Women · Middle Distance · All-Time
1500 Metres
3:48.68
Best mark
World record
3:59.02
Top 500 cutoff
500 rows
3:57.48
Median
Of the 500 performances
30
Countries
ETH 97 · KEN 64 · 28 others
Performance distribution
500 performances from 3:48.68 to 3:59.02 · median 3:57.48
Top 500 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 500
All performances · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
500 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Kipyegon WR | KEN | 3:48.68 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 31 |
| 2 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:49.04 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 30 |
| 3 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:49.11 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | 29 |
| 4 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:50.07 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 24 |
| 5 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:50.30 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 27 |
| 6 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:50.37 | 10 Aug 2022 | Monaco | 28 |
| 7 | Qu Yunxia | CHN | 3:50.46 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 8 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:50.62 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 28 |
| 9 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:50.72 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 29 |
| 10 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:50.83 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 27 |
| 11 | Jiang Bo | CHN | 3:50.98 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 12 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:51.07 | 9 Jul 2021 | Monaco | 27 |
| 13 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:51.29 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 14 | Lang Yinglai | CHN | 3:51.34 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 15 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:51.41 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 29 |
| 16 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 3:51.92 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 17 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:51.95 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 18 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:52.15 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 19 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:52.47 | 13 Aug 1980 | Zürich | 28 |
| 20 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:52.56 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 21 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:52.59 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | 28 |
| 22 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:52.61 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 23 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:52.67 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 28 |
| 24 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:52.75 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 22 |
| 25 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:52.89 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 30 |
| 26 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:52.96 | 18 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 28 |
| 27 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:53.11 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 28 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:53.22 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 18 |
| 29 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:53.23 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 27 |
| 30 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:53.37 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 31 |
| 31 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:53.60 | 9 Jul 2021 | Monaco | 28 |
| 32 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:53.63 | 10 Jun 2021 | Firenze | 28 |
| 33 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:53.75 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 22 |
| 34 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:53.79 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 31 |
| 35 | Yin Lili | CHN | 3:53.91 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 17 |
| 35 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:53.91 | 10 Jun 2021 | Firenze | 27 |
| 37 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:53.93 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 21 |
| 38 | Paula Ivan | ROU | 3:53.96 | 1 Oct 1988 | Seoul | 25 |
| 39 | Lan Lixin | CHN | 3:53.97 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 40 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:53.98 | 15 Jun 2024 | Nairobi | 30 |
| 41 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.01 | 20 Jun 2021 | Chorzów | 24 |
| 42 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.03 | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | 26 |
| 43 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 3:54.05 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 44 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:54.11 | 8 Jul 2015 | Barcelona | 24 |
| 45 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:54.16 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 23 |
| 46 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:54.22 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 25 |
| 47 | Olga Dvirna | RUS | 3:54.23 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | 29 |
| 48 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.32 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 49 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.38 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 22 |
| 50 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:54.50 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 51 | Zhang Ling | CHN | 3:54.52 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 16 |
| 51 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.52 | 18 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 53 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:54.72 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | 29 |
| 54 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | 3:54.73 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 25 |
| 54 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:54.73 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | 29 |
| 56 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:54.75 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | 30 |
| 56 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:54.75 | 19 Jul 2025 | London | 28 |
| 58 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:54.76 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 31 |
| 59 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:54.79 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 18 |
| 60 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:54.87 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | 22 |
| 60 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:54.87 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 29 |
| 62 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:54.92 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 63 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:54.93 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | 17 |
