Elon Musk warns Europe of looming demographic decline

Elon Musk has warned that Europe faces a serious demographic crisis, noting that 21 of the 27 EU member states now record more deaths than births. Data cited by the billionaire show a natural population loss of about 1.35 million people in 2025, with the EU’s overall growth relying entirely on migration.

United Nations figures confirm the trend, reporting only 7.2 million births across Europe in 2024, with the lowest fertility rates in the region. The average number of children per woman in the EU is about 1.4, well below the replacement level of 2.1. Musk emphasized that the demographic shift could have far‑reaching social and economic consequences for Western societies.