| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1647 | Diribe WELTEJI |  ETH | 2:01.89 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1651 | Freweyni HAILU |  ETH | 2:01.96 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1899 | Delia SCLABAS |  SUI | 2:02.12 Q NU20R | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1512 | Carley Thomas |  AUS | 2:03.19 Q PB | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1690 | Katy-Ann McDonald |  GBR | 2:03.20 Q PB | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1906 | Gabriela GAJANOVÁ |  SVK | 2:03.36 Q PB | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1791 | Ayaka KAWATA |  JPN | 2:03.37 q | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 1809 | Jackline WAMBUI |  KEN | 2:03.44 q SB | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 1788 | Ayano SHIOMI |  JPN | 2:03.72 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 1946 | Caitlyn Collier |  USA | 2:03.95 | .944 | 
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 1974 | Samantha WATSON |  USA | 2:03.95 | .949 | 
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 1806 | Lydia Jeruto LAGAT |  KEN | 2:04.59 | |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 1511 | Jemima Russell |  AUS | 2:04.81 PB | |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 1679 | Maeliss Trapeau |  FRA | 2:05.35 | |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 1547 | Margarita KOCZANOWA |  BLR | 2:06.53 | |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | 1846 | Milena Korbut |  POL | 2:06.60 | |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 1755 | Eloisa COIRO |  ITA | 2:06.85 SB | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 1745 | Jo Keane |  IRL | 2:06.91 PB | |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 1772 | Shaquena Foote |  JAM | 2:08.02 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 1545 | Camille Muls |  BEL | 2:08.16 | |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 1756 | Federica Cortesi |  ITA | 2:09.85 | |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 1708 | Majtie KOLBERG |  GER | 2:10.66 | |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | 1784 | Chrissani May |  JAM | 2:10.70 | |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | 1682 | Isabelle BOFFEY |  GBR | 2:11.49 | 
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second