| men's national records 5000m as at 31.12.2000 | |||||||
| Ethiopia | Kenenisa Bekele | 12:37,35 (1.) | Hengelo | 31.05.04 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games / GP | Africa | |
| Kenya | Daniel Komen | 12:39,74 (1.) | Bruxelles | 22.08.97 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | Africa | |
| Morocco | Brahim Lahlafi | 12:49,28 (1.) | Bruxelles | 25.08.00 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Africa | |
| Belgium | Mohammed Mourhit (1) | 12:49,71 (2.) | Bruxelles | 25.08.00 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | Europe | |
| Monder Rizki | 13:04,06 (3.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 20.07.08 | KBC Night of Athletics (A) | |||
| Uganda | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | 12:50,72 (3.) | Bruxelles | 14.09.07 | Memorial Van Damme / Dieamond League | Africa | |
| Algeria | Ali Saïdi-Sief | 12:50,86 (1.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | |
| United States of America | Bernard Lagat (2) | 12:53,60 (2.) | Monaco | 22.07.11 | Herculis | America | |
| Chris Solinsky | 12:55,53 (5.) | Stockholm | 06.08.10 | DN Galan | |||
| Germany | Dieter Baumann | 12:54,70 (5.) | Zürich | 13.08.97 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| Eritrea | Zersenay Tadese | 12:59,27 (9.) | Roma | 14.07.06 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | |
| Norway | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 13:02,03 (2.) | London, LS | 20.07.19 | Müller Anniversary Games / Diamond league | Europe | |
| Portugal | Antonio Pinto | 13:02,86 (9.) | Zürich | 12.08.98 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| Burundi | Vénuste Niyongabo | 13:03,29 (1.) | Saint-Denis | 03.06.96 | Meeting de L'Humanité / GP II | Africa | |
| Ireland | Alistair Cragg | 13:03,53 (5.) | Bruxelles | 16.09.11 | Memorial Van Damme / Dieamond League | Europe | |
| Tanzania | John Yuda Msuri | 13:03,62 (6.) | Roma | 12.07.02 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | |
| South Africa | Elroy Gelant | 13:04,88 (4.) | Hengelo | 22.05.16 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Africa | |
| Italy | Salvatore Antibo | 13:05,59 (1.) | Bologna | 18.07.90 | Golden Gala / GP | Europe | |
| Swizerland | Markus Ryffel | 13:07,54 (2.) | Los Angeles | 11.08.84 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Mexico | Arturo Barrios | 13:07,79 (1.) | London, CP | 14.07.89 | Peugeot Games | America | |
| Japan | Suguru Osako | 13:08,40 (6.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 18.07.15 | KBC Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| New Zealand | Adrian Blincoe | 13:10,19 (11.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 20.07.08 | KBC Night of Athletics | Ozeania | |
| Ukraine | Sergey Lebid | 13:10,78 (3.) | Berlin | 06.09.02 | ISTAF / Golden League | Europe | |
| Rwanda | Mathias Ntawulikuri | 13:11,29 (7.) | Roma | 09.06.92 | Golden Gala | Africa | |
| Russia | Valeriy Abramov | 13:11,99 (2.) | Rieti | 09.09.81 | International | ||
| Netherlands | Kamiel Maase | 13:13,06 (10.) | Berlin | 06.09.02 | ISTAF / Golden League | Europe | |
| Austria | Günther Weidlinger | 13:13,14 (5.) | London, CP | 22.07.05 | London Grand Prix | Europe | |
| Bulgaria | Evgeni Ignatov | 13:13,15 (4.) | Stuttgart | 31.08.86 | European Championships | Europe | |
| Tunisia | Féthi Baccouche | 13:13,94 (5.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games | Africa | |
| Zimbabwe | Phillimon Hanneck | 13:14,50 (2.) | Roma | 08.06.94 | Golden Gala / GP | Africa | |
