Elon Musk predicted the disappearance of entire countries and cultures due to a decrease in birth rates in the world. This is how an American entrepreneur responded to a publication stating that the total fertility rate in Italy and Japan is 1.0 and 1.4 children per woman, respectively. According to the publication's author, if this trend continues, each next generation will be about half the size of the previous one. "This means that entire countries and civilizations will disappear forever," Musk wrote. According to the data provided, the total fertility rate in Ukraine is 0.99 children per woman, in Belarus - 1.03. Rates below one were also recorded in South Korea, Taiwan, Andorra, Singapore, San Marino, Malta and Chile. Donald Trump in Russian.