| 205 | Vicki Huber |  | 8:37.25 | | Sep 25, 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 206 | Kristina Da Fonseca-Wollheim |  | 8:37.30 | | Sep 3, 1999 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 206 | Lynn Williams |  | 8:37.30 | | Aug 17, 1988 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 208 | Olivia Markezich | | 8:37.37 | | Feb 8, 2025 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 209 | Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet |  | 8:37.47 | | Sep 8, 2013 | Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) |
| 210 | Meraf Bahta |  | 8:37.50 | | Jul 21, 2017 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 211 | Lauren Ryan |  | 8:37.56 | | Aug 16, 2025 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 212 | Alemaz Samuel |  | 8:37.68 | | Sep 4, 2018 | Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) |
| 213 | Pauline Konga | | 8:37.76 | | Aug 10, 1996 | Monaco (MON) |
| 214 | Dolores Checa |  | 8:37.78 | | Jul 29, 2008 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 215 | Sinclaire Johnson | | 8:37.83 | | Feb 26, 2023 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 216 | Agnese Possamai |  | 8:37.96 | | Aug 10, 1983 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) |
| 217 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | | 8:37.97 | | Jul 22, 2010 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 218 | Werkuha Getachew | | 8:37.98 | | Jan 27, 2023 | Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 219 | Betsy Saina | | 8:38.01 | | Sep 5, 2014 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 220 | Jackline Maranga | | 8:38.02 | | Jul 29, 1998 | Paris (FRA) |
| 221 | Nuria Fernández | | 8:38.05 | | Jun 9, 2010 | Huelva (ESP) |
| 222 | Benita Willis-Johnson | | 8:38.06 | | Jul 13, 2003 | Gateshead (GBR) |
| 224 | Diane Van Es |  | 8:38.12 | | May 25, 2025 | Stade Olympique, Rabat (MAR) |
| 225 | Marina Bastos |  | 8:38.13 | | May 28, 1999 | Sevilla (ESP) |
| 225 | Yamna Oubouhou |  | 8:38.13 | | Jun 30, 1999 | Oslo (NOR) |
| 227 | Olga Kuzyukova |  | 8:38.22 | | Jul 27, 1983 | Leningrad (URS) |
| 228 | Etenesh Diro | | 8:38.32 | | May 6, 2016 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 229 | Megan Keith |  | 8:38.37 | | Jul 9, 2025 | Munster Technological University Track, Cork (IRL) |
| 230 | Alison Wyeth | | 8:38.42 | | Aug 16, 1993 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
| 231 | Hawi Feysa | | 8:38.48 | | Aug 26, 2022 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 232 | Belaynesh Oljira | | 8:38.55 | | May 20, 2016 | Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) |
| 233 | Cindy Bremser | | 8:38.60 | | Aug 22, 1984 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 234 | Cornelia Bürki |  | 8:38.71 | | Jul 20, 1985 | London (GBR) |
| 235 | Ella Donaghu | | 8:38.75 | | Feb 8, 2025 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 236 | Mariana Stanescu-Chirila |  | 8:38.83 | | Jul 6, 1986 | Moskva (URS) |
| 237 | Regan Yee | | 8:38.94 | | Feb 3, 2024 | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 238 | Marie-Pierre Duros | | 8:38.97 | | Jul 10, 1989 | Nice (FRA) |
| 238 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | | 8:38.97 | | Sep 9, 2007 | Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) |
| 240 | Yimenashu Taye | | 8:39.06 | | Aug 11, 2000 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 241 | Regina Jacobs | | 8:39.14 | | Mar 7, 1999 | Green Dome, Maebashi (JPN) (i) |
| 242 | Renata Pliś |  | 8:39.18 | | Sep 5, 2014 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 243 | Emma Coburn | | 8:39.19 | | Feb 13, 2021 | Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 244 | Regina Čistiakova | | 8:39.25 | | Jul 6, 1986 | Moskva (URS) |
| 244 | Salomé Afonso | | 8:39.25 | | Feb 4, 2025 | Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i) |
| 246 | Rose Cheruiyot | | 8:39.34 | | Aug 10, 1996 | Monaco (MON) |
| 247 | Marla Runyan | | 8:39.36 | | May 26, 2002 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 247 | Purity Kajuju Gitonga | | 8:39.36 | | Feb 4, 2025 | Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i) |
| 249 | Kim Mcgreevy | | 8:39.40 | | Jan 11, 1997 | New Brunswick, NJ (USA) (i) |
| 250 | Susan Sirma | | 8:39.41 | | Aug 26, 1991 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 251 | Alina Reh | | 8:39.45 | | Mar 1, 2019 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) (i) |
| 252 | Winfred Yavi |  | 8:39.64 | | Feb 14, 2020 | Val-de-Reuil (FRA) (i) |
| 253 | Buze Diriba | | 8:39.65 | | Jul 20, 2012 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 254 | Lixin Lan |  | 8:39.67 | | Jun 28, 2000 | Athina (GRE) |
| 255 | Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge | | 8:39.70 | | Feb 19, 2011 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) (i) |
