In 2026 it opens its doors. Election year. The country will have a new president and a bicameral Congress, apparently with the same faces as the last decade. And we will also have to elect governors and mayors. And we will have another soccer World Cup without Peru. Year of expectations, Peruvians also have theirs and the main one is not political or economic.
A latest Ipsos survey conducted for Peru21 reveals that for 42% of citizens, their main expectation for the year that starts this Thursday is that they and their family have good health.
17% of respondents want to achieve personal and professional goals in 2026. Among young people between 18 and 25 years old, this expectation rises to 30%. Another 17% of Peruvians also hope to improve their economic situation in the next 12 months.
Greater control of crime is a wish that 15% of Peruvians await. In the two areas hardest hit by crime this expectation grows: in Lima it reaches 18% and in the north of the country 21%.
Despite the crisis and citizen insecurity, only 6% have placed their expectation on the country to have greater political and social stability.
2% of people responded that they have no expectations for 2026.
For the economist David Tuesta, on these special dates like Christmas and New Year, Peruvians express more inclusive desires and health is a common topic, because regardless of how things may go, having good health will always be more important.
“Basically, when these questions are asked for the New Year, economic theory and particularly behavioral theory has a lot of evidence that on special dates people tend to express, above all, desires or objectives that are more social in nature, more of an integrative nature, such as the issue of health and family. The issue of health is always considered an element of a higher good. Who doesn’t want, despite all the problems, crime, lack of work, to have good health,” he told Peru21.
TECHNICAL SHEET
UNIVERSE: Men and women over 18 years of age, of all socioeconomic levels (SES), residents in urban Peru. SAMPLE: 1007 people interviewed in urban areas. Margin of error for total results of ± 3.1%. TECHNIQUE: 1007 people interviewed in urban areas. Margin of error for total results of ± 3.1%. FIELD: 1007 people interviewed in urban areas. Margin of error for total results of ± 3.1%.
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