This is a List of World Championships medalists in women's taekwondo.
Finweight
edit- −43 kg: 1987–1997
- −47 kg: 1999–2007
- −46 kg: 2009–
Flyweight
edit- −47 kg: 1987–1997
- −51 kg: 1999–2007
- −49 kg: 2009–
Bantamweight
edit- −51 kg: 1987–1997
- −55 kg: 1999–2007
- −53 kg: 2009–
Featherweight
edit- −55 kg: 1987–1997
- −59 kg: 1999–2007
- −57 kg: 2009–
Lightweight
edit- −60 kg: 1987–1997
- −63 kg: 1999–2007
- −62 kg: 2009–
Welterweight
edit- −65 kg: 1987–1997
- −67 kg: 1999–
Middleweight
edit- −70 kg: 1987–1997
- −72 kg: 1999–2007
- −73 kg: 2009–
Heavyweight
edit- +70 kg: 1987–1997
- +72 kg: 1999–2007
- +73 kg: 2009–
Medal table
edit| 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 Athletesa | 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.