Provided is artificial leather that combines good texture,
high wear resistance, and a high-quality appearance without the addition of
polyurethane resin. Artificial leather that includes at least a surface
fiber layer constituting a first surface, the artificial leather being characterized by the following: the surface
fiber layer includes main fibers and a
thermoplastic resin; the main fibers have a
fineness of 0.01 dtex to 0.5 dtex, inclusive; at least a part of the
thermoplastic resin adheres between the main fibers; the
thermoplastic resin in the surface
fiber layer is such that the distance to which a probe is pushed thereinto under prescribed conditions using an atomic force
microscope is 20 nm to 200 nm, inclusive; the number average volume of the thermoplastic resin in the surface
fiber layer is 3,500 µm3 to 24,000 µm3, inclusive; the number average volume of the thermoplastic resin in a first surface
fiber layer when the first surface is measured by X-
ray CT is 5,000 µm3 to 14,000 µm3, inclusive; the volume
number density of the thermoplastic resin in the first surface
fiber layer is 1.1×1012 / m3 to 3.0×1012 / m3, inclusive; etc.