| Type |
Number built/
converted |
Remarks |
| TOTAL | 2,627 | |
| N-156F | 2 | Prototype |
| XF-5A | 1 | one aircraft used for static tests |
| YF-5A | 2 | Prototype |
| F-5A | 621-1,200 | Lightweight fighter |
| F-5A-21 | 0 | initial designation for F-5E Tiger II upgrade |
| CF-5A | 89 | built by Canadair in Canada as CF-116 Freedom Fighter |
| NF-5A | 75 | built by Canadair for the Netherlands and Venezuela |
| RF-5A | 89 | Reconnaissance model based on F-5A |
| SF-5A | 18-19 | (C-9) Single-seat fighter built by CASA for Spain |
| SRF-5A | 17-18 | (CR-9) Reconnaissance model built by CASA for Spain |
| F-5-21 | 1 | Temporary designation given to YF-5B |
| YF-5B | 1 | F-5B with 5,000 lbst J85-GE-21 prototype F-5E Tiger II |
| F-5B | 134-180 | Two-seat trainer |
| CF-5B | | built in Canada for the Canadian Air Force |
| NF-5B | 30 | Royal Netherlands Air Force version of the CF-5D |
| SF-5B | 34 | (CE-9) CASA built for Spanish Air Force |
| F-5C | 5 | Skoshi Tiger F-5A |
| F-5D | 7 | Skoshi Tiger F-5B Two-seat trainer |
| F-5D | 0 | Unbuilt training version |
| CF-5D | 7-45 | (D for "dual") Two-seat trainer for Canadian Armed Forces |
| F-5E | 1,144-1,400 | Tiger II Improved A model |
| F-5E | * | Tiger III upgraded F-5E in Chilean Air Force |
| F-5E | ? | Saeqeh-80 Iran modified F-5E Tiger II |
| RF-5E | 12 | "Tiger Eye" Photo-recon E model - Malaysia and Saudi Arabia |
| F-5F | 233-255 | Tiger II Two-seat combat-capable trainer with lengthened fuselage |
| F-5F | ? | Azarakhsh Iran modified Two-seat trainer |
| F-5G | 0 | Initial designation of F-20 TigerShark |
| F-5G | * | Royal Norwegian Air Force variant of the F-5A |
| RF-5G | * | Photo-recon Royal Norwegian Air Force variant of the RF-5A |
| F-5S | [175] | Swiss F-5E |
| F-5S | [] | Singapore F-5E |
| F-5N | [36] | ex-F5S US Navy / Marines aggressor-training |
| F-5T | [] | Singapore F-5F Two-seat combat-capable trainer |
| VF-5 | [] | Canadair CF-116s sold to the Venezuelan Air Force |
| F-20 | 3 | Tigershark, one F404 turbofan engine, increased payload, and much improved avionics |