| 64 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:54.98 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 27 |
| 65 | Shelby Houlihan | USA | 3:54.99 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 66 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:55.0 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 28 |
| 67 | Lan Lixin | CHN | 3:55.01 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 68 | Tsige Duguma | ETH | 3:55.06 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 69 | Dong Yanmei | CHN | 3:55.07 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 70 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.08 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | 21 |
| 71 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.10 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 22 |
| 72 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:55.14 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 29 |
| 73 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.16 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 30 |
| 73 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:55.16 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 75 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.18 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 21 |
| 76 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:55.20 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 29 |
| 77 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.22 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 78 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.25 | 18 May 2024 | Westwood | 22 |
| 78 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.25 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | 22 |
| 78 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:55.25 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 81 | Hassiba Boulmerka | ALG | 3:55.30 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 81 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:55.30 | 12 Jul 2019 | Monaco | 26 |
| 83 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:55.33 | 5 Sep 2003 | Bruxelles | |
| 83 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:55.33 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 85 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.34 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | 30 |
| 86 | Qu Yunxia | CHN | 3:55.38 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 24 |
| 86 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.38 | 18 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 29 |
| 88 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:55.40 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 89 | Zhang Ling | CHN | 3:55.47 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 16 |
| 89 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:55.47 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | 28 |
| 91 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:55.48 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 30 |
| 91 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:55.48 | 18 May 2024 | Westwood | 23 |
| 93 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:55.56 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 20 |
| 94 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:55.58 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 29 |
| 95 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.59 | 10 Jun 2021 | Firenze | 28 |
| 95 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 3:55.59 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 97 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:55.60 | 15 Aug 2003 | Zürich | |
| 98 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:55.63 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 32 |
| 99 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:55.64 | 19 Jul 2025 | London | 28 |
| 100 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:55.68 | 8 Jul 2006 | Saint-Denis | |
| 100 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:55.68 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 22 |
| 102 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:55.69 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 21 |
| 103 | Tsige Duguma | ETH | 3:55.71 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 104 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:55.76 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 105 | Dong Yanmei | CHN | 3:55.82 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 106 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:55.86 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 107 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:55.87 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 108 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:55.90 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 109 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:55.92 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 25 |
| 110 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:55.93 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | 26 |
| 111 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:55.94 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 112 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:55.96 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 113 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:55.97 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 27 |
| 114 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:55.99 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 115 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:56.0 | 28 Jun 1976 | Podolsk | 24 |
| 115 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:56.00 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 30 |
| 115 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:56.00 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | |
| 115 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:56.00 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 31 |
| 119 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:56.05 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 22 |
| 120 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:56.07 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 121 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:56.10 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 122 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | CAN | 3:56.12 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 122 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:56.12 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 124 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:56.14 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 124 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:56.14 | 11 Jun 2017 | Hengelo | 24 |
| 124 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:56.14 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 127 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:56.17 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 128 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:56.18 | 27 Aug 2006 | Rieti | |
| 129 | Paula Ivan | ROU | 3:56.22 | 17 Aug 1988 | Zürich | 25 |
| 129 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:56.22 | 8 Jun 2017 | Roma | 24 |
| 131 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:56.24 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 131 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:56.24 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 133 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:56.28 | 6 Jun 2019 | Roma | 28 |
