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 MaliAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 122,945 114,379 104,491 +8,566 (+7.5%) +18,454 (+17.7%)
#2 SenegalAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 20,739 19,294 17,630 +1,445 (+7.5%) +3,109 (+17.6%)
#3 GuineaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 3,650 3,396 3,105 +254 (+7.5%) +545 (+17.6%)
#4 AlgeriaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 1,922 1,788 1,634 +134 (+7.5%) +288 (+17.6%)
#5 Guinea-BissauAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 1,415 1,316 1,203 +99 (+7.5%) +212 (+17.6%)
#6 SyriaMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 651 606 322 +45 (+7.4%) +329 (+102.2%)
#7 BeninAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 647 602 551 +45 (+7.5%) +96 (+17.4%)
#8 Côte d’IvoireAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 542 504 462 +38 (+7.5%) +80 (+17.3%)
#9 CameroonAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 460 428 392 +32 (+7.5%) +68 (+17.3%)
#10 MoroccoAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 401 373 342 +28 (+7.5%) +59 (+17.3%)
#11 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 357 332 305 +25 (+7.5%) +52 (+17.0%)
#12 TunisiaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 290 270 248 +20 (+7.4%) +42 (+16.9%)
#13 EgyptAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 263 245 225 +18 (+7.3%) +38 (+16.9%)
#14 GhanaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 240 223 206 +17 (+7.6%) +34 (+16.5%)
#15 BrazilAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 186 173 159 +13 (+7.5%) +27 (+17.0%)
#16 ChinaAsia MauritaniaAfrica 185 172 158 +13 (+7.6%) +27 (+17.1%)
#17 TogoAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 168 156 144 +12 (+7.7%) +24 (+16.7%)
#18 LibyaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 161 150 138 +11 (+7.3%) +23 (+16.7%)
#19 LebanonMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 138 128 118 +10 (+7.8%) +20 (+16.9%)
#20 IraqMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 131 122 112 +9 (+7.4%) +19 (+17.0%)
#21 USAAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 125 116 108 +9 (+7.8%) +17 (+15.7%)
#22 GabonAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 97 90 84 +7 (+7.8%) +13 (+15.5%)
#23 SpainEurope MauritaniaAfrica 97 90 84 +7 (+7.8%) +13 (+15.5%)
#24 South KoreaAsia MauritaniaAfrica 80 74 69 +6 (+8.1%) +11 (+15.9%)
#25 UAEMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 78 73 68 +5 (+6.8%) +10 (+14.7%)
#26 ArgentinaAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 76 71 66 +5 (+7.0%) +10 (+15.2%)
#27 BelgiumEurope MauritaniaAfrica 69 64 60 +5 (+7.8%) +9 (+15.0%)
#28 RussiaEurope MauritaniaAfrica 69 64 60 +5 (+7.8%) +9 (+15.0%)
#29 ItalyEurope MauritaniaAfrica 62 58 54 +4 (+6.9%) +8 (+14.8%)
#30 ChadAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 58 54 51 +4 (+7.4%) +7 (+13.7%)
#31 CanadaAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 57 53 50 +4 (+7.5%) +7 (+14.0%)
#32 KuwaitMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 35 33 31 +2 (+6.1%) +4 (+12.9%)