Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same

A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector and a negative active material layer on the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer includes a first region adjacent to the current collector and a second region not in contact with the current collector, the negative active material layer includes a carbonaceous material and a Si-based material including Si, and an amount of Si included in the negative active material layer is different in the first region and the second region.