The list of IHF referees for 2018/2019 has been announced. Overall 136 referees, 25 among them female, currently have the status of IHF Referee.

AHF:    24 (BRN, CHN, IRI, IRQ, JOR, JPN, KOR)

CAHB:    12 (ALG, EGY, SEN, TUN)

EHF:    85 (AUT, BIH, BLR, BUL, CRO, CZE, DEN, ESP, FRA, GBR, GER, GRE, ISL, LAT, LTU, MDA, MKD, MNE, NOR, POL, POR, ROU, RUS, SLO, SRB, SUI, SVK, SWE, TUR)

NACHC:    2 (CUB)

SCAHC:    13 (ARG, BRA, URU)