2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification
24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship, with two place allocated for the hosts, Japan and titleholder, Russia. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. The distribution is:
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Appearance in finals |
| AVC | 16 November 2006 | |||
| CEV | 16 November 2006 | |||
| NORCECA | 14 June 2009 | |||
| NORCECA | 23 June 2009 | |||
| AVC | 4 July 2009 | |||
| AVC | 4 July 2009 | |||
| NORCECA | 8 July 2009 | |||
| NORCECA | 9 July 2009 | |||
| CAVB | 12 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 18 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 19 July 2009 | |||
| CEV | 19 July 2009 | |||
| CAVB | 24 July 2009 | |||
| CSV | 25 July 2009 | |||
| CSV | 25 July 2009 | |||
| AVC | 30 August 2009 | |||
| AVC | 30 August 2009 | |||
| NORCECA | 30 August 2009 | |||
| NORCECA | 30 August 2009 |
Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:- Asia and Oceania : 4 places
- Africa : 2 places
- Europe : 8 places
- South America 2 places
- North, Central America and Caribbean : 6 places
AVC
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CAVB
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CEV
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CSV
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NORCECA
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