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 IndiaAsia Sri LankaAsia 10,957 10,837 10,658 +120 (+1.1%) +299 (+2.8%)
#2 ItalyEurope Sri LankaAsia 5,226 5,168 5,096 +58 (+1.1%) +130 (+2.6%)
#3 ChinaAsia Sri LankaAsia 2,509 2,481 2,447 +28 (+1.1%) +62 (+2.5%)
#4 KuwaitMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,772 1,753 1,731 +19 (+1.1%) +41 (+2.4%)
#5 UAEMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,707 1,688 1,665 +19 (+1.1%) +42 (+2.5%)
#6 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,432 1,416 1,397 +16 (+1.1%) +35 (+2.5%)
#7 MaldivesAsia Sri LankaAsia 1,424 1,408 1,390 +16 (+1.1%) +34 (+2.4%)
#8 PakistanAsia Sri LankaAsia 1,095 1,083 1,085 +12 (+1.1%) +10 (+0.9%)
#9 MalaysiaAsia Sri LankaAsia 935 925 912 +10 (+1.1%) +23 (+2.5%)
#10 JapanAsia Sri LankaAsia 857 848 838 +9 (+1.1%) +19 (+2.3%)
#11 LebanonMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 749 741 732 +8 (+1.1%) +17 (+2.3%)
#12 BangladeshAsia Sri LankaAsia 680 673 665 +7 (+1.0%) +15 (+2.3%)
#13 USAAmericas Sri LankaAsia 620 613 605 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#14 SingaporeAsia Sri LankaAsia 619 612 604 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#15 South KoreaAsia Sri LankaAsia 618 611 603 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#16 GermanyEurope Sri LankaAsia 566 560 554 +6 (+1.1%) +12 (+2.2%)
#17 AustraliaOceania Sri LankaAsia 479 474 469 +5 (+1.1%) +10 (+2.1%)
#18 BahrainMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 406 402 398 +4 (+1.0%) +8 (+2.0%)
#19 NepalAsia Sri LankaAsia 347 343 340 +4 (+1.2%) +7 (+2.1%)
#20 OmanMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 335 331 328 +4 (+1.2%) +7 (+2.1%)
#21 IndonesiaAsia Sri LankaAsia 327 323 320 +4 (+1.2%) +7 (+2.2%)
#22 FranceEurope Sri LankaAsia 303 300 297 +3 (+1.0%) +6 (+2.0%)
#23 SwitzerlandEurope Sri LankaAsia 293 290 288 +3 (+1.0%) +5 (+1.7%)
#24 JordanMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 279 276 274 +3 (+1.1%) +5 (+1.8%)
#25 ThailandAsia Sri LankaAsia 279 276 274 +3 (+1.1%) +5 (+1.8%)
#26 South AfricaAfrica Sri LankaAsia 265 262 260 +3 (+1.1%) +5 (+1.9%)
#27 CanadaAmericas Sri LankaAsia 254 251 250 +3 (+1.2%) +4 (+1.6%)
#28 CyprusEurope Sri LankaAsia 254 251 250 +3 (+1.2%) +4 (+1.6%)
#29 BhutanAsia Sri LankaAsia 236 233 231 +3 (+1.3%) +5 (+2.2%)
#30 RussiaEurope Sri LankaAsia 152 150 148 +2 (+1.3%) +4 (+2.7%)
#31 AfghanistanAsia Sri LankaAsia 133 132 131 +1 (+0.8%) +2 (+1.5%)
#32 EgyptAfrica Sri LankaAsia 132 131 130 +1 (+0.8%) +2 (+1.5%)
#33 SwedenEurope Sri LankaAsia 131 130 129 +1 (+0.8%) +2 (+1.6%)
#34 NorwayEurope Sri LankaAsia 118 117 117 +1 (+0.9%) +1 (+0.9%)
#35 New ZealandOceania Sri LankaAsia 112 111 111 +1 (+0.9%) +1 (+0.9%)
#36 IranMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 105 104 104 +1 (+1.0%) +1 (+1.0%)
#37 GreeceEurope Sri LankaAsia 90 89 90 +1 (+1.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#38 SyriaMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 73 72 73 +1 (+1.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#39 FinlandEurope Sri LankaAsia 61 60 61 +1 (+1.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#40 IsraelMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 55 54 55 +1 (+1.9%) 0 (0.0%)
#41 TürkiyeAsia Sri LankaAsia 44 44 45 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.2%)
#42 IraqMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 39 39 40 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.5%)
#43 LibyaAfrica Sri LankaAsia 39 39 40 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.5%)
#44 SpainEurope Sri LankaAsia 34 34 35 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.9%)
#45 PortugalEurope Sri LankaAsia 32 32 33 0 (0.0%) -1 (-3.0%)
#46 SeychellesAfrica Sri LankaAsia 24 24 25 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.0%)