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 RomaniaEurope 182,364 14,868 10,487 +167,496 (+1,126.6%) +171,877 (+1,639.0%)
#2 ItalyEurope RomaniaEurope 87,680 62,122 33,692 +25,558 (+41.1%) +53,988 (+160.2%)
#3 SpainEurope RomaniaEurope 85,101 57,063 27,022 +28,038 (+49.1%) +58,079 (+214.9%)
#4 GermanyEurope RomaniaEurope 18,432 12,572 6,215 +5,860 (+46.6%) +12,217 (+196.6%)
#5 FranceEurope RomaniaEurope 11,775 8,639 5,078 +3,136 (+36.3%) +6,697 (+131.9%)
#6 HungaryEurope RomaniaEurope 9,504 8,125 6,455 +1,379 (+17.0%) +3,049 (+47.2%)
#7 USAAmericas RomaniaEurope 9,431 6,683 3,626 +2,748 (+41.1%) +5,805 (+160.1%)
#8 GreeceEurope RomaniaEurope 7,786 6,429 4,806 +1,357 (+21.1%) +2,980 (+62.0%)
#9 BelgiumEurope RomaniaEurope 5,923 4,186 1,923 +1,737 (+41.5%) +4,000 (+208.0%)
#10 TürkiyeAsia RomaniaEurope 5,484 5,130 4,692 +354 (+6.9%) +792 (+16.9%)
#11 AustriaEurope RomaniaEurope 5,029 3,859 2,267 +1,170 (+30.3%) +2,762 (+121.8%)
#12 BulgariaEurope RomaniaEurope 4,443 6,319 8,703 -1,876 (-29.7%) -4,260 (-48.9%)
#13 SyriaMiddle East RomaniaEurope 4,280 3,535 2,642 +745 (+21.1%) +1,638 (+62.0%)
#14 PortugalEurope RomaniaEurope 3,330 2,322 1,023 +1,008 (+43.4%) +2,307 (+225.5%)
#15 IsraelMiddle East RomaniaEurope 2,642 2,314 1,904 +328 (+14.2%) +738 (+38.8%)
#16 RussiaEurope RomaniaEurope 2,566 3,221 4,053 -655 (-20.3%) -1,487 (-36.7%)
#17 IrelandEurope RomaniaEurope 2,476 1,703 718 +773 (+45.4%) +1,758 (+244.8%)
#18 ChinaAsia RomaniaEurope 2,359 2,323 2,278 +36 (+1.5%) +81 (+3.6%)
#19 IranMiddle East RomaniaEurope 1,194 1,146 1,086 +48 (+4.2%) +108 (+9.9%)
#20 IraqMiddle East RomaniaEurope 1,077 1,068 1,057 +9 (+0.8%) +20 (+1.9%)
#21 AlbaniaEurope RomaniaEurope 810 789 764 +21 (+2.7%) +46 (+6.0%)
#22 NetherlandsEurope RomaniaEurope 765 678 571 +87 (+12.8%) +194 (+34.0%)
#23 PolandEurope RomaniaEurope 102 161 235 -59 (-36.6%) -133 (-56.6%)
#24 FinlandEurope RomaniaEurope 71 77 83 -6 (-7.8%) -12 (-14.5%)
#25 DenmarkEurope RomaniaEurope 58 57 57 +1 (+1.8%) +1 (+1.8%)
#26 North MacedoniaEurope RomaniaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#27 SwedenEurope RomaniaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A