An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: an electric blower including an electrically-driven part and a centrifugal fan to be rotated by the electrically-driven part; and a separating part that separates dust sucked by the electric blower, wherein the separating part includes: a first centrifugally separating part that centrifugally separates dust sucked by the electric blower; a plurality of second centrifugally separating parts that communicate with the downstream side of the first centrifugally separating part, and are disposed at positions opposite to each other across the electrically-driven part and the centrifugal fan of the electric blower, and centrifugally separate dust smaller than dust to be separated by the first centrifugally separating part, wherein the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts are disposed above the first centrifugally separating part, a communicating air passage part that makes communication between the first centrifugally separating part and the second centrifugally separating parts is disposed between the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts, and the electric blower and the communicating air passage part are sandwiched by a plurality of the second centrifugally separating parts. an electric blower including an electrically-driven part and a centrifugal fan to be rotated by the electrically-driven part; and a separating part that separates dust sucked by the electric blower, wherein the separating part includes: a first centrifugally separating part that centrifugally separates dust sucked by the electric blower; a plurality of second centrifugally separating parts that communicate with the downstream side of the first centrifugally separating part, and are disposed at positions opposite to each other across the electrically-driven part and the centrifugal fan of the electric blower, and centrifugally separate dust smaller than dust to be separated by the first centrifugally separating part, wherein the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts are disposed above the first centrifugally separating part, a communicating air passage part that makes communication between the first centrifugally separating part and the second centrifugally separating parts is disposed between the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts, and the electric blower and the communicating air passage part are sandwiched by a plurality of the second centrifugally separating parts. a first centrifugally separating part that centrifugally separates dust sucked by the electric blower; a plurality of second centrifugally separating parts that communicate with the downstream side of the first centrifugally separating part, and are disposed at positions opposite to each other across the electrically-driven part and the centrifugal fan of the electric blower, and centrifugally separate dust smaller than dust to be separated by the first centrifugally separating part, wherein the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts are disposed above the first centrifugally separating part, a communicating air passage part that makes communication between the first centrifugally separating part and the second centrifugally separating parts is disposed between the electric blower and the second centrifugally separating parts, and the electric blower and the communicating air passage part are sandwiched by a plurality of the second centrifugally separating parts.