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 GuineaAfrica SenegalAfrica 54,779 53,430 51,711 +1,349 (+2.5%) +3,068 (+5.9%)
#2 MauritaniaAfrica SenegalAfrica 47,547 46,376 45,357 +1,171 (+2.5%) +2,190 (+4.8%)
#3 MaliAfrica SenegalAfrica 36,252 35,360 34,245 +892 (+2.5%) +2,007 (+5.9%)
#4 Guinea-BissauAfrica SenegalAfrica 31,321 30,550 29,591 +771 (+2.5%) +1,730 (+5.8%)
#5 Sierra LeoneAfrica SenegalAfrica 15,843 15,453 14,963 +390 (+2.5%) +880 (+5.9%)
#6 FranceEurope SenegalAfrica 14,719 14,357 13,909 +362 (+2.5%) +810 (+5.8%)
#7 GambiaAfrica SenegalAfrica 5,764 5,622 5,386 +142 (+2.5%) +378 (+7.0%)
#8 AlgeriaAfrica SenegalAfrica 4,447 4,338 4,204 +109 (+2.5%) +243 (+5.8%)
#9 MoroccoAfrica SenegalAfrica 4,376 4,268 4,134 +108 (+2.5%) +242 (+5.9%)
#10 BeninAfrica SenegalAfrica 3,834 3,740 3,621 +94 (+2.5%) +213 (+5.9%)
#11 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SenegalAfrica 3,002 2,928 2,850 +74 (+2.5%) +152 (+5.3%)
#12 GhanaAfrica SenegalAfrica 1,892 1,845 1,790 +47 (+2.5%) +102 (+5.7%)
#13 TogoAfrica SenegalAfrica 1,783 1,739 1,677 +44 (+2.5%) +106 (+6.3%)
#14 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SenegalAfrica 1,513 1,476 1,430 +37 (+2.5%) +83 (+5.8%)
#15 LebanonMiddle East SenegalAfrica 1,169 1,140 1,106 +29 (+2.5%) +63 (+5.7%)
#16 CameroonAfrica SenegalAfrica 1,076 1,050 1,014 +26 (+2.5%) +62 (+6.1%)
#17 GermanyEurope SenegalAfrica 927 904 876 +23 (+2.5%) +51 (+5.8%)
#18 NigeriaAfrica SenegalAfrica 869 848 829 +21 (+2.5%) +40 (+4.8%)
#19 USAAmericas SenegalAfrica 847 826 802 +21 (+2.5%) +45 (+5.6%)
#20 BrazilAmericas SenegalAfrica 687 670 650 +17 (+2.5%) +37 (+5.7%)
#21 LiberiaAfrica SenegalAfrica 459 448 439 +11 (+2.5%) +20 (+4.6%)
#22 RwandaAfrica SenegalAfrica 289 282 283 +7 (+2.5%) +6 (+2.1%)
#23 TürkiyeAsia SenegalAfrica 89 87 0 +2 (+2.3%) N/A