The purpose of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article which is easily put on, and which exhibits an excellent wearing sensation as edges of sheets which form the absorbent article do not readily come into contact with a wearer. This pants-type absorbent article (1) has a length direction (L), a peripheral direction (P), and a thickness direction (T), and is provided with: an interior body (3) provided with an absorbent body (17); and an exterior body (4) provided with a waist opening (9) and a pair of leg openings (11). The absorbent article (1) is characterized by being divided into a crotch region (13) located between the pair of leg openings (11), and a waist region (15). The absorbent article (1) is further characterized in that: the exterior body (4) has, provided in the waist region (15), an inner sheet (23) which forms a skin contact surface, an outer sheet (21), and an intermediate sheet (25) located between the inner sheet (23) and the outer sheet (21); the outer sheet (21) is folde