| Romania | Ilie Floroiu | 13:15,0h (1.) | Bucureşti | 23.07.78 | Europe | ||
| Finland | Lasse Virén | 13:16,3h (1.) | Helsinki | 14.09.72 | International | Europe | |
| Martti Vainio (3) | 13:16,02 (?.) | Oslo | 28.06.84 | Bislett Games | Europe | ||
| Estonia | Enn Sellik | 13:17,20 (1.) | Podolsk | 28.06.76 | for USSR | ||
| Sweden | Anders Gärderud | 13:17,59 (4.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Belarus | Aleksandr Fyedotkin | 13:17,66 (1.) | Budapest | 10.07.79 | for USSR | ||
| Poland | Bronislaw Malinowski | 13:17,69 (5.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Djibouti | Mumin Gala | 13:17,77 (10.) | Birmingahm | 10.07.11 | AVIVA British Grand Prix | Africa | |
| Lithuania | Aleksandras Antipovas | 13:17,9h (2.) | Sochi | 09.06.79 | for USSR | ||
| Slovakia | Róbert Stefko | 13:19,40 (8.) | Saint-Denis | 01.06.95 | L'Humanité | Europe | |
| Brazil | Marílson dos Santos | 13:19,43 (3.) | Kassel (GER) | 08.06.06 | ASKINA | America | |
| Argentina | Antonio Silio | 13:19,64 (8.) | Roma | 17.07.91 | Golden Gala | America | |
| Jamaica | Kemoy Campbell | 13:20,39 (7.) | Palo Alto (USA) | 02.05.15 | Payton Jordan Invitational | America | |
| Colombia | Gerard Giraldo | 13:21,31 (8.) | Palo Alto (USA) | 02.05.15 | Payton Jordan Invitational | America | |
| Lesotho | Namakwe Nkhasi | 13:21,68 (3.) | Durban | 26.06.16 | African Championships | Africa | |
| Venezuela | Freddy González | 13:22,30 (8.) | San Sebastián | 03.07.04 | Gran Premio Reebok | America | |
| Peru | David Torrance | 13:23,20 (10.) | Rio de Janeiro | 17.08.16 | Olympic Games | America | |
| Chile | Maurizio Díaz | 13:23,68 (13.) | Heusden-Zolder | 14.07.01 | KBC Night of Athletics | America | |
| Ecuador | Bayron Piedra | 13:23,72 (4.) | Ninove (BEL) | 21.07.12 | Memorial Geert Rasschaert | America | |
| Czech Republic | Jiří Sýkora | 13:24,99 (9.) | Moscva | 01.08.80 | Olympic Games for – Czechoslovakia | Europe | |
| China | Xia Fengyuan | 13:25,14 (?.) | Shanghai | 23.10.97 | America | ||
| Zambia | Obed Mutanya | 13:25,25 (8.) | San Sebastián | 18.08.01 | Trofeo Reebok Gran Premio de San Sebastian | Africa | |
| Denmark | Dennis Jensen | 13:25,39 (11.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 05.08.00 | KBC Night of Athletics | Europe | |
| Hungary | Balazs Csillag | 13:26,96 (10.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 20.07.02 | KBC Night of Athletics | Europe | |
| Sudan | Mohamed Yagoub Babiker | 13:27,09 (2.) | Solihull (GBR) | 23.06.01 | BMC Nike GP | Africa | |
| Botswana | Matthews Mothswarateu | 13:29,6h (1.) | Stellenbosch | 14.04.78 | Africa | ||
| India | Bahadur Prasad | 13:29,70 (2.) | Birmingahm | 27.06.92 | Asia | ||
| Georgia | Oleg Strizhakov | 13:30,88 (?.) | Kiev | 23.06.84 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Serbia | Danijel Korica | 13:31,2h (?.) | Helsinki | 30.06.71 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Puerto Rico | Joseph Rosa | 13:31,69 (7.) | Eugene | 13.06.14 | NCAA Div. I Championships | America | |
| Somalia | Mohamed Ali Mohamed | 13:32,39 (9.) | Ninove (BEL) | 01.08.15 | Memorial Geert Rasschaert | Africa | |
| Slovenia | Peter Svet | 13:32,8h (?.) | Berlin | 12.06.74 | ??? | Europe | |
| Palestine | Mohammed Baket | 13:33,41 (14.) | Hechtel-Eksel | 19.07.97 | Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| Cyprus | Filippos Filippou | 13:34,24 (?.) | Riccione (ITA) | 27.08.83 | Europe | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Vadim Mochalov | 13:34,2h (?.) | Sochi | 13.05.76 | ??? | Asia | |
