The present invention provides a sheet for an absorbent article having a better balance between the liquid absorption speed, the liquid return preventing property, and the liquid holding prevention.The sheet for an absorbent article is a nonwoven fabric which comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer located on one main surface of the first fiber layer, wherein the first fiber layer comprises a synthetic fiber containing a water repellent fiber treatment agent (hereinafter referred to as "water repellent fiber"), and a fiber having a water repellency lower than that of the water repellent fiber (hereinafter, "first fiber") the second fiber layer comprises a fiber having a water repellency lower than that of the water repellent fiber (hereinafter referred to as "second fiber") the fiber diameter of the water repellent fiber is 23.5 μm or more and 42 μm or less, the fiber diameter of the first fiber is smaller than the fiber diameter of the water repellent fiber, and the ratio (mass%) of the second fibers contained in the second fiber layer is larger than the ratio (mass%) of the water-repellent fibers contained in the first fiber layer.本發明提供吸液速度、防止液體回流性及防止留液性之平衡更良好的吸收性物品用片材。本發明是一種吸收性物品用片材,為不織布,該不織布含有第1纖維層、及位於前述第1纖維層之一邊主表面之第2纖維層,第1纖維層係包含:含有撥水性纖維處理劑之合成纖維(以下稱為「撥水性纖維」)、及具有撥水程度低於撥水性纖維之纖維(以下稱為「第1纖維」),第2纖維層係包含:具有撥水程度低於撥水性纖維之纖維(以下稱為「第2纖維」),撥水性纖維之纖維徑為23.5μm以上42μm以下,第1纖維之纖維徑小於撥水性纖維之纖維徑,第2纖維層所含的第2纖維之比例(質量%)大於第1纖維層所含的前述撥水性纖維之比例(質量%)。