The invention concerns an incontinence article (2) in the form of pants, for receiving body excrements, comprising a front belly section (4) and a rear back section (6) which are connected to each other at side seam areas (14) on both sides during production to form a belly and back band, which is continuous in the transverse or peripheral hip direction and has a hip opening (18) which is closed in the peripheral hip direction, and a crotch section (8) comprising an absorbent body (7), which extends in a longitudinal direction (9) between the belly section (4) and the back section (6) and is permanently attached to the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein the crotch section (8) as well as the belly section (4) and the back section (6) define leg openings (19) of the incontinence article, and the belly section (4) and the back section (6) have an edge contour (32, 34) for this purpose, which extends in the direction towards a transverse center axis (30) of the crotch section (8) and differs from the transverse or peripheral hip direction (16) to define leg openings (19), wherein first elastification means (28) are provided in the belly section (4) and the back section (6), which extend at a separation from each other and parallel to each other in the transverse or peripheral hip direction (16) and thereby extensively elasticise the belly section (4) and the back section (6), wherein, in an area (22, 26) of the belly section (4) and the back section (6) on the crotch side facing the leg openings (19), second elastification means (40, 42) are provided, which extend starting from the two side seam areas (14) towards a longitudinal center axis (44) of the incontinence article in a curved shape, thereby fanning out with increasing separation from each other, wherein the crotch section (8) comprises a liquid-impermeable backsheet material (62) and a topsheet material (64) on the basis of non-woven material, between which the absorbent body (7) is disposed, wherein the backsheet material (62) and/or the topsheet material (64) form a projection (66) past the absorbent body (7) in the transverse direction (16), wherein the maximum width of the crotch section (8) in the transverse direction is at least 200 mm and the projection (66) of the backsheet material (62) and/or the topsheet material (64) past the absorbent body (7) in the transverse direction (16) on both sides of the absorbent body, i.e. on the left-hand and right-hand side added together, amounts to at least 25% with respect to the maximum width of the crotch section (8), and wherein the surface portion of the crotch section (8) with respect to the overall surface of the incontinence article (2) is 25 to 55%, and wherein the crotch section (8) overlaps at least 12% of the surface of the belly section (4) and at least 20% of the surface of the back section (6).