A light emitting device includes n columnar parts, and an electrode configured to inject an electrical current into the n columnar parts, wherein each of the n columnar parts includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer different in conductivity type from the first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, when viewed from a stacking direction of the first semiconductor layer and the light emitting layer, p first columnar parts out of the n columnar parts fail to overlap an outer edge of the electrode, q second columnar parts out of the n columnar parts overlap the outer edge of the electrode, a number of the second columnar parts centers of which overlap the electrode out of the q second columnar parts is larger than a number of the second columnar parts centers of which fail to overlap the electrode, and n=p+q is fulfilled.