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 UAEMiddle East 3,248,545 2,861,045 2,731,583 +387,500 (+13.5%) +516,962 (+18.9%)
#2 BangladeshAsia UAEMiddle East 1,024,949 902,689 861,853 +122,260 (+13.5%) +163,096 (+18.9%)
#3 PakistanAsia UAEMiddle East 932,356 821,140 783,994 +111,216 (+13.5%) +148,362 (+18.9%)
#4 EgyptAfrica UAEMiddle East 841,883 741,460 707,918 +100,423 (+13.5%) +133,965 (+18.9%)
#5 PhilippinesAsia UAEMiddle East 528,527 465,483 444,426 +63,044 (+13.5%) +84,101 (+18.9%)
#6 IndonesiaAsia UAEMiddle East 298,351 262,762 250,877 +35,589 (+13.5%) +47,474 (+18.9%)
#7 YemenMiddle East UAEMiddle East 192,423 169,470 161,805 +22,953 (+13.5%) +30,618 (+18.9%)
#8 JordanMiddle East UAEMiddle East 158,125 139,263 132,965 +18,862 (+13.5%) +25,160 (+18.9%)
#9 Sri LankaAsia UAEMiddle East 112,759 99,309 94,817 +13,450 (+13.5%) +17,942 (+18.9%)
#10 KuwaitMiddle East UAEMiddle East 63,192 55,654 53,137 +7,538 (+13.5%) +10,055 (+18.9%)
#11 SyriaMiddle East UAEMiddle East 49,529 43,621 41,648 +5,908 (+13.5%) +7,881 (+18.9%)
#12 LebanonMiddle East UAEMiddle East 39,223 34,545 32,983 +4,678 (+13.5%) +6,240 (+18.9%)
#13 TürkiyeAsia UAEMiddle East 35,736 31,473 30,050 +4,263 (+13.5%) +5,686 (+18.9%)
#14 NepalAsia UAEMiddle East 26,097 22,984 21,945 +3,113 (+13.5%) +4,152 (+18.9%)
#15 FranceEurope UAEMiddle East 16,977 14,952 14,277 +2,025 (+13.5%) +2,700 (+18.9%)
#16 South SudanAfrica UAEMiddle East 14,900 13,123 12,531 +1,777 (+13.5%) +2,369 (+18.9%)
#17 NigeriaAfrica UAEMiddle East 14,690 12,937 12,353 +1,753 (+13.6%) +2,337 (+18.9%)
#18 USAAmericas UAEMiddle East 14,618 12,874 12,293 +1,744 (+13.5%) +2,325 (+18.9%)
#19 ThailandAsia UAEMiddle East 11,996 10,565 10,089 +1,431 (+13.5%) +1,907 (+18.9%)
#20 EthiopiaAfrica UAEMiddle East 10,340 9,107 8,696 +1,233 (+13.5%) +1,644 (+18.9%)
#21 MoroccoAfrica UAEMiddle East 8,368 7,370 7,038 +998 (+13.5%) +1,330 (+18.9%)
#22 AfghanistanAsia UAEMiddle East 7,665 6,751 6,447 +914 (+13.5%) +1,218 (+18.9%)
#23 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East UAEMiddle East 6,157 5,422 5,178 +735 (+13.6%) +979 (+18.9%)
#24 TunisiaAfrica UAEMiddle East 5,497 4,841 4,623 +656 (+13.6%) +874 (+18.9%)
#25 ChadAfrica UAEMiddle East 5,007 4,409 4,211 +598 (+13.6%) +796 (+18.9%)
#26 NetherlandsEurope UAEMiddle East 2,953 2,600 2,484 +353 (+13.6%) +469 (+18.9%)
#27 BahrainMiddle East UAEMiddle East 1,870 1,647 1,573 +223 (+13.5%) +297 (+18.9%)