| Libya | Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | 13:34,99 (19.) | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 05.08.00 | KBC Night of Athletics | Asia | |
| Kazakhstan | Sergey Navolokin | 13:35,64 (?.) | Podolsk | 02.08.82 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Dominica | Steve Agar | 13:35,86 (6.) | Walnut (USA) | 18.04.98 | Mt. SAC Relays Invitational | America | |
| Croatia | Dalibor Balgač | 13:37,76 (?.) | Walnut (USA) | 19.04.03 | Europe | ||
| Luxembourg | Justin Gloden | 13:38,51 (6.) | Louvain | 03.06.83 | Europe | ||
| Angola | Aurélio Handanga Miti | 13:40,12 (n.) | Göteborg | 11.08.95 | World Championships/h2 | (10.) | Africa |
| Uzbekistan | Ashur Normuradov | 13:41,0h (?.) | Podolsk | 19.08.75 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| South Korea | Baek Seung-ho | 13:42,98 (5.) | Abashiri (JPN) | 17.07.10 | Hokuren distance Challenge | Asia | |
| Swaziland | Sipho Dlamini | 13:43,52 (1.) | Durban | 23.04.94 | Africa | ||
| Botswana | Sesebo Matlapeng | 13:43,57 (14.) | Durban | 26.06.16 | African Championships | Africa | |
| Cuba | Luis Medina | 13:44,8h (2.) | Praha | 21.06.77 | America | ||
| Guatemala | Mario Pacay | 13:44,93 (14.) | Torrance (USA) | 20.04.18 | Mt. SAC Relays – Invitat. events | America | |
| Costa Rica | Eric Quiros | 13:44,99 (?.) | Victoria | 27.05.99 | America | ||
| Moldova | Igor Braslavskiy | 13:47,6h (?.) | Argentinian Ch | 25.08.83 | ??? | Asia | |
| Uruguay | Néstor García | 13:47,6h (1.) | Montevideo | 10.05.99 | America | ||
| Armenia*** | Artashes Mikoyan | 13:53,0h (?.) | Asia | ||||
| Iran | Hamid Sajjadi | 13:53,40 (n.) | Göteborg | 11.08.95 | World Championships/h1 | (9.) | Asia |
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Ok-Hyon Ryu | 13:53,9h (?.) | Pyongyang | 13.05.87 | Asia | ||
| Turkmenistan | Marly Sopyev | 13:55,45 (?.) | St. Petersburg | 06.07.95 | Asia | ||
| Philippines | Eduardo Buenavista | 13:58,43 (9.) | Pusan (KOR) | 10.10.02 | Asian Games | Asia | |
| Haiti | Mark Allen | 13:58,44 (?.) | Norwalk (USA) | 15.04.16 | America | ||
| Bolivia | Vidal Basco | 14:00,03 (1.) | Lima | 26.05.17 | Peruvian Championships | America | |
| Bahamas | O'Neill Williams | 14:00,54 (1.) | Nassau | 14.05.11 | Fritz Grant Invitational | America | |
| Indonesia | Agus Prayogo | 14:02,12 (11.) | Rio de Janeiro | 23.07.11 | CISM Military World Games | Asia | |
| Ghana | Sampson Laari | 14:02,22 (2.) | Norwalk (USA) | 15.04.16 | Mt. SAC Relays | Africa | |
| Comoros | Mohamed Ahmed | 14:02,2h (?.) | Marignane | 07.06.95 | Africa | ||
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Văn Lai | 14:04,82 (1.) | Singapore, Kallang | 09.06.15 | South East Asian Games | Asia | |
| Nepal | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 14:04,89 (n.) | Athens | 25.08.04 | Olympic Games/h2 | (18.) | Asia |
| Mauretania | Mohamed Elbendir Kathari | 14:05,58 (1.) | Avilés | 28.05.05 | Avilés International Meeting | Africa | |
| Malaysia | Ramachandran Murusamy | 14:06,84 (1.) | Troisdorf (GER) | 05.08.94 | Asia | ||
| Guyana | Cleveland Forde | 14:07,08 (1.) | Buenos Aires | 10.11.06 | South American U23 Championships | America | |
| Tajikistan | Sergey Davidov | 14:07,44 (?.) | Moscva | 20.06.83 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Jordan | Awas Al-Hasini | 14:07,46 (?.) | Hiroshima | 16.10.94 | Asia | ||
| Madagascar | Fulgence Rakotondrasoa | 14:07,50 (6.) | Rabat | 17.06.06 | Rabat International Meeting | Africa | |
| Andorra | Joan Moya | 14:07,63 (?.) | Mataró | 01.07.97 | Europe | ||
| Cayman Islands | Jon Rankin | 14:08,09 (2.) | Los Angeles | 11.03.11 | Occidental Distance Carnival | America | |
