An absorbent article includes a surface sheet that is a non-woven fabric including a first fiber layer configured from cotton and thermoplastic resin fibers and a second fiber layer configured from hydrophobic thermoplastic resin fibers. The non-woven fabric includes: a first surface that is the surface on the side facing the skin and that is formed from the second fiber layer； and a second surface that is the surface on the side not facing the skin and that faces an absorbent body. The non-woven fabric is provided with a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the first surface and a plurality of recessed sections that are provided between adjacent protruding sections and that are recessed toward the second surface. The protrusions include a gap section facing the second surface of the non-woven fabric.
