A pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass formed of a carcass ply extending between a pair of bead portions in a toroidal shape; a bead core disposed in a respective one of the bead portions, the bead core comprising an axially inner core and an axially outer core respectively disposed on an axially inner side and the axially outer side of the carcass ply; an inner bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the inner core in a tapered shape; an outer bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the outer core in a tapered shape; a side reinforcing rubber layer having a substantially crescentic cross-sectional shape on an inner side of the carcass in a sidewall region; a clinch rubber disposed on an axially outer side of the outer bead apex rubber of one of the bead portion to form an outer surface of the bead portion and a radially outer end of the clinch rubber being located radially outside an outer end of the outer bead apex rubber; characterized by an outer apex height Ho, which is a radial distance from a bead base line to a radially outer end of the outer bead apex rubber, being in a range of from 120% to 150% of an inner apex height Hi, which is a radial distance from the bead base line to the radially outer end of the inner bead apex rubber and by a sidewall rubber disposed axially outward of the carcass and the clinch rubber to form an outer surface of a sidewall portion; wherein a perpendicular line VL is drawn from a radially inner end of the sidewall rubber to the carcass, a thickness (Ta) of the side reinforcing rubber layer at the radially inner end of the sidewall rubber measured along the perpendicular line VL is in a range of from 17.5% to 37.5% of a thickness (Tz) of the bead portion at the inner end of the sidewall rubber, the thickness (Ta) and the thickness (Tz) being measured along the perpendicular line VL; and a thickness (Tc) of the clinch rubber at the inner end of the sidewall rubber is in a range of from 36% to 56% of the thickness (Tz) of the bead portion, the thickness (Tc) being measured along the perpendicular line VL. a carcass formed of a carcass ply extending between a pair of bead portions in a toroidal shape; a bead core disposed in a respective one of the bead portions, the bead core comprising an axially inner core and an axially outer core respectively disposed on an axially inner side and the axially outer side of the carcass ply; an inner bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the inner core in a tapered shape; an outer bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the outer core in a tapered shape; a side reinforcing rubber layer having a substantially crescentic cross-sectional shape on an inner side of the carcass in a sidewall region; a clinch rubber disposed on an axially outer side of the outer bead apex rubber of one of the bead portion to form an outer surface of the bead portion and a radially outer end of the clinch rubber being located radially outside an outer end of the outer bead apex rubber; characterized by an outer apex height Ho, which is a radial distance from a bead base line to a radially outer end of the outer bead apex rubber, being in a range of from 120% to 150% of an inner apex height Hi, which is a radial distance from the bead base line to the radially outer end of the inner bead apex rubber and by a sidewall rubber disposed axially outward of the carcass and the clinch rubber to form an outer surface of a sidewall portion; wherein a perpendicular line VL is drawn from a radially inner end of the sidewall rubber to the carcass, a thickness (Ta) of the side reinforcing rubber layer at the radially inner end of the sidewall rubber measured along the perpendicular line VL is in a range of from 17.5% to 37.5% of a thickness (Tz) of the bead portion at the inner end of the sidewall rubber, the thickness (Ta) and the thickness (Tz) being measured along the perpendicular line VL; and a thickness (Tc) of the clinch rubber at the inner end of the sidewall rubber is in a range of from 36% to 56% of the thickness (Tz) of the bead portion, the thickness (Tc) being measured along the perpendicular line VL.