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 MexicoAmericas USAAmericas 11,279,561 11,177,052 11,938,908 +102,509 (+0.9%) -659,347 (-5.5%)
#2 IndiaAsia USAAmericas 3,165,238 2,741,155 2,381,638 +424,083 (+15.5%) +783,600 (+32.9%)
#3 ChinaAsia USAAmericas 2,488,775 2,255,170 2,101,592 +233,605 (+10.4%) +387,183 (+18.4%)
#4 PhilippinesAsia USAAmericas 2,263,697 2,159,185 2,098,753 +104,512 (+4.8%) +164,944 (+7.9%)
#5 Puerto RicoAmericas USAAmericas 1,924,799 1,864,991 1,687,821 +59,808 (+3.2%) +236,978 (+14.0%)
#6 El SalvadorAmericas USAAmericas 1,569,946 1,463,484 1,379,162 +106,462 (+7.3%) +190,784 (+13.8%)
#7 Dominican RepublicAmericas USAAmericas 1,483,418 1,289,305 1,099,126 +194,113 (+15.1%) +384,292 (+35.0%)
#8 VietnamAsia USAAmericas 1,434,631 1,396,246 1,350,067 +38,385 (+2.7%) +84,564 (+6.3%)
#9 CubaAmericas USAAmericas 1,394,750 1,346,576 1,237,236 +48,174 (+3.6%) +157,514 (+12.7%)
#10 GuatemalaAmericas USAAmericas 1,298,936 1,144,667 952,839 +154,269 (+13.5%) +346,097 (+36.3%)
#11 GermanyEurope USAAmericas 1,137,577 1,147,641 1,179,764 -10,064 (-0.9%) -42,187 (-3.6%)
#12 South KoreaAsia USAAmericas 1,083,174 1,091,276 1,126,824 -8,102 (-0.7%) -43,650 (-3.9%)
#13 ColombiaAmericas USAAmericas 1,008,875 867,302 725,904 +141,573 (+16.3%) +282,971 (+39.0%)
#14 CanadaAmericas USAAmericas 950,387 931,908 955,022 +18,479 (+2.0%) -4,635 (-0.5%)
#15 HondurasAmericas USAAmericas 934,727 775,889 621,409 +158,838 (+20.5%) +313,318 (+50.4%)
#16 JamaicaAmericas USAAmericas 910,748 837,746 748,216 +73,002 (+8.7%) +162,532 (+21.7%)
#17 VenezuelaAmericas USAAmericas 763,915 526,853 271,836 +237,062 (+45.0%) +492,079 (+181.0%)
#18 BrazilAmericas USAAmericas 738,994 571,580 380,949 +167,414 (+29.3%) +358,045 (+94.0%)
#19 NigeriaAfrica USAAmericas 565,053 451,656 324,227 +113,397 (+25.1%) +240,826 (+74.3%)
#20 EcuadorAmericas USAAmericas 561,895 469,786 447,534 +92,109 (+19.6%) +114,361 (+25.6%)
#21 JapanAsia USAAmericas 547,444 536,286 538,574 +11,158 (+2.1%) +8,870 (+1.6%)
#22 PeruAmericas USAAmericas 512,316 463,475 458,582 +48,841 (+10.5%) +53,734 (+11.7%)
#23 RussiaEurope USAAmericas 452,940 437,372 416,733 +15,568 (+3.6%) +36,207 (+8.7%)
#24 PakistanAsia USAAmericas 452,748 412,484 390,102 +40,264 (+9.8%) +62,646 (+16.1%)
#25 UkraineEurope USAAmericas 448,198 387,590 348,685 +60,608 (+15.6%) +99,513 (+28.5%)
#26 IranMiddle East USAAmericas 431,405 408,216 400,316 +23,189 (+5.7%) +31,089 (+7.8%)
#27 PolandEurope USAAmericas 396,647 421,348 440,335 -24,701 (-5.9%) -43,688 (-9.9%)
#28 EthiopiaAfrica USAAmericas 363,811 285,055 237,172 +78,756 (+27.6%) +126,639 (+53.4%)
#29 ItalyEurope USAAmericas 360,987 389,417 424,505 -28,430 (-7.3%) -63,518 (-15.0%)
#30 BangladeshAsia USAAmericas 357,581 279,242 232,689 +78,339 (+28.1%) +124,892 (+53.7%)
#31 GuyanaAmericas USAAmericas 314,783 277,360 279,144 +37,423 (+13.5%) +35,639 (+12.8%)
#32 ThailandAsia USAAmericas 307,741 283,039 271,800 +24,702 (+8.7%) +35,941 (+13.2%)
#33 NicaraguaAmericas USAAmericas 295,024 264,538 259,238 +30,486 (+11.5%) +35,786 (+13.8%)
#34 IraqMiddle East USAAmericas 272,370 244,938 210,782 +27,432 (+11.2%) +61,588 (+29.2%)
#35 NepalAsia USAAmericas 264,317 175,669 121,642 +88,648 (+50.5%) +142,675 (+117.3%)
#36 EgyptAfrica USAAmericas 262,714 229,880 192,005 +32,834 (+14.3%) +70,709 (+36.8%)
#37 GhanaAfrica USAAmericas 258,358 210,738 162,903 +47,620 (+22.6%) +95,455 (+58.6%)
#38 FranceEurope USAAmericas 253,094 232,437 229,140 +20,657 (+8.9%) +23,954 (+10.5%)
#39 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas USAAmericas 241,541 226,400 238,007 +15,141 (+6.7%) +3,534 (+1.5%)
#40 ArgentinaAmericas USAAmericas 212,091 207,388 193,602 +4,703 (+2.3%) +18,489 (+9.6%)
#41 KenyaAfrica USAAmericas 210,991 164,517 140,254 +46,474 (+28.2%) +70,737 (+50.4%)
#42 AfghanistanAsia USAAmericas 199,252 135,452 80,014 +63,800 (+47.1%) +119,238 (+149.0%)
#43 RomaniaEurope USAAmericas 178,498 177,875 162,580 +623 (+0.4%) +15,918 (+9.8%)
#44 TürkiyeAsia USAAmericas 176,490 144,779 136,192 +31,711 (+21.9%) +40,298 (+29.6%)
#45 CambodiaAsia USAAmericas 171,380 158,737 164,568 +12,643 (+8.0%) +6,812 (+4.1%)
#46 IsraelMiddle East USAAmericas 170,342 159,288 160,345 +11,054 (+6.9%) +9,997 (+6.2%)
#47 SpainEurope USAAmericas 168,755 155,463 141,349 +13,292 (+8.5%) +27,406 (+19.4%)
#48 PanamaAmericas USAAmericas 161,903 151,193 152,154 +10,710 (+7.1%) +9,749 (+6.4%)
#49 South AfricaAfrica USAAmericas 161,507 129,545 102,856 +31,962 (+24.7%) +58,651 (+57.0%)
#50 LebanonMiddle East USAAmericas 150,380 139,103 131,683 +11,277 (+8.1%) +18,697 (+14.2%)