After 'this country will lose 1 million people by 2025', Elon Musk says he has been warning about this since the turn of the century

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again started a global debate over the declining population. Recently, Elon Musk warned people Japan will lose nearly 1 million people by the end of 2025. Now once again the tech billionaire has shared another warning on the collapsing population. Resharing a post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Musk has once again raised the alarm about

population collapse

saying ‘since the turn of the century, and emphasised that artificial intelligence may be the only viable tool to help reverse the trend.

Elon Musk says he has been warning about this since the turn of the century

The SpaceX CEO recently shared a post on X about population collapse. An X user called Tim Pool shared a post on X which reads, “The population isnt "collapsing" It has collapsed. The shoreline is receding and no one understands the tsunami about to hit us. As US population goes it will be impossible to redevelop. Automation won't replace your customers.”Elon Musk reshared this post along with a caption which reads, “I’ve been warning about this since the turn of the century.”

Elon Musk’s longstanding concern

Elon Musk has repeatedly warned about population collapse— not overpopulation—is the real existential threat to civilization. Musk earlier argued that declining birth rates could lead to economic stagnation, labour shortages, and even civilizational decline if not addressed. “Most people still think the world is overpopulated,” Musk said in earlier interviews. “It’s actually the opposite.”

Japan has been the focal point for population collapse, but Musk’s warning also applies to other nations such as South Korea, Italy and parts of Eastern Europe as they are also facing similar trends. This issue of population collapse has also sparked the interests of pro-natalist policies, immigration reform, and even the role of AI and robotics in offsetting labor gaps.

A global warning by Elon Musk

Recently, Elon Musk ssued a stark warning about Japan. In a post on microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the tech billionaire wrote: “Japan will lose almost a million people this year.” In the post, Musk said that this demographic was set in motion half a century ago adding that the population decline in the country “has nothing to do with AI.” “AI is the only hope for turning this around,” the tech CEO further stated.Elon Musk was responding to an X post that said: “Japan's population falling with 900,000 more deaths than births in 2024”.