An aqueous ink composition includes an aqueous medium and resin microparticles formed from a resin, in which the resin has a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) or (2), and the content of the resin microparticles is 1% to 15% by mass, R1, R2, and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A1 represents —O— or —NR3—; L1 represents an alkylene group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; M1 and M2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal ion, or an ammonium ion; A2 represents a single bond, —COO—, or —CONH—; and L2 represents a divalent linking group having 6 to 23 carbon atoms.