The invention provides an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate, an optional reflective layer, a recording layer, a barrier layer, an adhesive layer, and a cover layer in this order. In the first embodiment, the barrier layer covers the surface and the outer and/or inner peripheral end edge surfaces of the recording layer, the inner and/or outer peripheral portions of the substrate and the cover layer adheres to each other in at least partial region thereof via the adhesive layer, and the maximum length of this region in the radial direction is 0.4 mm or more. In the second embodiment, outer and/or inner peripheral end edge portions of the reflective layer extend past the corresponding peripheral end edge portion or portions of the recording layer, and the barrier layer adheres to the reflective layer's extended peripheral edge region.