Provided is an absorbent article in which an absorbent body (4) includes cellulose-based water-absorbent fibers (11), and thermoplastic resin fibers (12) having a longer fiber length than the cellulose-based water-absorbent fibers (11). The thermoplastic resin fibers (12, 12, 12) within the absorbent body (4) have first sections (12a, 12a) that are exposed at the surface of a liquid-permeable layer side of the absorbent body (4), second sections (12b, 12b) that are exposed at the surface of a liquid-impermeable layer side of the absorbent body, and connecting sections (12c, 12c) that connect the first sections (12a, 12a) and the second sections (12b, 12b). The absorbent body (4) is provided with a first area (15) having a preset basis weight, and a second area (16) having a higher basis weight than the first area (15). The second area (16) is configured such that the basis weight of the thermoplastic resin fibers therein is higher than in the first area (15).吸收性物品,是吸收體(4)包含:纖維素系吸水性纖維(11)、以及纖維長比纖維素系吸水性纖維(11)更長的熱可塑性樹脂纖維(12),吸收體(4)中的熱可塑性樹脂纖維(12)具有:露出在吸收體(4)的液透過性層側的表面的第1部分;露出在前述吸收體的前述液不透過性層側的表面的第2部分;以及連結第1部分及第2部分的連結部分,而且,吸收體(4),是具備:預先被訂定的基量的第1區域(15)、以及較第1區域(15)高基量的第2區域(16),第2區域(16),是作成較第1區域(15)熱可塑性樹脂纖維的基量更高的構成。1‧‧‧生理用衛生棉(吸收性物品)2‧‧‧頂面薄片(液透過性層)4‧‧‧吸收體6‧‧‧側面薄片7‧‧‧翼部15‧‧‧第1區域16‧‧‧第2區域25‧‧‧壓榨部
