An absorbent article having a crotch portion, and a front side portion and a back side portion extending at a front side and a back side of the crotch portion, respectively, the absorbent article comprising: an absorbent element having an absorbent body provided in a front-back direction range including the crotch portion and a wrapping sheet wrapping the absorbent body, the wrapping sheet including an intermediate part located at one side of a front face side and a back face side of the absorbent body and both side parts folded back to the other side of the front face side and the back face side of the absorbent body from the intermediate part, the both side parts of the wrapping sheet being overlapped at the other side of the absorbent body, overlapping parts of the both side parts being bonded each other through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...) to form a connecting portion, and at least a surface of the absorbent body on a connecting portion side being bonded to an internal surface of the wrapping sheet through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...), wherein a slit having a predetermined width extends in a front-back direction in the absorbent body in at least the crotch portion, the connecting portion of the wrapping sheet extends in a width direction to extend over both sides of the slit in the width direction in the absorbent body, and in the intermediate part of the wrapping sheet, a part across the both sides of the slit in the width direction in the absorbent body is folded back an even number of times, opposing surfaces of a folded part are bonded through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...), and the folded part is bonded to the absorbent body through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...). an absorbent element having an absorbent body provided in a front-back direction range including the crotch portion and a wrapping sheet wrapping the absorbent body, the wrapping sheet including an intermediate part located at one side of a front face side and a back face side of the absorbent body and both side parts folded back to the other side of the front face side and the back face side of the absorbent body from the intermediate part, the both side parts of the wrapping sheet being overlapped at the other side of the absorbent body, overlapping parts of the both side parts being bonded each other through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...) to form a connecting portion, and at least a surface of the absorbent body on a connecting portion side being bonded to an internal surface of the wrapping sheet through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...), wherein a slit having a predetermined width extends in a front-back direction in the absorbent body in at least the crotch portion, the connecting portion of the wrapping sheet extends in a width direction to extend over both sides of the slit in the width direction in the absorbent body, and in the intermediate part of the wrapping sheet, a part across the both sides of the slit in the width direction in the absorbent body is folded back an even number of times, opposing surfaces of a folded part are bonded through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...), and the folded part is bonded to the absorbent body through a hot melt adhesive (H1, H2...).