The invention relates to the field of laser technology, and discloses a passive mode-locked picosecond laser. The laser includes a pump module, a pump coupling device, a laser gain medium, a small aperture and a laser resonator. The laser gain medium and the small aperture are disposed in the laser resonator. The pump module is used for emitting pump light which enters into the laser resonator after collimation and focusing through the pump coupling device, and acts on the laser gain medium. The laser gain medium absorbs the pump light and then generates signal light through the stimulated radiative transition. The signal light passes through the small aperture, continuously oscillates circulatively in the laser resonator and continuously outputs laser. The invention can be used for effectively suppressing the laser high order mode oscillation starting, so that the passive mode-locked picosecond laser can output a laser beam of high quality and have excellent mode-locked stability, and meanwhile the invention has the advantages of high output power, good pulse stability, laser signal output, compact structure and simple operation.