There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body, having at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, wherein when a distance between a widthwise end of an internal electrode disposed at a central portion of the ceramic body in a thickness direction thereof and an adjacent side surface of the ceramic body is defined as D1 and a distance between a widthwise end of an internal electrode disposed at an upper or lower portion of the ceramic body in the thickness direction thereof and the adjacent side surface of the ceramic body is defined as D2, D1/D2 is in a range of 0.5 to 0.95 (0.5≦D1/D2≦0.95).