Provided is an absorbent article which can exert an antibacterial function during the absorption of a body fluid as well as after the absorption of the body fluid. The absorbent article (1) is provided with: a front surface sheet (10); a rear surface sheet (20); and an absorptive layer (31) which is arranged between the front surface sheet and the rear surface sheet and contains an absorbent material capable of absorbing a body fluid. Functional material regions (50) are provided between the absorptive layer and the front surface sheet, wherein a functional material comprising a quaternary ammonium salt antibacterial agent and a fragrance is arranged in each of the functional material regions (50). Compressed parts (80) are formed by compressing, in the thickness direction, the functional material regions and adjacent layers that are adjacent to the functional material regions as observed in the thickness direction.