Provided is an absorbent article which fits easily to each part of a wearer and with which it is possible to reduce discomfort to the wearer. An absorbent article (1) has: an excretory opening contact area (S1) a rear-side area (S3) having a hip flap (4) bulging in the width direction (W), the rear-side area (S3) being located rearward from the excretory opening contact area an absorbent body (30) disposed at least in a region extending from the excretory opening contact area to the rear-side area and a plurality of grooves (42) dividing the absorbent body into a plurality of sections (40). The absorbent article (1) has a first position (P1) where the width of the absorbent article is narrowest in the width direction, the first position (P1) being located rearward from the excretory opening contact area (S1) and forward from a second position (P2) corresponding to the position of the maximum width of the hip flap (4). The length along the front-rear direction (L) of the section at the first position is less than the length along the front-rear direction L of the section at the second position. A central groove (42a) is provided along the center line (CL) in the rear-side area (S3) as one of the plurality of grooves (42).La présente invention concerne un article absorbant qui sajuste aisément à chaque partie dun utilisateur et avec lequel il est possible de réduire la gêne pour lutilisateur. Un article absorbant (1) comprend : une zone de contact douverture dexcrétion (S1) une zone de côté arrière (S3) ayant un rabat de hanche (4) bombée dans la direction de la largeur (W), la zone de côté arrière (S3) étant située à larrière de la zone de contact douverture excrétoire un corps absorbant (30) disposé au moins dans une région sétendant de la zone de contact douverture excrétoire à la zone de côté arrière et une pluralité de rainures (42) divisant le corps absorbant en une pluralité de sections (40). The absorbent article (1) has a first position (P1) where the widt
