According to the report on the evolution of poverty in Peru carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), poor nuclear households headed by women presented an increase of three percentage points compared to 2019, reaching 57 .2% in 2023.
It is also observed that within these nuclear households led by women, 2.9% are two parents without children, 20.2% are two parents with children and 34.2% are single parents. Likewise, in all of them, the one who brings home the bread is the woman.
Likewise, it is highlighted that the average age of a poor household head is around 50 years. However, depending on the area of residence, this could vary. For example, in urban areas, the average age is 49 years, while in rural areas it is 53 years.
On the other hand, in the universe of poor Peruvian households, it is known that 73.7% have among their members at least one child or adolescent under 18 years of age. Meanwhile, in non-poor households, this figure reaches 47.5% and in vulnerable non-poor households, 61.1%.
Poverty advances in Lima
Income and spending capacity at the national level have contracted by up to just over 10% in the country, but in metropolitan Lima the impact has been more pronounced: -17.1% monthly per capita income and -17.2% % actual spending.
Furthermore, in the city, The population in poverty grew almost three times between 2016 and 2023, going from 11% to 28.7%, according to INEI data.
“Before, provincial Peruvians said ‘let’s go to Lima because there is less poverty and more opportunities’, but now we see that Lima is very close to the national average (29%). (The capital) no longer has that advantage,” commented IRD researcher Javier Herrera for La República.
On the other hand, the representative of the Research Institute for Development (IRD) stated that the quality of food of Lima residents also continues to deteriorate, since they have had to restrict their spending on essential goods. It is estimated that 4 out of every 10 Lima residents suffer from hunger.
Source: Larepublica
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