A urine amount estimation device 100 is provided with: an ultrasonic sensor 1 for transmitting ultrasonic waves into a body and detecting reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves; and an estimation unit 52 for estimating the amount of urine in the bladder on the basis of the presence or absence and/or the magnitude of reflected waves W3 from the bladder, said reflected waves W3 being detected by the ultrasonic sensor 1.尿量推定裝置100具備:超音波感測器1,其向體內發送超音波,並檢測超音波的反射波;以及推定部52,其根據是否有由超音波感測器1檢測出的來自膀胱的反射波W3及/或由超音波感測器1檢測出的來自膀胱的反射波W3的大小來推定膀胱中的尿量。