In a absorbent article 1 a leakage preventing wall 30 has: a fixing unit 30B and an erection unit 30A. A heightened middle unit is 11A disposed inside in the longitudinal direction L more than the wing unit 40. Fold positions X1 X2 at a time of individual packing of the absorbent article 1 are provided in proximity to a base position 41 of the wing unit 40. An end part E1 in the longitudinal direction L of the compression grooves 14A 14B are configured so as to be disposed outside in the longitudinal direction L more than an end part E2 in the longitudinal direction L of the erection unit 30A. The end part E2 in the longitudinal direction of the erection unit 30A and a site W1 at which a dimension in the widthwise direction W is the greatest in the compression groove 14A are disposed in proximity to the base position 41 of the wing unit 40.
