Provided are a liquid-crystal-composition achievable of vertical-alignment of liquid-crystal-molecules by polymer-action, and a liquid-crystal-display-device including the composition. The liquid-crystal-composition has negative-dielectric-anisotropy and contains at least one compound selected from polar compounds represented by formula (1) as first-additive and at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (2) as first-component, and the liquid-crystal-display-device includes the composition.
In formulas (1) and (2), R1 is hydrogen, halogen or 1-12C alkyl, R2 is a group represented by —OH, —OR0, —NH2, —NHR0 or —N(R0)2, in which R0 is 1-5C alkyl; R3 and R4 are independently 1-12C alkyl or 2-12C alkenyl; rings A, B and C are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring D is 1,4-phenylene in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by fluorine or chlorine; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently single-bond; Sp1 and Sp2 are independently single-bond, 1-7C alkylene; a is 0 to 4; and b is 0 to 1.