Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk Late Wednesday, Japan reiterated warnings of a demographic collapse after recording its lowest birth rate on record last year.
what happened: The number of newborns in Tokyo will drop to 799,728 in 2022, a 5.1% year-on-year decline, following a seven-year decline that exacerbates the challenges of a rapidly aging society in the Asian country. said he did.
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Sharing the news story on Twitter, the tech billionaire said, “Last year, twice as many people died in Japan as they were born. The population is rapidly declining.”
Musk went on to warn that the trend will not stop and that “the rest of the world… should follow suit.”
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released data on Tuesday showing the birth rate was the lowest since it began keeping records in 1899. During the same period, the number of deaths rose 8.9% to 1.58 million. became.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary “Recognition that declining birthrate is a critical situation” Yoshihiko Isozaki said in a briefing.
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“I understand that various factors are intricately intertwined in order to realize the marriage, childbirth, and childcare desired by individuals.”
Musk has repeatedly warned that the population could decline in the past few months. In early January, Mr. Musk was alarmed when China, the world’s most populous country, reported its first population decline in years.
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