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 ChinaAsia MongoliaAsia 12,085 11,419 10,595 +666 (+5.8%) +1,490 (+14.1%)
#2 RussiaEurope MongoliaAsia 3,420 3,232 3,012 +188 (+5.8%) +408 (+13.5%)
#3 South KoreaAsia MongoliaAsia 2,103 1,987 1,853 +116 (+5.8%) +250 (+13.5%)
#4 USAAmericas MongoliaAsia 906 856 799 +50 (+5.8%) +107 (+13.4%)
#5 JapanAsia MongoliaAsia 470 444 415 +26 (+5.9%) +55 (+13.3%)
#6 VietnamAsia MongoliaAsia 314 297 278 +17 (+5.7%) +36 (+12.9%)
#7 AustraliaOceania MongoliaAsia 262 248 233 +14 (+5.6%) +29 (+12.4%)
#8 TürkiyeAsia MongoliaAsia 250 236 222 +14 (+5.9%) +28 (+12.6%)
#9 KazakhstanAsia MongoliaAsia 238 225 210 +13 (+5.8%) +28 (+13.3%)
#10 GermanyEurope MongoliaAsia 206 195 183 +11 (+5.6%) +23 (+12.6%)
#11 PhilippinesAsia MongoliaAsia 192 181 170 +11 (+6.1%) +22 (+12.9%)
#12 CanadaAmericas MongoliaAsia 174 164 154 +10 (+6.1%) +20 (+13.0%)
#13 IndiaAsia MongoliaAsia 124 117 111 +7 (+6.0%) +13 (+11.7%)
#14 FranceEurope MongoliaAsia 91 86 81 +5 (+5.8%) +10 (+12.3%)
#15 ItalyEurope MongoliaAsia 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#16 PakistanAsia MongoliaAsia 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#17 SwitzerlandEurope MongoliaAsia 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#18 Czech RepublicEurope MongoliaAsia 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#19 AustriaEurope MongoliaAsia 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#20 BulgariaEurope MongoliaAsia 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 PolandEurope MongoliaAsia 13 12 13 +1 (+8.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 HungaryEurope MongoliaAsia 11 10 11 +1 (+10.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 IrelandEurope MongoliaAsia 7 7 8 0 (0.0%) -1 (-12.5%)
#24 FinlandEurope MongoliaAsia 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#25 North MacedoniaEurope MongoliaAsia 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#26 SlovakiaEurope MongoliaAsia 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#27 UruguayAmericas MongoliaAsia 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)