Musk had earlier forecast that the world is heading towards a future where money could become largely irrelevant due to technological innovations.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Tesla owner and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has said Nigeria alone had four million more births than the entire European Union last year.
The world’s richest man made this known on Saturday on his X account, citing his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as the source of his information.
Available data from Musk’s Grok showed that Nigeria recorded an estimated 7.8 million births in 2025, while the European Union had 3.5 million births.
This means Nigeria recorded approximately four million more births than the EU.
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Taking to his verified handle, Musk wrote: “Nigeria alone had 4 million more births than the entire EU last year.”
His remarks highlight Nigeria’s high birth rate compared with the European Union, despite the strain on its already fragile economy.
In February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 14 million Nigerian children had their births officially registered over the previous two years.
Musk’s claims followed an assertion by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit that, for the first time, Nigeria’s economy was growing faster than its population, which is estimated at 250 million.
