| Most recent season or competition: 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III | |
| Formerly | D-series (1979–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1979 (D-series) 2001 (Division III) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Australia |
| Most titles |  China (4 titles) |
| Promotion to | Division II |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
The IIHF World U20 Championship Division III is played every year among the ice hockey teams under the age of 20 who were placed in Division III in the previous year.[1][2]
Until 2001 the tournament was known as the D-series.