PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article whose front and rear are easy to discriminate from each other.SOLUTION: In a disposable diaper 10, both of front and rear end regions 16A of an absorbent body 16 are bonded to an abdominal-side exterior body 12F and a back-side exterior body 12R. The abdominal-side exterior body 12F and the back-side exterior body 12R are respectively provided with upper regions 12FU and 12RU and lower regions 12FD and 12RD. The abdominal-side upper region 12FU is vertically wider than the abdominal-side lower region 12FD, and the back-side upper region 12RU is vertically narrower than the back-side lower region 12RD.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2【課題】前後を容易に判別できるようにした吸収性物品を提供する。【解決手段】吸収性本体16の前後方向における両端部領域16Aが腹側外装体12Fと背側外装体12Rと接着された使い捨ておむつ10において、腹側外装体12Fと背側外装体12Rとは、上部領域12FU,12RUと下部領域12FD,12RDとを備える。腹側上部領域12FUは、腹側下部領域12FDよりも上下に幅広であり、背側上部領域12RUは、背側下部領域12RDよりも上下に幅狭である。【選択図】図2