Provided is an absorbent article that is capable of minimizing deterioration in wearing comfort while ensuring the absorption performance of an absorbent body. The absorbent article is provided with an absorbent body (30) that has a central region with a highly-absorbent polymer density that is higher than that of a skin-side region and a non-skin-side region, and in which multiple compressed sections, which are compressed in the thickness direction, are formed. The compressed sections comprise first compressed sections (33) that extend in a first inclination direction, and second compressed sections (34) that extend in a second inclination direction. The first compressed sections (33) and the second compressed sections (34) are continuously formed in an alternating manner in the longitudinal direction, and are alternately formed at intervals in the width direction. Non-compressed regions (R1), in which the compressed sections are not formed, are disposed in regions between adjacent first compressed sections (33) and second compressed sections (34) in the longitudinal direction, and in regions between adjacent first compressed sections (33) and second compressed sections (34) in the width direction.
