Absorbent article

An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to each other, the absorbent article comprising:

• a waist part along the lateral direction, the waist part including:
• nonwoven fabric having fibers;
• and
• a plurality of stretchable members that stretch and contract in the lateral direction, wherein
• in a state in which the waist part is extended along the lateral direction, an opening is formed in the waist part between stretchable members that are adjacent in the longitudinal direction,
• the nonwoven fabric of the waist part includes
• a high density region existing longitudinally between the opening and one of the adjacent stretchable members, and
• an external region existing longitudinally between the high density region and another one of the adjacent stretchable members,
• the high density region has a predetermined lateral length,
• a density of the fibers of the nonwoven fabric in the high density region is higher than a density of the fibers of the nonwoven fabric in the external region, and
• at least a part of an edge of the opening includes a no-fused portion in which the fibers are not fused.