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
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 IndiaAsia New ZealandOceania 149,677 129,231 91,412 +20,446 (+15.8%) +58,265 (+63.7%)
#2 ChinaAsia New ZealandOceania 145,906 144,287 115,315 +1,619 (+1.1%) +30,591 (+26.5%)
#3 PhilippinesAsia New ZealandOceania 107,622 82,331 51,952 +25,291 (+30.7%) +55,670 (+107.2%)
#4 South AfricaAfrica New ZealandOceania 101,970 82,625 62,541 +19,345 (+23.4%) +39,429 (+63.0%)
#5 AustraliaOceania New ZealandOceania 89,129 80,634 68,984 +8,495 (+10.5%) +20,145 (+29.2%)
#6 FijiOceania New ZealandOceania 70,552 65,339 57,371 +5,213 (+8.0%) +13,181 (+23.0%)
#7 SamoaOceania New ZealandOceania 63,075 58,292 53,004 +4,783 (+8.2%) +10,071 (+19.0%)
#8 USAAmericas New ZealandOceania 32,863 29,584 24,806 +3,279 (+11.1%) +8,057 (+32.5%)
#9 South KoreaAsia New ZealandOceania 31,878 31,307 30,491 +571 (+1.8%) +1,387 (+4.5%)
#10 TongaOceania New ZealandOceania 29,981 28,005 24,561 +1,976 (+7.1%) +5,420 (+22.1%)
#11 MalaysiaAsia New ZealandOceania 23,224 21,097 18,046 +2,127 (+10.1%) +5,178 (+28.7%)
#12 Sri LankaAsia New ZealandOceania 20,823 16,729 11,883 +4,094 (+24.5%) +8,940 (+75.2%)
#13 NetherlandsEurope New ZealandOceania 16,997 18,472 19,603 -1,475 (-8.0%) -2,606 (-13.3%)
#14 GermanyEurope New ZealandOceania 16,172 16,446 14,713 -274 (-1.7%) +1,459 (+9.9%)
#15 CanadaAmericas New ZealandOceania 13,149 12,377 10,712 +772 (+6.2%) +2,437 (+22.8%)
#16 VietnamAsia New ZealandOceania 12,670 10,533 7,669 +2,137 (+20.3%) +5,001 (+65.2%)
#17 JapanAsia New ZealandOceania 12,621 12,929 11,640 -308 (-2.4%) +981 (+8.4%)
#18 ThailandAsia New ZealandOceania 12,405 11,043 8,944 +1,362 (+12.3%) +3,461 (+38.7%)
#19 BrazilAmericas New ZealandOceania 11,421 9,080 5,582 +2,341 (+25.8%) +5,839 (+104.6%)
#20 ZimbabweAfrica New ZealandOceania 9,140 8,852 8,383 +288 (+3.3%) +757 (+9.0%)
#21 IrelandEurope New ZealandOceania 8,989 12,980 12,067 -3,991 (-30.7%) -3,078 (-25.5%)
#22 RussiaEurope New ZealandOceania 8,732 8,127 6,582 +605 (+7.4%) +2,150 (+32.7%)
#23 CambodiaAsia New ZealandOceania 8,231 7,888 7,111 +343 (+4.3%) +1,120 (+15.8%)
#24 IndonesiaAsia New ZealandOceania 7,817 7,065 5,740 +752 (+10.6%) +2,077 (+36.2%)
#25 SingaporeAsia New ZealandOceania 7,784 7,124 6,032 +660 (+9.3%) +1,752 (+29.0%)
#26 FranceEurope New ZealandOceania 7,445 7,539 5,996 -94 (-1.2%) +1,449 (+24.2%)
#27 PakistanAsia New ZealandOceania 6,954 6,155 4,222 +799 (+13.0%) +2,732 (+64.7%)
#28 NepalAsia New ZealandOceania 6,832 4,839 2,507 +1,993 (+41.2%) +4,325 (+172.5%)
#29 AfghanistanAsia New ZealandOceania 6,706 4,833 3,071 +1,873 (+38.8%) +3,635 (+118.4%)
#30 ChileAmericas New ZealandOceania 6,116 4,738 3,147 +1,378 (+29.1%) +2,969 (+94.3%)
#31 ArgentinaAmericas New ZealandOceania 5,878 4,341 2,544 +1,537 (+35.4%) +3,334 (+131.1%)
#32 IranMiddle East New ZealandOceania 5,632 4,956 3,798 +676 (+13.6%) +1,834 (+48.3%)
#33 IraqMiddle East New ZealandOceania 5,423 5,634 5,614 -211 (-3.7%) -191 (-3.4%)
#34 ColombiaAmericas New ZealandOceania 4,324 3,223 1,843 +1,101 (+34.2%) +2,481 (+134.6%)
#35 NiueOther New ZealandOceania 3,957 3,966 4,090 -9 (-0.2%) -133 (-3.3%)
#36 BangladeshAsia New ZealandOceania 3,499 2,905 1,998 +594 (+20.4%) +1,501 (+75.1%)
#37 SwitzerlandEurope New ZealandOceania 3,291 3,291 3,173 0 (0.0%) +118 (+3.7%)
#38 ItalyEurope New ZealandOceania 3,256 3,233 2,572 +23 (+0.7%) +684 (+26.6%)
#39 UAEMiddle East New ZealandOceania 2,976 2,122 1,258 +854 (+40.2%) +1,718 (+136.6%)
#40 UkraineEurope New ZealandOceania 2,597 2,182 1,635 +415 (+19.0%) +962 (+58.8%)
#41 Czech RepublicEurope New ZealandOceania 2,569 2,438 1,804 +131 (+5.4%) +765 (+42.4%)
#42 PolandEurope New ZealandOceania 2,511 2,467 2,185 +44 (+1.8%) +326 (+14.9%)