The invention discloses a back-falling type rope pull starter comprising a starting shaft, wherein one end of the starting shaft is provided with a one-way ratchet wheel, and the other end of the starting shaft is provided with a circular shaft 12; a pawl clutch piece is arranged on a gasoline engine rotor S; a spring seat and a starting disc are arranged on the starting shaft; a boss is arrangedon the outer peripheral surface of the spring seat; a return spring is arranged between the spring seat and the starting disc; the inner end of the return spring is connected with the starting disc, and the outer end of the return spring is connected with the spring seat; a pull rope is wound around the starting disc; one end of the pull rope is connected with the starting disc, and the other endof the pull rope is connected with a starting handle on a shell; the inner side wall of the shell is provided with a groove matched with the boss on the outer periphery of the spring seat; and the center of the bottom of the shell is provided with a shaft sleeve forming a slide fit with the starting shaft. One end of the starting shaft of the starter is arranged in the shaft hole of the spring seat, and the other end of the starting shaft is arranged in the shaft sleeve of the shell, so that if one end of the starting shaft is pulled by the pull rope, axial center displacement is prevented for the starting shaft, the return spring freely retracts, a starting rope of the starter can be withdrawn into the shell in time, the starting process is safe, reliable and smooth, and the service lifeof the starter is improved.