Disclosed is an absorbent article which is provided with a top sheet having a protrusion/recess area therein, a rear sheet, and an absorber interposed between these two sheets, and which has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of a wearer and a widthwise direction that is orthogonal to said longitudinal direction, wherein: the protrusion/recess area (P) has formed therein a plurality of inclined protrusion parts (41); and each of the inclined protrusion parts (41) protrudes toward the skin side of the wearer, and has a top (t) positioned in such a manner as to be offset from the center position (41c) between both ends of the inclined protrusion part (41) in the longitudinal direction (X) toward one side in the longitudinal direction (X).本發明之吸收性物品具備具有凹凸區域之正面片材、背面片材及配置於該等兩片材間之吸收體,且具有對應於穿著者之前後方向之長度方向及與該長度方向正交之寬度方向,且於凹凸區域(P)中,形成有複數個傾斜凸部(41),傾斜凸部(41)朝向穿著者之肌膚側突出,且頂部(t)之位置較傾斜凸部(41)中之長度方向(X)之兩端間之中央位置(41c)更偏靠該長度方向(X)之一側。