The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric that is for an absorbent article and that includes a fiber layer containing thermoplastic resin fibers and a fiber layer containing thermoplastic resin fibers and cotton. The present invention provides a non-woven fabric for an absorbent article having excellent strength, flexibility, and liquid permeability with respect to body fluids such as urine and menstrual blood. The non-woven fabric (1) for an absorbent article comprises at least two fiber layers including: a first fiber layer (2) containing cotton (2a) and thermoplastic resin fibers (2b)； and a second fiber layer that is adjacent to at least one surface of the first fiber layer (2), that contains thermoplastic resin fibers (3a), and that does not contain cotton. The thermoplastic resin fibers (2b) included in the first fiber layer (2) have a smaller fiber diameter than the thermoplastic resin fibers (3a) included in the second fiber layer (3). The non-woven fabric (1) has a specific structure provided with a plurality of protrusions (4) and grooves (5).本發明的目的是為了提供一種吸收性物品用不織布，係含有由熱塑性樹脂纖維所構成的纖維層、以及由熱塑性樹脂纖維及棉所構成的纖維層之吸收性物品用不織布，其強度和柔軟性優異，且對於尿、經血等的體液之液體透過性也很優異。本發明的吸收性物品用不織布(1)係包含第1纖維層(2)及第2纖維層(3)之由至少2層的纖維層所構成，第1纖維層(2)含有棉(2a)及熱塑性樹脂纖維(2b)，第2纖維層(3)係與前述第1纖維層(2)之至少單面鄰接，含有熱塑性樹脂纖維(3a)且不含棉；前述第1纖維層(2)所含的前述熱塑性樹脂纖維(2b)之纖維直徑，係比前述第2纖維層(3)所含的前述熱塑性樹脂纖維(3a)之纖維直徑更細，前述不織布(1)具備複數個凸部(4)及溝槽部(5)而具有特定的構造。