| 133 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:56.28 | 9 Jul 2021 | Monaco | 20 |
| 135 | Shannon Rowbury | USA | 3:56.29 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 136 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:56.30 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 24 |
| 137 | Liu Dong | CHN | 3:56.31 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 23 |
| 138 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:56.33 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 139 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:56.34 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 140 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:56.35 | 25 May 2024 | Eugene | 31 |
| 141 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:56.36 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 30 |
| 142 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:56.38 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 143 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:56.39 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 144 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:56.40 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 144 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:56.40 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | 32 |
| 146 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:56.41 | 28 May 2016 | Eugene | 22 |
| 146 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:56.41 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 148 | Yelena Soboleva | RUS | 3:56.43 | 8 Jul 2006 | Saint-Denis | |
| 149 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | UKR | 3:56.50 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 150 | Abeba Aregawi | ETH | 3:56.54 | 31 May 2012 | Roma | |
| 150 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:56.54 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 30 |
| 152 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:56.55 | 10 Jul 2009 | Roma | |
| 153 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:56.56 | 1 Aug 1980 | Moskva | 28 |
| 153 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:56.56 | 2 Sep 2023 | Xiamen | 22 |
| 155 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:56.57 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 156 | Abeba Aregawi | SWE | 3:56.60 | 10 May 2013 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 157 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:56.61 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 158 | Nadezhda Ralldugina | RUS | 3:56.63 | 18 Aug 1984 | Praha | |
| 158 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:56.63 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | |
| 160 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 3:56.65 | 2 Sep 1984 | Rieti | |
| 161 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:56.68 | 8 Jun 2018 | Chorzów | 27 |
| 162 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:56.69 | 3 Sep 2021 | Bruxelles | 28 |
| 162 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:56.69 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 164 | Lyubov Smolka | UKR | 3:56.7 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 164 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 3:56.7 | 12 Jul 1986 | Bucuresti | 29 |
| 166 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:56.72 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 22 |
| 166 | Katie Snowden | GBR | 3:56.72 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 166 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:56.72 | 2 Sep 2023 | Xiamen | |
| 169 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:56.73 | 6 Jun 2019 | Roma | 26 |
| 169 | Sarah Billings | AUS | 3:56.73 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 171 | Yelena Soboleva | RUS | 3:56.74 | 3 Jul 2006 | Athínai | |
| 172 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 3:56.75 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 173 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:56.76 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | 20 |
| 174 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 3:56.77 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | |
| 175 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:56.79 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 175 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:56.79 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 19 |
| 177 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | UKR | 3:56.8 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 26 |
| 177 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:56.80 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 179 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:56.82 | 14 May 2016 | Shanghai | 22 |
| 180 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:56.86 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | 29 |
| 181 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:56.87 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 182 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:56.9 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 183 | Lyudmila Rogachova | RUS | 3:56.91 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 183 | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 3:56.91 | 13 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 183 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:56.91 | 6 Aug 2022 | Chorzów | 20 |
| 186 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:56.92 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | |
| 187 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:56.93 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 187 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 3:56.93 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 189 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:56.94 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | 21 |
| 190 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | 3:56.97 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 191 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:56.98 | 10 May 2013 | Ad-Dawhah | 19 |
| 191 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:56.98 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 17 |
| 193 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:56.99 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | 27 |
| 193 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:56.99 | 28 Aug 2025 | Zürich | |
| 195 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.00 | 5 Jul 2014 | Saint-Denis | 21 |
| 195 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:57.00 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 197 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:57.02 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 197 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.02 | 28 Aug 2025 | Zürich | 28 |
| 199 | Liu Jing | CHN | 3:57.03 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 200 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:57.04 | 1 Sep 2017 | Bruxelles | 23 |
| 201 | Svetlana Guskova | MDA | 3:57.05 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 201 | Helen Obiri | KEN | 3:57.05 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 203 | Qu Yunxia | CHN | 3:57.08 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 19 |
