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 SeychellesAfrica 6,735 6,628 6,482 +107 (+1.6%) +253 (+3.9%)
#2 MadagascarAfrica SeychellesAfrica 829 816 801 +13 (+1.6%) +28 (+3.5%)
#3 PhilippinesAsia SeychellesAfrica 730 718 705 +12 (+1.7%) +25 (+3.5%)
#4 Sri LankaAsia SeychellesAfrica 619 609 598 +10 (+1.6%) +21 (+3.5%)
#5 MauritiusAfrica SeychellesAfrica 573 564 554 +9 (+1.6%) +19 (+3.4%)
#6 ChinaAsia SeychellesAfrica 527 519 510 +8 (+1.5%) +17 (+3.3%)
#7 KenyaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 422 415 409 +7 (+1.7%) +13 (+3.2%)
#8 South AfricaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 262 258 255 +4 (+1.6%) +7 (+2.7%)
#9 FranceEurope SeychellesAfrica 246 242 239 +4 (+1.7%) +7 (+2.9%)
#10 ThailandAsia SeychellesAfrica 246 242 239 +4 (+1.7%) +7 (+2.9%)
#11 BangladeshAsia SeychellesAfrica 227 223 220 +4 (+1.8%) +7 (+3.2%)
#12 NepalAsia SeychellesAfrica 180 177 175 +3 (+1.7%) +5 (+2.9%)
#13 IndonesiaAsia SeychellesAfrica 145 143 141 +2 (+1.4%) +4 (+2.8%)
#14 NigeriaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 139 137 136 +2 (+1.5%) +3 (+2.2%)
#15 ItalyEurope SeychellesAfrica 125 123 122 +2 (+1.6%) +3 (+2.5%)
#16 RussiaEurope SeychellesAfrica 99 97 96 +2 (+2.1%) +3 (+3.1%)
#17 GermanyEurope SeychellesAfrica 86 85 85 +1 (+1.2%) +1 (+1.2%)
#18 AustraliaOceania SeychellesAfrica 51 50 51 +1 (+2.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#19 CubaAmericas SeychellesAfrica 43 42 43 +1 (+2.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#20 BelgiumEurope SeychellesAfrica 38 37 38 +1 (+2.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 MaldivesAsia SeychellesAfrica 38 37 38 +1 (+2.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 UgandaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 27 27 28 0 (0.0%) -1 (-3.6%)
#23 PakistanAsia SeychellesAfrica 23 23 24 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.2%)
#24 SpainEurope SeychellesAfrica 23 23 24 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.2%)