[2] As the host nation, France reserved a quota place in the women's 5×5 basketball; this was confirmed by a FIBA Central Board decision on 30 April 2023.
As the host nation, France reserved a direct quota place in the women's basketball subject to the FIBA Central Board decision originally to be made on 30 June 2023.
National teams from Africa, the Americas, and Asia (including Oceania) played in the FIBA Women's Olympic pre-qualifying tournaments (FWOPQTs).
The four-way global FIBA Women's Olympic qualifying tournament, held in February 2024, was contested by the following top sixteen teams across all continents based on the results from the FWOPQTs.
The three highest-ranked teams (including the host nation and the World Cup winner) from each of the four tournaments completed the women's basketball lineup for Paris 2024.