Disclosed is a disposable wearing article, which comprises an absorbent body 1, and a primary elastic member 9 attached to a back portion of the absorbent body 1 to extend approximately linearly in an approximately central zone of the back portion. The primary elastic member 9 has a linear convergent portion 9a, a forwardly-divergent portion 9b extending forwardly from the front end of the linear convergent portion 9a in a forwardly divergent pattern, and a rearwardly-divergent portion 9b extending rearwardly from the rear end of the linear convergent portion 9a in rearwardly divergent pattern, whereby the action of a contractile force of the primary elastic member 9 facilitates a close fit of the absorbent body 1 to central, front and rear areas of a crotch region of a wearer to provide enhanced fit of the entire absorbent body 1 to the entire crotch region.
