| Teams | From | Previous appearences |  Japan | Host | 12 - 1. 1964, 2. 1968, 2. 1972, 1. 1976, 3. 1984, 4. 1988,
5. 1992, 9. 1996, 5. 2004, 5. 2008, 5. 2012, 5. 2016 | | 6 Intercontinental Qualfication August 2019 |  Serbia | Pool 1 Women OQ 2020 | 3 - 5. 2008, 11.2012, 2. 2016 |  China | Pool 2 Women OQ 2020 | 9 - 1. 1984, 3. 1988, 7. 1992, 2. 1996, 5. 2000,
1. 2004, 3. 2008, 5. 2012, 1. 2016 |  United States | Pool 3 Women OQ 2020 | 11 - 5. 1964, 8. 1968, 2. 1984, 7. 1988, 3. 1992, 5. 1996,
4. 2000, 5. 2004, 2. 2008, 2. 2012, 3. 2016 |  Brazil | Pool 4 Women OQ 2020 | 10 - 7. 1980, 7. 1984, 6. 1988, 4. 1992, 3. 1996,
3. 2000, 4. 2004, 1. 2008, 1. 2012, 5. 2016 |  Russia | Pool 5 Women OQ 2020 | 6 - 4. 1996, 2. 2000, 2. 2004, 5. 2008, 5. 2012, 5. 2016 |  Italy | Pool 6 Women OQ 2020 | 6 - 9. 2000, 5. 2004, 5. 2008, 5. 2012, 9. 2016 | | 5 Continental Qualifications January 2020 | | | 1st Europe Women OQ 2020 | | | 1st Norceca Women OQ 2020 | | | 1st South America Women OQ 2020 | | | 1st Asia Women OQ 2020 |  Kenya | 1st Africa Women OQ 2020 |
| Intercontinental Qualfication 24 best teams from World Ranking as from January 1, 2019 excluding Japan. | | 6 qualified teams from first stage not eligible to Continental Qualifications. |
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