A method for manufacturing an absorbent article comprises: a main body conveyance step (S1) of conveying a main body continuum (C10) in which front edges of absorbent main bodies are adjacent to each other, and the rear edges of the absorbent main bodies are adjacent to each other； a cutting step (S3) of cutting the main body continuum to obtain the individual absorbent main bodies (10)； a waistline conveyance step (S4) of conveying a waistline continuum (C20, C30)； and a main body arrangement step of rotating the absorbent main bodies and disposing the absorbent main bodies on the waistline continuum. In the main body arrangement step (S5), after absorbent main bodies adjacent to each other in the conveyance direction are rotated in opposite directions, the front edges (10F) of the absorbent main bodies are disposed in a region (C20) of the waistline continuum on a side of the front waistline regions, and the rear edges (10R) of the absorbent main bodies are disposed in a region (C30) of the waistline continuum on a side of the rear waistline regions.
