This absorbent article (1) has a liquid permeable surface sheet (10), a liquid impermeable back sheet (20), and an absorbent body (30). The absorbent body has a center region (A1) which encompasses the middle of an excretory opening abutting region, and a surrounding region (A2) arranged on the periphery of the center region and contacting the center region. The density of the absorbent body in the peripheral region is lower than that of the absorbent body in the center region, and a center compressing unit (61), in which the absorbent body is compressed in the thickness direction, is provided in the center region.吸收性物品(1)具有：液透過性的表面薄片(10)、液不透過性的裏面薄片(20)、及吸收體(30)，吸收體具有：包含排泄口抵接區域的中心的中央區域(A1)；以及在中央區域的周圍與中央區域鄰接被配置的周圍區域(A2)，周圍區域的吸收體的密度比中央區域的吸收體的密度更低，在中央區域設有朝厚度方向壓榨吸收體的中央壓榨部(61)。
