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 RussiaEurope TajikistanAsia 235,636 234,998 234,154 +638 (+0.3%) +1,482 (+0.6%)
#2 AfghanistanAsia TajikistanAsia 12,467 12,433 12,393 +34 (+0.3%) +74 (+0.6%)
#3 KyrgyzstanAsia TajikistanAsia 11,382 11,351 11,301 +31 (+0.3%) +81 (+0.7%)
#4 UzbekistanAsia TajikistanAsia 7,583 7,563 7,539 +20 (+0.3%) +44 (+0.6%)
#5 UkraineEurope TajikistanAsia 1,215 1,212 1,209 +3 (+0.2%) +6 (+0.5%)
#6 IranMiddle East TajikistanAsia 1,203 1,200 1,197 +3 (+0.3%) +6 (+0.5%)
#7 KazakhstanAsia TajikistanAsia 842 840 839 +2 (+0.2%) +3 (+0.4%)
#8 TürkiyeAsia TajikistanAsia 779 777 776 +2 (+0.3%) +3 (+0.4%)
#9 BelarusEurope TajikistanAsia 682 680 680 +2 (+0.3%) +2 (+0.3%)
#10 GeorgiaAsia TajikistanAsia 666 664 664 +2 (+0.3%) +2 (+0.3%)
#11 IndiaAsia TajikistanAsia 620 618 617 +2 (+0.3%) +3 (+0.5%)
#12 TurkmenistanAsia TajikistanAsia 447 446 446 +1 (+0.2%) +1 (+0.2%)
#13 USAAmericas TajikistanAsia 274 273 274 +1 (+0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#14 ArmeniaAsia TajikistanAsia 194 193 194 +1 (+0.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#15 AzerbaijanAsia TajikistanAsia 168 168 169 0 (0.0%) -1 (-0.6%)
#16 GermanyEurope TajikistanAsia 132 132 133 0 (0.0%) -1 (-0.8%)
#17 DenmarkEurope TajikistanAsia 129 129 130 0 (0.0%) -1 (-0.8%)
#18 AlgeriaAfrica TajikistanAsia 128 128 129 0 (0.0%) -1 (-0.8%)
#19 New ZealandOceania TajikistanAsia 107 107 109 0 (0.0%) -2 (-1.8%)
#20 PakistanAsia TajikistanAsia 103 103 105 0 (0.0%) -2 (-1.9%)
#21 AustriaEurope TajikistanAsia 61 61 63 0 (0.0%) -2 (-3.2%)
#22 IraqMiddle East TajikistanAsia 60 60 62 0 (0.0%) -2 (-3.2%)
#23 SwitzerlandEurope TajikistanAsia 50 50 52 0 (0.0%) -2 (-3.8%)
#24 NetherlandsEurope TajikistanAsia 48 48 50 0 (0.0%) -2 (-4.0%)
#25 CanadaAmericas TajikistanAsia 47 47 49 0 (0.0%) -2 (-4.1%)
#26 ChinaAsia TajikistanAsia 46 46 48 0 (0.0%) -2 (-4.2%)
#27 PolandEurope TajikistanAsia 35 35 37 0 (0.0%) -2 (-5.4%)
#28 OmanMiddle East TajikistanAsia 34 34 36 0 (0.0%) -2 (-5.6%)
#29 BruneiAsia TajikistanAsia 21 21 23 0 (0.0%) -2 (-8.7%)
#30 ZambiaAfrica TajikistanAsia 21 21 23 0 (0.0%) -2 (-8.7%)