Provided is a method for producing an absorbent article, in which a pants-type absorbent article (1) is produced that is provided with: an absorbent main body (10) that absorbs excretions and has a longitudinal direction, lateral direction, and front-rear direction intersecting each other an abdomen-side exterior member (30) disposed on one end side of the absorbent main body (10) and a back-side exterior member (40) disposed on the other end side of the absorbent main body (10), the abdomen-side exterior member (30) and the back-side exterior member (40) being joined to each other by a pair of junctions (1ewr, 1ewl), wherein, while the underwear-type absorbent article (1) is conveyed in a conveying direction along the longitudinal direction in a state in which the front-back direction is along a vertical direction, at least one abdomen-side part of the absorbent main body (10) is pulled to one vertical-direction side and at least one back-side part of the absorbent main body (10) is pulled to the other vertical-direction side, and the abdomen-side exterior member (30) and the back-side exterior member (40) are folded between the abdomen side and the back side of the absorbent main body (10) in the vertical direction until the abdomen-side lateral-direction end part of the absorbent main body (10) curves toward the other vertical-direction side and the back-side lateral-direction end part of the absorbent main body (10) curves toward the one vertical-direction side.Linvention concerne un procédé de production dun article absorbant, dans le cadre duquel est produit un article absorbant de type culotte (1) qui comporte : un corps principal absorbant (10) qui absorbe les excréments et présente une direction longitudinale, une direction transversale et une direction avant-arrière se croisant les unes les autres un élément extérieur côté abdomen (30) disposé sur une face terminale du corps principal absorbant (10) et un élément extérieur côté dos (40) disposé sur lautre
