A wide-angle zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having a negative refractive power and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power in that order from an object side. The second lens group is configured with a front group, a stop and a rear group having a positive refractive power in that order from the object side. Magnification change is performed by changing distances among the lens groups.