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
#101 Costa RicaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 17 16 12 +1 (+6.3%) +5 (+41.7%)
#102 CameroonAfrica SlovakiaEurope 16 15 10 +1 (+6.7%) +6 (+60.0%)
#103 JamaicaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 16 15 14 +1 (+6.7%) +2 (+14.3%)
#104 BahrainMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 15 14 14 +1 (+7.1%) +1 (+7.1%)
#105 PanamaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 15 14 14 +1 (+7.1%) +1 (+7.1%)
#106 TajikistanAsia SlovakiaEurope 14 13 12 +1 (+7.7%) +2 (+16.7%)
#107 TurkmenistanAsia SlovakiaEurope 14 13 11 +1 (+7.7%) +3 (+27.3%)
#108 NepalAsia SlovakiaEurope 13 12 9 +1 (+8.3%) +4 (+44.4%)
#109 NicaraguaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 13 12 11 +1 (+8.3%) +2 (+18.2%)
#110 UgandaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 12 11 8 +1 (+9.1%) +4 (+50.0%)
#111 ZambiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 12 11 11 +1 (+9.1%) +1 (+9.1%)
#112 BeninAfrica SlovakiaEurope 11 10 9 +1 (+10.0%) +2 (+22.2%)
#113 CambodiaAsia SlovakiaEurope 11 10 8 +1 (+10.0%) +3 (+37.5%)
#114 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SlovakiaEurope 10 9 9 +1 (+11.1%) +1 (+11.1%)
#115 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas SlovakiaEurope 9 8 6 +1 (+12.5%) +3 (+50.0%)
#116 LiechtensteinEurope SlovakiaEurope 8 7 7 +1 (+14.3%) +1 (+14.3%)
#117 ParaguayAmericas SlovakiaEurope 8 7 6 +1 (+14.3%) +2 (+33.3%)
#118 GuineaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#119 MalawiAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#120 SeychellesAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 7 +1 (+16.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#121 ZimbabweAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#122 GuatemalaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 5 5 3 0 (0.0%) +2 (+66.7%)
#123 MonacoEurope SlovakiaEurope 5 5 5 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#124 GambiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)
#125 HondurasAmericas SlovakiaEurope 4 4 2 0 (0.0%) +2 (+100.0%)
#126 OmanMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)
#127 LesothoAfrica SlovakiaEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#128 MozambiqueAfrica SlovakiaEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#129 BelizeAmericas SlovakiaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#130 BotswanaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 2 2 4 0 (0.0%) -2 (-50.0%)
#131 DominicaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#132 LiberiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#133 TogoAfrica SlovakiaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#134 ArubaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#135 BarbadosAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#136 El SalvadorAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#137 GrenadaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#138 Guinea-BissauAfrica SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#139 MaldivesAsia SlovakiaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#140 RwandaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#141 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#142 Sierra LeoneAfrica SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#143 AndorraEurope SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#144 EswatiniAfrica SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#145 NamibiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#146 Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#147 Saint LuciaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#148 SamoaOceania SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#149 VanuatuOceania SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)