September 19, 2022
Executive Summary
States of Fragility 2022 arrives as the world is grappling with a series of crises – chief among them COVID-19, climate change and Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine – that threaten collective prospects for prosperity and peace. Such prospects are especially dire in the 60 fragile contexts on this year’s edition of the OECD’s multidimensional fragility framework. In 2022, these contexts account for a quarter (23%) of the world’s population but three-quarters (73%) of people living in extreme poverty worldwide. By 2030, the latter share is projected to increase to 86% of the world’s extreme poor, even before fully accounting for the unfolding impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on livelihoods and stability in fragile contexts.