National team appearances in the FIVB Volleyball World Championship

This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Volleyball World Championship

Men

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)	Total
Albania					16th														1
Algeria													13th	19th					2
Argentina				11th					22nd	3rd	7th	6th	13th	11th	6th	13th	9th	11th	11
Australia										22nd				17th	19th	21st	19th	15th	6
Austria			20th		19th														2
Belgium	9th		17th		20th	14th	8th	11th	18th									17th	8
Brazil			11th	5th	10th	13th	12th	9th	6th	2nd	4th	4th	5th	4th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	16
Bulgaria	3rd	3rd	5th		4th	7th	2nd	7th	10th	5th	3rd	5th	9th	7th	13th	3rd	7th	13th	17
Cameroon												15th					13th	21st	3
Canada								20th	20th	11th		12th	9th	12th	17th	11th	19th	7th	10
Chile										23rd									1
China			9th		9th	9th		15th	7th	7th	12th		13th	15th	13th	17th	19th	15th	13
Chinese Taipei											15th								1
Croatia															19th				1
Cuba			19th			17th	13th	8th	3rd	10th	5th	2nd	4th	3rd	19th	15th	2nd	11th	14
Czech Republic														19th	13th	13th	10th		4
Czechoslovakia	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	5th	5th	9th	8th	9th							12
Denmark						22nd													1
Dominican Republic								22nd											1
East Germany			12th		11th	4th	1st	4th	9th	12th									7
Egypt								17th	23rd		14th			19th	19th	21st	13th	21st	8
Finland		11th			18th	19th	20th		17th	17th								9th	7
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)	Total
France	6th	6th	7th	9th		18th	17th	16th	15th	16th	6th	8th			3rd	6th	11th	4th	15
Germany													9th			9th	8th	3rd	4
Greece											13th		6th	13th	7th	17th			5
Guinea							24th												1
Hungary	7th	5th	8th	6th	7th	10th	11th		14th										8
India		8th	21st																2
Iran							21st							19th		21st	19th	6th	5
Iraq										20th									1
Israel		10th	16th		15th		19th												4
Italy	8th		14th		14th	16th	15th	19th	2nd	14th	11th	1st	1st	1st	5th	5th	4th	13th	16
Japan				8th	5th	5th	3rd	3rd	11th	4th	10th	11th	9th	15th	9th	8th	13th		14
Kazakhstan															19th	21st			2
Lebanon		9th																	1
Libya										24th									1
Luxembourg			23rd																1
Mexico								10th	12th	18th							13th	17th	5
Mongolia					17th	21st	16th												3
Netherlands	10th		13th		12th	12th	14th	12th	16th			7th	2nd	6th	9th				11
North Korea					13th		9th												2
Panama								24th											1
Paraguay				12th															1
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)	Total
Peru				14th															1
Poland	5th	7th	4th	4th	6th	6th	5th	1st	8th	6th	9th			17th	9th	2nd	13th	1st	16
Portugal			15th												8th				2
Puerto Rico								23rd								12th	13th	21st	4
Romania	4th	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	7th	6th	13th	15th									10
Russia													7th	5th	2nd	7th	5th	5th	6
Serbia																	3rd	9th	2
Serbia and Montenegro														2nd	4th	4th			3
South Korea			18th					13th	4th	8th		14th	8th	13th		17th		17th	9
Soviet Union	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	6th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd							12
Spain														8th	13th		12th		3
Sweden												10th	13th						2
Thailand														19th					1
Tunisia					DQ		22nd	18th	24th	21st					19th	15th	19th	21st	9
Turkey			22nd			15th								19th					3
Ukraine														10th					1
United States			6th	7th		11th	18th	14th	19th	13th	1st	13th	3rd	9th	9th	10th	6th	7th	15
Uruguay				13th															1
Venezuela				10th			23rd	21st	21st	19th	16th	16th			17th	17th	19th	17th	11
West Germany			24th			20th													2
Yugoslavia			10th		8th	8th	10th												4

Women

Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (23)	1978 (23)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	Total
Algeria																21st		1
Argentina			8th						18th		15th			17th			17th	5
Australia									12th					21st				2
Austria		15th		14th														2
Azerbaijan												9th			13th		15th	3
Bahamas							23rd											1
Belgium		13th						22nd									11th	3
Brazil		11th	5th	8th		13th	15th	7th	8th	5th	7th	2nd	4th	7th	2nd	2nd	3rd	15
Bulgaria	4th	5th		6th		6th	13th	9th	9th	12th			11th	8th			11th	11
Cameroon															21st		21st	2
Canada							11th	14th	11th	15th	14th			17th		21st	17th	8
Chile									22nd									1
China		6th		9th			14th	6th	1st	1st	2nd	8th	2nd	4th	5th	10th	2nd	13
Chinese Taipei											11th				12th			2
Costa Rica															17th	17th		2
Croatia													6th			17th	13th	3
Cuba						8th	7th	1st	5th	2nd	4th	1st	1st	5th	7th	12th	21st	12
Czech Republic												9th		17th		15th		3
Czechoslovakia	3rd	4th	3rd	5th		5th	17th	12th		11th								8
Dominican Republic							21st	19th					11th	13th	17th	17th	5th	7
Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (23)	1978 (23)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	Total
East Germany		8th		7th		10th	4th	8th		4th	12th							7
Egypt											16th			21st	21st			3
Finland								21st										1
France	7th	12th					20th											3
Germany												5th	13th	10th	11th	7th	9th	6
Greece														10th				1
Hungary	6th			11th		4th	6th	13th	10th									6
India	8th																	1
Indonesia									21st									1
Israel		14th																1
Italy								20th	15th	9th	10th	13th	5th	1st	4th	5th	4th	10
Japan			2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	7th	8th	7th	8th	13th	6th	3rd	7th	15
Kazakhstan															17th	21st	15th	3
Kenya												13th	13th	21st	21st	21st		5
Luxembourg		17th																1
Mexico						12th	10th	15th	13th					21st	21st		21st	7
Mongolia						16th												1
Netherlands		10th		12th		15th	16th	17th	16th		9th	9th	7th	9th	8th	11th	13th	13
Nigeria									23rd									1
North Korea		7th		10th		3rd				14th								4
Team	1952 (8)	1956 (17)	1960 (10)	1962 (14)	1967 (4)	1970 (16)	1974 (23)	1978 (23)	1982 (23)	1986 (16)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (24)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	Total
Paraguay									19th									1
Peru			7th		4th	14th	8th	10th	2nd	3rd	6th	13th	9th		17th	15th		12
Philippines							18th											1
Poland	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd		9th	9th	11th						13th	15th	9th		10
Puerto Rico							22nd		17th					10th	15th	17th	17th	6
Romania	5th	2nd		4th		7th	5th					13th		13th				7
Russia												3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	6
Serbia																8th	7th	2
Serbia and Montenegro															3rd			1
South Korea					3rd		3rd	4th	7th	8th	5th	4th	9th	6th	13th	13th		11
Soviet Union	1st	1st	1st	2nd		1st	2nd	3rd	6th	6th	1st							10
Spain									20th									1
Thailand													13th	17th		13th	17th	4
Tunisia								23rd		16th							21st	3
Turkey															10th	6th	9th	3
Ukraine												9th						1
United States		9th	6th		2nd	11th	12th	5th	3rd	10th	3rd	6th	13th	2nd	9th	4th	1st	15
Uruguay			9th															1
West Germany		16th	10th	13th			19th	18th	14th	13th	13th							8
Yugoslavia								16th										1

References

• FIVB