The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an absorbent article that, when a wearer is wearing the absorbent article and clothing, can be adjusted for position and does not cause discomfort. An absorbent article (1) that comprises a liquid-permeable sheet (101), a liquid-impermeable sheet (103), an absorption body (105), and a fixing part (17). The absorbent article (1) is characterized by comprising an absorbent main body part (3) and a front region (FR) pair of flap parts (5, 9). The absorbent article (1) is also characterized in that each of the front region (FR) pair of flap parts (5, 9) includes a portion at which the width-direction (W) distance between an outer edge thereof and a side edge (15, 16) of an absorption core (106) is longer than the width-direction (W) distance between the side edge (15, 16) and a long-direction center line (LC).
