The women's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 5 October 2019.

[1] Before the competition, the records were as follows:[2] The following records were established during the competition: The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[3] The first five in each heat (Q) and the next five fastest (q) qualified for the final.

[4] The final was started on 5 October at 21:25.

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