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 HondurasAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 13,606 13,110 12,439 +496 (+3.8%) +1,167 (+9.4%)
#2 Costa RicaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 11,707 11,281 10,772 +426 (+3.8%) +935 (+8.7%)
#3 USAAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 3,918 3,775 3,606 +143 (+3.8%) +312 (+8.7%)
#4 El SalvadorAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 2,653 2,557 2,444 +96 (+3.8%) +209 (+8.6%)
#5 GuatemalaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 1,912 1,843 1,762 +69 (+3.7%) +150 (+8.5%)
#6 CubaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 1,021 984 941 +37 (+3.8%) +80 (+8.5%)
#7 MexicoAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 918 885 846 +33 (+3.7%) +72 (+8.5%)
#8 SpainEurope NicaraguaAmericas 498 480 460 +18 (+3.8%) +38 (+8.3%)
#9 ColombiaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 485 467 447 +18 (+3.9%) +38 (+8.5%)
#10 PanamaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 439 423 405 +16 (+3.8%) +34 (+8.4%)
#11 GermanyEurope NicaraguaAmericas 325 313 300 +12 (+3.8%) +25 (+8.3%)
#12 ArgentinaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 292 281 270 +11 (+3.9%) +22 (+8.1%)
#13 NetherlandsEurope NicaraguaAmericas 288 278 267 +10 (+3.6%) +21 (+7.9%)
#14 CanadaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 272 262 252 +10 (+3.8%) +20 (+7.9%)
#15 PeruAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 246 237 228 +9 (+3.8%) +18 (+7.9%)
#16 RussiaEurope NicaraguaAmericas 210 202 194 +8 (+4.0%) +16 (+8.2%)
#17 ItalyEurope NicaraguaAmericas 205 198 190 +7 (+3.5%) +15 (+7.9%)
#18 SenegalAfrica NicaraguaAmericas 202 195 188 +7 (+3.6%) +14 (+7.4%)
#19 VenezuelaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 171 165 159 +6 (+3.6%) +12 (+7.5%)
#20 FranceEurope NicaraguaAmericas 160 154 148 +6 (+3.9%) +12 (+8.1%)
#21 ChinaAsia NicaraguaAmericas 149 144 139 +5 (+3.5%) +10 (+7.2%)
#22 ChileAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 135 130 126 +5 (+3.8%) +9 (+7.1%)
#23 BrazilAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 131 126 122 +5 (+4.0%) +9 (+7.4%)
#24 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 128 123 119 +5 (+4.1%) +9 (+7.6%)
#25 AlgeriaAfrica NicaraguaAmericas 121 117 113 +4 (+3.4%) +8 (+7.1%)
#26 EcuadorAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 119 115 111 +4 (+3.5%) +8 (+7.2%)
#27 BahamasAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 89 86 84 +3 (+3.5%) +5 (+6.0%)
#28 SwitzerlandEurope NicaraguaAmericas 89 86 84 +3 (+3.5%) +5 (+6.0%)
#29 EthiopiaAfrica NicaraguaAmericas 86 83 81 +3 (+3.6%) +5 (+6.2%)
#30 UkraineEurope NicaraguaAmericas 83 80 78 +3 (+3.8%) +5 (+6.4%)
#31 Dominican RepublicAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 74 71 69 +3 (+4.2%) +5 (+7.2%)
#32 BoliviaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 68 66 64 +2 (+3.0%) +4 (+6.3%)
#33 AfghanistanAsia NicaraguaAmericas 64 62 61 +2 (+3.2%) +3 (+4.9%)
#34 BulgariaEurope NicaraguaAmericas 64 62 61 +2 (+3.2%) +3 (+4.9%)
#35 South KoreaAsia NicaraguaAmericas 64 62 61 +2 (+3.2%) +3 (+4.9%)
#36 Puerto RicoAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 61 59 58 +2 (+3.4%) +3 (+5.2%)
#37 DenmarkEurope NicaraguaAmericas 55 53 52 +2 (+3.8%) +3 (+5.8%)
#38 BelgiumEurope NicaraguaAmericas 47 45 44 +2 (+4.4%) +3 (+6.8%)
#39 JapanAsia NicaraguaAmericas 42 40 40 +2 (+5.0%) +2 (+5.0%)
#40 AustriaEurope NicaraguaAmericas 39 38 38 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#41 UruguayAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 39 38 38 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#42 SwedenEurope NicaraguaAmericas 34 33 33 +1 (+3.0%) +1 (+3.0%)
#43 YemenMiddle East NicaraguaAmericas 31 30 30 +1 (+3.3%) +1 (+3.3%)
#44 JordanMiddle East NicaraguaAmericas 27 26 26 +1 (+3.8%) +1 (+3.8%)
#45 BelizeAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#46 IndiaAsia NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#47 IrelandEurope NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#48 NigeriaAfrica NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#49 JamaicaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 20 19 20 +1 (+5.3%) 0 (0.0%)