A straddle-type vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body frame; an engine supported by the vehicle body frame; a rear arm at least partially located rearward of the engine; an exhaust pipe coupled to the engine; a seat supported by the vehicle body frame; a rear suspension located below the seat; a silencer being separate from the exhaust pipe and coupled to the exhaust pipe; and a rear wheel supported by a rear end portion of the rear arm and located rearward of the rear suspension, wherein the rear suspension is configured such that a size thereof in a vehicle up-down direction is larger than a size thereof in a vehicle front-rear direction; the rear arm includes a left arm portion located to the left of the rear wheel, a right arm portion located to the right of the rear wheel, and a cross member coupled to the left arm portion and the right arm portion; at least one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion is provided with a through-hole extending therethrough in a vehicle width direction, the through-hole being provided between a top edge (62A, 72A) and a bottom edge (62B, 72B) of the at least one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion (62, 72) provided with the through-hole; the cross member includes a coupling portion to which a bottom end portion of the rear suspension is coupled; as seen in a vehicle side view, at least a portion of the coupling portion overlaps the through-hole; and a cross-sectional area in a horizontal direction of the silencer is larger than a cross-sectional area in the horizontal direction of the exhaust pipe; characterized in that the silencer is at least partially located below the seat and the rear suspension; wherein as seen in a vehicle plan view, the rear suspension and the seat and the silencer overlap each other. a vehicle body frame; an engine supported by the vehicle body frame; a rear arm at least partially located rearward of the engine; an exhaust pipe coupled to the engine; a seat supported by the vehicle body frame; a rear suspension located below the seat; a silencer being separate from the exhaust pipe and coupled to the exhaust pipe; and a rear wheel supported by a rear end portion of the rear arm and located rearward of the rear suspension, wherein the rear suspension is configured such that a size thereof in a vehicle up-down direction is larger than a size thereof in a vehicle front-rear direction; the rear arm includes a left arm portion located to the left of the rear wheel, a right arm portion located to the right of the rear wheel, and a cross member coupled to the left arm portion and the right arm portion; at least one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion is provided with a through-hole extending therethrough in a vehicle width direction, the through-hole being provided between a top edge (62A, 72A) and a bottom edge (62B, 72B) of the at least one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion (62, 72) provided with the through-hole; the cross member includes a coupling portion to which a bottom end portion of the rear suspension is coupled; as seen in a vehicle side view, at least a portion of the coupling portion overlaps the through-hole; and a cross-sectional area in a horizontal direction of the silencer is larger than a cross-sectional area in the horizontal direction of the exhaust pipe; characterized in that the silencer is at least partially located below the seat and the rear suspension; wherein as seen in a vehicle plan view, the rear suspension and the seat and the silencer overlap each other.