The present invention provides an absorbent article which has both an excellent wearing sensation and high absorption performance. In this absorbent article (1), a long main body part (2) having a length direction and a width direction has, between a front side end edge (5) and a rear side end edge (6) of the absorbent article (1) in the length direction, a first area (A1), a second area (A2), a third area (A3), and a fourth area (A4). The fourth area (A4) includes an extension area (E4) which is capable of extending in at least the length direction. The second area (A2) includes a low extension area (N2) which has a lower elongation percentage than the extension area (E4) or is non-extendable. Furthermore, the low extension area (N2) has, provided to both sides of at least a central axis line (CL) in the width direction in a planar view, a plurality of linear recesses (P, P) which extend in the length direction of the main body part (2), and which have bottom parts that have a higher density than other sections.
