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 GuyanaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 2,045 2,111 2,185 -66 (-3.1%) -140 (-6.4%)
#2 USAAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 824 851 877 -27 (-3.2%) -53 (-6.0%)
#3 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 488 504 526 -16 (-3.2%) -38 (-7.2%)
#4 BarbadosAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 390 403 421 -13 (-3.2%) -31 (-7.4%)
#5 JamaicaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 361 373 390 -12 (-3.2%) -29 (-7.4%)
#6 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 304 314 315 -10 (-3.2%) -11 (-3.5%)
#7 DominicaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 241 249 261 -8 (-3.2%) -20 (-7.7%)
#8 CanadaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 237 245 257 -8 (-3.3%) -20 (-7.8%)
#9 IndiaAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 207 214 218 -7 (-3.3%) -11 (-5.0%)
#10 GrenadaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 155 160 168 -5 (-3.1%) -13 (-7.7%)
#11 SyriaMiddle East Saint LuciaAmericas 126 130 137 -4 (-3.1%) -11 (-8.0%)
#12 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 82 85 90 -3 (-3.5%) -8 (-8.9%)
#13 CubaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 77 79 83 -2 (-2.5%) -6 (-7.2%)
#14 NigeriaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 63 65 69 -2 (-3.1%) -6 (-8.7%)
#15 FranceEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 49 51 54 -2 (-3.9%) -5 (-9.3%)
#16 ChinaAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 47 49 52 -2 (-4.1%) -5 (-9.6%)
#17 GermanyEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 46 47 50 -1 (-2.1%) -4 (-8.0%)
#18 Dominican RepublicAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 34 35 38 -1 (-2.9%) -4 (-10.5%)
#19 Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 32 33 36 -1 (-3.0%) -4 (-11.1%)
#20 ArubaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 26 27 29 -1 (-3.7%) -3 (-10.3%)
#21 VenezuelaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 26 27 29 -1 (-3.7%) -3 (-10.3%)
#22 PhilippinesAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 20 21 23 -1 (-4.8%) -3 (-13.0%)
#23 SurinameAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 19 20 22 -1 (-5.0%) -3 (-13.6%)
#24 GhanaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 16 16 18 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.1%)
#25 MexicoAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 16 16 18 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.1%)
#26 IrelandEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 15 15 17 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.8%)
#27 ItalyEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 12 12 14 0 (0.0%) -2 (-14.3%)
#28 AustraliaOceania Saint LuciaAmericas 10 10 12 0 (0.0%) -2 (-16.7%)
#29 NetherlandsEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 10 10 12 0 (0.0%) -2 (-16.7%)
#30 BahamasAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 9 9 11 0 (0.0%) -2 (-18.2%)
#31 AustriaEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#32 JapanAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#33 MalaysiaAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#34 BelgiumEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 7 7 9 0 (0.0%) -2 (-22.2%)
#35 SwitzerlandEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 7 7 9 0 (0.0%) -2 (-22.2%)
#36 BrazilAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 6 6 8 0 (0.0%) -2 (-25.0%)
#37 Puerto RicoAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 6 6 8 0 (0.0%) -2 (-25.0%)
#38 PanamaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)
#39 South AfricaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 3 3 5 0 (0.0%) -2 (-40.0%)
#40 GuatemalaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#41 BelizeAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#42 BermudaOther Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#43 EthiopiaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#44 LebanonMiddle East Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#45 New ZealandOceania Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#46 PakistanAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#47 ZimbabweAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A