[PROBLEMS] To improve the fitness to the groin parts in the front and back bodies. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] This problem can be solved by providing an absorbent article which is provided with a flexible central part (10) extending along the anterior-posterior direction at the center of the width direction and a pair of flexible side parts (11) in an almost V-shape (or reversed V-shape) extending from the center of the anterior-posterior direction and the width direction toward the edges in the anterior-posterior direction.