An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier configured to form a latent image and a development unit including a development member configured to develop the latent image forming on the image carrier with a developer, and a plurality of conveying members each including at least one spiral vane and configured to rotate around a spiral axis of the spiral vane to revolve and transfer the developer around the spiral axis in a direction along the spiral axis, the plurality of conveying members configured to transfer the developer sequentially from a conveying member to an adjacent conveying member and including a first conveying member arranged at a position closest to the development member to supply developer to the development member, wherein a number of the spiral vanes of the first conveying member are at least two and is also greater than the number of spiral vanes in the remaining conveying members.