Citing data showing the decline in the birth rate, he said, "Two-thirds of each generation in South Korea will be gone," and pointed out, "We're in a population collapse." The graph Musk released was based on data from the World Bank.
The graph showing South Korea's birth rate included a caption stating that "South Korea's annual birth rate this year is predicted to be 0.68 people."
It was also explained that "the decline in birth rate is due to factors such as long working hours, low wages, and declining marriage rates."
However, this is not the first time that Musk has spoken about South Korea's declining population. On the 29th of last month, at the Future Investment Initiative held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Musk
"In the short term, AI (artificial intelligence) is the most serious threat, but in the long term, it is the collapse of the world's population," he said at the FII conference. "Based on the current birth rate, South Korea's population will shrink to about one-third of what it is now.
"It will decline further," Musk said. He also cited an article in the Wall Street Journal, saying that in 2022, "South Korea, along with Hong Kong, will experience the fastest population collapse in the world.
"If birth rates don't change, South Korea's population will fall to less than 6 percent of its current size within three generations, with most of that population being over 60 years old," he said.
2024/11/29 16:59 KST
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