A photocurable composition containing a photopolymerizable compound and a photoinitiator, wherein the photopolymerizable compound is a radically polymerizable monomer and the photoinitiator is a photoradical initiator. The photocurable composition is characterized by additionally contains a metal chelate compound, wherein the center metal element in the metal chelate compound is selected from metal elements belonging to Group 2, Group 4, Group 8 and Group 13 and the metal chelate compound is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by mass inclusive relative to the whole mass of the photocurable composition. Thus, it becomes possible to provide: a photocurable composition which has sustained adhesiveness and does not undergo shrinking upon curing; and a photocurable inkjet ink.