Water-absorbing resin particles having a repulsion rate of 5% or more represented by Formula : h 3 − h 2 / h 1 × 100 % wherein in Formula , when a cylinder with an inner diameter of 25.4 mm, which has a mesh-like bottom onto which 0.2 g of the water-absorbing resin particles are sprinkled, is placed in a container having deionized water in an amount of 30 times a mass of the water-absorbing resin particles such that the water-absorbing resin particles absorb the deionized water, h 1 represents a free swelling height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after 1 minute from initiation of the water absorption, h 2 represents a height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after a load of 1.3×10 3 Pa is applied to the water-absorbing resin particles for 1 minute after 1 minute from initiation of the water absorption, and h 3 represents a height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after 1 minute from release of the load applied when measuring h 2 , wherein said water-absorbing resin particles include a crosslinked polymer obtained by a polymerizing method of monomers containing water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers, wherein the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and a salt thereof, and methacrylic acid and a salt thereof, wherein in the polymerization reaction, the water-absorbing resin particles are obtained in the state of a hydrous gel and wherein drying is performed to remove moisture from the hydrous gel, wherein a powdery inorganic flocculating agent is added to the hydrous gel after the polymerization reaction or at an initial time of drying, and wherein a surface portion of the hydrous gel is post-crosslinked using a post-crosslinking agent in the drying process or any following process. wherein in Formula , when a cylinder with an inner diameter of 25.4 mm, which has a mesh-like bottom onto which 0.2 g of the water-absorbing resin particles are sprinkled, is placed in a container having deionized water in an amount of 30 times a mass of the water-absorbing resin particles such that the water-absorbing resin particles absorb the deionized water, h 1 represents a free swelling height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after 1 minute from initiation of the water absorption, h 2 represents a height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after a load of 1.3×10 3 Pa is applied to the water-absorbing resin particles for 1 minute after 1 minute from initiation of the water absorption, and h 3 represents a height (mm) of the water-absorbing resin particles after 1 minute from release of the load applied when measuring h 2 , wherein said water-absorbing resin particles include a crosslinked polymer obtained by a polymerizing method of monomers containing water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers, wherein the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and a salt thereof, and methacrylic acid and a salt thereof, wherein in the polymerization reaction, the water-absorbing resin particles are obtained in the state of a hydrous gel and wherein drying is performed to remove moisture from the hydrous gel, wherein a powdery inorganic flocculating agent is added to the hydrous gel after the polymerization reaction or at an initial time of drying, and wherein a surface portion of the hydrous gel is post-crosslinked using a post-crosslinking agent in the drying process or any following process. <EOS>