2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.

Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. • 🇨🇳 china (2)

• 🇪🇹 ethiopia (2)

• 🇯🇵 japan (2)

• 🇰🇪 kenya (2)

• undefined (2)

• undefined (1)

• 🇷🇴 romania (2)

• 🇷🇺 russia (1)

• 🇰🇷 south korea (1)

• 🇺🇬 uganda (1)

• 🇺🇸 united states (2)