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
#51 VenezuelaAmericas BahamasAmericas 32 30 30 +2 (+6.7%) +2 (+6.7%)
#52 SwedenEurope BahamasAmericas 31 29 29 +2 (+6.9%) +2 (+6.9%)
#53 New ZealandOceania BahamasAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#54 BulgariaEurope BahamasAmericas 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#55 KenyaAfrica BahamasAmericas 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#56 PolandEurope BahamasAmericas 21 20 20 +1 (+5.0%) +1 (+5.0%)
#57 UkraineEurope BahamasAmericas 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#58 UruguayAmericas BahamasAmericas 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#59 DenmarkEurope BahamasAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#60 EstoniaEurope BahamasAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#61 PortugalEurope BahamasAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#62 ZimbabweAfrica BahamasAmericas 15 14 15 +1 (+7.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#63 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas BahamasAmericas 14 13 14 +1 (+7.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#64 BotswanaAfrica BahamasAmericas 14 13 14 +1 (+7.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#65 EswatiniAfrica BahamasAmericas 12 11 12 +1 (+9.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#66 NorwayEurope BahamasAmericas 12 11 12 +1 (+9.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#67 UgandaAfrica BahamasAmericas 12 11 12 +1 (+9.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#68 NicaraguaAmericas BahamasAmericas 10 9 10 +1 (+11.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#69 PakistanAsia BahamasAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A