To provide an absorbent article in which it is possible to maintain flexibility and prevent twisting while providing a product that is entirely thin.[Means for Solution]In an absorbent article 1 according to the present invention, a plurality of first compressing units 12 are provided spaced apart on both-side edges of a region 15 corresponding to an excretion unit in an absorber 10, a plurality of second compressing units 13 are provided spaced apart over the entire region in the absorber 10 excluding the region 11 in which the first compressing units 12 are provided, the dimensions L1 along the longitudinal direction L of the absorbent article 1 in the plan view shape of the first compressing units 12 are configured so as to be longer than the dimensions W1 along the width direction W of the absorbent article 1, and the dimensions W2 along the width direction W of the absorbent article 1 in the plan view shape of the second compressing units 13 are configured so as to be longer than the dimensions L2 along the longitudinal direction L of the absorbent article 1.
