| 04 | Caster Semenya | | 1:54.25 | | 6/30/2018 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 05 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | | 1:54.44 | | 9/9/1989 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 06 | Keely Hodgkinson | | 1:54.61 | | 7/20/2024 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 07 | Lilian Odira | | 1:54.62 | | 9/21/2025 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 08 | Olga Mineyeva | | 1:54.81 | | 7/27/1980 | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) |
| 09 | Georgia Bell | | 1:54.90 | | 9/21/2025 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 10 | Tatyana Kazankina | | 1:54.94 | | 7/26/1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 11 | Athing Mu | | 1:54.97 | | 9/17/2023 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 12 | Doina Melinte | | 1:55.05 | | 8/1/1982 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 13 | Jolanda Čeplak | | 1:55.19 | | 7/20/2002 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 13 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola | | 1:55.19 | | 8/17/1994 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 15 | Sigrun Wodars | | 1:55.26 | | 8/31/1987 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 16 | Christine Wachtel | | 1:55.32 | | 8/31/1987 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 17 | Nikolina Shtereva | | 1:55.42 | | 7/26/1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 18 | Tatyana Providokhina | | 1:55.46 | | 7/27/1980 | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) |
| 19 | Francine Niyonsaba | | 1:55.47 | | 7/21/2017 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 20 | Dong Liu | | 1:55.54 | | 9/9/1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 20 | Ellen Van Langen | | 1:55.54 | | 8/3/1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 22 | Lyubov Gurina | | 1:55.56 | | 8/31/1987 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 23 | Elfi Zinn | | 1:55.60 | | 7/26/1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 24 | Jemma Reekie | | 1:55.61 | | 7/20/2024 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 24 | Ajee' Wilson | | 1:55.61 | | 7/21/2017 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 26 | Ella Kovács | | 1:55.68 | | 6/2/1985 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 27 | Irina Podyalovskaya | | 1:55.69 | | 6/22/1984 | Kiev (URS) |
| 28 | Sarah Moraa | | 1:55.74 | | 9/21/2025 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 28 | Anita WEIß | | 1:55.74 | | 7/26/1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 30 | Stephanie Graf | | 1:55.85 | | 3/3/2002 | Ferry-Dusika-Halle, Wien (AUT) (i) |
| 31 | Svetlana Masterkova | | 1:55.87 | | 6/18/1999 | Moskva (RUS) |
| 32 | Sage Hurta | | 1:55.89 | | 9/21/2025 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 33 | Audrey Werro | | 1:55.91 | | 8/28/2025 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 34 | Lyudmila Veselkova | | 1:55.96 | | 9/8/1982 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 34 | Natoya Goule | | 1:55.96 | | 9/17/2023 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 34 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | | 1:55.96 | | 7/27/1983 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 37 | Liliya Nurutdinova | | 1:55.99 | | 8/3/1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 38 | Tatyana Andrianova | | 1:56.00 | | 7/18/2008 | Kazan (RUS) |
| 39 | Mary Moraa | | 1:56.03 | | 8/27/2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 40 | Janeth Jepkosgei | | 1:56.04 | | 8/28/2007 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (JPN) |
| 41 | Zulia Calatayud | | 1:56.09 | | 7/19/2002 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 42 | Martina Kämpfert-Steuk | | 1:56.21 | | 7/27/1980 | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) |
| 42 | Kelly Holmes | | 1:56.21 | | 9/9/1995 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 42 | Zamira Zaytseva | | 1:56.21 | | 7/27/1983 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 45 | Yunxia Qu | | 1:56.24 | | 9/9/1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 45 | Ravilya Agletdinova | | 1:56.24 | | 8/1/1985 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 47 | Rose Mary Almanza | | 1:56.28 | | 7/4/2021 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 48 | Jearl Miles-Clark | | 1:56.40 | | 8/11/1999 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 49 | Paula Ivan | | 1:56.42 | | 7/16/1988 | Ankara (TUR) |
| 50 | Hasna Benhassi | | 1:56.43 | | 8/23/2004 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |