A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, a main component of the dielectric layers being ceramic, wherein: the multilayer structure comprises surface portions and a center portion in a stacking direction of the dielectric layers and the internal electrode layers, the surface portions having a first thickness from a surface of the multilayer structure, the center portion being next to the surface portion in the stacking direction and having a second thickness; and an average length of crystal grains of a main component metal of the internal electrode layers of the surface portions is 0.8 times or less than an average length of crystal grains of a main component metal of the internal electrode layers of the center portion.