A magnetic recording medium is provided that includes, in order, (1) a non-magnetic support, a radiation-cured layer formed by applying a layer containing a radiation curing compound and curing by exposure to radiation, and a magnetic layer having a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, or (2) a non-magnetic support, a radiation-cured layer formed by applying a layer containing a radiation curing compound and curing by exposure to radiation, a non-magnetic layer having a non-magnetic powder dispersed in a binder, and a magnetic layer having a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder; the radiation-cured layer including 0.3 to 30 parts by weight of an inorganic powder relative to 100 parts by weight the radiation curing compound.