An absorbent article includes: an absorbent main body a ventral band member that is overlapped and fixed to a longitudinal one end of the absorbent main body and a dorsal- band member that is overlapped and fixed to a longitudinal other end of the absorbent main body. The ventral band member and the dorsal band member are connected on their lateral ends to form a waist opening and leg openings. The overlapped part of the ventral band member to which the absorbent main body is overlapped is larger in size in the longitudinal- direction than the overlapped part of the dorsal- band member to which the absorbent main body is overlapped. The ventral band member includes: continuous ventral elastic members that are arranged continuously through an area from a lateral one end to a lateral other end and discontinuous ventral elastic members arranged discontinuously in the lateral direction. The dorsal- band member includes: continuous dorsal elastic members that are arranged continuously through an area from a lateral one end to a lateral other end and discontinuous dorsal elastic members arranged discontinuously in the lateral direction. The total magnitude of contractile force of the continuous dorsal elastic member is greater than the total magnitude of contractile force of the continuous ventral elastic member.
