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 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope SloveniaEurope 138,576 122,235 100,880 +16,341 (+13.4%) +37,696 (+37.4%)
#2 SerbiaEurope SloveniaEurope 53,729 47,393 39,025 +6,336 (+13.4%) +14,704 (+37.7%)
#3 CroatiaEurope SloveniaEurope 52,829 46,599 46,995 +6,230 (+13.4%) +5,834 (+12.4%)
#4 North MacedoniaEurope SloveniaEurope 21,691 19,133 15,637 +2,558 (+13.4%) +6,054 (+38.7%)
#5 GermanyEurope SloveniaEurope 8,709 7,682 7,586 +1,027 (+13.4%) +1,123 (+14.8%)
#6 ItalyEurope SloveniaEurope 5,114 4,511 3,646 +603 (+13.4%) +1,468 (+40.3%)
#7 RussiaEurope SloveniaEurope 4,050 3,572 2,082 +478 (+13.4%) +1,968 (+94.5%)
#8 MontenegroEurope SloveniaEurope 4,014 3,541 2,843 +473 (+13.4%) +1,171 (+41.2%)
#9 AustriaEurope SloveniaEurope 3,190 2,814 2,820 +376 (+13.4%) +370 (+13.1%)
#10 UkraineEurope SloveniaEurope 3,181 2,806 1,803 +375 (+13.4%) +1,378 (+76.4%)
#11 BulgariaEurope SloveniaEurope 1,585 1,398 1,179 +187 (+13.4%) +406 (+34.4%)
#12 FranceEurope SloveniaEurope 1,340 1,182 1,167 +158 (+13.4%) +173 (+14.8%)
#13 ChinaAsia SloveniaEurope 1,262 1,113 863 +149 (+13.4%) +399 (+46.2%)
#14 SwitzerlandEurope SloveniaEurope 1,109 978 980 +131 (+13.4%) +129 (+13.2%)
#15 USAAmericas SloveniaEurope 982 866 702 +116 (+13.4%) +280 (+39.9%)
#16 SlovakiaEurope SloveniaEurope 654 577 600 +77 (+13.3%) +54 (+9.0%)
#17 HungaryEurope SloveniaEurope 529 467 402 +62 (+13.3%) +127 (+31.6%)
#18 RomaniaEurope SloveniaEurope 501 442 466 +59 (+13.3%) +35 (+7.5%)
#19 ArgentinaAmericas SloveniaEurope 493 435 417 +58 (+13.3%) +76 (+18.2%)
#20 PolandEurope SloveniaEurope 452 399 413 +53 (+13.3%) +39 (+9.4%)
#21 CanadaAmericas SloveniaEurope 442 390 389 +52 (+13.3%) +53 (+13.6%)
#22 Czech RepublicEurope SloveniaEurope 433 382 388 +51 (+13.4%) +45 (+11.6%)
#23 NetherlandsEurope SloveniaEurope 424 374 325 +50 (+13.4%) +99 (+30.5%)
#24 AustraliaOceania SloveniaEurope 422 372 363 +50 (+13.4%) +59 (+16.3%)
#25 SwedenEurope SloveniaEurope 384 339 332 +45 (+13.3%) +52 (+15.7%)
#26 BelgiumEurope SloveniaEurope 375 331 310 +44 (+13.3%) +65 (+21.0%)
#27 ThailandAsia SloveniaEurope 356 314 220 +42 (+13.4%) +136 (+61.8%)
#28 SyriaMiddle East SloveniaEurope 280 247 61 +33 (+13.4%) +219 (+359.0%)
#29 TürkiyeAsia SloveniaEurope 269 237 116 +32 (+13.5%) +153 (+131.9%)
#30 IndiaAsia SloveniaEurope 265 234 143 +31 (+13.2%) +122 (+85.3%)
#31 BelarusEurope SloveniaEurope 241 213 143 +28 (+13.1%) +98 (+68.5%)
#32 KazakhstanAsia SloveniaEurope 235 207 100 +28 (+13.5%) +135 (+135.0%)
#33 SpainEurope SloveniaEurope 231 204 463 +27 (+13.2%) -232 (-50.1%)
#34 BrazilAmericas SloveniaEurope 226 199 114 +27 (+13.6%) +112 (+98.2%)
#35 Dominican RepublicAmericas SloveniaEurope 226 199 166 +27 (+13.6%) +60 (+36.1%)
#36 PhilippinesAsia SloveniaEurope 205 181 114 +24 (+13.3%) +91 (+79.8%)
#37 IranMiddle East SloveniaEurope 183 161 89 +22 (+13.7%) +94 (+105.6%)
#38 AlbaniaEurope SloveniaEurope 166 146 148 +20 (+13.7%) +18 (+12.2%)
#39 EgyptAfrica SloveniaEurope 161 142 113 +19 (+13.4%) +48 (+42.5%)
#40 GreeceEurope SloveniaEurope 144 127 91 +17 (+13.4%) +53 (+58.2%)
#41 IraqMiddle East SloveniaEurope 128 113 58 +15 (+13.3%) +70 (+120.7%)
#42 JapanAsia SloveniaEurope 111 98 81 +13 (+13.3%) +30 (+37.0%)
#43 CubaAmericas SloveniaEurope 108 95 70 +13 (+13.7%) +38 (+54.3%)
#44 MexicoAmericas SloveniaEurope 107 94 69 +13 (+13.8%) +38 (+55.1%)
#45 VenezuelaAmericas SloveniaEurope 102 90 46 +12 (+13.3%) +56 (+121.7%)
#46 TunisiaAfrica SloveniaEurope 97 86 53 +11 (+12.8%) +44 (+83.0%)
#47 South AfricaAfrica SloveniaEurope 94 83 47 +11 (+13.3%) +47 (+100.0%)
#48 UzbekistanAsia SloveniaEurope 88 78 32 +10 (+12.8%) +56 (+175.0%)
#49 DenmarkEurope SloveniaEurope 78 69 58 +9 (+13.0%) +20 (+34.5%)
#50 ColombiaAmericas SloveniaEurope 77 68 41 +9 (+13.2%) +36 (+87.8%)