Provided is an absorbent article whereby a wearer can ascertain the softness of the absorbent article (1) prior to wearing and the wearer can have a sense of expectation about the wearing comfort of the absorbent article. The absorbent article has: an absorbent body (30) arranged in a crotch region (S1) and a rear-side region (S3)； a surface sheet (11) arranged on a skin-facing surface side of the absorbent body； and an adhesion section (60) that detachably joins to underwear. The absorbent body has: an absorbent core (31) having an absorbent material； and a core wrap (32) comprising a non-woven fabric. The surface sheet has: a first layer (111) comprising a non-woven fabric； and a second layer (112) arranged further on the non-skin-facing surface side than the first layer and comprising a non-woven fabric including a fiber having a thicker diameter than the first layer. The rear-side region has: a compression region (51) having a compression section arranged therein； and a non-compression region (52) not having a compression section arranged therein. The compression section is provided in the absorbent core and the surface sheet and the non-compression region continuously extends from one end of the absorbent body to the other end thereof, in the width direction (W).提供一種吸收性物品，使用者在裝設前可把握吸收性物品(1)的柔軟度，使用者可以獲得對於吸收性物品的舒適度的期待感。吸收性物品，具有：被配置於股下域(S1)及後側域(S3)的吸收體(30)、及被配置於吸收體的肌膚相對面側的表面薄片(11)、及可裝卸地卡合於內衣的黏接部(60)。吸收體，具有：設有吸收材料的吸收芯(31)、及由不織布所構成的芯部包裹物(32)。表面薄片，具有：由不織布所構成的第1層(111)、及被配置於比第1層更非肌膚相對面側且由包含徑比第1層更粗的纖維的不織布所構成的第2層(112)。後側域，具有：配置有壓搾部的壓搾領域(51)、及未被配置有壓搾部的非壓搾領域(52)。壓搾部，是設在吸收芯及表面薄片，非壓搾領域，是沿著寬度方向(W)從吸收體的一端至另一端為止連續地延伸。
