The present invention provides an absorbent article that is unlikely to cause a wearer to feel uncomfortable as a result of experiencing a feeling of stuffiness, becoming aware that the absorbent article is in a wet state, or the like. This absorbent article (1) comprises a surface sheet (2) that is a non-woven fabric including a first fiber layer (201) configured from cotton and thermoplastic resin fibers and a second fiber layer (202) configured from hydrophobic thermoplastic resin fibers. The non-woven fabric comprises: a first surface (2a) that is the surface on the side facing the skin and that is formed from the second fiber layer (202)； and a second surface (2b) that is the surface on the side not facing the skin and that faces an absorbent body (4). The non-woven fabric is provided with a plurality of protrusions (11) protruding toward the first surface (2a) and a plurality of recessed sections (12) that are provided between adjacent protruding sections (11) and that are recessed toward the second surface (2b). The protrusions (11) comprise a gap section (14) facing the second surface (2b) of the non-woven fabric.本發明在提供一種，讓穿用者感知到濡濕狀態；或感覺到悶熱等，讓穿用者產生不舒適感的情況不易發生之吸收性物品。本發明的吸收性物品(1)，係表面薄片(2)包含：由棉及熱可塑性樹脂纖維所構成的第1纖維層(201)、以及由疏水性的熱可塑性樹脂纖維所構成的第2纖維層(202)之不織布，且前述不織布具有：第1面(2a)，其為肌膚對置面側的面，且由前述第2纖維層(202)所形成；以及第2面(2b)，其為非肌膚對置面側的面，且與吸收體(4)對置，並且具備：朝向前述第1面(2a)的方向突出的複數個凸部(11)、以及被設在相鄰的前述凸部(11)之間，朝前述第2面(2b)的方向凹陷的複數個凹部(12)，前述凸部(11)，是具有前述不織布的第2面(2b)面對的空隙部(14)。
