| 923 | Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova |  | 8:54.62 | | Jun 11, 1988 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 923 | Georgeta State |  | 8:54.62 | | Jun 2, 1990 | Sofia (BUL) |
| 925 | Susan Lee |  | 8:54.64 | | Jul 31, 1987 | Ottawa (CAN) |
| 926 | Anastasiya Zubova | | 8:54.67 | | Jul 27, 2002 | Gdansk (POL) |
| 926 | Ellie Leather |  | 8:54.67 | | Jan 7, 2024 | National Indoor Athletics Centre, Sheffield (GBR) (i) |
| 928 | Tatyana Nikanorova | | 8:54.70 | | Jul 19, 1984 | Moskva (URS) |
| 928 | Rosalía Tárraga |  | 8:54.70 | | Feb 7, 2025 | Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) (i) |
| 930 | Una English |  | 8:54.73 | | Jul 6, 2002 | Cork (IRL) |
| 931 | Anita Philpott | | 8:54.79 | | Aug 10, 1994 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 932 | Momoka Kawaguchi |  | 8:54.80 | | Jul 9, 2022 | Municipal Stadium, Kitami (JPN) |
| 933 | Ilinca Oprita | | 8:54.82 | | Jun 12, 1988 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 934 | Etalemahu Kidane |  | 8:54.83 | | Jun 15, 2003 | Lille (FRA) |
| 935 | Madeline Strandemo |  | 8:54.84 | | Jan 28, 2022 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 935 | Shayne Wille-Culpepper | | 8:54.84 | | May 7, 2005 | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 937 | Melissa Rollison |  | 8:54.86 | | Mar 9, 2006 | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 938 | Shuri Ogasawara | | 8:54.88 | | Oct 9, 2017 | Matsuyama (JPN) |
| 939 | Rababe Arafi |  | 8:54.92 | | Feb 12, 2019 | Eaubonne (FRA) (i) |
| 939 | Erin Vringer | | 8:54.92 | | Feb 15, 2025 | Dempsey Indoor, Seattle, WA (USA) (i) |
| 941 | Ana Lozano | | 8:54.95 | | Jul 14, 2017 | Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) |
| 942 | Caster Semenya |  | 8:54.97 | | Mar 23, 2022 | Green Point Stadium, Cape Town (RSA) |
| 943 | Aude Clavier |  | 8:54.99 | | Jul 10, 2025 | Centro Sportivo Saletti, Nembro (ITA) |
| 945 | Maria Conceicao Ferreira |  | 8:55.01 | | Sep 3, 1993 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 945 | Kristine Eikrem Engeset |  | 8:55.01 | | Jun 22, 2024 | Kuortaneen keskusurheilukenttä, Kuortane (FIN) |
| 945 | Firehiwot Gesese | | 8:55.01 | | Feb 13, 2025 | Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) (i) |
| 948 | Alyson Churchill | | 8:55.02 | | Feb 9, 2024 | Dempsey Indoor, Seattle, WA (USA) |
| 948 | Mary Akai |  | 8:55.02 | | Jul 28, 2025 | Prefectural Stadium, Hiroshima (JPN) |
| 950 | Agata Balsamo |  | 8:55.03 | | Jun 18, 1996 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 951 | Regina Joyce | | 8:55.05 | | Jul 13, 1982 | Cork (IRL) |
| 952 | Erin Donohue | | 8:55.07 | | Jul 24, 2011 | Lapinlahti (FIN) |
| 953 | Nina Holmén |  | 8:55.10 | | Sep 2, 1974 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 954 | Lynn Nelson | | 8:55.11 | | Aug 19, 1988 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 954 | Emelia Gorecka | | 8:55.11 | | Aug 26, 2012 | Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) |
| 956 | Alfiya Muryasova | | 8:55.13 | | Jul 12, 2011 | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 957 | Tomoka Kimura | | 8:55.14 | | Jul 7, 2018 | Kitami (JPN) |
| 959 | Chrysostomia Iakovou |  | 8:55.20 | | Feb 4, 1998 | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 961 | Zohra Graziani Koulou | | 8:55.21 | | Jul 31, 1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 961 | Lidya Chepkurui | | 8:55.21 | | Feb 6, 2014 | Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) (i) |
| 961 | Charlotta Fougberg |  | 8:55.21 | | Mar 3, 2017 | Kombank Arena, Beograd (SRB) (i) |
| 964 | Tsadkan Tesema | | 8:55.22 | | Sep 26, 2015 | Isahaya (JPN) |
| 965 | Linn Söderholm | | 8:55.24 | | Feb 9, 2025 | Kameleonten Sports Hall, Espoo (FIN) (i) |
| 966 | Susan Lokayo Ejore | | 8:55.25 | | Jul 29, 2022 | Billy J. Murphy Track and Field Complex, Memphis, TN (USA) |
| 967 | Katie Flood | | 8:55.31 | | Jan 28, 2012 | Seattle, WA (USA) (i) |
| 968 | Elisa Palmero | | 8:55.32 | | Feb 18, 2024 | Palaindoor Ancona, Ancona (ITA) (i) |
| 968 | Caitlin Adams | | 8:55.32 | | Mar 31, 2021 | SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide (AUS) |
| 970 | Hellen Kimaiyo-Kipkoskei | | 8:55.35 | | Sep 10, 1989 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 970 | Elisa Bortoli | | 8:55.35 | | Aug 31, 2021 | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) |
| 970 | Jennifer Gulikers |  | 8:55.35 | | Aug 16, 2025 | AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven (BEL) |
| 973 | Daniela Donisă | | 8:55.39 | | Feb 9, 2008 | Athina (GRE) (i) |
| 974 | Yvonne Jepchirchir Chepkosgei | | 8:55.45 | | Jun 14, 2025 | Athletics Stadium, Shibetsu (JPN) |
| 975 | Eleanor Baran | | 8:55.49 | | Jan 31, 2025 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
