PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately raise three-dimensional gathers upon wearing.SOLUTION: In the disposable diaper, the three-dimensional gathers 60 include: a root part 65 fixed to a diaper inner surface; a projected part 66 projected from the root part 65; detachable parts 67 for the diaper inner surface, provided on both end parts in the anteroposterior direction of the projected part 66, respectively; a non-fixed free part 68 positioned between the front and back detachable parts 67 of the projected part 66; and an elastic flexible member 63 fixed to at least the distal end part of the free part 68 in the state of being extended in the anteroposterior direction.