An absorbent article having a lengthwise direction, a widthwise direction and a thickness direction and comprising: a liquid-permeable top sheet; a liquid-impermeable back sheet; and an absorbent body disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein the top sheet has a first surface located on an opposite side from the absorbent body and a second surface on the absorbent body side, and comprises: a plurality of raised sections protruding in a direction toward the first surface, which are extended in the lengthwise direction and formed at predetermined intervals in the widthwise direction; and a plurality of furrow sections depressed in a direction toward the second surface, which are extended in the lengthwise direction and formed between the raised sections, each of the furrow sections comprises a first recess section including a first bottom section located further in a direction toward the absorbent body than a location of the first surface at a top section of each of the raised sections, and a plurality of second recess sections formed discontinuously in the lengthwise direction inside the first recess section and formed as depressions opening into the first bottom section, each of the second recess sections comprises a perimeter wall section extending from the first bottom section in a direction toward the absorbent body, and a second bottom section formed on an edge of the perimeter wall section on the absorbent body side so as to plug the edge and having a highest fiber density in the top sheet, and in the each raised section, at least a portion of the second surface at the top section is not joined to the absorbent body, and in at least the each second recess section of the each furrow section, the second bottom section is joined to the absorbent body. wherein the top sheet has a first surface located on an opposite side from the absorbent body and a second surface on the absorbent body side, and comprises: a plurality of raised sections protruding in a direction toward the first surface, which are extended in the lengthwise direction and formed at predetermined intervals in the widthwise direction; and a plurality of furrow sections depressed in a direction toward the second surface, which are extended in the lengthwise direction and formed between the raised sections, each of the furrow sections comprises a first recess section including a first bottom section located further in a direction toward the absorbent body than a location of the first surface at a top section of each of the raised sections, and a plurality of second recess sections formed discontinuously in the lengthwise direction inside the first recess section and formed as depressions opening into the first bottom section, each of the second recess sections comprises a perimeter wall section extending from the first bottom section in a direction toward the absorbent body, and a second bottom section formed on an edge of the perimeter wall section on the absorbent body side so as to plug the edge and having a highest fiber density in the top sheet, and in the each raised section, at least a portion of the second surface at the top section is not joined to the absorbent body, and in at least the each second recess section of the each furrow section, the second bottom section is joined to the absorbent body.