The 1956 FIVB Women's World Championship was the second edition of the tournament, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.

It was held from 30 August to 12 September 1956 in France.

[1] Source:[2] The tournament was played in two different stages (first and final rounds).

A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.

A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the First round also counted in this round.