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 Sierra LeoneAfrica 33,542 36,058 39,375 -2,516 (-7.0%) -5,833 (-14.8%)
#2 LiberiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 8,462 9,097 10,917 -635 (-7.0%) -2,455 (-22.5%)
#3 NigeriaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 2,024 2,176 2,022 -152 (-7.0%) +2 (+0.1%)
#4 IndiaAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 892 959 855 -67 (-7.0%) +37 (+4.3%)
#5 GhanaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 874 939 995 -65 (-6.9%) -121 (-12.2%)
#6 Guinea-BissauAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 605 650 377 -45 (-6.9%) +228 (+60.5%)
#7 LebanonMiddle East Sierra LeoneAfrica 545 586 617 -41 (-7.0%) -72 (-11.7%)
#8 GambiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 487 524 705 -37 (-7.1%) -218 (-30.9%)
#9 SenegalAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 285 306 353 -21 (-6.9%) -68 (-19.3%)
#10 MaliAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 244 262 323 -18 (-6.9%) -79 (-24.5%)
#11 ChinaAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 174 187 195 -13 (-7.0%) -21 (-10.8%)
#12 USAAmericas Sierra LeoneAfrica 141 152 179 -11 (-7.2%) -38 (-21.2%)
#13 Côte d’IvoireAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 110 118 154 -8 (-6.8%) -44 (-28.6%)
#14 BeninAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 94 101 65 -7 (-6.9%) +29 (+44.6%)
#15 MauritaniaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 83 89 97 -6 (-6.7%) -14 (-14.4%)
#16 Cabo VerdeAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 82 88 43 -6 (-6.8%) +39 (+90.7%)
#17 PakistanAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 80 86 94 -6 (-7.0%) -14 (-14.9%)
#18 South AfricaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 72 77 85 -5 (-6.5%) -13 (-15.3%)
#19 RussiaEurope Sierra LeoneAfrica 63 68 67 -5 (-7.4%) -4 (-6.0%)
#20 GermanyEurope Sierra LeoneAfrica 30 32 36 -2 (-6.3%) -6 (-16.7%)
#21 KenyaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 24 26 27 -2 (-7.7%) -3 (-11.1%)
#22 TogoAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 20 22 27 -2 (-9.1%) -7 (-25.9%)
#23 ZambiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 16 17 18 -1 (-5.9%) -2 (-11.1%)
#24 CanadaAmericas Sierra LeoneAfrica 15 16 19 -1 (-6.3%) -4 (-21.1%)
#25 South KoreaAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 1 1 4 0 (0.0%) -3 (-75.0%)
#26 ChadAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#27 Equatorial GuineaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#28 IraqMiddle East Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#29 JapanAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#30 RwandaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#31 VietnamAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A