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 IndiaAsia BahrainMiddle East 327,698 306,551 281,418 +21,147 (+6.9%) +46,280 (+16.4%)
#2 BangladeshAsia BahrainMiddle East 103,283 96,618 88,697 +6,665 (+6.9%) +14,586 (+16.4%)
#3 PakistanAsia BahrainMiddle East 93,973 87,909 80,701 +6,064 (+6.9%) +13,272 (+16.4%)
#4 EgyptAfrica BahrainMiddle East 84,943 79,462 72,947 +5,481 (+6.9%) +11,996 (+16.4%)
#5 PhilippinesAsia BahrainMiddle East 53,307 49,867 45,779 +3,440 (+6.9%) +7,528 (+16.4%)
#6 IndonesiaAsia BahrainMiddle East 30,062 28,122 25,817 +1,940 (+6.9%) +4,245 (+16.4%)
#7 YemenMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 19,392 18,140 16,653 +1,252 (+6.9%) +2,739 (+16.4%)
#8 JordanMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 15,949 14,920 13,697 +1,029 (+6.9%) +2,252 (+16.4%)
#9 Sri LankaAsia BahrainMiddle East 11,369 10,636 9,764 +733 (+6.9%) +1,605 (+16.4%)
#10 UAEMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 7,139 6,679 6,131 +460 (+6.9%) +1,008 (+16.4%)
#11 KuwaitMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 6,371 5,960 5,472 +411 (+6.9%) +899 (+16.4%)
#12 SyriaMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 4,984 4,663 4,280 +321 (+6.9%) +704 (+16.4%)
#13 LebanonMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 3,961 3,705 3,402 +256 (+6.9%) +559 (+16.4%)
#14 TürkiyeAsia BahrainMiddle East 3,597 3,364 3,089 +233 (+6.9%) +508 (+16.4%)
#15 NepalAsia BahrainMiddle East 2,641 2,470 2,268 +171 (+6.9%) +373 (+16.4%)
#16 FranceEurope BahrainMiddle East 1,715 1,605 1,473 +110 (+6.9%) +242 (+16.4%)
#17 South SudanAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,500 1,403 1,288 +97 (+6.9%) +212 (+16.5%)
#18 NigeriaAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,485 1,390 1,276 +95 (+6.8%) +209 (+16.4%)
#19 USAAmericas BahrainMiddle East 1,473 1,378 1,265 +95 (+6.9%) +208 (+16.4%)
#20 ThailandAsia BahrainMiddle East 1,209 1,131 1,039 +78 (+6.9%) +170 (+16.4%)
#21 EthiopiaAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,040 973 894 +67 (+6.9%) +146 (+16.3%)
#22 MoroccoAfrica BahrainMiddle East 843 788 724 +55 (+7.0%) +119 (+16.4%)
#23 AfghanistanAsia BahrainMiddle East 772 722 663 +50 (+6.9%) +109 (+16.4%)
#24 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 619 579 532 +40 (+6.9%) +87 (+16.4%)
#25 TunisiaAfrica BahrainMiddle East 555 519 476 +36 (+6.9%) +79 (+16.6%)
#26 ChadAfrica BahrainMiddle East 504 472 433 +32 (+6.8%) +71 (+16.4%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope BahrainMiddle East 296 277 255 +19 (+6.9%) +41 (+16.1%)