A nonwoven fabric (110, 114, 116, 140, 150, 160, 170, 301, 302, 310, 321) having a first direction and a second direction, comprising: a plurality of jetted areas (1, 11)extending in the first direction, to which a fluid is jetted; and a plurality of nonjetted areas (2, 122) formed between the jetted areas, to which a fluid is not jetted, wherein the nonwoven fabric is formed by jetting the fluid, comprising mainly of gaseous matter, to a fiber aggregate; the jetted areas comprise a plurality of groove portions hollowed in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric on a first surface side of the nonwoven fabric, and the nonjetted areas are disposed along the groove portions and comprise a plurality of convex portions protruding in the thickness direction on the first surface side; a fiber density of each of the jetted areas (1, 11) is less than a fiber density of each of the nonjetted areas (2, 22); a length of one of the convex portions in a width direction is 0.5 to 30 mm; a distance between tops of the convex portions adjacent to each other sandwiching the groove portions is 0.5 to 30 mm; a height of the groove portions in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric is no greater than 90% of the height of the height of the convex portions; the nonwoven fabric is made of a fiber aggregate comprising three-dimensional crimped fibers with a number of crimps being within a range from 10 to 35 per 2.54 cm; the nonjettted areas (2, 22) have side portions (8, 13, 88) and centre portions (9, 12, 99); and the content of fibres oriented in the first direction is greater in the side portions (8, 13, 88) than in the center portions (9, 12, 99). a plurality of jetted areas (1, 11)extending in the first direction, to which a fluid is jetted; and a plurality of nonjetted areas (2, 122) formed between the jetted areas, to which a fluid is not jetted, wherein the nonwoven fabric is formed by jetting the fluid, comprising mainly of gaseous matter, to a fiber aggregate; the jetted areas comprise a plurality of groove portions hollowed in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric on a first surface side of the nonwoven fabric, and the nonjetted areas are disposed along the groove portions and comprise a plurality of convex portions protruding in the thickness direction on the first surface side; a fiber density of each of the jetted areas (1, 11) is less than a fiber density of each of the nonjetted areas (2, 22); a length of one of the convex portions in a width direction is 0.5 to 30 mm; a distance between tops of the convex portions adjacent to each other sandwiching the groove portions is 0.5 to 30 mm; a height of the groove portions in the thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric is no greater than 90% of the height of the height of the convex portions; the nonwoven fabric is made of a fiber aggregate comprising three-dimensional crimped fibers with a number of crimps being within a range from 10 to 35 per 2.54 cm; the nonjettted areas (2, 22) have side portions (8, 13, 88) and centre portions (9, 12, 99); and the content of fibres oriented in the first direction is greater in the side portions (8, 13, 88) than in the center portions (9, 12, 99).