An absorptive article including nonwoven cloth that has an uneven surface and through which liquid including excrements easily permeates. A sanitary napkin (501) has ridges (2) formed on a top sheet member (502) so as to extend in the longitudinal direction (LD) and also has grooves (1) formed adjacent in the lateral direction (WD) to the ridges (2) so as to extend in the longitudinal direction (LD). Side edge regions (8) of each ridge (2) have substantially uniform fiber density in the thickness direction (TD) of the nonwoven cloth (110), and this fiber density is higher than average fiber density in the ridge (2). Also, a center region (9) having a greater thickness than the side edge regions (8) of each ridge (2) has substantially uniform fiber density in the thickness direction (TD) of the nonwoven cloth, and this fiber density is lower than average fiber density in the ridge (2).
