Elon Musk weighs in again after warning Singapore was 'going extinct': 'Humans are disappearing'

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has weighed in on Singapore's push to reverse its record-low total fertility rate (TFR) of 0.87, warning simply: "Humans are disappearing."

The remark comes nearly two years after Musk warned that Singapore was "going extinct" amid concerns over the country's declining birth rate. 

Musk was responding to a post on X by user XFreeze, which pointed out measures announced by Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during the 2026 National Day Rally (NDR) on Sunday (August 23) to tackle the country's fertility crisis.

Measures include $70,000 in direct financial support for each Singaporean from birth to age 17, increased childcare leave and more opportunities for first-time families to secure a build-to-order (BTO) flat.

The post also included a clip of PM Wong speaking at NDR.

"Singapore just went all in on birth rates," XFreeze wrote in a post on Monday.

"That’s not just a dip. That’s a whole country nowhere near replacing itself. It's a massive problem for the country," the X user added.

Musk: 'Humans are disappearing'

Musk shared XFreeze's post on Tuesday and replied: "Humans are disappearing."

His post has been viewed more than 7.5 million times and liked over 20,000 times.

This was not the first time that Musk has commented on Singapore's declining population growth.

In December 2024, he warned that Singapore and many other countries were "going extinct" amid concerns over low birth rates, shrinking workforces and ageing populations.

His latest remark appears to echo that warning. 

The billionaire has 14 children with four women and has viewed having children as a way to secure a positive legacy for the future.

'No money or time to have kids': Commenters

Commenters were split in their views towards Musk's latest remark.

One said couples simply "don’t have the money or time to have kids".

Another largely agreed with Musk's view, but questioned whether he was contributing to the problem by producing robots at scale.

Others pointed to the cost of housing as a key factor behind falling birth rates.

"The sole issue at hand is the cost of housing. As housing costs increase birthrates decrease," one commenter wrote.

Another X user argued: "A civilisation doesn't collapse when it runs out of people. It starts collapsing when having children becomes economically irrational."

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