Provided are a negative electrode including a current collector, a first active material layer including first active material particles and disposed on the current collector, and a first pattern and a second pattern alternately disposed separately from each other on the first active material layer, wherein the first pattern includes first pattern active material particles, the second pattern includes second pattern active material particles, a thickness of the first pattern is greater than a thickness of the second pattern, and a volume expansion rate of the second pattern is greater than a volume expansion rate of the first pattern, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode.