in the form of video, images, voice or text. Leading creators of false or misleading content include state actors in some countries. 5 In a year that has seen the mass rollout of developments in AI and considerable experimentation with AI tools by companies and individuals, concerns about Adverse outcomes of Inﬂation Economic downturn Critical change to Earth systems Crime and illicit economy activity Lack of economic opportunity or unemployment Concentration of strategicresources Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons or hazards Misinformation and disinformation Extreme weather events Involuntary migration or displacement Non-weather related natural disasters Adverse outcomes of frontier technologies 17 17 8 12 Geoeconomic confrontation 5 22 10 6 Intrastate violence 7 Talent and/or labour shortages 6 29th 19th 24th 17th 28th 11th 13th 12th 23rd 9th 1st 2nd 8th 32nd 33rdStable level of concern Biggest increase in ranking Biggest fall in ranking Overall rankingChange in short-term (2 years) global risks perception, 2023-2024 vs 2024-2025 FIGURE 1.5 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Surveys 2024-2025Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Inequality Pollution Global risk perceptions over the short term (2 years), by age group FIGURE 1.6 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2024-2025.NoteEach column represents the top 8 risks by age group, ordered by global ranking rather than within-age group rankings. A cell is coloured if the ranking of the risk for that age group is the same as the global ranking of that risk. Sample size by age group varied, and all respondents were weighted equally for the purposes of global rankings. The results are based on the following: <30, n=122 (14% of total); 30-39, n=154 (17%); 40-49, n=250 (28%); 50-59, n=222 (25%); 60-69, n=104 (12%); and 70+, n=42 (5%). Misinformation and disinformation Extreme weather events Societal polarization Cyber espionage and warfare State-based armed conﬂictRisk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Involuntary migration or displacement<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Global Risks Report 2025 16