| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results |
| 1 | Ashton Eaton | USA | 9045 WR CR |
10,23 - 7.88 - 14.52 - 2.01 - 45,00 - 13,69 - 43.34 - 5.20 - 63.63 - 4.17,52 |
| 2 | Damian Warner | CAN | 8695 NR |
10,31 - 7.65 - 14.44 - 2.04 - 47,30 - 13,63 - 44.99 - 4.80 - 63.50 - 4.31,51 |
| 3 | Rico Freimuth | GER | 8561 PB |
10,51 - 7.51 - 15.50 - 1.95 - 47,82 - 13,91 - 50.17 - 4.80 - 60.61 - 4.37,05 |
| 4 | Ilya Shkurenyov | RUS | 8538 PB |
11,01 - 7.50 - 14.09 - 2.10 - 47,88 - 14,27 - 44.53 - 5.20 - 60.99 - 4.24,98 |
| 5 | Larbi Bourrada | ALG | 8461 AR |
10,83 - 7.51 - 13.73 - 2.07 - 47,60 - 14,26 - 41.53 - 4.80 - 63.82 - 4.16,61 |
| 6 | Kai Kazmirek | GER | 8448 | 10,90 - 7.40 - 14.27 - 2.10 - 46,83 - 14,39 - 40.08 - 5.20 - 62.55 - 4.35,61 |
| 7 | Michael Schrader | GER | 8418 | 10,78 - 7.71 - 14.32 - 1.95 - 47,12 - 14,19 - 44.58 - 4.60 - 62.09 - 4.22,30 |
| 8 | Kurt Felix | GRN | 8302 NR |
11,02 - 7.66 - 15.02 - 2.10 - 49,89 - 14,58 - 45.95 - 4.50 - 63.41 - 4.32,57 |
| 9 | Olexiy Kasyanov | UKR | 8262 |
10,73 - 7.58 - 14.25 - 2.01 - 48,13 - 13,96 - 45.84 - 4.80 - 49.35 - 4.31,80 |
| 10 | Maicel Uibo | EST | 8245 | 11,25 - 7.13 - 14.45 - 2.13 - 50,24 - 15,01 - 43.69 - 5.10 - 64.51 - 4.25,53 |
| 11 | Adam Sebastian Helcelet | CZE | 8234 |
11,09 - 7.29 - 15.30 - 2.04 - 49,66 - 14,20 - 42.90 - 4.90 - 63.07 - 4.37,65 |
| 12 | Pieter Braun | NED | 8114 | 11,11 - 7.29 - 13.90 - 2.04 - 48,24 - 14,37 - 42.09 - 4.90 - 56.95 - 4.32,46 |
| 13 | Bastien Auzeil | FRA | 8093 | 11,22 - 7.26 - 15.38 - 2.01 - 48,66 - 14,71 - 42.63 - 5.10 - 55.14 - 4.37,92 |
| 14 | Thomas van der Plaetsen | BEL | 8035 |
11,44 - 7.42 - 13.83 - 2.13 - 50,28 - 14,76 - 43.01 - 5.30 - 55.23 - 4.47,38 |
| 15 | Zach Ziemek | USA | 8006 | 10,81 - 7.57 - 13.38 - 2.04 - 49,89 - 15,29 - 44.19 - 5.20 - 56.50 - 4.56,66 |
| 16 | Akihiko Nakamura | JPN | 7745 | 10,86 - 7.26 - 11.67 - 1.95 - 47,81 - 14,72 - 33.48 - 4.70 - 53.57 - 4.16,36 |
| 17 | Pawel Wiesiolek | POL | 7705 | 11,07 - 7.08 - 13.50 - 1.98 - 48,55 - 14,82 - 41.55 - 4.50 - 54.08 - 4.39,31 |
| 18 | Pau Tonnesen | ESP | 7606 | 11,26 - 7.21 - 13.74 - 2.04 - 50,24 - 15,12 - 45.28 - 4.80 - 60.42 - 5.33,73 |
| 19 | Janek Õiglane | EST | 7581 | 11,51 - 6.78 - 14.43 - 1.92 - 50,95 - 15,33 - 40.94 - 4.60 - 68.51 - 4.43,06 |
| 20 | Keisuke Ushiro | JPN | 7532 | 11,51 - 6.73 - 14.93 - 1.89 - 50,85 - 15,43 - 46.85 - 4.70 - 56.52 - 4.43,51 |
| 21 | Jorge Ureña | ESP | 6858 | 10,99 - 7.30 - 12.74 - 2.01 - 49,17 - 14,41 - 35.20 - 0 - 53.17 - 4.42,21 |
| 22 | Niels Pittomvils | BEL | 6678 | 11,39 - 6.86 - 12.77 - 1.92 - 49,45 - 15,09 - 39.90 - 0 - 52.96 - 4.27,40 |
WR - world record
CR - championships record
AR - area record
NR - national record
PB - personal best
Didn’t finish:
Felipe dos Santos (BRA), Jeremy Taiwo (USA), Yordani Garcia (CUB), Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED), Willem Coertzen (RSA), Luiz Alberto de Araujo (BRA), Trey Hardee (USA)
Historical note: Ashton Eaton became the first decathlete to set a world record at the World Championships. Needing to run faster than 4.18,25 in the final 1500 m, he produced a remarkable 4.17,52 to finish with 9045 points, improving his previous world record by six points. The competition also marked the first time in World Championships history that seven decathletes surpassed 8400 points.