National team appearances in the World Men's Handball Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 58 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Men's Handball Championship finals.

Debut of teams
* Successor Teams

** Composed of players from both South Korea and North Korea. The team split into two again after the tournament.

Participation details

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * 5th – Fifth place
 * 6th – Sixth place
 * 7th – Seventh place
 * 8th – Eighth place
 * 9th – Ninth place
 * 10th – Tenth place
 * 11th – Eleventh place
 * 12th to 24th – Twelfth to twenty-fourth place
 * Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
 * — Qualified but withdrew
 * — Did not qualify
 * — Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
 * — Hosts