According to an embodiment, a lithium secondary battery substantially suppressing volume expansion of a silicon-based active material and having excellent characteristics such as capacity, lifespan, and the like is provided. An anode for the lithium secondary battery includes a current collector; a first anode mixture layer on at least one surface of the current collector; and a second anode mixture layer on the first anode mixture layer, wherein the first anode mixture layer and the second anode mixture layer include a carbon-based active material, respectively, the second anode mixture layer includes a silicon-based active material, and an upper and lower layer unit capacity ratio (Ruc) is 1.1 or more.