A disposable wearing article having a longitudinal direction Y, a transverse direction X orthogonal to said longitudinal direction, a skin-facing side, a non-skin-facing side, a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region extending between said front and rear waist regions, and comprising elastic waist panels defining said front and rear waist regions (13, 14) and a liquid-absorbent structure attached to an inner surface of said elastic waist panels to define said crotch region, wherein: said rear waist region comprises an inner sheet lying on said skin-facing side, an outer sheet lying on said non-skin-facing side, a rear waist main section and a buttocks-covering section lying below said rear waist main section; said buttocks-covering section includes • a plurality of buttocks-covering section elastic elements arranged thereon to extend in said transverse direction at constant intervals in said longitudinal direction; and • in said buttocks-covering section, said inner sheet and said outer sheet are bonded to each other by adhesive applied to peripheral surfaces of respective said buttocks-covering section elastic elements, and • wherein: said elastic waist panels comprise a front waist panel defining said front waist region and a rear waist panel defining said rear waist region; said liquid-absorbent structure is fixed to respective inner surfaces of said front waist panel and said rear waist panel by adhesive applied to a surface of said liquid-absorbent structure opposed to said inner surfaces; and, of inner ends of said front and rear panels, at least a region of said liquid-absorbent structure facing said inner end of said rear waist panel is free from being coated with said adhesive. said rear waist region comprises an inner sheet lying on said skin-facing side, an outer sheet lying on said non-skin-facing side, a rear waist main section and a buttocks-covering section lying below said rear waist main section; said buttocks-covering section includes • a plurality of buttocks-covering section elastic elements arranged thereon to extend in said transverse direction at constant intervals in said longitudinal direction; and • in said buttocks-covering section, said inner sheet and said outer sheet are bonded to each other by adhesive applied to peripheral surfaces of respective said buttocks-covering section elastic elements, and • wherein: said elastic waist panels comprise a front waist panel defining said front waist region and a rear waist panel defining said rear waist region; said liquid-absorbent structure is fixed to respective inner surfaces of said front waist panel and said rear waist panel by adhesive applied to a surface of said liquid-absorbent structure opposed to said inner surfaces; and, of inner ends of said front and rear panels, at least a region of said liquid-absorbent structure facing said inner end of said rear waist panel is free from being coated with said adhesive. • a plurality of buttocks-covering section elastic elements arranged thereon to extend in said transverse direction at constant intervals in said longitudinal direction; and • in said buttocks-covering section, said inner sheet and said outer sheet are bonded to each other by adhesive applied to peripheral surfaces of respective said buttocks-covering section elastic elements, and • wherein: said elastic waist panels comprise a front waist panel defining said front waist region and a rear waist panel defining said rear waist region; said liquid-absorbent structure is fixed to respective inner surfaces of said front waist panel and said rear waist panel by adhesive applied to a surface of said liquid-absorbent structure opposed to said inner surfaces; and, of inner ends of said front and rear panels, at least a region of said liquid-absorbent structure facing said inner end of said rear waist panel is free from being coated with said adhesive. said elastic waist panels comprise a front waist panel defining said front waist region and a rear waist panel defining said rear waist region; said liquid-absorbent structure is fixed to respective inner surfaces of said front waist panel and said rear waist panel by adhesive applied to a surface of said liquid-absorbent structure opposed to said inner surfaces; and, of inner ends of said front and rear panels, at least a region of said liquid-absorbent structure facing said inner end of said rear waist panel is free from being coated with said adhesive.