PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an underpants type disposable diaper whose inlet of a back side barrier is wide and can be easily opened.SOLUTION: There is provided the underpants type disposable diaper comprising a barrier sheet 71 which extends from a position on a front side of a rear end of an absorber 13 to a rear side, and extends to outside of a width direction WD relative to positions of both side edges of the absorber 13 in the width direction WD. The barrier sheet 71 comprises: a free part 73 which is not jointed to a member on a rear side; and a stationary part 74 jointed to the member on the rear side, by the free part 73 of the barrier sheet 71, a pocket-shaped back side barrier 70 whose inlet is opened to a crotch side is formed, and a twisting hardness of a prescribed part including a rear end part of the absorber 13 is in a range of 0.18-0.32 N cm/cm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】背側バリアの入口が広く開口しやすいパンツタイプ使い捨ておむつを提供する。【解決手段】上記課題は、吸収体13の後端よりも前側の位置からそれよりも後側に延びるとともに、吸収体13の両側縁の幅方向WDの位置よりも幅方向WD外側に延びるバリアシート71を有し、バリアシート71は、裏側の部材に接合されていない自由部分73と、裏側の部材に接合された固定部分74とを有し、バリアシート71の自由部分73により、股間側に入口が開口するポケット状の背側バリア70が形成され、吸収体13の後端部を含む所定部分のねじりかたさが0.18~0.32N・cm/cmである、ことを特徴とするパンツタイプ使い捨ておむつ。【選択図】図9