A pneumatic tire comprising: a belt layer disposed in a tread portion and radially outside a carcass and composed of two or more belt plies including the narrowest belt ply (7A1), the belt plies each composed of belt cords inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and extending continuously from one axial edge to the other axial edge of the belt ply, wherein given that: a center position (Pc) is an axial position on the tire equator (Co); a shoulder position (Ps) is an axial position on each side of the tire equator (Co) at a distance of 15 mm inward in the axial direction from the axially outer end of the narrowest belt ply (7A1) along the outer surface of the belt layer; an average cord angle θn is the average of the absolute values of the cord angles with respect to the tire circumferential direction, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps); and an average cord count Nn is the average of the cord count per 25 mm width perpendicularly to the belt cords, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps), the average cord angle θn is constant or gradually increases or decreases from the center position (Pc) to the shoulder positions (Ps), the average cord count Nn gradually increases from the center position (Pc) to the shoulder positions (Ps), characterized in that the ratio θns/θnc of the average cord angle θns at the shoulder positions (Ps) to the average cord angle θnc at the center position (Pc) is 1.20 or less, and the ratio Nns/Nnc of the average cord count Nns at the shoulder positions (Ps) to the average cord count Nnc in the center position (Pc) is 1.20 or more. a belt layer disposed in a tread portion and radially outside a carcass and composed of two or more belt plies including the narrowest belt ply (7A1), the belt plies each composed of belt cords inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and extending continuously from one axial edge to the other axial edge of the belt ply, wherein given that: a center position (Pc) is an axial position on the tire equator (Co); a shoulder position (Ps) is an axial position on each side of the tire equator (Co) at a distance of 15 mm inward in the axial direction from the axially outer end of the narrowest belt ply (7A1) along the outer surface of the belt layer; an average cord angle θn is the average of the absolute values of the cord angles with respect to the tire circumferential direction, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps); and an average cord count Nn is the average of the cord count per 25 mm width perpendicularly to the belt cords, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps), a center position (Pc) is an axial position on the tire equator (Co); a shoulder position (Ps) is an axial position on each side of the tire equator (Co) at a distance of 15 mm inward in the axial direction from the axially outer end of the narrowest belt ply (7A1) along the outer surface of the belt layer; an average cord angle θn is the average of the absolute values of the cord angles with respect to the tire circumferential direction, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps); and an average cord count Nn is the average of the cord count per 25 mm width perpendicularly to the belt cords, of the belt cords of all the belt plies obtained at any axial position between the center position (Pc) and the shoulder position (Ps), the average cord angle θn is constant or gradually increases or decreases from the center position (Pc) to the shoulder positions (Ps), the average cord count Nn gradually increases from the center position (Pc) to the shoulder positions (Ps), characterized in that the ratio θns/θnc of the average cord angle θns at the shoulder positions (Ps) to the average cord angle θnc at the center position (Pc) is 1.20 or less, and the ratio Nns/Nnc of the average cord count Nns at the shoulder positions (Ps) to the average cord count Nnc in the center position (Pc) is 1.20 or more.