Abstract: Disclosed is a polyethylene yarn which enables the manufacture of a skin cooling fabric having dimensional stability and having improved weavability which enables the manufacture of a skin cooling fabric capable of providing a user with a soft tactile sensation as well as a cooling sensation, a method for manufacturing the same, and a skin cooling fabric including the same. The polyethylene yarn has a shrinkage stress at 70° C. and 100° C. of 0.005 to 0.075 g/d, respectively. Also, the polyethylene yarn has a “dry thermal shrinkage rate at 70° C.” of 0.1 to 0.5%, a “dry thermal shrinkage rate at 100° C.” of 0.5 to 1.5%, and a “wet thermal shrinkage rate at 100° C.” of 0.1 to 1%.