| 203 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.08 | 29 Aug 2019 | Zürich | 26 |
| 203 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:57.08 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 22 |
| 203 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:57.08 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 207 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.09 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | 30 |
| 208 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.10 | 1 Jul 2017 | Paris | 24 |
| 209 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 3:57.11 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 210 | Mary Slaney | USA | 3:57.12 | 26 Jul 1983 | Stockholm | |
| 210 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:57.12 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 212 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.13 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 213 | Lang Yinglai | CHN | 3:57.15 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 213 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.15 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 215 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:57.19 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 216 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.20 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 217 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:57.22 | 1 Jul 1984 | Bucuresti | |
| 217 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:57.22 | 5 Jul 2014 | Saint-Denis | |
| 217 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.22 | 1 Sep 2017 | Bruxelles | 24 |
| 217 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.22 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 29 |
| 221 | Mary Slaney | USA | 3:57.24 | 30 Aug 1985 | Bruxelles | |
| 222 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:57.26 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 222 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.26 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | 23 |
| 222 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:57.26 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | |
| 225 | Jiang Bo | CHN | 3:57.27 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 225 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:57.27 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 227 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:57.29 | 27 Aug 2006 | Rieti | |
| 227 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.29 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | 26 |
| 229 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:57.30 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 229 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:57.30 | 5 Jun 2022 | Rabat | 21 |
| 231 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:57.31 | 6 Sep 2016 | Rovereto | 25 |
| 231 | Weronika Lizakowska | POL | 3:57.31 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 233 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.33 | 8 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 20 |
| 233 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.33 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 235 | Shelby Houlihan | USA | 3:57.34 | 5 Jul 2018 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 236 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:57.35 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 237 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:57.38 | 27 Jun 2023 | Ostrava | 21 |
| 238 | Totka Petrova | BUL | 3:57.4 | 11 Aug 1979 | Athínai | |
| 238 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 3:57.4 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 238 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | USA | 3:57.40 | 28 Jul 2000 | Oslo | |
| 238 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:57.40 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | 22 |
| 238 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.40 | 13 Sep 2020 | Berlin | 27 |
| 243 | Jackline Maranga | KEN | 3:57.41 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 243 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:57.41 | 22 Jul 2018 | London | 25 |
| 245 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.42 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 246 | Cory McGee | USA | 3:57.44 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 246 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:57.44 | 28 Aug 2025 | Zürich | |
| 248 | Zhang Linli | CHN | 3:57.46 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 248 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.46 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 250 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:57.48 | 31 Jul 1982 | Bucuresti | |
| 251 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.49 | 22 Jul 2016 | London | 23 |
| 252 | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 3:57.50 | 27 Aug 2006 | Rieti | |
| 252 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:57.50 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 19 |
| 254 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:57.51 | 1 Jul 2017 | Paris | 23 |
| 255 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:57.52 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 256 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:57.53 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 22 |
| 257 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:57.54 | 10 May 2013 | Ad-Dawhah | 22 |
| 257 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.54 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 20 |
| 257 | Nadia Battocletti | ITA | 3:57.54 | 30 Aug 2026 | Bellinzona | 26 |
| 260 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 3:57.55 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | |
| 261 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:57.56 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 262 | Abeba Aregawi | SWE | 3:57.57 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 262 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.57 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 26 |
| 264 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:57.59 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 265 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.60 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 20 |
| 266 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:57.61 | 13 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 266 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:57.61 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | |
| 266 | Nelly Jepkosgei | BRN | 3:57.61 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 269 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:57.62 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 21 |
| 270 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:57.63 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 270 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.63 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | 32 |
| 272 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:57.64 | 10 Jun 2018 | Stockholm | 21 |
| 273 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.65 | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | 22 |
| 274 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:57.66 | 28 May 2023 | Rabat | 17 |
