An absorbent article in which a plurality of threadlike elastic members (27) arranged along the horizontal direction in an extended state in the horizontal direction being secured side by side in the longitudinal direction between the first sheet (21) and the second sheet (22), includes cover members (20a, 20b), at the time the plurality of the threadlike elastic members (27) are each cut in one place in the horizontal direction, the first sheet (21) and the second sheet (22) being crimped in a cutting position, to form a plurality of linear crimped parts (j) shifted in position in the longitudinal direction from each other, at least one linear crimped part (j2) of the plurality of the linear crimped parts (j) including an overlapping section (j2L) in the horizontal direction in respect to at least another one linear crimped part (j1) and a non-overlapping section (j2N), the other one linear crimped part (j1) including an overlapping section (j1L) in the horizontal direction in respect to the one linear crimped part (j2) and a non-overlapping section (j1N) in the horizontal direction.
