An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and when a composition of an inorganic oxide semiconductor material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is represented by MaNbSncO (where M denotes an aluminum (Al) atom, and N denotes a gallium atom (Ga) or a zinc (Zn) atom, or a gallium (Ga) atom and a zinc (Zn) atom), a+b+c=1.00, 0.01≤a≤0.04, and b