A carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer including Li ferrite, maghemite, and Fe3O4, wherein a part thereof is substituted with Mn, Li content is 1 to 2.5% by weight, Mn content is 2 to 7.5% by weight, and silicon content is 25 to 10,000 ppm, the following equation (1) is satisfied when respective integrated strengths of spinel crystal structure (110), (210), (211), and (311) faces in X-ray diffraction are respectively I110, I210, I211, and I311, a resistivity R50 of 50 V across a 6.5 mm gap is 5×107 to 7×108Ω, and a resistivity R1000 of V across a 6.5 mm gap is 1×107 to 8×108Ω.
2<100×(I110+I210+I211)/I311<14 (1)