Progression of Official World Indoor Record
Women, 1500m
| Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
| 3:55.17 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 8 Feb 1991 | Weltklasse | Karlsruhe | 1 Feb 2014 | 22 years 358 days | 6 years 282 days |
| 3:58.28 | Yelena Soboleva | RUS | 3 Oct 1982 | NC | Moskva | 18 Feb 2006 | 23 years 138 days | 7 years 348 days |
| 3:59.98 | Regina Jacobs | USA | 28 Aug 1963 | BIG | Boston MA | 1 Feb 2003 | 39 years 157 days | 3 years 17 days |
| 4:00.27 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 27 Dec 1956 | East Rutherford NJ | 9 Feb 1990 | 33 years 44 days | 12 years 357 days | |
| 4:00.8h | Mary Slaney | USA | 4 Aug 1958 | New York NY | 8 Feb 1980 | 21 years 188 days | 10 years 1 day |