<p>There is disclosed an elongated absorbent article wherein a central region (20) consisting of a front portion (20A) and a rear portion (20B) has distributed therein liquid-permeable through holes (25) and embossed spots (26). The pore density expressed by (the sum total of the areas occupied by the liquid-permeable through holes (25) in the front portion (20A) / the area of the front portion (20A)) is greater than the pore density that is (the sum total of the areas occupied by the liquid-permeable through holes (25) in the rear portion (20B) / the area of the rear portion (20B)), and the emboss density expressed by (the sum total of the areas occupied by the embossed spots (26) in the rear portion (20B) / the area of the rear portion (20B)) is greater than the emboss density that is (the sum total of the areas occupied by the emboss spots (26) in the front portion (20A) / the area of the front portion (20A)).</p>
