Provided are: an ink flow rate design which has an excellent
mottle phenomenon suppression effect, a smooth writing feeling, excellent initial writing properties (not being erased at the beginning), quick-
drying properties, no ink stretching during wiping due to
mottle, and improved wire
jumping, thereby ensuring a stable ink flow rate without relying on a tip; an oil-based ink composition for a ballpoint pen, which is capable of suppressing
mottle and quick-
drying properties, and which is also capable of improving print-through properties; and an oily ballpoint pen. The oil-based ink composition for ballpoint pens is characterized by containing at least a colorant, a resin component, a
solvent and water, the content of the
solvent and water being 40% by
mass or more with respect to the total amount of the ink composition, and the content of the
solvent and water being 40% by
mass or more when a resin having a
mass-average molecular weight of 40,000 or more is contained as the resin component. The content of the resin component is 0.5 mass% or less relative to the total amount of the ink composition, and the
weight loss ratio A when the ink composition is left to stand for 2 hours in an open state at 50 DEG C and a
relative humidity of 35 + / -5% RH is 25% or more. And the ratio A / B of the
weight loss ratio A to the
weight loss ratio B when the ink composition is left to stand for 2 hours in an open state in an environment of 50 DEG C and a
relative humidity of 85 + / -5% RH is 0.8-1.2. The oil-based ballpoint pen is characterized in that the oil-based ink composition for the ballpoint pen is loaded.