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Elon Musk’s tweet on Singapore: Population is decreasing in many countries of the world. Fertility rates are also falling in many countries. Seeing this situation, the world’s top richest person Elon Musk has expressed concern by tweeting. Besides, the countries struggling with these problems have also expressed the fear of disappearing from the world map in the near future.
Singapore will disappear from the world map!
Elon Musk tweeted, ‘Singapore (and many other countries) is disappearing.’ In particular, robots are being used in everything from factories to food delivery services in Singapore due to the increasing number of senior citizens and declining labor force. By 2023, 25 percent of Singapore’s population will be over 65 years of age. Whereas the fertility rate of Singapore has reached 0.97. Whereas to maintain population balance there, a fertility rate of 2.1 is required.
Trend towards robots due to population decline
According to the International Federation of Robotics, there are 770 robots for every 10,000 workers in Singapore. This has led to the proliferation of robocops, robo-cleaners, robo-waiters and robo-dogs everywhere in Singapore. With this, Singapore has become the second largest robot-using country in the world.
World fertility rate fell by 50 percent
According to a survey, the world’s fertility rate has declined by 50 percent in the last 50 years. Until the 1970s, a woman in countries like South Korea, Japan and China gave birth to more than five children on average. But now on an average a woman in these countries is not giving birth to even one child. The Singapore government has appealed to the companies to provide jobs to the poor. Besides, focus is also being placed on increasing the use of robots.
Awards presentation in South Korea
Women in South Korea are being given cash rewards for having more children. According to the government plan, women giving birth in South Korea in 2022 will receive a cash reward of $1,850 (Rs 157,000) to cover all prenatal expenses.
What is the fertility rate?
Fertility rate is the rate at which children are born. In which the number of children born by a woman is taken into account and its average is calculated.