A projection zoom lens constituting a projection optical system of a projector, which projects an image displayed on a surface of an image display element on a projected surface, so as to magnify and display the image includes, in order from the projected surface side to the image display element side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group, wherein a refractive power of the fifth lens group is weaker than the refractive power of the first lens group, the refractive power of the second lens group, the refractive power of the third lens group, and the refractive power of the fourth lens group.