The present invention aims to provide a disposable absorbent article such as a disposable diaper including fastener means by means of which front and rear waist regions are releasably connected with each other improved so that the fastener means are not affected by contraction of elastic members arranged in these waist regions. In this absorbent article, a waist region (12) and/or a waist region (13) is or are divided into elasticized intermediate zone (23) provided with elastic means (19) and inelasticized transversely opposite side edge zones (24) provided with none of the elastic means (19) and contiguous to transversely opposite side edges of the intermediate zone (23) . Fastener means (21) and/or (22) are provided in the transversely opposite side edge zones (24).
