A disposable wearing article configured to include a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, front and rear waist regions (11,12), a crotch region extending between the front and rear waist regions, a waist panel for forming the front and rear waist regions, a liquid absorbent structure that extends from the crotch region to the front and rear waist regions and includes a liquid absorbent core, a waist opening, and a pair of leg openings, the disposable wearing article being characterized in that: the liquid absorbent structure includes a rear end portion extending from a rear end edge of the liquid absorbent core to a side of the waist opening in the rear waist region, and a front end portion extending from a front end edge of the liquid absorbent structure to a side of the waist opening in the front waist region, in the rear waist region, a waist opening edge of the waist panel and an outer end edge of the rear end portion of the absorbent structure are overlapped to each other in a plan view, in the front waist region, the waist opening edge of the waist panel and an outer end edge of the front end of the absorbent structure are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction in such a manner as to be positioned inboard of the waist opening edge, the waist panel includes inner layer sheets (31,32) on the skin facing surface, outer layer sheets (33,34) on the non-skin facing surface, and a plurality of front and rear waist elastics (35,36) interposed between the inner and outer layer sheets, a spaced-apart dimension between the front waist elastic nearest to the side of the waist opening and the waist opening edge is smaller than a spaced-apart dimension between the rear waist elastic nearest to the side of the waist opening in the rear waist region and the waist opening edge, the front and rear end portions (61,62) of the liquid absorbent structure include both lateral edge portions spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction and a central portion between both the lateral edge portions, and both the lateral edge portions have high folding stiffness in the longitudinal direction, compared with the central portion. the liquid absorbent structure includes a rear end portion extending from a rear end edge of the liquid absorbent core to a side of the waist opening in the rear waist region, and a front end portion extending from a front end edge of the liquid absorbent structure to a side of the waist opening in the front waist region, in the rear waist region, a waist opening edge of the waist panel and an outer end edge of the rear end portion of the absorbent structure are overlapped to each other in a plan view, in the front waist region, the waist opening edge of the waist panel and an outer end edge of the front end of the absorbent structure are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction in such a manner as to be positioned inboard of the waist opening edge, the waist panel includes inner layer sheets (31,32) on the skin facing surface, outer layer sheets (33,34) on the non-skin facing surface, and a plurality of front and rear waist elastics (35,36) interposed between the inner and outer layer sheets, a spaced-apart dimension between the front waist elastic nearest to the side of the waist opening and the waist opening edge is smaller than a spaced-apart dimension between the rear waist elastic nearest to the side of the waist opening in the rear waist region and the waist opening edge, the front and rear end portions (61,62) of the liquid absorbent structure include both lateral edge portions spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction and a central portion between both the lateral edge portions, and both the lateral edge portions have high folding stiffness in the longitudinal direction, compared with the central portion.