The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016.

[1] Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final.

The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.

DenmarkSecond title Team roster: Althea Reinhardt, Pauline Bøgelund, Amalie Grøn Hansen, Julie Pontoppidan, Ronja Johansen, Celine Lundbye Kristiansen, Stine Holm, Ida Vium, Sofie Flader, Mai Kragballe Nielsen, Annika Jakobsen, Maria Lykkegaard, Sara Hald, Line Skak, Mie Højlund, Lærke Nolsøe, Josefine Dragenberg.

Head coach: Flemming Larsen.