Progression of Official World Indoor Record
Women, 3000m
| Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
| 8:16.60 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 8 Feb 1991 | XL Galan | Stockholm/G | 6 Feb 2014 | 22 years 363 days | 6 years 277 days |
| 8:23.72 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 19 Nov 1983 | Sparkassen | Stuttgart | 3 Feb 2007 | 23 years 76 days | 7 years 3 days |
| 8:27.86 | Liliya Shobukhova | RUS | 13 Nov 1977 | NC | Moskva | 17 Feb 2006 | 28 years 96 days | 351 days |
| 8:29.15 | Berhane Adere | ETH | 21 Jul 1973 | Sparkassen | Stuttgart | 3 Feb 2002 | 28 years 197 days | 4 years 14 days |
| 8:32.88 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | 14 Nov 1975 | Norw Union | Birmingham | 18 Feb 2001 | 25 years 96 days | 350 days |
| 8:33.82 | Elly van Hulst | NED | 9 Jun 1959 | WC | Budapest | 4 Mar 1989 | 29 years 268 days | 11 years 351 days |
| 8:39.79 | Zola Pieterse | GBR | 26 May 1966 | Cosford | 8 Feb 1986 | 19 years 258 days | 3 years 24 days |