Provided is a carrier for an electrostatic latent image developer comprising core material particles and a resin layer covering the particle surface, the carrier being characterized in that the resin layer contains metal compound microparticles, the metal compound microparticles comprise magnesium compound microparticles or barium compound microparticles, and the amount of magnesium exposed or the amount of barium exposed B (atomic%) at the carrier surface is 10.0 > B > 1.2.