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 ChinaAsia South KoreaAsia 756,684 751,745 662,499 +4,939 (+0.7%) +94,185 (+14.2%)
#2 VietnamAsia South KoreaAsia 260,609 199,080 122,422 +61,529 (+30.9%) +138,187 (+112.9%)
#3 ThailandAsia South KoreaAsia 199,861 171,058 73,878 +28,803 (+16.8%) +125,983 (+170.5%)
#4 UzbekistanAsia South KoreaAsia 59,361 59,358 36,989 +3 (+0.0%) +22,372 (+60.5%)
#5 USAAmericas South KoreaAsia 53,226 65,941 54,293 -12,715 (-19.3%) -1,067 (-2.0%)
#6 MongoliaAsia South KoreaAsia 45,698 36,980 21,849 +8,718 (+23.6%) +23,849 (+109.2%)
#7 NepalAsia South KoreaAsia 43,743 39,667 27,532 +4,076 (+10.3%) +16,211 (+58.9%)
#8 PhilippinesAsia South KoreaAsia 37,555 45,708 49,570 -8,153 (-17.8%) -12,015 (-24.2%)
#9 CambodiaAsia South KoreaAsia 33,452 42,303 40,557 -8,851 (-20.9%) -7,105 (-17.5%)
#10 KazakhstanAsia South KoreaAsia 30,061 27,693 4,109 +2,368 (+8.6%) +25,952 (+631.6%)
#11 RussiaEurope South KoreaAsia 28,324 22,107 5,348 +6,217 (+28.1%) +22,976 (+429.6%)
#12 IndonesiaAsia South KoreaAsia 27,807 36,236 40,400 -8,429 (-23.3%) -12,593 (-31.2%)
#13 Sri LankaAsia South KoreaAsia 16,851 22,699 25,197 -5,848 (-25.8%) -8,346 (-33.1%)