A variable resistance memory device includes a pillar, a resistance change layer provided at a side surface of the pillar, a semiconductor layer provided at a side surface of the resistance change layer, a gate insulating layer provided at a side surface of the semiconductor layer, a plurality of isolating layers and a plurality of gate electrodes alternately arranged along a surface of the gate insulating layer, and an internal resistance layer between the resistance change layer and the semiconductor layer, where a resistance of the internal resistance layer is greater than a resistance of the semiconductor layer when the semiconductor layer includes conductor characteristics and the resistance of the internal resistance layer is less than the resistance of the semiconductor layer when the semiconductor layer includes insulator characteristics.