To provide an absorbent article capable of reducing leakage of body fluid from the end side of the longitudinal direction. That is, there is provided a vertically long absorbent article (1) provided with a fluid permeable surface sheet (2) having a skin contacting surface, a fluid impermeable back surface sheet (3), and a liquid absorbent absorber (4) arranged between the surface sheet (2) and the back surface sheet (3). The skin contacting surface is provided with an excretory portion contacting area (A) which is located roughly in the center of the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (1) and which contacts the vicinity of the excretory portion of the wearer, a front area (B) which is located in front of the excretory portion contacting area (A), and a rear area (C) which is located to the rear of the excretory portion contacting area (A). A compression groove (7) is provided with a pair of first central grooves (71) arranged along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (1) in the excretory portion contacting area (A), and a first ringed groove (72) arranged in at least either the front area (B) or the rear area (C), and the first ringed groove (72) is arranged in a position that overlaps a vertical center line (S1) which extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (1).