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 Côte d’IvoireAfrica MaliAfrica 219,185 195,271 166,367 +23,914 (+12.2%) +52,818 (+31.7%)
#2 GuineaAfrica MaliAfrica 47,098 41,960 35,755 +5,138 (+12.2%) +11,343 (+31.7%)
#3 SenegalAfrica MaliAfrica 27,227 24,257 20,671 +2,970 (+12.2%) +6,556 (+31.7%)
#4 MauritaniaAfrica MaliAfrica 27,160 24,197 13,539 +2,963 (+12.2%) +13,621 (+100.6%)
#5 GabonAfrica MaliAfrica 15,565 13,867 11,817 +1,698 (+12.2%) +3,748 (+31.7%)
#6 FranceEurope MaliAfrica 7,061 6,291 5,362 +770 (+12.2%) +1,699 (+31.7%)
#7 GhanaAfrica MaliAfrica 6,574 5,857 4,993 +717 (+12.2%) +1,581 (+31.7%)
#8 TogoAfrica MaliAfrica 5,049 4,498 3,833 +551 (+12.2%) +1,216 (+31.7%)
#9 NigeriaAfrica MaliAfrica 4,787 4,265 3,636 +522 (+12.2%) +1,151 (+31.7%)
#10 ChinaAsia MaliAfrica 4,529 4,035 3,439 +494 (+12.2%) +1,090 (+31.7%)
#11 UAEMiddle East MaliAfrica 3,990 3,555 3,030 +435 (+12.2%) +960 (+31.7%)
#12 Sierra LeoneAfrica MaliAfrica 2,774 2,471 2,107 +303 (+12.3%) +667 (+31.7%)
#13 KazakhstanAsia MaliAfrica 2,409 2,146 1,830 +263 (+12.3%) +579 (+31.6%)
#14 CameroonAfrica MaliAfrica 2,339 2,084 1,778 +255 (+12.2%) +561 (+31.6%)
#15 BeninAfrica MaliAfrica 2,098 1,869 1,594 +229 (+12.3%) +504 (+31.6%)
#16 AngolaAfrica MaliAfrica 2,028 1,807 1,542 +221 (+12.2%) +486 (+31.5%)
#17 ChileAmericas MaliAfrica 2,011 1,792 1,528 +219 (+12.2%) +483 (+31.6%)
#18 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MaliAfrica 1,906 1,698 1,448 +208 (+12.2%) +458 (+31.6%)
#19 USAAmericas MaliAfrica 1,870 1,666 1,421 +204 (+12.2%) +449 (+31.6%)
#20 IsraelMiddle East MaliAfrica 1,750 1,559 1,330 +191 (+12.3%) +420 (+31.6%)
#21 AlbaniaEurope MaliAfrica 1,663 1,482 1,264 +181 (+12.2%) +399 (+31.6%)
#22 GambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,629 1,451 1,237 +178 (+12.3%) +392 (+31.7%)
#23 LiberiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,473 1,312 1,119 +161 (+12.3%) +354 (+31.6%)
#24 LibyaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,421 1,266 1,080 +155 (+12.2%) +341 (+31.6%)
#25 AndorraEurope MaliAfrica 1,351 1,204 1,027 +147 (+12.2%) +324 (+31.5%)
#26 CroatiaEurope MaliAfrica 1,282 1,142 975 +140 (+12.3%) +307 (+31.5%)
#27 SingaporeAsia MaliAfrica 1,072 955 815 +117 (+12.3%) +257 (+31.5%)
#28 Equatorial GuineaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,056 941 803 +115 (+12.2%) +253 (+31.5%)
#29 MoroccoAfrica MaliAfrica 1,021 910 777 +111 (+12.2%) +244 (+31.4%)
#30 EgyptAfrica MaliAfrica 952 848 724 +104 (+12.3%) +228 (+31.5%)
#31 JapanAsia MaliAfrica 828 738 631 +90 (+12.2%) +197 (+31.2%)
#32 ChadAfrica MaliAfrica 779 694 593 +85 (+12.2%) +186 (+31.4%)
#33 ZambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 761 678 579 +83 (+12.2%) +182 (+31.4%)
#34 South AfricaAfrica MaliAfrica 725 646 553 +79 (+12.2%) +172 (+31.1%)
#35 UruguayAmericas MaliAfrica 657 585 500 +72 (+12.3%) +157 (+31.4%)
#36 AfghanistanAsia MaliAfrica 621 553 473 +68 (+12.3%) +148 (+31.3%)
#37 AlgeriaAfrica MaliAfrica 621 553 473 +68 (+12.3%) +148 (+31.3%)
#38 RwandaAfrica MaliAfrica 621 553 473 +68 (+12.3%) +148 (+31.3%)
#39 ThailandAsia MaliAfrica 587 523 447 +64 (+12.2%) +140 (+31.3%)
#40 RussiaEurope MaliAfrica 499 445 381 +54 (+12.1%) +118 (+31.0%)
#41 GrenadaAmericas MaliAfrica 484 431 369 +53 (+12.3%) +115 (+31.2%)
#42 Guinea-BissauAfrica MaliAfrica 465 414 355 +51 (+12.3%) +110 (+31.0%)