The 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament.

It was won by the Netherlands, who defeated host nation Australia 3–1 in the final.

[1] It was the Netherlands fifth Women's Hockey World Cup title and their third consecutive title.

South Korea beat England 3–2 to finish third.

[2] Netherlands[4] There were 113 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.