| Malawi | Rodwell Kamwendo | 14:08,0h (3.) | Harare | 01.07.00 | African Southern Region Championships | Africa | |
| Pakistan | Muhammad Younis | 14:08,4h (?.) | Troisdorf (GER) | 22.07.77 | Asia | ||
| Sri Lanka | Kathan A. Chandradas | 14:08,5h (?.) | Colombo | 20.02.04 | Asia | ||
| Mauritius | Mike Félicité | 14:08,90 (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 15.06.94 | America | ||
| Iraq | Abdul Karim Al-Sadi | 14:09,42 (?.) | Seoul | 03.10.86 | Asia | ||
| Thailand | Srisung Boonthung | 14:10,56 (12.) | Izmir | 19.08.05 | Universiade | Asia | |
| US Virgin Islands | Eduardo Garcia | 14:10,83 (?.) | Philadelphia | 28.04.16 | America | ||
| Myanmar | Gopal Thein Win | 14:11,28 (?.) | Manila | 04.12.93 | Asia | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ronnie Holassie | 14:12,01 (?.) | Port of Spain | 20.06.99 | America | ||
| Albania | Isuf Curri | 14:12,6h (?.) | Elbasan | 31.05.90 | Europe | ||
| Nigeria | Timon Gunem | 14:15,50 (?.) | Lagos | 19.06.93 | Africa | ||
| Gambia | Nfamara Njie | 14:16,42 (5.) | Ponzano Veneto (ITA) | 01.06.17 | Memorial Giovanni Maria Idda | Africa | |
| Kosovo | Ismet Rushiti | 14:18,0h (?.) | Vukovar | 08.08.82 | ???? | Europe | |
| Aruba | Kimball "Kim" Reynierse | 14:18,31 (?.) | Leiden | 08.05.86 | America | ||
| Central African Republic | Christian Yago | 14:18,3h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 19.06.96 | Africa | ||
| Cameroon | Adamou Aboubakar | 14:18,4h (?.) | Yaoundé | 15.07.95 | Africa | ||
| Gibraltar | John Charvetto | 14:18,4h (?.) | Praha | 31.08.78 | Europe | ||
| Oman | Qais Salim Al-Mahrooqi | 14:18,96 (11.) | Guangzhou (CHN) | 21.11.10 | Asian Games | Asia | |
| Kuwait | Omar Awadh Al-Rashidi | 14:20,03 (1.) | Kuwait City | 11.03.09 | Federation Cup | Asia | |
| Barbados | Leo Garnes | 14:20,2h (?.) | Bridgetown | 05.06.92 | America | ||
| Sierra Leono | Hilton Gooding | 14:20,9h (?.) | Freetown | 22.03.85 | Africa | ||
| Niger | Inni Aboubacar | 14:21,4h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 06.07.83 | Africa | ||
| Seychelles | Simon Labiche | 14:22,30 (?.) | Nairobi | 23.05.03 | Africa | ||
| Belize | Patrick Fuller | 14:22,93 (29.) | Eugene | 22.04.05 | Oregon Invitational | America | |
| Mali | Youssouf Diallo | 14:23,2h (?.) | Cotonou (BEN) | 20.07.97 | America | ||
| Bermuda | Lamont Marshall | 14:23,35 (?.) | Raleigh (USA) | 24.03.17 | America | ||
| Paraguay | Derlis-Ramon Ayala | 14:23,83 (oc.) | Resistencia (ARG) | 14.05.17 | Argentinian Championships | America | |
| Cambodia | Hem Bunting | 14:24,71 (?.) | Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) | 07.12.07 | Asia | ||
| Saint Lucia | Zepherinus Joseph | 14:25,20 (9.) | Ottawa | 20.07.01 | Francophone Games | ||
| Panama | Kyle Merritt | 14:25,54 (2.) | Eugene | 18.04.14 | Oregon Relays | America | |
| Mozambique | Pedro Mulomo | 14:26,6h (?.) | Maputo | 31.03.80 | America | ||
| Montenegro | Osman Erović | 14:29,43 (?.) | Nova Gorica (YUG) | 10.05.87 | ??? | Europe | |
| Senegal | Moussa Bâ | 14:29,7h (?.) | Dakar | 04.04.91 | America | ||
| East Timor | Aries José Pariera | 14:35,17 (?.) | Jakarta | 22.08.97 | independent since 2002 | Asia | |
| El Salvador | Ronald Arias | 14:38,37 (?.) | Jakarta | 27.05.01 | America | ||
| Monaco | Emile Battaglia | 14:39,0h (?.) | Monaco | 11.08.46 | Europe | ||
| Guam | Neil Weare | 14:39,84 (1.) | Claremont | 19.04.02 | Pomona Pitzer Invitational | America | |
| Yemen | Nabil Mohamed Al-Garbi | 14:40,19 (?.) | Awadh Saleh Nasser | 22.07.94 | ??? | Asia | |