| 275 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | UKR | 3:57.70 | 2 Sep 1984 | Rieti | |
| 276 | Christiane Wartenberg | GDR | 3:57.71 | 1 Aug 1980 | Moskva | |
| 276 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 3:57.71 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 278 | Galina Zakharova | RUS | 3:57.72 | 14 Sep 1984 | Baku | |
| 278 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:57.72 | 13 Sep 2003 | Monaco | |
| 278 | Saron Berhe | ETH | 3:57.72 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 278 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:57.72 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | 32 |
| 282 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:57.73 | 30 Aug 1985 | Bruxelles | |
| 282 | Natalya Yevdokimova | RUS | 3:57.73 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 284 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.74 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 24 |
| 284 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:57.74 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 29 |
| 286 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:57.75 | 30 Aug 2002 | Bruxelles | |
| 286 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.75 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | 26 |
| 286 | Marta Pérez | ESP | 3:57.75 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 289 | Liu Jing | CHN | 3:57.77 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 289 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:57.77 | 19 May 2012 | Shanghai | 21 |
| 291 | Olga Dvirna | RUS | 3:57.78 | 29 Jul 1981 | Budapest | 28 |
| 291 | Shannon Rowbury | USA | 3:57.78 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | |
| 293 | Heather MacLean | USA | 3:57.79 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 293 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:57.79 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 20 |
| 295 | Olga Dvirna | RUS | 3:57.80 | 11 Sep 1982 | Athínai | 29 |
| 295 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 3:57.80 | 28 Aug 2025 | Zürich | |
| 297 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:57.82 | 25 Aug 1982 | Tirrenia | |
| 297 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:57.82 | 6 Jul 2017 | Lausanne | 26 |
| 297 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:57.82 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | 20 |
| 300 | Qu Yunxia | CHN | 3:57.83 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 24 |
| 301 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:57.84 | 27 May 2023 | Westwood | 21 |
| 302 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.85 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | 23 |
| 302 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.85 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 26 |
| 304 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.87 | 23 Aug 2020 | Stockholm | 27 |
| 304 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:57.87 | 27 Jun 2023 | Ostrava | 22 |
| 304 | Elise Cranny | USA | 3:57.87 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 307 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:57.88 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 23 |
| 308 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:57.89 | 2 Jun 2024 | Stockholm | 31 |
| 309 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 3:57.90 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 309 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:57.90 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 311 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:57.91 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 311 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:57.91 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 29 |
| 313 | Tatyana Dorovskikh | UKR | 3:57.92 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 313 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:57.92 | 2 Sep 2023 | Xiamen | |
| 315 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:57.95 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 315 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.95 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 315 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 3:57.95 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 318 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:57.98 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 319 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 3:58.00 | 2 Jun 1993 | Jinan | 20 |
| 319 | Shannon Rowbury | USA | 3:58.00 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | |
| 321 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:58.01 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | 20 |
| 321 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | GBR | 3:58.01 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 323 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:58.02 | 3 Jul 2006 | Athínai | |
| 324 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:58.03 | 21 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 324 | Katie Snowden | GBR | 3:58.03 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 326 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:58.04 | 25 May 2025 | Rabat | |
| 327 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:58.05 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 327 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:58.05 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | |
| 327 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:58.05 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 330 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:58.06 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | 22 |
| 330 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:58.06 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 31 |
| 332 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 3:58.07 | 29 Jun 1997 | Sheffield | |
| 332 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.07 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 22 |
| 334 | Revee Walcott-Nolan | GBR | 3:58.08 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 335 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 3:58.09 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 20 |
| 335 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.09 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 30 |
| 335 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | GBR | 3:58.09 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 335 | Sophie Malbranque | FRA | 3:58.09 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 335 | Claudia Hollingsworth | AUS | 3:58.09 | 5 Mar 2026 | Melbourne | |
| 340 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 3:58.1 | 9 Jun 1984 | Bucuresti | 27 |
| 340 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 3:58.10 | 28 May 2016 | Eugene | 19 |
| 342 | Sintayehu Vissa | ITA | 3:58.11 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 342 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:58.11 | 25 Aug 2024 | Chorzów | 30 |
| 344 | Naomi Mugo | KEN | 3:58.12 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 344 | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 3:58.12 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 344 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:58.12 | 4 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | 30 |
