Why did Elon Musk say – Singapore will disappear from the world map

Elon Musk Tweet on Singapore: Many countries of the world today are troubled by the problem of decreasing population. At the same time, many countries are struggling with the problem of decreasing fertility rate. Talking about Singapore, the situation there is going from bad to worse. The fertility rate in Singapore has reached 0.97. Whereas to maintain population balance, a fertility rate of 2.1 is necessary.

What did Elon Musk write about Singapore?,

Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk has tweeted about this problem in Singapore. Musk wrote in his tweet, ‘Singapore (and many other countries) is coming to an end. According to Newsweek, due to the increasing elderly population, decreasing workforce and decreasing labor power in Singapore, robots are being used in everything from factories to food distribution. By 2023, 25 percent of Singaporeans will be over 65 years of age.

50 percent decline in world fertility rate

According to the International Federation of Robotics, the number of robots for every 10 thousand employees in Singapore is 770. Because of this, there are a lot of robocops, robo-cleaners, robo-waiters and robo-dogs everywhere in Singapore.

It is noteworthy that till the 1970s, in countries like South Korea, Japan and China, on an average a woman had more than five children. At the same time, now in these countries there is not even one child per woman on an average. In the last 50 years, there has been a 50 percent decline in the fertility rate across the world.

There is a scheme to give cash reward for the birth of a child in South Korea

Interestingly, South Korea has started a cash reward scheme for women to give birth to more children. According to the government plan, from 2022 onwards, a woman giving birth in South Korea will get a cash bonus of US$1850 (1,57,000 Indian Rupees) for the entire expenses before the delivery of the child.

What is the meaning of fertility rate?,

On an average, how many children does a woman of any country, society and group become the mother of in her life? This is called the fertility rate of that country, society and group. For example, if an Indian woman gives birth to an average of three children in her entire life, then India’s fertility rate will be 3.

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