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 UkraineEurope PolandEurope 1,102,774 180,211 207,016 +922,563 (+511.9%) +895,758 (+432.7%)
#2 GermanyEurope PolandEurope 86,793 94,492 83,998 -7,699 (-8.1%) +2,795 (+3.3%)
#3 BelarusEurope PolandEurope 56,258 67,289 76,339 -11,031 (-16.4%) -20,081 (-26.3%)
#4 IrelandEurope PolandEurope 34,300 21,601 10,185 +12,699 (+58.8%) +24,115 (+236.8%)
#5 USAAmericas PolandEurope 29,646 25,274 16,179 +4,372 (+17.3%) +13,467 (+83.2%)
#6 ItalyEurope PolandEurope 24,380 18,946 11,962 +5,434 (+28.7%) +12,418 (+103.8%)
#7 FranceEurope PolandEurope 22,881 26,167 26,453 -3,286 (-12.6%) -3,572 (-13.5%)
#8 LithuaniaEurope PolandEurope 21,305 29,081 41,340 -7,776 (-26.7%) -20,035 (-48.5%)
#9 NetherlandsEurope PolandEurope 16,195 10,264 4,740 +5,931 (+57.8%) +11,455 (+241.7%)
#10 RussiaEurope PolandEurope 15,923 21,433 30,954 -5,510 (-25.7%) -15,031 (-48.6%)
#11 BelgiumEurope PolandEurope 13,815 10,879 5,848 +2,936 (+27.0%) +7,967 (+136.2%)
#12 NorwayEurope PolandEurope 13,563 8,212 2,800 +5,351 (+65.2%) +10,763 (+384.4%)
#13 SpainEurope PolandEurope 12,179 8,438 5,203 +3,741 (+44.3%) +6,976 (+134.1%)
#14 KazakhstanAsia PolandEurope 8,163 7,548 6,168 +615 (+8.1%) +1,995 (+32.3%)
#15 AustriaEurope PolandEurope 7,579 7,205 4,889 +374 (+5.2%) +2,690 (+55.0%)
#16 SwedenEurope PolandEurope 6,855 4,756 2,112 +2,099 (+44.1%) +4,743 (+224.6%)
#17 CanadaAmericas PolandEurope 6,421 4,725 2,903 +1,696 (+35.9%) +3,518 (+121.2%)
#18 GreeceEurope PolandEurope 6,389 5,816 3,989 +573 (+9.9%) +2,400 (+60.2%)
#19 Czech RepublicEurope PolandEurope 5,227 5,507 5,305 -280 (-5.1%) -78 (-1.5%)
#20 SwitzerlandEurope PolandEurope 4,171 2,594 1,234 +1,577 (+60.8%) +2,937 (+238.0%)
#21 DenmarkEurope PolandEurope 3,551 2,780 1,447 +771 (+27.7%) +2,104 (+145.4%)
#22 VietnamAsia PolandEurope 3,330 3,196 3,539 +134 (+4.2%) -209 (-5.9%)
#23 EgyptAfrica PolandEurope 3,184 2,059 1,112 +1,125 (+54.6%) +2,072 (+186.3%)
#24 ArmeniaAsia PolandEurope 3,117 2,685 2,833 +432 (+16.1%) +284 (+10.0%)
#25 BulgariaEurope PolandEurope 2,585 2,598 2,677 -13 (-0.5%) -92 (-3.4%)
#26 IcelandEurope PolandEurope 2,546 1,563 634 +983 (+62.9%) +1,912 (+301.6%)
#27 AustraliaOceania PolandEurope 2,079 1,764 1,153 +315 (+17.9%) +926 (+80.3%)
#28 SlovakiaEurope PolandEurope 1,897 1,947 1,795 -50 (-2.6%) +102 (+5.7%)
#29 HungaryEurope PolandEurope 1,818 1,830 1,548 -12 (-0.7%) +270 (+17.4%)
#30 TürkiyeAsia PolandEurope 1,726 1,748 1,599 -22 (-1.3%) +127 (+7.9%)
#31 IndiaAsia PolandEurope 1,624 1,313 1,334 +311 (+23.7%) +290 (+21.7%)
#32 RomaniaEurope PolandEurope 1,449 1,816 2,329 -367 (-20.2%) -880 (-37.8%)
#33 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope PolandEurope 1,381 1,757 2,645 -376 (-21.4%) -1,264 (-47.8%)
#34 LatviaEurope PolandEurope 1,286 1,516 1,653 -230 (-15.2%) -367 (-22.2%)
#35 GeorgiaAsia PolandEurope 1,197 956 650 +241 (+25.2%) +547 (+84.2%)
#36 SyriaMiddle East PolandEurope 1,142 1,070 881 +72 (+6.7%) +261 (+29.6%)
#37 UzbekistanAsia PolandEurope 1,108 965 768 +143 (+14.8%) +340 (+44.3%)
#38 NigeriaAfrica PolandEurope 902 868 746 +34 (+3.9%) +156 (+20.9%)
#39 TunisiaAfrica PolandEurope 898 833 683 +65 (+7.8%) +215 (+31.5%)
#40 BrazilAmericas PolandEurope 833 684 482 +149 (+21.8%) +351 (+72.8%)
#41 AlgeriaAfrica PolandEurope 826 793 685 +33 (+4.2%) +141 (+20.6%)
#42 South AfricaAfrica PolandEurope 783 689 529 +94 (+13.6%) +254 (+48.0%)
#43 SerbiaEurope PolandEurope 727 868 977 -141 (-16.2%) -250 (-25.6%)
#44 ChinaAsia PolandEurope 703 1,069 1,627 -366 (-34.2%) -924 (-56.8%)
#45 IsraelMiddle East PolandEurope 681 647 456 +34 (+5.3%) +225 (+49.3%)
#46 IraqMiddle East PolandEurope 675 657 587 +18 (+2.7%) +88 (+15.0%)
#47 JapanAsia PolandEurope 673 607 689 +66 (+10.9%) -16 (-2.3%)
#48 FinlandEurope PolandEurope 652 555 372 +97 (+17.5%) +280 (+75.3%)
#49 AzerbaijanAsia PolandEurope 586 536 412 +50 (+9.3%) +174 (+42.2%)
#50 MexicoAmericas PolandEurope 557 491 377 +66 (+13.4%) +180 (+47.7%)