By Divine Sam

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has expressed concern over declining birth rates across the world, warning that the trend could threaten humanity’s long-term survival if it continues unchecked.

Musk, the world’s richest man, voiced his concerns in a video circulating on social media, where he highlighted what he described as a worrying decline in the number of children being born in several countries.

According to him, birth rates have continued to fall in many parts of the world, with the United States recording particularly low figures.

Musk pointed to the country’s birth rate, saying it had remained below the replacement level since around the time he was born in 1971. He also described the birth rate recorded in 2025 as exceptionally low.

The entrepreneur expressed concern that fewer people were choosing to have children, warning that a sustained decline in births could eventually lead to a shrinking global population and threaten the continuity of future generations.

“It is concerning that the birth rate in the United States has been below the replacement rate since I was born around 1971, thereabouts. I think last year was the lowest birth rate on record. It was very low.

“It seems like a trend in every country on earth. It is worrying, and if something doesn’t happen, humanity is going to disappear.

“I think it is very important to have kids; no humans, no humanity.”

Musk has repeatedly spoken about population decline and the need to encourage people to have more children, making the issue a recurring theme in his public comments.

A birth rate below the replacement level means that, without sufficient immigration, a population will eventually decline over generations. However, falling birth rates do not mean humanity is on the verge of disappearing, as population trends vary across countries and regions.

His latest remarks have once again drawn attention to concerns about declining fertility, ageing populations and the long-term demographic challenges facing many societies.