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
#51 AustriaEurope MexicoAmericas 537 527 514 +10 (+1.9%) +23 (+4.5%)
#52 MoroccoAfrica MexicoAmericas 515 410 309 +105 (+25.6%) +206 (+66.7%)
#53 GuineaAfrica MexicoAmericas 488 121 35 +367 (+303.3%) +453 (+1,294.3%)
#54 SwedenEurope MexicoAmericas 465 451 433 +14 (+3.1%) +32 (+7.4%)
#55 IranMiddle East MexicoAmericas 401 344 313 +57 (+16.6%) +88 (+28.1%)
#56 BangladeshAsia MexicoAmericas 400 140 94 +260 (+185.7%) +306 (+325.5%)
#57 JamaicaAmericas MexicoAmericas 381 280 186 +101 (+36.1%) +195 (+104.8%)
#58 HungaryEurope MexicoAmericas 374 369 369 +5 (+1.4%) +5 (+1.4%)
#59 IrelandEurope MexicoAmericas 370 341 304 +29 (+8.5%) +66 (+21.7%)
#60 DenmarkEurope MexicoAmericas 359 328 288 +31 (+9.5%) +71 (+24.7%)
#61 South AfricaAfrica MexicoAmericas 355 302 238 +53 (+17.5%) +117 (+49.2%)
#62 EgyptAfrica MexicoAmericas 349 287 240 +62 (+21.6%) +109 (+45.4%)
#63 SyriaMiddle East MexicoAmericas 327 269 227 +58 (+21.6%) +100 (+44.1%)
#64 Czech RepublicEurope MexicoAmericas 316 291 308 +25 (+8.6%) +8 (+2.6%)
#65 MauritaniaAfrica MexicoAmericas 299 18 0 +281 (+1,561.1%) N/A
#66 BulgariaEurope MexicoAmericas 289 277 261 +12 (+4.3%) +28 (+10.7%)
#67 GreeceEurope MexicoAmericas 256 236 242 +20 (+8.5%) +14 (+5.8%)
#68 FinlandEurope MexicoAmericas 222 195 170 +27 (+13.8%) +52 (+30.6%)
#69 NorwayEurope MexicoAmericas 214 204 190 +10 (+4.9%) +24 (+12.6%)
#70 IndonesiaAsia MexicoAmericas 208 187 169 +21 (+11.2%) +39 (+23.1%)
#71 AlgeriaAfrica MexicoAmericas 205 171 128 +34 (+19.9%) +77 (+60.2%)
#72 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MexicoAmericas 204 176 137 +28 (+15.9%) +67 (+48.9%)