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 SyriaMiddle East PortugalEurope 597 531 26 +66 (+12.4%) +571 (+2,196.2%)
#52 MalawiAfrica PortugalEurope 586 521 457 +65 (+12.5%) +129 (+28.2%)
#53 EcuadorAmericas PortugalEurope 575 511 447 +64 (+12.5%) +128 (+28.6%)
#54 EgyptAfrica PortugalEurope 540 480 420 +60 (+12.5%) +120 (+28.6%)
#55 HungaryEurope PortugalEurope 511 454 398 +57 (+12.6%) +113 (+28.4%)
#56 DenmarkEurope PortugalEurope 507 451 395 +56 (+12.4%) +112 (+28.4%)
#57 AndorraEurope PortugalEurope 478 425 372 +53 (+12.5%) +106 (+28.5%)
#58 LithuaniaEurope PortugalEurope 468 416 364 +52 (+12.5%) +104 (+28.6%)
#59 IsraelMiddle East PortugalEurope 435 387 339 +48 (+12.4%) +96 (+28.3%)
#60 FinlandEurope PortugalEurope 429 381 334 +48 (+12.6%) +95 (+28.4%)
#61 NorwayEurope PortugalEurope 425 378 331 +47 (+12.4%) +94 (+28.4%)
#62 JapanAsia PortugalEurope 396 352 309 +44 (+12.5%) +87 (+28.2%)
#63 PeruAmericas PortugalEurope 364 324 285 +40 (+12.3%) +79 (+27.7%)
#64 North MacedoniaEurope PortugalEurope 349 310 272 +39 (+12.6%) +77 (+28.3%)
#65 NigeriaAfrica PortugalEurope 340 302 265 +38 (+12.6%) +75 (+28.3%)
#66 MexicoAmericas PortugalEurope 339 301 264 +38 (+12.6%) +75 (+28.4%)
#67 Czech RepublicEurope PortugalEurope 317 282 247 +35 (+12.4%) +70 (+28.3%)
#68 IndonesiaAsia PortugalEurope 317 282 247 +35 (+12.4%) +70 (+28.3%)
#69 AlgeriaAfrica PortugalEurope 294 261 230 +33 (+12.6%) +64 (+27.8%)
#70 IraqMiddle East PortugalEurope 289 257 42 +32 (+12.5%) +247 (+588.1%)
#71 UruguayAmericas PortugalEurope 288 256 225 +32 (+12.5%) +63 (+28.0%)
#72 Equatorial GuineaAfrica PortugalEurope 282 251 221 +31 (+12.4%) +61 (+27.6%)
#73 LebanonMiddle East PortugalEurope 277 246 73 +31 (+12.6%) +204 (+279.5%)
#74 BoliviaAmericas PortugalEurope 272 242 213 +30 (+12.4%) +59 (+27.7%)
#75 LatviaEurope PortugalEurope 263 234 206 +29 (+12.4%) +57 (+27.7%)
#76 LiechtensteinEurope PortugalEurope 259 230 202 +29 (+12.6%) +57 (+28.2%)
#77 ChileAmericas PortugalEurope 249 221 194 +28 (+12.7%) +55 (+28.4%)
#78 GhanaAfrica PortugalEurope 245 218 192 +27 (+12.4%) +53 (+27.6%)
#79 JordanMiddle East PortugalEurope 240 213 28 +27 (+12.7%) +212 (+757.1%)
#80 GreeceEurope PortugalEurope 238 212 186 +26 (+12.3%) +52 (+28.0%)
#81 SerbiaEurope PortugalEurope 225 200 51 +25 (+12.5%) +174 (+341.2%)
#82 TunisiaAfrica PortugalEurope 174 155 137 +19 (+12.3%) +37 (+27.0%)
#83 Dominican RepublicAmericas PortugalEurope 172 153 66 +19 (+12.4%) +106 (+160.6%)
#84 Côte d’IvoireAfrica PortugalEurope 165 147 130 +18 (+12.2%) +35 (+26.9%)
#85 South KoreaAsia PortugalEurope 164 146 129 +18 (+12.3%) +35 (+27.1%)
#86 EstoniaEurope PortugalEurope 163 145 128 +18 (+12.4%) +35 (+27.3%)
#87 GambiaAfrica PortugalEurope 144 128 114 +16 (+12.5%) +30 (+26.3%)
#88 MaliAfrica PortugalEurope 143 127 113 +16 (+12.6%) +30 (+26.5%)
#89 KenyaAfrica PortugalEurope 127 113 101 +14 (+12.4%) +26 (+25.7%)
#90 ArmeniaAsia PortugalEurope 126 112 100 +14 (+12.5%) +26 (+26.0%)
#91 LibyaAfrica PortugalEurope 119 106 28 +13 (+12.3%) +91 (+325.0%)
#92 SlovakiaEurope PortugalEurope 116 103 92 +13 (+12.6%) +24 (+26.1%)
#93 El SalvadorAmericas PortugalEurope 108 96 85 +12 (+12.5%) +23 (+27.1%)
#94 CroatiaEurope PortugalEurope 102 91 81 +11 (+12.1%) +21 (+25.9%)
#95 MontenegroEurope PortugalEurope 98 87 77 +11 (+12.6%) +21 (+27.3%)
#96 Sri LankaAsia PortugalEurope 97 86 26 +11 (+12.8%) +71 (+273.1%)
#97 TogoAfrica PortugalEurope 93 83 74 +10 (+12.0%) +19 (+25.7%)
#98 CameroonAfrica PortugalEurope 92 82 73 +10 (+12.2%) +19 (+26.0%)
#99 AzerbaijanAsia PortugalEurope 82 73 65 +9 (+12.3%) +17 (+26.2%)
#100 SloveniaEurope PortugalEurope 69 61 55 +8 (+13.1%) +14 (+25.5%)