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 GermanyEurope AustriaEurope 268,460 241,266 217,489 +27,194 (+11.3%) +50,971 (+23.4%)
#2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope AustriaEurope 180,515 171,472 160,538 +9,043 (+5.3%) +19,977 (+12.4%)
#3 TürkiyeAsia AustriaEurope 161,487 159,347 160,104 +2,140 (+1.3%) +1,383 (+0.9%)
#4 RomaniaEurope AustriaEurope 160,281 131,700 95,253 +28,581 (+21.7%) +65,028 (+68.3%)
#5 SerbiaEurope AustriaEurope 145,580 144,429 135,871 +1,151 (+0.8%) +9,709 (+7.1%)
#6 UkraineEurope AustriaEurope 100,164 15,119 11,342 +85,045 (+562.5%) +88,822 (+783.1%)
#7 HungaryEurope AustriaEurope 96,849 82,988 64,745 +13,861 (+16.7%) +32,104 (+49.6%)
#8 SyriaMiddle East AustriaEurope 90,968 50,684 22,831 +40,284 (+79.5%) +68,137 (+298.4%)
#9 PolandEurope AustriaEurope 79,557 76,451 71,159 +3,106 (+4.1%) +8,398 (+11.8%)
#10 CroatiaEurope AustriaEurope 59,348 49,279 42,582 +10,069 (+20.4%) +16,766 (+39.4%)
#11 AfghanistanAsia AustriaEurope 54,204 42,160 27,598 +12,044 (+28.6%) +26,606 (+96.4%)
#12 SlovakiaEurope AustriaEurope 50,437 44,353 36,752 +6,084 (+13.7%) +13,685 (+37.2%)
#13 RussiaEurope AustriaEurope 42,595 35,515 32,379 +7,080 (+19.9%) +10,216 (+31.6%)
#14 ItalyEurope AustriaEurope 38,913 35,547 30,284 +3,366 (+9.5%) +8,629 (+28.5%)
#15 BulgariaEurope AustriaEurope 38,651 31,709 22,800 +6,942 (+21.9%) +15,851 (+69.5%)
#16 Czech RepublicEurope AustriaEurope 32,780 35,914 40,004 -3,134 (-8.7%) -7,224 (-18.1%)
#17 North MacedoniaEurope AustriaEurope 31,837 28,104 23,741 +3,733 (+13.3%) +8,096 (+34.1%)
#18 IranMiddle East AustriaEurope 29,559 24,919 17,756 +4,640 (+18.6%) +11,803 (+66.5%)
#19 SloveniaEurope AustriaEurope 25,669 24,792 21,691 +877 (+3.5%) +3,978 (+18.3%)
#20 ChinaAsia AustriaEurope 19,448 18,120 15,907 +1,328 (+7.3%) +3,541 (+22.3%)
#21 IndiaAsia AustriaEurope 19,411 15,688 13,380 +3,723 (+23.7%) +6,031 (+45.1%)
#22 IraqMiddle East AustriaEurope 17,372 15,024 10,617 +2,348 (+15.6%) +6,755 (+63.6%)
#23 SwitzerlandEurope AustriaEurope 16,633 15,763 14,501 +870 (+5.5%) +2,132 (+14.7%)
#24 EgyptAfrica AustriaEurope 16,395 15,070 13,662 +1,325 (+8.8%) +2,733 (+20.0%)
#25 PhilippinesAsia AustriaEurope 14,332 13,494 12,725 +838 (+6.2%) +1,607 (+12.6%)
#26 USAAmericas AustriaEurope 14,035 12,166 10,711 +1,869 (+15.4%) +3,324 (+31.0%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope AustriaEurope 10,748 9,554 8,286 +1,194 (+12.5%) +2,462 (+29.7%)
#28 FranceEurope AustriaEurope 10,544 9,563 8,387 +981 (+10.3%) +2,157 (+25.7%)
#29 SpainEurope AustriaEurope 10,355 8,100 6,559 +2,255 (+27.8%) +3,796 (+57.9%)
#30 GreeceEurope AustriaEurope 8,581 7,238 5,505 +1,343 (+18.6%) +3,076 (+55.9%)
#31 NigeriaAfrica AustriaEurope 8,525 8,269 7,814 +256 (+3.1%) +711 (+9.1%)
#32 BrazilAmericas AustriaEurope 8,207 6,642 5,036 +1,565 (+23.6%) +3,171 (+63.0%)
#33 ThailandAsia AustriaEurope 7,083 6,472 5,732 +611 (+9.4%) +1,351 (+23.6%)
#34 PakistanAsia AustriaEurope 6,739 6,013 5,664 +726 (+12.1%) +1,075 (+19.0%)
#35 AlbaniaEurope AustriaEurope 6,148 4,820 3,508 +1,328 (+27.6%) +2,640 (+75.3%)
#36 TunisiaAfrica AustriaEurope 4,909 4,329 3,774 +580 (+13.4%) +1,135 (+30.1%)
#37 GeorgiaAsia AustriaEurope 4,209 3,723 3,315 +486 (+13.1%) +894 (+27.0%)
#38 VietnamAsia AustriaEurope 3,837 3,543 3,009 +294 (+8.3%) +828 (+27.5%)
#39 ArmeniaAsia AustriaEurope 3,746 3,370 3,229 +376 (+11.2%) +517 (+16.0%)
#40 South AfricaAfrica AustriaEurope 3,710 3,122 2,471 +588 (+18.8%) +1,239 (+50.1%)