In 2025, Elon Musk has frequently commented on European demographics, framing declining birth rates and migration as existential threats to the continent.
Elon Musk Statements on Europe
- “Remigration” and Deportation: In December 2025, Musk declared that “remigration is the normal position,” endorsing proposals to deport immigrants convicted of crimes or those reliant on welfare. He previously criticized European leadership for policies he claimed were “destroying Europe from within” and “actively choosing collapse” by failing to manage migration.
- Population Collapse: Throughout 2025, Musk warned that “Europe will disappear” if birth rates do not return to replacement levels (at least 2.1 children per woman). He cited record-low fertility rates—such as Poland’s projected 1.05 in 2025—as evidence that European civilization is “dying” and “disappearing.”
- Birth Rate vs. Migration: Musk has argued that low birth rates are the “number one threat” to the West, followed closely by uncontrolled migration. He asserts that without a surge in births, European cultures like those of Italy and France are at risk of “extinction.”
- Abolition of the EU: In December 2025, following a €120 million fine against his platform X by the European Commission, Musk called for the EU to be abolished. He argued that sovereignty should return to individual nations so they can “better represent their people” and protect their identity.
Context and Reactions
- Support for Far-Right Parties: Musk has publicly supported parties like the Alternative for Germany (AfD), urging Germans to “move beyond the past” and back the party to stop what he called “European suicide.”
European Backlash: His comments have drawn sharp criticism from European leaders. For example, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told Musk to “go to Mars” in response to his call for the EU’s dissolution. In late 2024, Italian President Sergio Mattarella also cautioned Musk not to interfere in Italy’s migrant policy.
