The present invention is an absorbent article comprising a front sheet (14) that is liquid-permeable, a rear sheet (12) that is liquid-impermeable, and an absorbent (13) positioned between the front sheet (14) and the rear sheet (12), characterized by the provision of a plurality of compression lines (22) that intersect with one another and are configured from a plurality of recesses (21) formed by compressing the absorbent (13), and by the provision of low grammage parts (23) in the intersecting areas (25) of compression lines (22) and/or in the periphery of the intersecting areas (25).本發明係一種吸收性物品,其具備液體透過性之表面片材(14)、液體不透過性之背面片材(12)、及配設於表面片材(14)與背面片材(12)之間之吸收體(13),其特徵在於:排列有數個由將吸收體(13)壓縮而形成之數個凹部(21)所構成且相互交叉之壓縮行(22),於壓縮行(22)之交叉區域(25)及/或該交叉區域(25)之周邊,設置有低基重部(23)。