Countries of the West are on the verge of extinction
Countries of the West are on the verge of extinction, Musk said on social media X. 'In 21 out of 27 EU countries, mortality exceeds birth rates,' he commented on UN statistics on birth rates in the world's largest economies, which show a decline since 1950.
Consensus
- Elon Musk claimed that Western countries are on the path to extinction.
- In 21 of 27 EU countries, mortality exceeds birth rate.
- Musk commented on UN fertility statistics showing a decline since 1950.
- The data includes major economies such as Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, the UK, the US, and Australia.
- A graph from Financial Times based on UN data was shared by Musk to illustrate the trend.
Points of divergence
- The graph shows a decline in total fertility rate from 1950 to 2024 in the listed countries, with the steepest drop in China and South Korea. — fontanka
- Eurostat reported that the EU population will peak in 2029 and decline by 11.7% (53 million people) by the end of the century, with the working-age population dropping from 58% to 50%. — fontanka
- In January, Maxim Oreshkin, deputy head of the Russian presidential administration, stated that global population will reach a peak in 2046 and then rapidly decline. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Elon Musk: Western countries are dying out — Фонтанка
- Countries of the West are on the path to extinction, Musk claims. — ТАСС (Telegram)