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Elon Musk: “Korea has only a third replacement rate, which means that in…”

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Elon Musk's Speech on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race and Government Efficiency

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The population decline there is much worse. Japan is an absolute population decline. So they're losing about, I think, roughly a million people a year. And that's going to accelerate. Korea has only a third replacement rate, which means that in three generations, the country will be 3 or 4% of its current size. Like, basically all that will be left is a small portion of the capital city. So. And I keep waiting for the birth rate to turn around, but it doesn't. (1:50:13–1:50:23)

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Asserts that Korea's population will shrink to 3 or 4% of its current size in three generations.

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