An absorbent article comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid retentive absorbent member, and a liquid permeable intermediate sheet arranged between the topsheet and the absorbent member, wherein a non-skin-facing surface of the intermediate sheet has a plurality of contact portions that are in contact with the absorbent member adjacent to the intermediate sheet, and a non-contact portion that is not in contact with the absorbent member, wherein a skin-facing surface of the intermediate sheet has skin-side non-contact portions that are recessed so as to project toward the non-skin-facing surface side, and that is not in contact with the topsheet, and when the intermediate sheet is pressed from the absorbent member side in a thickness direction at a pressure of 30 gf/cm 2, a proportion of a total area of contact faces, on which the plurality of contact portions located on a pressed face that has been pressed are in contact with the absorbent member, with respect to the pressed face, is 80% or less, wherein the contact area percentage is measured with a method as described in paragraphs and of the A1-publication, wherein topsheet is formed from a layered member of a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein the topsheet has a plurality of joined regions formed by partially joining the first sheet and the second sheet the layered member, wherein the joined regions of the topsheet have holes that extend through the joined regions, and the holes and the skin-side non-contact portions overlap each other over an area of 20% or more, and wherein the percentage of holes that overlap, over an area of 20% or more, the skin-side non-contact portions is 30% or more with respect to all holes. wherein a non-skin-facing surface of the intermediate sheet has a plurality of contact portions that are in contact with the absorbent member adjacent to the intermediate sheet, and a non-contact portion that is not in contact with the absorbent member, wherein a skin-facing surface of the intermediate sheet has skin-side non-contact portions that are recessed so as to project toward the non-skin-facing surface side, and that is not in contact with the topsheet, and when the intermediate sheet is pressed from the absorbent member side in a thickness direction at a pressure of 30 gf/cm 2, a proportion of a total area of contact faces, on which the plurality of contact portions located on a pressed face that has been pressed are in contact with the absorbent member, with respect to the pressed face, is 80% or less, wherein the contact area percentage is measured with a method as described in paragraphs and of the A1-publication, wherein topsheet is formed from a layered member of a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein the topsheet has a plurality of joined regions formed by partially joining the first sheet and the second sheet the layered member, wherein the joined regions of the topsheet have holes that extend through the joined regions, and the holes and the skin-side non-contact portions overlap each other over an area of 20% or more, and wherein the percentage of holes that overlap, over an area of 20% or more, the skin-side non-contact portions is 30% or more with respect to all holes.