There are provided an electronic component housing package and the like which have high efficiency of heating by infrared rays. An electronic component housing package includes an insulating substrate including a plurality of insulating layers stacked on top of each other, an upper surface of the insulating substrate being provided with an electronic component mounting section. The plurality of insulating layers each contain a first material as a major constituent. The electronic component housing package comprises one or more infrared-ray absorbing layers disposed between the plurality of insulating layers and/or disposed on an upper surface of uppermost one of the plurality of insulating layers. The one or more absorbing layers contain a second material which is higher in infrared absorptivity than the first material.