Main article: World Curling Championships
The following is a list of the winners of the World Women's Curling Championships since the inception of the championships in 1979.
Medallists
All-time medal table
As of 2024 World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada | 18 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 |  Norway | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  Germany | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  United States | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 |  China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Russia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 45 | 45 | 52 | 142 | |
Performance timeline
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| Nation | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | Q | 45 |
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| Italy
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13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Q | 24 |
| Japan
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11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | Q | 28 |
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8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Q | 46 |
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4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Q | 46 |
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11 | 8 | 10 | Q | 4 | |
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5 | 7 | 7 | Q | 46 |
| Nation | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Years |
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See also
- List of World Men's Curling Champions
- List of World Mixed Doubles Curling Champions
- List of Olympic medalists in curling
- List of Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling
Notes
- Bronze medals were only awarded from 1985. Table shows third-place finishers before then.
- 1989–1994: Two bronze medals were awarded.
References
- "World Women's Curling Champions". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- The Canadian Press (March 12, 2020). "World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled". The Sports Network. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Céline Stucki (February 8, 2021). "LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021 cancelled". World Curling Federation. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021 moved to Calgary bubble". World Curling Federation. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.