The women's 5000 metres event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17 October.
| Gold | Dorcus Inzikuru | |
| Silver | Meseret Defar | |
| Bronze | Sharon Cherop |
17 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 16:21.32 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:23.69 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16:23.73 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:25.01 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 16:28.35 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 16:33.77 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 16:40.07 | |||
| 8 | align=left | Wang Xiaoming | align=left |  | 16:46.75 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 17:23.96 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 17:24.66 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 17:28.82 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 18:01.84 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 18:57.61 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 20:35.19 |
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.