A light emitting device of the present invention has a package constituted by a molded article having a light emitting face, a bottom face that is contiguous with the light emitting face, and a rear face that is on the opposite side from the light emitting face, and a pair of leads that are partially embedded in the molded article, protrude from the bottom face, and have ends that bend toward either the light emitting face or the rear face, and a light emitting element that is disposed on one of the pair of leads, the molded article has a front protruding part that protrudes on the light emitting face side, and a rear protruding part that protrudes on the rear face side, between the leads on the bottom face.