A light emitting device includes a stacked body including at least a light emitting layer made of Inx(AlyGa1-y)1-xP(0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1), a p-type cladding layer made of Inx(AlyGa1-y)1-xP (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1), and a bonding layer made of a semiconductor; and a substrate in which deviation in a lattice constant at a bonding interface with the bonding layer is larger than deviation in lattice constants between the light emitting layer and the bonding layer. The p-type cladding layer is located more distant from the bonding interface than the light emitting layer, and the p-type cladding layer has a carrier concentration of 0.5×1017 cm−3 or more and 3×1017 cm−3 or less.