This invention provides a water-in-oil type emulsified composition containing a low solubility, oil-soluble ultraviolet ray absorbing agent and having excellent utility, ultraviolet ray resisting performance and stability. The water-in-oil type emulsified composition contains: (a) a water dispersion of oil-soluble ultraviolet ray absorbing agent; (b) a polyoxyalkylene modified polysiloxane having a molecular weight of 2000 or higher; and (c) 5 mass% ultraviolet ray scattering agent. The component (a) is preferably a water dispersion of a composite particle of the oil-soluble ultraviolet ray absorbing agent and an organic polymer.本發明係提供一種油中水型乳化組成物,其含有低溶解度之油溶性紫外線吸收劑,使用性及紫外線防禦效果良好,且安定性亦優異。該油中水型乳化組成物係含有:(a)油溶性紫外線吸收劑之水分散物、(b)分子量為2000以上的聚氧伸烷基改性聚矽氧烷及(c)5質量%以下之紫外線散射劑,而前述成分(a)係包含於內相中。前述成分(a)以油溶性紫外線吸收劑與有機聚合物的複合物粒子之水分散物為佳。