| 70 | 2029 | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | | | |
| 69 | 2028 | Saudi Arabia | TBA | | | |
| 68 | 2027 | Hungary | TBA | | | |
| 67 | 2026 | People's Republic of China | Shanghai | | | Jul 10 – Jul 20 |
| 66 | 2025 | Australia | Sunshine Coast | 110 | 630 | Jul 10 – Jul 20 |
| 65 | 2024 | United Kingdom | Bath | 108 | 609 | Jul 11 – Jul 22 |
| 64 | 2023 | Japan | Chiba | 112 | 618 | Jul 2 – Jul 13 |
| 63 | 2022 | Norway | Oslo | 104 | 589 | Jul 6 – Jul 16 |
| 62 | 2021 | Russian Federation | A distributed IMO administered from St Petersburg | 107 | 619 | Jul 14 – Jul 24 |
| 61 | 2020 | Russian Federation | A distributed IMO administered from St Petersburg | 105 | 616 | Sep 19 – Sep 28 |
| 60 | 2019 | United Kingdom | Bath | 112 | 621 | Jul 11 – Jul 22 |
| 59 | 2018 | Romania | Cluj-Napoca | 107 | 594 | Jul 3 – Jul 14 |
| 58 | 2017 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 111 | 615 | Jul 12 – Jul 23 |
| 57 | 2016 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 109 | 602 | Jul 6 – Jul 16 |
| 56 | 2015 | Thailand | Chiang Mai | 104 | 577 | Jul 4 – Jul 16 |
| 55 | 2014 | South Africa | Cape Town | 101 | 560 | Jul 3 – Jul 13 |
| 54 | 2013 | Colombia | Santa Marta | 97 | 527 | Jul 18 – Jul 28 |
| 53 | 2012 | Argentina | Mar del Plata | 100 | 547 | Jul 4 – Jul 16 |
| 52 | 2011 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 101 | 563 | Jul 12 – Jul 24 |
| 51 | 2010 | Kazakhstan | Astana | 95 | 522 | Jul 2 – Jul 14 |
| 50 | 2009 | Germany | Bremen | 104 | 565 | Jul 10 – Jul 22 |
| 49 | 2008 | Spain | Madrid | 97 | 535 | Jul 10 – Jul 22 |
| 48 | 2007 | Vietnam | Hanoi | 93 | 520 | Jul 19 – Jul 31 |
| 47 | 2006 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 90 | 498 | Jul 6 – Jul 18 |
| 46 | 2005 | Mexico | Mérida | 91 | 513 | Jul 8 – Jul 19 |
| 45 | 2004 | Greece | Athens | 85 | 486 | Jul 6 – Jul 18 |
| 44 | 2003 | Japan | Tokyo | 82 | 457 | Jul 7 – Jul 19 |
| 43 | 2002 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 84 | 479 | Jul 19 – Jul 30 |
| 42 | 2001 | United States of America | Washington | 83 | 473 | Jul 1 – Jul 14 |
| 41 | 2000 | Republic of Korea | Taejon | 82 | 461 | Jul 13 – Jul 25 |
| 40 | 1999 | Romania | Bucharest | 81 | 450 | Jul 10 – Jul 22 |
| 39 | 1998 | Taiwan | Taipeh | 76 | 419 | Jul 10 – Jul 21 |
| 38 | 1997 | Argentina | Mar del Plata | 82 | 460 | Jul 18 – Jul 31 |
| 37 | 1996 | India | Mumbai | 75 | 424 | Jul 5 – Jul 17 |
| 36 | 1995 | Canada | Toronto | 73 | 412 | Jul 13 – Jul 25 |
| 35 | 1994 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 69 | 385 | Jul 8 – Jul 20 |
| 34 | 1993 | Türkiye | Istanbul | 73 | 413 | Jul 13 – Jul 24 |
| 33 | 1992 | Russian Federation | Moscow | 56 | 322 | Jul 10 – Jul 21 |
| 32 | 1991 | Sweden | Sigtuna | 56 | 318 | Jul 12 – Jul 23 |
| 31 | 1990 | People's Republic of China | Beijing | 54 | 308 | Jul 8 – Jul 19 |
| 30 | 1989 | Germany | Braunschweig | 50 | 291 | Jul 13 – Jul 24 |
| 29 | 1988 | Australia | Canberra | 49 | 268 | Jul 9 – Jul 21 |
| 28 | 1987 | Cuba | Havanna | 42 | 237 | Jul 5 – Jul 16 |
| 27 | 1986 | Poland | Warsaw | 37 | 210 | Jul 4 – Jul 15 |
| 26 | 1985 | Finland | Joutsa | 38 | 209 | Jun 29 – Jul 11 |
| 25 | 1984 | Czechoslovakia | Prague | 34 | 192 | Jun 29 – Jul 10 |
| 24 | 1983 | France | Paris | 32 | 186 | Jul 1 – Jul 12 |
| 23 | 1982 | Hungary | Budapest | 30 | 119 | Jul 5 – Jul 14 |
| 22 | 1981 | United States of America | Washington | 27 | 185 | Jul 8 – Jul 20 |
| 21 | 1979 | United Kingdom | London | 23 | 166 | Jun 30 – Jul 9 |
| 20 | 1978 | Romania | Bucharest | 17 | 132 | Jul 3 – Jul 10 |
| 19 | 1977 | Yugoslavia | Belgrade | 21 | 155 | Jul 1 – Jul 13 |
| 18 | 1976 | Austria | Lienz | 18 | 139 | Jul 7 – Jul 21 |
| 17 | 1975 | Bulgaria | Burgas | 17 | 135 | Jul 3 – Jul 16 |
| 16 | 1974 | German Democratic Republic | Erfurt | 18 | 140 | Jul 4 – Jul 17 |
| 15 | 1973 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Moscow | 16 | 125 | Jul 5 – Jul 16 |
| 14 | 1972 | Poland | Toruń | 14 | 107 | Jul 5 – Jul 17 |
| 13 | 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Žilina | 15 | 115 | Jul 10 – Jul 21 |
| 12 | 1970 | Hungary | Keszthely | 14 | 112 | Jul 8 – Jul 22 |
| 11 | 1969 | Romania | Bucharest | 14 | 112 | Jul 5 – Jul 20 |
| 10 | 1968 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Moscow | 12 | 96 | Jul 5 – Jul 18 |
| 9 | 1967 | Yugoslavia | Cetinje | 13 | 99 | Jul 2 – Jul 13 |
| 8 | 1966 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 9 | 72 | Jul 1 – Jul 14 |
| 7 | 1965 | German Democratic Republic | Berlin | 10 | 80 | Jul 3 – Jul 13 |
| 6 | 1964 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Moscow | 9 | 72 | Jun 30 – Jul 10 |
| 5 | 1963 | Poland | Wrocław | 8 | 64 | Jul 5 – Jul 13 |
| 4 | 1962 | Czechoslovakia | České Budějovice | 7 | 56 | Jul 7 – Jul 15 |
| 3 | 1961 | Hungary | Veszprém | 6 | 48 | Jul 6 – Jul 16 |
| 2 | 1960 | Romania | Sinaia | 5 | 39 | Jul 18 – Jul 26 |
| 1 | 1959 | Romania | Braşov | 7 | 52 | Jul 21 – Jul 31 |