An absorbent article is provided with: an absorption body having a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, which intersect each other, and absorbing liquid； a back sheet comprising nonwoven fabric and disposed on the side of the absorption body which faces away from the skin of a wearer； and a displacement-preventing adhesion section formed by an adhesive and provided on the non-skin-side surface of the back sheet. The back sheet has: a compressed region which is a region compressed in the thickness direction； and a portion where the displacement-preventing adhesion section and the compressed region overlap each other.
