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 UkraineEurope SlovakiaEurope 122,257 11,582 10,092 +110,675 (+955.6%) +112,165 (+1,111.4%)
#2 Czech RepublicEurope SlovakiaEurope 97,359 89,560 87,989 +7,799 (+8.7%) +9,370 (+10.6%)
#3 HungaryEurope SlovakiaEurope 17,710 16,291 17,058 +1,419 (+8.7%) +652 (+3.8%)
#4 RomaniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 10,613 9,763 8,299 +850 (+8.7%) +2,314 (+27.9%)
#5 PolandEurope SlovakiaEurope 8,008 7,367 6,721 +641 (+8.7%) +1,287 (+19.1%)
#6 GermanyEurope SlovakiaEurope 6,742 6,202 4,817 +540 (+8.7%) +1,925 (+40.0%)
#7 AustriaEurope SlovakiaEurope 5,133 4,722 3,361 +411 (+8.7%) +1,772 (+52.7%)
#8 ItalyEurope SlovakiaEurope 4,259 3,918 2,841 +341 (+8.7%) +1,418 (+49.9%)
#9 RussiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,368 3,098 2,780 +270 (+8.7%) +588 (+21.2%)
#10 FranceEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,308 3,043 2,938 +265 (+8.7%) +370 (+12.6%)
#11 USAAmericas SlovakiaEurope 2,876 2,646 2,181 +230 (+8.7%) +695 (+31.9%)
#12 BulgariaEurope SlovakiaEurope 2,822 2,596 2,193 +226 (+8.7%) +629 (+28.7%)
#13 SerbiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 2,677 2,463 1,917 +214 (+8.7%) +760 (+39.6%)
#14 VietnamAsia SlovakiaEurope 2,580 2,373 2,145 +207 (+8.7%) +435 (+20.3%)
#15 IrelandEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,624 1,494 914 +130 (+8.7%) +710 (+77.7%)
#16 SpainEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,418 1,304 885 +114 (+8.7%) +533 (+60.2%)
#17 ChinaAsia SlovakiaEurope 1,365 1,256 1,074 +109 (+8.7%) +291 (+27.1%)
#18 CroatiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,350 1,242 850 +108 (+8.7%) +500 (+58.8%)
#19 NorwayEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,193 1,097 750 +96 (+8.8%) +443 (+59.1%)
#20 SwitzerlandEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,136 1,045 677 +91 (+8.7%) +459 (+67.8%)
#21 BelgiumEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,119 1,029 828 +90 (+8.7%) +291 (+35.1%)
#22 North MacedoniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 960 883 760 +77 (+8.7%) +200 (+26.3%)
#23 NetherlandsEurope SlovakiaEurope 848 780 585 +68 (+8.7%) +263 (+45.0%)
#24 GreeceEurope SlovakiaEurope 706 649 431 +57 (+8.8%) +275 (+63.8%)
#25 CanadaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 666 613 480 +53 (+8.6%) +186 (+38.8%)
#26 South KoreaAsia SlovakiaEurope 662 609 534 +53 (+8.7%) +128 (+24.0%)
#27 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope SlovakiaEurope 503 463 394 +40 (+8.6%) +109 (+27.7%)
#28 AustraliaOceania SlovakiaEurope 455 419 288 +36 (+8.6%) +167 (+58.0%)
#29 TürkiyeAsia SlovakiaEurope 440 405 322 +35 (+8.6%) +118 (+36.6%)
#30 SloveniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 413 380 311 +33 (+8.7%) +102 (+32.8%)
#31 SwedenEurope SlovakiaEurope 372 342 270 +30 (+8.8%) +102 (+37.8%)
#32 DenmarkEurope SlovakiaEurope 354 326 260 +28 (+8.6%) +94 (+36.2%)
#33 KazakhstanAsia SlovakiaEurope 315 290 246 +25 (+8.6%) +69 (+28.0%)
#34 SyriaMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 314 289 237 +25 (+8.7%) +77 (+32.5%)
#35 PortugalEurope SlovakiaEurope 308 283 172 +25 (+8.8%) +136 (+79.1%)
#36 BelarusEurope SlovakiaEurope 285 262 223 +23 (+8.8%) +62 (+27.8%)
#37 EgyptAfrica SlovakiaEurope 283 260 195 +23 (+8.8%) +88 (+45.1%)
#38 IsraelMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 263 242 192 +21 (+8.7%) +71 (+37.0%)
#39 IraqMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 234 215 79 +19 (+8.8%) +155 (+196.2%)
#40 FinlandEurope SlovakiaEurope 226 208 154 +18 (+8.7%) +72 (+46.8%)
#41 TunisiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 217 200 153 +17 (+8.5%) +64 (+41.8%)
#42 LatviaEurope SlovakiaEurope 216 199 144 +17 (+8.5%) +72 (+50.0%)
#43 LithuaniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 216 199 142 +17 (+8.5%) +74 (+52.1%)
#44 AfghanistanAsia SlovakiaEurope 211 194 155 +17 (+8.8%) +56 (+36.1%)
#45 IndiaAsia SlovakiaEurope 211 194 155 +17 (+8.8%) +56 (+36.1%)
#46 BrazilAmericas SlovakiaEurope 186 171 114 +15 (+8.8%) +72 (+63.2%)
#47 CyprusEurope SlovakiaEurope 186 171 120 +15 (+8.8%) +66 (+55.0%)
#48 ArmeniaAsia SlovakiaEurope 184 169 148 +15 (+8.9%) +36 (+24.3%)
#49 IranMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 183 168 130 +15 (+8.9%) +53 (+40.8%)
#50 JapanAsia SlovakiaEurope 172 158 137 +14 (+8.9%) +35 (+25.5%)