Women Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
| Winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | |||
| Italy | 2 | |||
| Hungary | 2 | |||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||
| Australia | 1 | |||
| Spain | 1 | |||
| Greece | 1 | |||
| Year | Host | Gold (Coach) | Score (MVP) | Silver |
| 1986 | Madrid, Spain | Australia | Round-robin | Netherlands |
| 1991 | Perth, Australia | Netherlands Peter van den Biggelaar | Round-robin | Canada |
| 1994 | Rome, Italy | Hungary Gyula Tóth | 7–5 | Netherlands |
| 1998 | Perth, Australia | Italy Pierluigi Formiconi | 7–6 | Netherlands |
| 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | Italy Pierluigi Formiconi | 7–3 | Hungary |
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | United States Guy Baker | 8–6 | Italy |
| 2005 | Montreal, Canada | Hungary Tamás Faragó | 10–7 | United States |
| 2007 | Melbourne, Australia | United States Guy Baker | 6–5 | Australia |
| 2009 | Rome, Italy | United States Adam Krikorian | 7–6 | Canada |
| 2011 | Shanghai, China | Greece Giorgos Morfesis | 9–8 Ma Huanhuan (China) | China |
| 2013 | Barcelona, Spain | Spain Miki Oca | 8–6 Jennifer Pareja (Spain) | Australia |
| 2015 | Kazan, Russia | United States Adam Krikorian | 5–4 Rachel Fattal (USA) | Netherlands |
| 2017 | Kazan, Hungary | United States Adam Krikorian | 13–6 Maddie Musselman (USA) | Spain |
| 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea | United States Adam Krikorian | 10-6 Roser Tarrago (Spain) | Spain |