| Togo | Moipah Kombate | 14:41,37 (?.) | Niamey | 21.07.19 | Africa | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | William Richards | 14:41,39 (?.) | Port of Spain | 17.06.00 | America | ||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 14:41,6h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 31.07.88 | Ozeania | ||
| Papua & New Guinea | John Kokinai | 14:43,4h (?.) | Rabaul (PNG) | 10.09.72 | Ozeania | ||
| San Marino | Gian Luigi Macina | 14:43,5h (?.) | Bologna | 04.07.96 | Europe | ||
| Fiji | Davendra Prakash Singh | 14:46,4h (?.) | Melbourne | 18.11.93 | Ozeania | ||
| Bangladesh | Mohamed Eliysuddin | 14:47,19 (?.) | Madras | 21.12.95 | Asia | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | Ronald Mercelina | 14:49,6h (?.) | Panama City | 03.03.70 | America | ||
| Suriname | Johnny Morgenthaler | 14:50,22 (?.) | Heusden | 10.07.10 | America | ||
| Hong Kong | Wang Wan Chun | 14:50,78 (?.) | Macau | 02.11.19 | Asia | ||
| Burkina Faso | Charles Néboua | 14:51,8h (?.) | Abidjan | 15.04.95 | Africa | ||
| Gabon | Jean-Marc Léandro | 14:53,36 (?.) | Cannes-la-Bocca | 07.06.08 | Africa | ||
| Liechtenstein | Hugo Walser | 15:07,8h (?.) | Aarau (SUI) | 27.05.65 | Europe | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | José Luis Ebatela | 15:08,1h (?.) | Malabo | 07.02.98 | Africa | ||
| Vanuatu | Tawai Keiruan | 15:08,1h (?.) | Port Vila | 25.07.97 | Ozeania | ||
| British Virgin Islands | Anderson Legair | 15:22,0h (?.) | Knoxville | 12.04.97 | America | ||
| Liberia | Faraj Anis | 15:28,5h (?.) | Conakry | 14.05.17 | Africa | ||
| Brunei | B.J.R. Keneenthep | 15:28,9h (?.) | Bandar Seri Begawan (BRN) | 15.07.73 | Asia | ||
| Maldives | Hussain Fazeel Haroon | 15:30,27 (?.) | Doha | 24.04.19 | Asia | ||
| Macau | Lei Hong Wa | 15:33,41 (?.) | Banciao | 31.05.92 | Asia | ||
| Samoa | Aunese Curreen | 15:42,62 (?.) | Apia | 06.09.07 | Ozeania | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mussa Djau | 15:45,45 (?.) | Beja | 19.06.13 | Africa | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 15:49,8h (?.) | Nouméa | 07.11.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | CharlesMorton | 15:50,46 (?.) | Charlotte Amalie | 07.04.84 | time??? | America | |
| Afghanistan | Aman Haidari | 15:52,68 (?.) | Ravnanger | 06.08.10 | Asia | ||
| American Samoa | John Wasco | 16:32,4h (?.) | Utulei | 10.04.92 | America | ||
| Bhutan | Tshewang Pema | 16:40,10 (?.) | Ipoh | 12.06.04 | Asia | ||
| Cook Islands | Jubilee Reu | 16:41,7h (?.) | Avarua (COK) | 12.06.71 | Ozeania | ||
| Kiribati | Teinakewe Tamuera | 16:42,7h (?.) | Adelaide | 06.02.98 | Ozeania | ||
| Anguilla | Michael Gumbs | 16:45,79 (?.) | St. George's | 23.04.00 | America | ||
| Tonga | Peau'afi Houkinima | 17:07,6h (?.) | Kolonia (FSM) | 22.07.02 | Ozeania | ||
| Palau | Nicholas Mangham | 18:25,81 (?.) | Kolonia (FSM) | 22.07.02 | Ozeania | ||
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 18:29,8h (?.) | Port Moresby | 18.08.69 | Ozeania | ||
| Marshall Islands | Jesse Napolitani | 18:39,53 (?.) | Kolonia | 22.07.02 | Ozeania | ||
| Honduras | From 2022 | America | |||||
| South Sudan | From 2021/22 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | Hayle Ibrahimov (4) | 13:09,17 () | Zürich | 28.08.14 | Asia | ||
| Djibouti | Jamal Abdi Dirieh | 13:13,45 (8.) | Heusden-Zolder | 22.07.17 | KBC Night of Athletics (A) | ||
| (1) Mohammed Mourhit was born in Morocco | |||||||
| (2) Bernard Lagat was born in Kenya | |||||||
| (3) Martti Vainio was tested positiv in 1984 | |||||||
| (4) Hayle Ibrahimov was born in Ethiopia | |||||||