The present invention is an absorbent article comprising a front sheet (14) that is liquid-permeable, a rear sheet (12) that is liquid-impermeable, and an absorbent (13) positioned between the front sheet (14) and the rear sheet (12), characterized by the provision of a plurality of compression lines (22) that intersect with one another and are configured from a plurality of recesses (21) formed by compressing the absorbent (13), and by the provision of low grammage parts (23) in the intersecting areas (25) of compression lines (22) and/or in the periphery of the intersecting areas (25).
