Provided is a disposable wearing article in which an absorbent structure does not easily separate from the wearers body and with which sweating and rash on the wearers skin can be prevented. A diaper (1) comprises a front waist panel (20), a rear waist panel (30), and a crotch panel (40). An elastic body (23, 33) is attached to each of the front and rear waist panels (20, 30). The crotch panel (40) comprises an absorbent structure (41), front and rear end flaps (45, 46) that are positioned on the outside of the absorbent structure (41) in the longitudinal direction (Y), a first area (55) that overlaps with the front waist panel (20), and a second area (56) that overlaps with the rear waist panel (30). The first and second areas (55, 56) extend in the longitudinal direction (Y), and are each joined to the skin facing surface of the front and rear waist panels (20, 30) by first and second joining parts (57, 58) a plurality of which are provided spaced apart in the transverse direction (X).