The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric which comprises cellulose fibers and adhesive fibers; which contains adhesion points of the adhesive fibers with cellulose fibers and/or adhesive fibers, and contains entanglement points of the cellulose fibers with cellulose fibers and/or adhesive fibers, wherein the adhesion intersection index A of the nonwoven fabric is 1 to 60 pieces/mm2 or the thickness reduction rate of the nonwoven fabric is 30 to 45%.本發明不織布係含有纖維素系纖維與接著性纖維的不織布,其含有上述接著性纖維與纖維素系纖維及/或接著性纖維間的接著點,且含有上述纖維素系纖維與纖維素系纖維及/或接著性纖維間的交纏點,上述不織布的接著交點指數A為1至60個/mm2,或者上述不織布的厚度減少率為30至45%。