Provided is an absorbent article with which the fit with respect to an excretory opening of a region sandwiched by folding base point parts can be ensured, and side leakage in a central region can be suppressed. An absorbent article (10) comprises: a central region (S3) that opposes an excretory opening of a wearer； a back-side region (S2) that is positioned more toward the back side than the central region； a front-side region (S1) that is positioned more toward the front side than the central region； an absorbent core (30) that is disposed in at least the central region； and a skin surface sheet (10) that is positioned more toward a skin surface side than the absorbent core. A pair of folding base point parts (71) are provided extending in the front-back direction so as to sandwich the center in the width direction of the absorbent article. The maximum width of the absorbent core in the central region is greater than the maximum width of the absorbent core in the front-side region. The outer edges of the absorbent core are positioned more toward the outside in the width direction than the folding base point parts. The central region has a central center section (S31) including the center in the front-back direction of the central region, and central end sections (S32) positioned more toward the outside in the front-back direction than the central center section. The distance (G11) in the width direction between the outer edge of the absorbent core and the folding base point part in the central center section is longer than the distance (G12, G13) in the width direction between the outer edge of the absorbent core and the folding base point part in the central end sections.L'invention concerne un article absorbant permettant d'assurer l'ajustement par rapport à une ouverture excrétoire d'une région prise en sandwich par des parties de points de base de pliage, et des fuites latérales dans une région centrale peuvent être éliminées. Un article absorbant (10) compren
