Main article: World Taekwondo Championships
This is a List of World Championships medalists in women's taekwondo.
Finweight
- −43 kg: 1987–1997
- −47 kg: 1999–2007
- −46 kg: 2009–
Flyweight
- −47 kg: 1987–1997
- −51 kg: 1999–2007
- −49 kg: 2009–
Bantamweight
- −51 kg: 1987–1997
- −55 kg: 1999–2007
- −53 kg: 2009–
Featherweight
- −55 kg: 1987–1997
- −59 kg: 1999–2007
- −57 kg: 2009–
Lightweight
- −60 kg: 1987–1997
- −63 kg: 1999–2007
- −62 kg: 2009–
Welterweight
- −65 kg: 1987–1997
- −67 kg: 1999–
Middleweight
- −70 kg: 1987–1997
- −72 kg: 1999–2007
- −73 kg: 2009–
Heavyweight
- +70 kg: 1987–1997
- +72 kg: 1999–2007
- +73 kg: 2009–
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 61 | 23 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 |  Spain | 12 | 11 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 |  China | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 9 | 17 | 23 | 49 |
| 6 |  United States | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 |  France | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 |  Thailand | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 |  Mexico | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 |  Croatia | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 12 |  Serbia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 |  Canada | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 14 |  Russia | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 15 |  Greece | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 16 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  Cuba | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 |  Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Morocco | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 28 |  Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 30 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 42 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 49 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (56 entries) | 152 | 152 | 304 | 608 | |
- a At the 2023 World Championships, athletes from Russia and Belarus in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), their medals were not included in the official medal table.