The Global Risks Report 2024

Geoeconomic confrontation Unemployment Biological, chemical or nuclear hazards Debt Technological power concentration Misinformation anddisinformation Interstate armedconflict Insufficient public infrastructure and services Extreme weather Societal polarization Cyber insecurity Involuntary migration - 2 4 2 17 15 9 9 11 11 10 5 14th 30th 31st 16th 12th 1st 5th 18th 2nd 3rd 4th 8thPersistent concerns Biggest increase in ranking Biggest fall in ranking Overall rankingAnnual change in global risk perceptions over the short term (2 years) FIGURE 1.4 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Surveys 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.NoteBolded risks refer to global risks that are currently in the short-term top 10 risks list, or were formerly in the top 10 in GRPS 2022-2023. Refer to Appendix B: Global Risks Perception Survey 2022-2023 for further information on changes to the global risk list. Numbers after arrows refer to directional change in rankings between GRPS 2022-2023 and GRPS 2023-2024.Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Extreme weather events Misinformation and disinformation Cyber insecurity Societal polarizationMisinformation and disinformation Extreme weather events Cyber insecurity Societal polarizationMisinformation and disinformation Extreme weather events Societal polarization Lack of economic opportunityExtreme weather events Misinformation and disinformation Societal polarization Interstate armed conflictMisinformation and disinformation Extreme weather events Societal polarization Lack of economic opportunity Lack of economic opportunity Inflation Interstate armed conflict Natural resource shortages Involuntary migration Pollution Economic downturn Pollution Involuntary migration Erosion of human rights Involuntary migration Interstate armed conflict Critical change to Earth systems Pollution Critical change to Earth systems Critical change to Earth systems Technological power concentration Cyber insecurity Lack of economic opportunity Pollution Inflation Lack of economic opportunity Involuntary migration Cyber insecurity Interstate armed conflict Geoeconomicconfrontation Involuntary migration Technological power concentration Intrastate violence Cyber insecurityCivil societyInternational organizations Academia Government Private sector 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10thSeverity by stakeholder over the short term (2 years) FIGURE 1.5 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024. NoteSample size by stakeholder group varied, and all respondents were weighted equally for the purposes of global rankings. These results are based on approximately the following: civil society, n=152 (10% of total); international organisations, n=127 (9%); academia, n=276 (19%); government, n=183 (12%); and private sector, n=715 (48%).Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Global Risks Report 2024 15