There is provided a stable high-water-content W/O-type emulsion gel. A W/O-type emulsion gel comprising: a gelator composed of a compound of Formula (1) or (2) below(wherein, R1 and R3 are each independently a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 20, a cyclic alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 3 to 20, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having a carbon atom number of 2 to 20, n is an integer of 0 or 1 to 4, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 10, or an aryl group optionally having a substituent, and R4 and R5 are a hydroxyl group) a surfactant and a mixed solvent of a hydrophobic organic solvent and water, wherein the content of the gelator is 0.1-20% by mass with respect to the mass of the mixed solvent.
