2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification

The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship featured 24 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Italy, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, Russia. The remaining 23 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.

Qualified teams

 * * Total (including 2014 edition).
 * 1.Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 6th appearance as Russia.
 * 2.Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 6th appearance as Germany.
 * 3.Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 2nd appearance as Serbia.

Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will be:


 * Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
 * Africa (CAVB): 2 places
 * Europe (CEV): 9 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 10 places)
 * South America (CSV): 2 places
 * North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 6 places

AVC

 * (Final Round)
 *  (Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round)
 * (Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round)
 *  (Final Round)
 *  (Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round)
 * (Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round)
 * (Final Round)
 *  (Final Round)
 * (Zonal Round)
 * (Zonal Round, Final Round)

CAVB

 * (Sub Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 *  (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Withdrew)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Withdrew)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Withdrew)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 *  (Sub Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
 * (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)

CEV

 * (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round)
 * (First Round, Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 *  (CEV Championship)
 * (CEV Championship)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 *  (CEV Championship)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship)
 * (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 *  (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
 * (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)

CSV

 *  (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
 *  (CSV Championship)
 * (CSV Championship)
 * (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
 * (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
 * (CSV Championship)

NORCECA

 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 *  (Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (Third Round, Playoff round)
 *  (Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 *  (Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 * ' (Third Round, Playoff round')
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
 *  (Third Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
 * (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
 *  (Third Round)