An absorbent article includes: a belly waistline portion to be fitted to a belly waistline of a wearer； a rear waistline portion to be fitted to a rear waistline of the wearer； a crotch portion to be fitted to a crotch of the wearer； a central portion in a width direction of the absorbent article. The central portion includes an absorber； and a lateral portion located outside the central portion in the width direction of the absorbent article. The backsheet includes a stretched portion stretched by stretch processing in the width direction of the absorbent article perpendicular to a belly-to-rear direction extending from the belly waistline portion to the rear waistline portion, and a unstretched portion not stretched by the stretch processing. The stretched portion includes a central stretched portion located in at least part of the central portion within the crotch portion, and a lateral stretched portion located in at least part of the lateral portion within the crotch portion.
