Provided is a disposable absorbent article at least a portion of which can be formed to be relatively thin without reduction of liquid absorbency while flexibility is secured. In this absorbent article at at least either the first end region (16) or the second end region (17) multiple first compressed recesses (20) that sink in from the front surface side towards the back surface side and extend to the absorption layer (13) and multiple second compressed recesses (37) that sink in from the back surface side of the absorption layer (13) towards the front surface side are disposed at a distance from each other in the longitudinal direction (Y) and the transverse direction (X). Some of the first compressed recesses (20) and some of the second compressed recesses (37) are positioned so as to overlap each other in the thickness direction (Z).
