# How did the number of persons in core housing need change in Manitoba? > The number of persons in core housing need increased in Manitoba. Number of persons in core housing need rose from 105,500 to 126,000 between 2018 and 2022—an increase of 20,500, or 19.4%. It fell to an observed low of 102,900 in 2021 before rising to 126,000 in 2022. ## Answer scope - Geography: Manitoba (MB) - Period: 2018 to 2022 - Frequency: Occasional - Source updated: 2025-11-21 - Housing status: In core housing need - Measure: Number of persons ## Key figures - Start · 2018: 105,500 - Latest · 2022: 126,000 - Overall change: +20,500 (19.4% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2018 | Number of persons in core housing need | 105,500 | 105500 | People | | 2021 | Number of persons in core housing need | 102,900 | 102900 | People | | 2022 | Number of persons in core housing need | 126,000 | 126000 | People | ## How to read this measure Core housing need refers to whether a private household's housing falls below at least one of the indicator thresholds for housing adequacy, affordability or suitability, and would have to spend 30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (attains all three housing indicator thresholds). ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. 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 46-10-0073-01]() - Table title: Persons in core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, by province - Dataset identifier: 46100073 - 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, Persons in core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status, by province, 2025-11-21. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-08-30 - Snapshot SHA-256: `0e4c0c4aa4a18362e2d93bff9e378b9d9f059bfb6b1883a2146092543caca061` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did the number of persons in core housing need change in Manitoba?” Manitoba. Source updated 2025-11-21. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.