The invention relates to a small-outer-diameter single-mode optical fiber, which comprises a core layer and a cladding, and is characterized in that the diameter 2R1 of the core layer is 7.0-7.4[mu]m,the relative refractive index difference is [delta]1, the cladding sequentially comprises a sunken inner cladding and an outer cladding from inside to outside, the diameter 2R2 of the sunken inner cladding is 26-34[mu]m, the refractive index of the sunken inner cladding is distributed in a sunken shape, the minimum relative refractive index difference is [delta]2min, the refractive index difference [delta]total between the core layer and the inner cladding is equal to ([delta]1-[delta]2min), the range of [delta]total is 0.37-0.44%, and the relative refractive index difference distribution relationship between the core layer and the sunken inner cladding meets the following condition: the absolute value of [delta]1/[delta]2min ranges from 7.5 to 10, the outer cladding is a pure silicon dioxide outer cladding, the relative refractive index difference [delta]3 of the outer cladding is 0%, the diameter 2R3 of the outer cladding is 124-126[mu]m, the outer cladding is coated with an inner coating and an outer coating, the diameter 2R4 of the inner coating is 150-170[mu]m, and the diameter 2R5 of the outer coating is 180-220[mu]m. Through optimization of a section structure and a coatingprocess, the optical fiber not only has a large mode field diameter, but also has low bending loss and good micro-bending performance.