This statistic shows what respondents to the World Economic Forum's global risk survey perceived as the 5 risks of highest concern for the global community in the 18 months following October 2015. Large-scale involuntary migration was perceived as a high risk in the next 18 months by 52% of survey respondents.
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Top 5 global risks of the next 18 months, from October 2015
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leaders from business, government, academia and non-governmental and international organizations
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The survey took place among the World Economic Forum's multistakeholder community of business, government, academcia and non-governmental and international organizations. Respondents were asked to select what they perceived as the 5 risks of highest concern for the next 18 months.
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World Economic Forum. (January 14, 2016). Top 5 global risks of the next 18 months, from October 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518747/top-5-risks-of-next-18-months-frm-oct-15/
World Economic Forum. "Top 5 global risks of the next 18 months, from October 2015 ." Chart. January 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518747/top-5-risks-of-next-18-months-frm-oct-15/
World Economic Forum. (2016). Top 5 global risks of the next 18 months, from October 2015 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518747/top-5-risks-of-next-18-months-frm-oct-15/
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