| 344 | Sintayehu Vissa | ITA | 3:58.12 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 348 | Katie Snowden | GBR | 3:58.13 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 348 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:58.13 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | |
| 350 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:58.14 | 24 May 2025 | Zagreb | 28 |
| 351 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:58.15 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 351 | Nadia Battocletti | ITA | 3:58.15 | 2 Jun 2025 | Rovereto | 25 |
| 353 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:58.16 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | |
| 354 | Nadezhda Ralldugina | RUS | 3:58.17 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 355 | Liu Dong | CHN | 3:58.18 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 23 |
| 355 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.18 | 5 Jul 2018 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 355 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.18 | 5 Jun 2022 | Rabat | 21 |
| 355 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:58.18 | 6 Aug 2022 | Chorzów | 25 |
| 355 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.18 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 23 |
| 360 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:58.19 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | |
| 361 | Natalia Marasescu | ROU | 3:58.2 | 13 Jul 1979 | Bucuresti | |
| 361 | Natalia Marasescu | ROU | 3:58.2 | 11 Aug 1979 | Athínai | |
| 361 | Anita Weyermann | SUI | 3:58.20 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 361 | Winny Chebet | KEN | 3:58.20 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 365 | Yin Lili | CHN | 3:58.22 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 17 |
| 365 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:58.22 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 26 |
| 365 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | GBR | 3:58.22 | 2 Sep 2023 | Xiamen | |
| 368 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.24 | 6 Sep 2020 | Chorzów | 27 |
| 369 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.25 | 20 Jul 2019 | London | 26 |
| 369 | Georgia Griffith | AUS | 3:58.25 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 369 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.25 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | 25 |
| 372 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 3:58.26 | 12 Jul 1984 | Bucuresti | 27 |
| 373 | Elvan Abeylegesse | TUR | 3:58.28 | 30 May 2004 | Moskva | |
| 373 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:58.28 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 373 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | CAN | 3:58.28 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 373 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:58.28 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | |
| 377 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:58.29 | 29 Jul 1981 | Budapest | |
| 377 | Violeta Szekely | ROU | 3:58.29 | 18 Aug 2000 | Monaco | |
| 377 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:58.29 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 380 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 3:58.3 | 12 Jun 1980 | Moskva | |
| 381 | Heather MacLean | USA | 3:58.31 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 382 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:58.33 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | 27 |
| 382 | Sintayehu Vissa | ITA | 3:58.33 | 8 Sep 2024 | Zagreb | |
| 384 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:58.36 | 9 May 2021 | Walnut | |
| 384 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:58.36 | 31 May 2025 | Philadelphia | 28 |
| 386 | Tatyana Providokhina | RUS | 3:58.37 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | 29 |
| 387 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | USA | 3:58.38 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 388 | Maria Cioncan | ROU | 3:58.39 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 388 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:58.39 | 5 Jul 2018 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 390 | Ravilya Agletdinova | BLR | 3:58.40 | 18 Aug 1985 | Moskva | |
| 390 | Georgia Griffith | AUS | 3:58.40 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | |
| 392 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 3:58.42 | 14 Jul 1998 | Roma | |
| 392 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:58.42 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 392 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:58.42 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 395 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 3:58.43 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 395 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:58.43 | 6 Sep 2002 | Berlin | |
| 395 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:58.43 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | 23 |
| 398 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:58.44 | 25 May 2025 | Rabat | |
| 398 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:58.44 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 398 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.44 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | 25 |
| 401 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:58.46 | 15 Jun 2024 | Nairobi | |
| 402 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.49 | 31 Aug 2018 | Bruxelles | 25 |
| 403 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:58.5 | 12 Jun 1980 | Moskva | |
| 404 | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 3:58.52 | 31 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 405 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.53 | 10 Jun 2018 | Stockholm | 25 |
| 406 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:58.54 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | |
| 406 | Marta Pérez | ESP | 3:58.54 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 406 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:58.54 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 409 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:58.55 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | 28 |
| 409 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:58.55 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | 29 |
| 411 | Tatyana Dorovskikh | UKR | 3:58.56 | 5 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 412 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:58.57 | 5 May 2023 | Ad-Dawhah | 29 |
| 413 | Helen Obiri | KEN | 3:58.58 | 1 Jun 2013 | Eugene | |
| 413 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.58 | 22 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 30 |
| 415 | Abeba Aregawi | ETH | 3:58.59 | 6 Jul 2012 | Saint-Denis | |
| 415 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:58.59 | 20 Jun 2024 | Bydgoszcz | 23 |
| 415 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:58.59 | 5 Jun 2026 | Moskva | 20 |
| 418 | Olga Dvirna | RUS | 3:58.60 | 7 Aug 1981 | Moskva | 28 |
| 418 | Yelena Soboleva | RUS | 3:58.60 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 420 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | CAN | 3:58.62 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | |
| 421 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 3:58.63 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | 20 |
