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 VenezuelaAmericas PanamaAmericas 182,386 119,553 9,883 +62,833 (+52.6%) +172,503 (+1,745.5%)
#2 ColombiaAmericas PanamaAmericas 77,349 50,702 55,251 +26,647 (+52.6%) +22,098 (+40.0%)
#3 ChinaAsia PanamaAmericas 34,214 22,427 18,665 +11,787 (+52.6%) +15,549 (+83.3%)
#4 USAAmericas PanamaAmericas 25,732 16,867 14,040 +8,865 (+52.6%) +11,692 (+83.3%)
#5 NicaraguaAmericas PanamaAmericas 23,672 15,517 12,915 +8,155 (+52.6%) +10,757 (+83.3%)
#6 Dominican RepublicAmericas PanamaAmericas 14,815 9,711 8,095 +5,104 (+52.6%) +6,720 (+83.0%)
#7 Costa RicaAmericas PanamaAmericas 14,218 9,320 7,760 +4,898 (+52.6%) +6,458 (+83.2%)
#8 MexicoAmericas PanamaAmericas 8,850 5,801 4,832 +3,049 (+52.6%) +4,018 (+83.2%)
#9 IndiaAsia PanamaAmericas 8,212 5,383 4,481 +2,829 (+52.6%) +3,731 (+83.3%)
#10 PeruAmericas PanamaAmericas 7,864 5,155 4,290 +2,709 (+52.6%) +3,574 (+83.3%)
#11 SpainEurope PanamaAmericas 6,784 4,447 3,702 +2,337 (+52.6%) +3,082 (+83.3%)
#12 El SalvadorAmericas PanamaAmericas 6,326 4,147 3,225 +2,179 (+52.5%) +3,101 (+96.2%)
#13 EcuadorAmericas PanamaAmericas 4,883 3,201 2,672 +1,682 (+52.5%) +2,211 (+82.7%)
#14 ArgentinaAmericas PanamaAmericas 4,671 3,062 2,550 +1,609 (+52.5%) +2,121 (+83.2%)
#15 BrazilAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,670 2,406 2,002 +1,264 (+52.5%) +1,668 (+83.3%)
#16 CubaAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,347 2,194 2,825 +1,153 (+52.6%) +522 (+18.5%)
#17 ChileAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,323 2,178 1,813 +1,145 (+52.6%) +1,510 (+83.3%)
#18 CanadaAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,312 2,171 1,808 +1,141 (+52.6%) +1,504 (+83.2%)
#19 GuatemalaAmericas PanamaAmericas 2,937 1,925 1,606 +1,012 (+52.6%) +1,331 (+82.9%)
#20 PhilippinesAsia PanamaAmericas 2,934 1,923 1,601 +1,011 (+52.6%) +1,333 (+83.3%)
#21 HondurasAmericas PanamaAmericas 2,741 1,797 1,504 +944 (+52.5%) +1,237 (+82.2%)
#22 ItalyEurope PanamaAmericas 2,421 1,587 1,318 +834 (+52.6%) +1,103 (+83.7%)
#23 IsraelMiddle East PanamaAmericas 2,041 1,338 1,114 +703 (+52.5%) +927 (+83.2%)
#24 GermanyEurope PanamaAmericas 1,951 1,279 1,065 +672 (+52.5%) +886 (+83.2%)
#25 RussiaEurope PanamaAmericas 1,818 1,192 995 +626 (+52.5%) +823 (+82.7%)
#26 FranceEurope PanamaAmericas 1,774 1,163 969 +611 (+52.5%) +805 (+83.1%)
#27 UruguayAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,394 914 762 +480 (+52.5%) +632 (+82.9%)
#28 Puerto RicoAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,320 865 721 +455 (+52.6%) +599 (+83.1%)
#29 JamaicaAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,266 830 697 +436 (+52.5%) +569 (+81.6%)
#30 LebanonMiddle East PanamaAmericas 964 632 526 +332 (+52.5%) +438 (+83.3%)
#31 UkraineEurope PanamaAmericas 920 603 502 +317 (+52.6%) +418 (+83.3%)
#32 NetherlandsEurope PanamaAmericas 883 579 482 +304 (+52.5%) +401 (+83.2%)
#33 BoliviaAmericas PanamaAmericas 828 543 454 +285 (+52.5%) +374 (+82.4%)
#34 South KoreaAsia PanamaAmericas 737 483 402 +254 (+52.6%) +335 (+83.3%)
#35 JapanAsia PanamaAmericas 680 446 372 +234 (+52.5%) +308 (+82.8%)
#36 SwitzerlandEurope PanamaAmericas 670 439 367 +231 (+52.6%) +303 (+82.6%)
#37 GreeceEurope PanamaAmericas 593 389 325 +204 (+52.4%) +268 (+82.5%)
#38 AustraliaOceania PanamaAmericas 511 335 279 +176 (+52.5%) +232 (+83.2%)
#39 SyriaMiddle East PanamaAmericas 502 329 265 +173 (+52.6%) +237 (+89.4%)
#40 BelgiumEurope PanamaAmericas 494 324 271 +170 (+52.5%) +223 (+82.3%)
#41 PortugalEurope PanamaAmericas 465 305 254 +160 (+52.5%) +211 (+83.1%)
#42 SwedenEurope PanamaAmericas 387 254 212 +133 (+52.4%) +175 (+82.5%)
#43 PolandEurope PanamaAmericas 359 235 196 +124 (+52.8%) +163 (+83.2%)
#44 RomaniaEurope PanamaAmericas 328 215 182 +113 (+52.6%) +146 (+80.2%)
#45 DenmarkEurope PanamaAmericas 268 176 147 +92 (+52.3%) +121 (+82.3%)
#46 ThailandAsia PanamaAmericas 261 171 144 +90 (+52.6%) +117 (+81.3%)
#47 IndonesiaAsia PanamaAmericas 246 161 135 +85 (+52.8%) +111 (+82.2%)
#48 ParaguayAmericas PanamaAmericas 221 145 122 +76 (+52.4%) +99 (+81.1%)
#49 JordanMiddle East PanamaAmericas 215 141 119 +74 (+52.5%) +96 (+80.7%)
#50 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas PanamaAmericas 215 141 119 +74 (+52.5%) +96 (+80.7%)