To provide a refrigerator in which the problem of uneven cooling or insufficient cooling is solved by ensuring smooth circulation of chill even when a large quantity of foods is contained in the refrigeration compartment and the actual containing space can be increased by reducing the space for circulating chill as much as possible.

The chill inlet or chill outlet of the refrigeration compartment can be substantially prevented from being closed by foods, or the like, by forming the chill inlet or chill outlet of a punching metal. Since a chill circulation duct is simplified, the actual containing space can be increased.