| 421 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:58.63 | 18 May 2024 | Westwood | |
| 421 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:58.63 | 4 Jun 2026 | Roma | 32 |
| 424 | Wang Renmei | CHN | 3:58.64 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 424 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 3:58.64 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 424 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:58.64 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | |
| 427 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 3:58.65 | 25 Aug 1982 | Tirrenia | |
| 427 | Jemma Reekie | GBR | 3:58.65 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 427 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:58.65 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 430 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.66 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 22 |
| 431 | Hildegard Körner | GDR | 3:58.67 | 5 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 432 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:58.68 | 13 Jul 2005 | Tula | |
| 432 | Revee Walcott-Nolan | GBR | 3:58.68 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 434 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 3:58.69 | 29 Jun 1990 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 33 |
| 434 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:58.69 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 436 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:58.70 | 7 Aug 1981 | Moskva | |
| 436 | Ravilya Agletdinova | BLR | 3:58.70 | 18 Aug 1984 | Praha | |
| 436 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:58.70 | 2 Jun 2025 | Rovereto | |
| 439 | Natalia Marasescu | ROU | 3:58.71 | 29 Jul 1979 | Moskva | |
| 439 | Lyubov Kremlyova | RUS | 3:58.71 | 19 Aug 1992 | Zürich | |
| 441 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:58.72 | 13 Jul 2009 | Athínai | |
| 441 | Abeba Aregawi | SWE | 3:58.72 | 18 May 2014 | Shanghai | |
| 443 | Yan Wei | CHN | 3:58.74 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 443 | Patrícia Silva | POR | 3:58.74 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 445 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:58.75 | 2 Sep 2007 | Osaka | |
| 446 | Svetlana Ulmasova | UZB | 3:58.76 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 446 | Heather MacLean | USA | 3:58.76 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | |
| 448 | Adelle Tracey | JAM | 3:58.77 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 449 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | 3:58.78 | 16 Aug 2002 | Zürich | |
| 450 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:58.79 | 11 Aug 2002 | München | |
| 450 | Gelete Burka | ETH | 3:58.79 | 1 Jun 2009 | Hengelo | |
| 452 | Paula Ivan | ROU | 3:58.80 | 27 Jul 1988 | Verona | 25 |
| 452 | Axumawit Embaye | ETH | 3:58.80 | 5 Jun 2022 | Rabat | |
| 454 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | 3:58.81 | 11 Aug 2002 | München | |
| 454 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:58.81 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 454 | Sarah Billings | AUS | 3:58.81 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 457 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:58.82 | 11 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 458 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:58.83 | 28 Jul 2009 | Monaco | |
| 459 | Rababe Arafi | MAR | 3:58.84 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | |
| 459 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:58.84 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 459 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:58.84 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | |
| 459 | Claudia Hollingsworth | AUS | 3:58.84 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 463 | Sonia O'Sullivan | IRL | 3:58.85 | 25 Jul 1995 | Monaco | |
| 463 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 3:58.85 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | |
| 465 | Helen Obiri | KEN | 3:58.88 | 22 Jul 2018 | London | |
| 465 | Elise Cranny | USA | 3:58.88 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | |
| 465 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.88 | 2 Jun 2024 | Stockholm | 31 |
| 468 | Tamara Sorokina | RUS | 3:58.89 | 26 Jul 1981 | Leningrad | |
| 468 | Helen Obiri | KEN | 3:58.89 | 5 Jul 2014 | Saint-Denis | |
| 468 | Heather MacLean | USA | 3:58.89 | 10 Aug 2022 | Monaco | |
| 471 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | UKR | 3:58.9 | 12 Aug 1984 | Ryazan | |
| 472 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:58.91 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 31 |
| 472 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:58.91 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 29 |
| 474 | Mary Slaney | USA | 3:58.92 | 23 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | |
| 474 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | GER | 3:58.92 | 27 Aug 2017 | Berlin | |
| 476 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:58.93 | 29 Aug 2010 | Rieti | |
| 476 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:58.93 | 8 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 19 |
| 476 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | CAN | 3:58.93 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 479 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:58.94 | 5 Aug 1980 | Roma | 28 |
| 479 | Shelby Houlihan | USA | 3:58.94 | 31 Aug 2018 | Bruxelles | 25 |
| 481 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 3:58.95 | 28 Aug 1998 | Bruxelles | |
| 481 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:58.95 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | 30 |
| 483 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:58.96 | 25 Jul 2006 | Stockholm | |
| 483 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:58.96 | 4 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | |
| 483 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:58.96 | 20 Jun 2024 | Bydgoszcz | |
| 483 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:58.96 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 483 | Addison Wiley | USA | 3:58.96 | 30 Aug 2026 | Bellinzona | |
| 488 | Wang Qingfen | CHN | 3:58.97 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 488 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:58.97 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 29 |
| 490 | Nigist Getachew | ETH | 3:58.98 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 491 | Natalia Marasescu | ROU | 3:59.0 | 8 Aug 1979 | Viareggio | |
| 491 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:59.0 | 2 Jul 2007 | Athínai | |
| 493 | Giana Romanova | RUS | 3:59.01 | 3 Sep 1978 | Praha | |
| 493 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:59.01 | 6 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 493 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:59.01 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 496 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 3:59.02 | 11 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 496 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 3:59.02 | 18 Aug 2000 | Monaco | |
| 496 | Axumawit Embaye | ETH | 3:59.02 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | |
| 496 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | GER | 3:59.02 | 29 Aug 2019 | Zürich | |
| 496 | Marta Pérez | ESP | 3:59.02 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów |