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 MalaysiaAsia BangladeshAsia 274,253 199,618 203,561 +74,635 (+37.4%) +70,692 (+34.7%)
#2 ChinaAsia BangladeshAsia 219,299 159,619 162,772 +59,680 (+37.4%) +56,527 (+34.7%)
#3 IndonesiaAsia BangladeshAsia 205,947 149,901 152,862 +56,046 (+37.4%) +53,085 (+34.7%)
#4 USAAmericas BangladeshAsia 61,983 45,115 46,008 +16,868 (+37.4%) +15,975 (+34.7%)
#5 NepalAsia BangladeshAsia 52,621 38,301 39,059 +14,320 (+37.4%) +13,562 (+34.7%)
#6 IndiaAsia BangladeshAsia 46,385 33,762 34,431 +12,623 (+37.4%) +11,954 (+34.7%)
#7 BahrainMiddle East BangladeshAsia 40,631 29,574 30,160 +11,057 (+37.4%) +10,471 (+34.7%)
#8 VietnamAsia BangladeshAsia 37,076 26,986 27,521 +10,090 (+37.4%) +9,555 (+34.7%)
#9 CambodiaAsia BangladeshAsia 26,460 19,259 19,642 +7,201 (+37.4%) +6,818 (+34.7%)
#10 BrazilAmericas BangladeshAsia 20,097 14,628 14,919 +5,469 (+37.4%) +5,178 (+34.7%)
#11 NorwayEurope BangladeshAsia 19,278 14,032 14,311 +5,246 (+37.4%) +4,967 (+34.7%)
#12 JapanAsia BangladeshAsia 18,539 13,494 13,763 +5,045 (+37.4%) +4,776 (+34.7%)
#13 ThailandAsia BangladeshAsia 14,210 10,343 10,548 +3,867 (+37.4%) +3,662 (+34.7%)
#14 SingaporeAsia BangladeshAsia 12,909 9,396 9,583 +3,513 (+37.4%) +3,326 (+34.7%)