The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an absorbent article which imparts an appropriate cool feeling effect immediately and for a long period of time. The absorbent article according to the present disclosure has the following configuration. The absorbent article (1) is provided with a skin contact sheet (17) a clothing contact sheet (21) and microcapsules (55) including a cool feeling component therein and is characterized in that: the skin contact sheet (17) includes a fabric including a fiber the fiber density of the fiber on a skin contact surface (15) side of the skin contact sheet (17) is higher than the fiber density of the fiber on a non skin contact surface (57) side of the skin contact sheet (17) the skin contact sheet (17) includes the microcapsules (55) therein and the number density of the microcapsules (55) on the skin contact surface (15) side of the skin contact sheet (17) is lower than the number density of the microcapsules (55) on the non skin contact surface (57) side of the skin contact sheet (17).
