Provided are a microneedle with excellent performance and a method for manufacturing the microneedle.A microneedle array in which a polyglycolic acid is used as a material, crystallinity of the polyglycolic acid is 21% or more and axial contraction rate of tips is 99% or more, and a manufacturing method in which a polyglycolic acid are injection-molded at a cylinder temperature of 230-280° C., a metal mold temperature of 60-130° C., and an injection pressure of 1000-1500 KPa so as to manufacture a microneedle array in which crystallinity of the polyglycolic acid is 21% or more and an axial contraction rate of tips is 99% or more.
