An absorbent article provided with an absorbent body (4) including a long and narrow absorbent core (40) which is long in the front-rear direction of the absorbent article, and is positioned between a non-skin-side sheet (3) for forming a non-skin-facing surface and skin-side sheets (2a, 2b) for forming a skin-facing surface, wherein: the absorbent core (40) is equipped with lateral regions (45) positioned in an excretion section on both sides in the widthwise direction, and a center region (41) which is thicker than the lateral regions (45) and positioned to the center in the widthwise direction relative to the lateral regions (45)； the lateral regions (45) and the center region (41) are integrally formed with one another； the center region (41) projects in the direction of the non-skin-side sheet； and a region of the absorbent body (4) where the lateral regions (45) are present when seen from a planar view has a non-joined region not joined to the non-skin-side sheet (3).本發明係一種吸收性物品，其係於形成肌膚對向面之肌膚側片材(2a、2b)與形成非肌膚對向面之非肌膚側片材(3)之間具備吸收體(4)，上述吸收體(4)包含沿吸收性物品之前後方向較長之縱長形狀之吸收性芯體(40)，吸收性芯體(40)於排泄部對向部具備：側方區域(45)，其位於寬度方向兩側；以及中央區域(41)，其位於較該側方區域(45)更靠寬度方向中央側且厚度大於側方區域(45)；側方區域(45)與中央區域(41)係一體成形，中央區域(41)係朝非肌膚側片材側突出，吸收體(4)中，於俯視時側方區域(45)所在之區域具有不與非肌膚側片材(3)接合之非接合區域。
