The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016.

[1] Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 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.

RussiaFirst title Team roster: Alexandra Davidenko, Kristina Alirzaeva, Svetlana Ivanova, Ekaterina Zelenkova, Ekaterina Kudriavtseva, Karina Sabirova, Margarita Orlova, Milana Tazhenova, Svetlana Kremneva, Mariia Duvakina, Serafima Tikhanova, Sofiia Sinitsyna, Antonina Skorobogatchenko, Mariia Dudina, Anastasia Illarionova, Sofia Ignatovich.

Head coach: Viacheslav Kirilenko.