Expansion On 25 March 2022, following a review of the current FIBA women's basketball system,
FIBA expanded the World Cup back to 16 teams after reducing the teams to 12 teams in
2022. The expansion brings the numbers of teams that qualified back to the same count as the World Cups between
1990 and
2018.
Qualification Germany as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in April 2023. Each winner of the continental championship will qualify. All other teams play in a qualifying tournament after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 24 teams played in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining eleven spots.
Qualified teams played in China, France, Puerto Rico and Türkiye Of the sixteen teams who qualified, nine took part in the previous edition. For the first time since
1990, no teams will debut at this edition. Of the seven returnees,
Italy and
Hungary come after long absences after last appearing in
1994 and
1998 respectively. Hosts
Germany also return after their only appearance was hosting in
1998.
Czechia makes an appearance after missing out on the previous two editions.
Spain and
Turkey progressed this time round after failing to advance in
2022. Of the absentees, the most notable absentee is 2022 fourth place finishers
Canada, who failed to qualify for the first time since
2002 after missing out on a three way tie in the Qualifying Tournaments. 2022 debutants,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside
Serbia, couldn't qualify after their sporadic appearances in 2022. After the Qualifying Tournaments, the regional team split is as follows: eight from
Europe, four from
Asia and
Oceania and two from
Africa and
Americas. Europe's eight teams breaks their record of most European teams at a single World Cup (previously held by
1957 with seven); while on the other hand, Americas' two representatives (
Puerto Rico and
United States) marks the lowest amount of teams at the World Cup from the region since
1967.
Mali qualified for a second successive edition for the first time, while
Belgium and Puerto Rico continue their qualification streaks since their debuts in
2018.
South Korea and United States continue their longest active qualification streaks with 17.
Summary of qualified teams ==Venues==