The 1970 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB.

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

In the First round, the 16 participants were divided in four groups of four teams each.

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.