th3rd15th5
13th6th13th7th17th5
24th1
7th5th8th6th7th10th11th14th8
8th21st2
21st19th21st19th6th13th13thQ8
20th1
10th16th15th19th4
8th14th14th16th15th19th2nd14th11thbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st5th5th4th13th5thbgcolor=gold1stQ19
8th5th5th3rd3rd11th4th10th11th9th15th9th8th13th17th12thQ17
Part of 19th21st2
9th1
24thQ2
23rd1
10th12th18th13th17th18th6
17th21st16th3
10th13th12th12th14th12th16th7thbgcolor=silver2nd6th9th8th10th13
13th9th2
Team
1949
(10)

1952
(11)

1956
(24)

1960
(14)

1962
(21)

1966
(22)

1970
(24)

1974
(24)

1978
(24)

1982
(24)

1986
(16)

1990
(16)

1994
(16)

1998
(24)

2002
(24)

2006
(24)

2010
(24)

2014
(24)


2018
(24)


2022
(24)

2025
(32)
Total
24th1
12th1
14th1
Q1
5th7th4th4th6th6th5thbgcolor=gold1st8th6th9th17th9thbgcolor=silver2nd13th1stbgcolor=gold1st2ndQ19
15th8th2
23rd12th13th21st21st22nd6
21stQ2
4th4thbgcolor=silver2nd3rd3rdbgcolor=silver2nd7th6th13th15th10
See 7th5thbgcolor=silver2nd7th5th5th6th7
See See 3rd9th4th9th4
Part of 12th4thQ3
18th13th4th8th14th8th13th17th17th9
8th13th12th3
10th16th2
19th1
22nd18th24th21st19th15th19th21st23rd16th11
22nd15th19th11th4
Part of 10th7th2
6th7th11th18th14th19th13thbgcolor=gold1st13th3rd9th9th10th6th7th3rd6thQ18
13th1
10th23rd21st21st19th16th16th17th17th19th17th11
Discontinued teams
2ndbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd1st4th5th5th9th8th9thSee 12
12th11th4thbgcolor=gold1st4th9th12thSee 7
See bgcolor=silver2nd4th4thSee 3
bgcolor=gold1st1st3rdbgcolor=gold1st1st3rd6thbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2nd3rdSee 12
24th20thSee 2
10th8th8th10thSee See 4
Team
1949
(10)

1952
(11)

1956
(24)

1960
(14)

1962
(21)

1966
(22)

1970
(24)

1974
(24)

1978
(24)

1982
(24)

1986
(16)

1990
(16)

1994
(16)

1998
(24)

2002
(24)

2006
(24)

2010
(24)

2014
(24)


2018
(24)


2022
(24)

2025
(32)
Total

All-time performance

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird PlaceFourth PlaceTotal
16 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)2 (1974, 1986)3 (1956, 1966, 1990)11
24 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022)1 (1978)1 (2010)6
33 (2002, 2006, 2010)3 (1982, 2014, 2018)1 (2022)3 (1986, 1990, 1998)10
43 (1974, 2014, 2018)2 (2006, 2022)2 (1956, 1960)7
52 (1956, 1966)4 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962)1 (1970)7
61 (1986)2 (1994, 2018)3
71 (1970)2 (1966, 1974)
82 (1956, 1966)2 (1960, 1962)2 (1949, 1952)6
92 (1990, 2010)2 (1978, 1998)1 (1994)5
101 (1970)4 (1949, 1952, 1986, 2006)1 (1962)6
11 /
1 (1998)2 (2002, 2006)3
121 (1994)1
1 (2002)
142 (1970, 1974)1 (1982)3
151 (2002)1 (2014)2
1 (2010)1 (2018)
171 (1982)1
1 (2014)
191 (1978)
1 (2022)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honours . 14 January 2022 . volleyballworld.com . 16 September 2022.
  2. Web site: History . 14 January 2022 . volleyballworld.com . 16 September 2022.