A pant-type absorbent article having a core region (3) and a front (5) and aback panel (6) comprising an elastic web material (10) constituting the solecomponent of at least part of the front and/or back panels, said articlefurther having an elastic waistband (7) joined to the elastic web material(10. The waistband comprises a first and a second ply (20, 21) of non-elasticweb material (22) enclosing between them at least one elongate elastic member(14), wherein the first ply (20) is secured to one side of the elastic webmaterial (10) and the second ply (21) of is secured to the opposite side ofthe elastic web material just opposite the first ply. The first and secondplies are secured to the elastic web material (10) while this is in astretched condition so as to form gathers (29) along the waistband seam (16)when the elastic web material (10) is in a relaxed position.
