2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification

24 teams competed in the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Germany and the titleholder, Cuba. In the qualification process for the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.

Qualified teams

 * 1.Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Germany.
 * 2.Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 2nd appearance as Czech Republic.
 * 3.Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 3rd appearance as Russia.

Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:


 * Asia and Oceania (AVC): 5 places
 * Africa (CAVB): 2 places
 * Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Germany qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
 * South America (CSV) 2.5 places
 * North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 4.5 places (+ Cuba qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 5.5 places)

Africa
9 national teams entered qualification. (South Africa and Ghana later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.

Pool A

 * Venue: 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya
 * Dates: July 13–15, 2001

Pool B

 * Venue: 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
 * Dates: August 3–5, 2001

Asia and Oceania
9 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.

Sub Pool B

 * Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * Dates: January 18–20, 2001

Pool C

 * Venue: 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
 * Dates: July 6–8, 2001

Pool D

 * Venue: 🇲🇴 Macau
 * Dates: August 31 – September 2, 2001

Europe
25 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–23 automatically qualified for the second round.

Sub Pool C

 * Venue: 🇦🇿 Baku, Azerbaijan
 * Dates: February 2–3, 2001

Pool E

 * Venue: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
 * Dates: June 17–19, 2001

Pool F

 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Opole, Poland
 * Dates: June 24–26, 2001

Pool G

 * Venue: Lisbon, Portugal
 * Dates: June 22–24, 2001

Pool H

 * Venue: 🇷🇺 Novy Urengoy, Russia
 * Dates: June 22–24, 2001

Pool I

 * Venue: 🇮🇹 Urbino, Italy
 * Dates: July 13–15, 2001

Pool J

 * Venue: Dubrovnik, Croatia
 * Dates: August 27–29, 2001

North, Central America and Caribbean
10 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.

Sub Pool D

 * Venue: Oranjestad, Aruba
 * Dates: June 14–16, 2001

Pool K

 * Venue: 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
 * Dates: July 12–14, 2001

Pool L

 * Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico
 * Dates: July 13–15, 2001

South America
6 national teams entered qualification. (Uruguay and Chile later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–3 automatically qualified for the second round.

Pool M

 * Venue: 🇦🇷 Santa Fe, Argentina
 * Dates: July 6–8, 2001

Playoff

 * Venue: 🇲🇽 Monterrey, Mexico
 * Dates: September 7–9, 2001