An absorbent article that is favorable in the erection stability of gathers and excels in transversal leakage preventing effects. There is disclosed a vertically long absorbent article comprising a surface layer, a backside layer, an absorbent layer with vertically long absorbent body (4) interposed therebetween, a pair of gathers (5,5) formed of a sheetlike member (9) so as to have a hollow and disposed with a space therebetween on both the side areas of the surface layer in the longitudinal direction thereof, and a pair of wings (6,6) formed by extension of the surface layer and/or backside layer outward in the width direction of the absorbent layer. Each of the pair of gathers (5,5) has a three-dimensional configuration part (10) wherein the sheetlike member (9) makes a convex on the surface side brought into contact with the skin. The three-dimensional configuration part (10) is joined to the surface layer and/or backside layer by a junction portion (11) provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (1) and is formed so as to construct a hollow. The junction portion (11) includes a first junction edge portion (10a) defining the edge portion of the three-dimensional configuration part (10) on the inward side in the width direction thereof and a second junction edge portion (10b) defining the edge portion of the three-dimensional configuration part (10) on the outward side in the width direction thereof. The first junction edge portion (10a) is located on the area of the surface layer on which the absorbent body (4) is disposed. The second junction edge portion (10b), in at least the area where the pair of wings (6,6) are disposed, is located on the area of the surface layer and/or backside layer more outward in the width direction than the periphery of the absorbent body (4).
