WTMG Intelligence

Global Migration Corridors

Explore where international migrant populations are concentrated across origin and destination countries using UN DESA International Migrant Stock data.

Latest observation: 2024

Corridor values represent migrant stock, not annual migration flows.

58,775Corridors Tracked
2024Latest Observation
172Destination Countries
UN DESASource

How to read corridor data

Mexico -> USA = 11.28 million means approximately 11.28 million international migrants whose origin is Mexico were living in the United States in the 2024 UN stock estimate. It does not mean 11.28 million people moved from Mexico to the USA during 2024.

The dataset estimates the number of international migrants living in each destination by origin.

Top 15 Corridors by 2024 Migrant Stock

Mexico -> USA 11,279,561
Afghanistan -> Iran 3,752,317
Syria -> Türkiye 3,563,983
Russia -> Ukraine 3,375,095
India -> UAE 3,248,545
India -> USA 3,165,238
Venezuela -> Colombia 2,904,873
Ukraine -> Russia 2,872,612
China -> USA 2,488,775
Bangladesh -> Saudi Arabia 2,362,680
Bangladesh -> India 2,293,959
Philippines -> USA 2,263,697
Yemen -> Saudi Arabia 1,999,619
India -> Saudi Arabia 1,953,496
Pakistan -> Saudi Arabia 1,937,044
Largest Corridors Fastest Growing Since 2020 Fastest Growing Since 2015
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 BangladeshAsia MaldivesAsia 43,282 40,390 37,034 +2,892 (+7.2%) +6,248 (+16.9%)
#2 IndiaAsia MaldivesAsia 15,642 14,596 13,364 +1,046 (+7.2%) +2,278 (+17.0%)
#3 Sri LankaAsia MaldivesAsia 7,912 7,383 6,772 +529 (+7.2%) +1,140 (+16.8%)
#4 PhilippinesAsia MaldivesAsia 1,062 991 910 +71 (+7.2%) +152 (+16.7%)
#5 PakistanAsia MaldivesAsia 353 329 303 +24 (+7.3%) +50 (+16.5%)
#6 ThailandAsia MaldivesAsia 348 325 299 +23 (+7.1%) +49 (+16.4%)
#7 GermanyEurope MaldivesAsia 290 271 250 +19 (+7.0%) +40 (+16.0%)
#8 ItalyEurope MaldivesAsia 190 177 164 +13 (+7.3%) +26 (+15.9%)
#9 SwitzerlandEurope MaldivesAsia 137 128 118 +9 (+7.0%) +19 (+16.1%)
#10 FranceEurope MaldivesAsia 133 124 115 +9 (+7.3%) +18 (+15.7%)
#11 JapanAsia MaldivesAsia 126 118 109 +8 (+6.8%) +17 (+15.6%)
#12 MalaysiaAsia MaldivesAsia 116 108 101 +8 (+7.4%) +15 (+14.9%)
#13 CanadaAmericas MaldivesAsia 108 101 94 +7 (+6.9%) +14 (+14.9%)
#14 AustraliaOceania MaldivesAsia 90 84 78 +6 (+7.1%) +12 (+15.4%)
#15 SingaporeAsia MaldivesAsia 88 82 77 +6 (+7.3%) +11 (+14.3%)
#16 USAAmericas MaldivesAsia 49 46 44 +3 (+6.5%) +5 (+11.4%)
#17 EgyptAfrica MaldivesAsia 41 38 37 +3 (+7.9%) +4 (+10.8%)
#18 SwedenEurope MaldivesAsia 40 37 36 +3 (+8.1%) +4 (+11.1%)
#19 AustriaEurope MaldivesAsia 25 23 23 +2 (+8.7%) +2 (+8.7%)
#20 New ZealandOceania MaldivesAsia 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#21 LebanonMiddle East MaldivesAsia 10 9 10 +1 (+11.1%) 0 (0.0%)