| abstract |
A magnetic recording medium including a substrate, a nonmagnetic layer containing nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in this order, wherein the nonmagnetic layer has a thickness of from 0.5 to 2.5 μm, a specific surface area of from 20 to 120 m 2 /ml, a pore volume of from 0.15 to 0.40 ml/ml, and a median pore radius of from 3 to 16 nm, and the nonmagnetic layer has particles having an average particle diameter of from 4 to 14 nm on a magnetic layer side. |