Abstract: Provided are an ink jet recording paper which is provided with a recording layer having a coverage rate of from 0.1 to 10 g/m.sup.2 on at least one side of a base paper and has a basis weight of from 50 to 100 g/m.sup.2, with the recording paper having an irreversible shrinkage factor of from -0.05% to 0.10% in the CD direction when it is put under an environment that the relative humidity thereof is raised to 95% from 35% and then lowered to 35% and further showing a shrinking rate of from 0.15% to 0.25% in the CD direction by the change in relative humidity of the environment from 75% to 60% during the process of lowering the relative humidity from 90% to 35%.