Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

• a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers laminated in a lamination direction, a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to each other in the lamination direction, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposed to each other in a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other in a length direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction and the width direction;
• a first external electrode on the first end surface;
• and
• a second external electrode on the second end surface;
• wherein
• the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include:
• a base electrode layer;
• a lower plated layer on a surface of the base electrode layer;
• and
• an upper plated layer on a surface of the lower plated layer;
• the lower plated layer has an average thickness of about 2.0 μm or more and about 5.0 μm or less;
• and
• the lower plated layer includes thin layer regions with a thickness smaller than the average thickness of the lower plated layer.