An absorbent article including an absorbent member and a topsheet 2 on the skin facing side of the absorbent member is disclosed. The topsheet 2 includes a stack of a first sheet 20 and a second sheet 21. The topsheet 2 has a plurality of projections 23 resulting from the first sheet 20 protruding toward the skin of a wearer. The topsheet satisfies the following conditions: (1) the projections have a height of 0.5 to 10 mm (2) the bonds 22 have a density of 10 to 30 bonds per a randomly chosen rectangular region measuring 10 mm in length and 15 mm in width in plan view (3) the bonds in the rectangular region have a total area ratio of 12% to 35% relative to the area of the rectangular region and (4) the topsheet has a shear strength of 21 to 70 N.
