PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article that is excellent in absorbency of body fluid and makes it difficult to cause return of liquid.SOLUTION: On the skin-facing side of an absorbent core 40, a body fluid backflow prevention layer 5, which is liquid permeable, is arranged for preventing shift of body fluid from the absorbent core 40 to the skin of a wearer. The body fluid backflow prevention layer 5 comprises dry non-woven cloth or dry web. A water-repellent part 50 and a hydrophilic part 51 are arranged on the skin-facing side 5a and non-skin-facing side 5b of the body fluid backflow prevention layer 5 respectively. The hydrophilic part 51 is located in the area of the skin-facing side 5a of the body fluid backflow prevention layer 5, which area corresponds to the water repellent part 50 of the non-skin-facing side 5b of the body liquid backflow prevention layer 5. Also, the hydrophilic part 51 is located in the area of the non-skin-facing side 5b, which area corresponds to the water repellent part 50 of the skin-facing side 5a.
