Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has said Nigeria alone had four million more births than the entire European Union.
Musk made the claim on his X account on Saturday, citing his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as the source of the information.
“Nigeria alone had 4 million more births than the entire EU last year,” he wrote on X.
Musk’s remarks highlight Nigeria’s high birth rate compared with the European Union.
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.
CN reports that 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, marking significant progress in legal identity coverage.
Africa’s most populous country continues to record a high birth rate, placing further strain on its already fragile economy.
World Bank data showed that Nigeria’s poverty rate stood at 63 percent in 2025 amid rising economic hardship fueled by the skyrocketing cost of living.
Meanwhile, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, said at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit that, for the first time, the country’s economy was growing faster than its population, which is estimated at 250 million.
