(LifeSiteNews) — Tech mogul Elon Musk warned that Europe must have large families or European society will die off.
In a July 14 post on X, Musk called for European families to embrace children, citing a Geo Universe graph revealing a major decrease in fertility rates across the continent.
“Either Europe starts having large families or it will keep dying,” he posted along with a photo of a graph outlining the declining fertility rate in Europe.
Either Europe starts having large families or it will keep dying https://t.co/UNX72ZRn98
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2025
The chart, published by Geo Universe, revealed fertility data from 2024. According to the data, most countries held a low rate of about 1.4, well below the 2.1 replacement rate needed to maintain a population.
According to Eurostat’s 2023 data, the number of live births in the EU has generally decreased over recent decades, contributing to a slowdown in population growth. This trend is illustrated by data from 1961 to 2019, showing a decline in the total fertility rate.
There has also been a notable increase in the average age of women at childbirth, rising from 28.8 years in 2013 to 29.4 years in 2019 for the EU.
In 2023, the EU recorded 3.67 births, reflecting a 5.4% reduction compared with the 3.88 million births recorded in 2022. This marks the most significant yearly drop in births since 1961. Additionally, the total fertility rate for 2023 stood at 1.38 children per woman across the EU, a decrease from the 1.46 rate observed in 2022.
Furthermore, lowering birth rates are not only occurring in Europe but across the world. Despite having maintained a stable birth rate throughout previous decades, the U.S. birthrate has fallen a staggering 20% since 2007.
China, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Bangladesh and Indonesia also report current birth rates well below the rate of replacement.
At the same time, some European countries are implementing incentives to encourage parents to have more children by offering tax breaks or financial incentives.
Earlier this month, new pro-family laws took effect in Hungary, granting families almost $300 in monthly tax breaks for each child.
Additionally, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed support for a plan that would pay new mothers $5,000 for each new baby they bring into the world.
Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News that the Trump administration is exploring a vanity of policies that will “uplift American families.”
“The president wants America to be a country where all children can safely grow up and achieve the American dream. As a mother myself, I am proud to work for a president who is taking significant action to leave a better country for the next generation,” she said.
