| 103 | Gelete Burka |  | 3:58.79 | | Jun 1, 2009 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 103 | Tigist Girma | | 3:58.79 | | Feb 6, 2024 | Arena Toruń, Toruń (POL) (i) |
| 105 | Axumawit Embaye | | 3:58.80 | | Jun 5, 2022 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) |
| 106 | Rababe Arafi |  | 3:58.84 | | Jun 16, 2019 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) |
| 107 | Sonia O'Sullivan |  | 3:58.85 | | Jul 25, 1995 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 108 | Edinah Jebitok |  | 3:58.88 | | Jun 2, 2024 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 109 | Tamara Sorokina |  | 3:58.89 | | Jul 26, 1981 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 110 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen |  | 3:58.92 | | Aug 27, 2017 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 111 | Qingfen Wang |  | 3:58.97 | | Oct 17, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 112 | Nigist Getachew | | 3:58.98 | | Jul 7, 2024 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 113 | Giana Romanova | | 3:59.01 | | Sep 3, 1978 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) |
| 114 | Habitam Alemu | | 3:59.06 | | Apr 20, 2024 | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) |
| 115 | Daniela Yordanova |  | 3:59.10 | | Aug 28, 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 116 | Nouria Mérah-Benida |  | 3:59.12 | | Aug 18, 2000 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 117 | Marta Zenoni |  | 3:59.16 | | Jul 19, 2025 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 117 | Natalya Artyomova | | 3:59.16 | | Aug 7, 1991 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 119 | Addison Wiley |  | 3:59.17 | | Sep 8, 2023 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 120 | Nozomi Tanaka |  | 3:59.19 | | Aug 4, 2021 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 121 | Lidia Chojecka |  | 3:59.22 | | Jul 28, 2000 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |
| 122 | Sarah Billings |  | 3:59.24 | | Jun 6, 2025 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 123 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | | 3:59.25 | | Jul 6, 2012 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 124 | Abbey Caldwell | | 3:59.32 | | Jun 6, 2025 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 124 | Salomé Afonso |  | 3:59.32 | | Jun 20, 2025 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 126 | Liu Li | | 3:59.34 | | Sep 11, 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 127 | Ibtissam Lakhouad | | 3:59.35 | | Jul 8, 2010 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 128 | Anna Willard | | 3:59.38 | | Aug 28, 2009 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 129 | Marta García |  | 3:59.40 | | Aug 12, 2025 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 130 | Esther Guerrero | | 3:59.45 | | Aug 22, 2025 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 131 | Besu Sado | | 3:59.47 | | Sep 1, 2016 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 131 | Olga Yegorova | | 3:59.47 | | Jun 25, 2005 | Kazan (RUS) |
| 133 | Chunmei Wang | | 3:59.48 | | Oct 17, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 133 | Yelena Sipatova | | 3:59.48 | | Aug 22, 1982 | Podolsk (URS) |
| 133 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | | 3:59.48 | | Jul 30, 1980 | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) |
| 136 | Gaia Sabbatini | | 3:59.49 | | Aug 12, 2025 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 137 | Lisa Dobriskey |  | 3:59.50 | | Aug 28, 2009 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 138 | Natalia Rodríguez | | 3:59.51 | | Aug 28, 2005 | Rieti (ITA) |
| 139 | Winnie Nanyondo |  | 3:59.56 | | Jun 16, 2019 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) |
| 140 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | | 3:59.59 | | Jul 16, 2010 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 141 | Svetlana Karamasheva | | 3:59.61 | | Jun 13, 2012 | Moskva (RUS) |
| 142 | Anna Bukis | | 3:59.67 | | Jul 29, 1981 | Budapest (HUN) |
| 143 | Natalya Gorelova | | 3:59.70 | | Jul 20, 2001 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 143 | Li-rong Zhang | | 3:59.70 | | Sep 11, 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 143 | Sofia Ennaoui | | 3:59.70 | | Sep 6, 2020 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 146 | Helen Schlachtenhaufen | | 3:59.71 | | Jun 30, 2024 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 147 | Josette Norris | | 3:59.72 | | Jul 18, 2021 | Trabuco Hills HS, Mission Viejo, CA (USA) |
| 148 | Beatrice Chepkoech | | 3:59.73 | | May 18, 2024 | Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 149 | Hind Dehiba Chahyd |  | 3:59.76 | | Jul 16, 2010 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 150 | Maureen Koster |  | 3:59.79 | | Jul 17, 2015 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 152 | Yuan Wang | | 3:59.81 | | Sep 11, 1993 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 153 | Ayal Dagnachew | | 3:59.87 | | May 31, 2022 | Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) |
