# How did the share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity change in Manitoba? > Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity increased in Manitoba. Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity rose from 13.5% to 22.3% between 2018 and 2024—an increase of 8.8 percentage points. It fell to an observed low of 11.9% in 2020 before rising to 22.3% in 2024. ## Answer scope - Geography: Manitoba (MB) - Period: 2018 to 2024 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2026-04-29 - Economic family type: All persons - Household food security status: Food insecure, moderate or severe - Measure: Percentage of persons - Food insecurity coverage: Moderate or severe; excludes marginal - Population basis: Percentage of persons, not households - Data status: 6 observations: C · data quality: good; 2019: D · data quality: acceptable. ## Key figures - Start · 2018: 13.5% - Latest · 2024: 22.3% - Overall change: +8.8 percentage points (Increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2018 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 13.5% | 13.5 | % | | 2019 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 12.6% | 12.6 | % | | 2020 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 11.9% | 11.9 | % | | 2021 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 13.4% | 13.4 | % | | 2022 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 19.1% | 19.1 | % | | 2023 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 20.1% | 20.1 | % | | 2024 | Share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity | 22.3% | 22.3 | % | ## How to read this measure The selected measure covers moderate or severe household food insecurity; marginal food insecurity is excluded. The 2024 release revised 2018–2023 estimates using 2021 Census counts. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 13-10-0834-01]() - Table title: Food insecurity by economic family type - Dataset identifier: 13100834 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Food insecurity by economic family type, 2026-04-29. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did the share of people in households with moderate or severe food insecurity change in Manitoba?” Manitoba. Source updated 2026-04-29. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.