An absorbent article has an upper layer unit which extends in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is provided on a skin contact surface side of the main body unit. The upper layer unit has an upper layer topsheet which is independent of the topsheet. A dimension of the upper unit in a widthwise direction of the absorbent article is configured to be smaller than a dimension of the main body unit in the widthwise direction. A central region including a center of the widthwise direction of the main absorber that is opposite to the upper layer unit is provided, and in at least a part of the central region, a low rigidity region of which flexural rigidity is lower than that of the central region is formed.
