PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article which is worn to a wearer by a wearing assistant, by which a number of change of a body position of a wearer can be reduced, and which can reduce a burden applied to a wearing assistant and a wearer.SOLUTION: An absorbent article 1 is configured so that, an outside edge 22E1 on one side W1 of a front girth area S2 in a width direction W, and an outside edge 23E1 on one side W1 of a rear girth area S3 in the width direction W, are jointed by a side junction 29. On an outside edge 23E2 of the other side W2 of the rear girth area S3 in the width direction, an attachment member 27 which can be attached to the front girth area S2, is provided. A first elastic member 61 has an inclined part 61D which is arranged over the outside edge of the absorber, and extends from inside of the width direction W to outside of the width direction, to a rear side. The inclined part 61D is provided on at least the other side W2 of the rear girth area S3, and is not provided on the front girth area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3