Elon Musk said the nation with the third-largest economy in the world will 'cease to exist' if the declining birth-rate trend continues.
A tweet from Elon Musk has put the spotlight on Japan's declining population, after the Tesla CEO said the nation with the third largest economy in the world will"cease to exist" if the declining birth-rate trend continues. 's population had its largest drop on record, falling by 644,000 in 2021 – the eleventh consecutive year that population has decreased
"At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This would be a great loss for the world," he tweeted. At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This would be a great loss for the world.The tweet caused a stir, bothering some Twitter users over Musk's seemingly random decision to discuss the issue. , a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
However, others expressed gratitude that Musk was bringing up the issue while criticizing the Japanese government for not doing enough. Commenters pointed out financial burdens of having children and the high cost of living as factors that have slowed birth rates in Japan. The nation ranked near the bottom of the average annual number of births per 1,000 people in the population, according to the
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