The high jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.

The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round.

Russia is the most successful nation in the event, winning 14 medals in total, 4 of them gold.

Ukraine is the second-most successful nation, winning a total of 12 medals, including 4 golds.

Russian high jumper Mariya Lasitskene is the most successful female athlete and the other only athlete to win more than 2 gold medals, winning 3 gold medals in a row between 2015 and 2019.