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 ColombiaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 875,552 917,753 973,315 -42,201 (-4.6%) -97,763 (-10.0%)
#2 SpainEurope VenezuelaAmericas 67,085 70,318 74,582 -3,233 (-4.6%) -7,497 (-10.1%)
#3 PortugalEurope VenezuelaAmericas 49,104 51,471 54,591 -2,367 (-4.6%) -5,487 (-10.1%)
#4 ItalyEurope VenezuelaAmericas 45,934 48,148 51,068 -2,214 (-4.6%) -5,134 (-10.1%)
#5 PeruAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 42,281 44,319 47,007 -2,038 (-4.6%) -4,726 (-10.1%)
#6 EcuadorAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 33,255 34,858 36,973 -1,603 (-4.6%) -3,718 (-10.1%)
#7 SyriaMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 14,059 14,737 15,632 -678 (-4.6%) -1,573 (-10.1%)
#8 ChileAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 13,728 14,390 15,263 -662 (-4.6%) -1,535 (-10.1%)
#9 Dominican RepublicAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 13,260 13,899 14,743 -639 (-4.6%) -1,483 (-10.1%)
#10 ChinaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 12,470 13,071 13,865 -601 (-4.6%) -1,395 (-10.1%)
#11 CubaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 10,274 10,769 11,423 -495 (-4.6%) -1,149 (-10.1%)
#12 USAAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 10,111 10,598 11,242 -487 (-4.6%) -1,131 (-10.1%)
#13 ArgentinaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 8,943 9,374 9,944 -431 (-4.6%) -1,001 (-10.1%)
#14 GuyanaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 8,227 8,624 9,149 -397 (-4.6%) -922 (-10.1%)
#15 LebanonMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 6,732 7,056 7,486 -324 (-4.6%) -754 (-10.1%)
#16 BrazilAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 5,419 5,680 6,026 -261 (-4.6%) -607 (-10.1%)
#17 UruguayAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 4,311 4,519 4,795 -208 (-4.6%) -484 (-10.1%)
#18 GermanyEurope VenezuelaAmericas 3,786 3,968 4,211 -182 (-4.6%) -425 (-10.1%)
#19 MexicoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 3,444 3,610 3,831 -166 (-4.6%) -387 (-10.1%)
#20 FranceEurope VenezuelaAmericas 3,395 3,559 3,777 -164 (-4.6%) -382 (-10.1%)
#21 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 2,524 2,646 2,808 -122 (-4.6%) -284 (-10.1%)
#22 NicaraguaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,838 1,927 2,045 -89 (-4.6%) -207 (-10.1%)
#23 BoliviaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,768 1,853 1,967 -85 (-4.6%) -199 (-10.1%)
#24 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 1,454 1,524 1,618 -70 (-4.6%) -164 (-10.1%)
#25 CanadaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,021 1,070 1,136 -49 (-4.6%) -115 (-10.1%)
#26 Costa RicaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,012 1,061 1,127 -49 (-4.6%) -115 (-10.2%)
#27 HungaryEurope VenezuelaAmericas 922 966 1,027 -44 (-4.6%) -105 (-10.2%)
#28 El SalvadorAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 912 956 1,015 -44 (-4.6%) -103 (-10.1%)
#29 MoroccoAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 905 949 1,008 -44 (-4.6%) -103 (-10.2%)
#30 PolandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 819 858 911 -39 (-4.5%) -92 (-10.1%)
#31 PanamaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 790 828 880 -38 (-4.6%) -90 (-10.2%)
#32 RomaniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 785 823 874 -38 (-4.6%) -89 (-10.2%)
#33 SerbiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 745 781 830 -36 (-4.6%) -85 (-10.2%)
#34 AustriaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 743 779 828 -36 (-4.6%) -85 (-10.3%)
#35 GreeceEurope VenezuelaAmericas 659 691 735 -32 (-4.6%) -76 (-10.3%)
#36 NetherlandsEurope VenezuelaAmericas 619 649 690 -30 (-4.6%) -71 (-10.3%)
#37 RussiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 606 635 674 -29 (-4.6%) -68 (-10.1%)
#38 SwitzerlandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 593 622 661 -29 (-4.7%) -68 (-10.3%)
#39 ArubaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 436 457 486 -21 (-4.6%) -50 (-10.3%)
#40 IsraelMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 420 440 468 -20 (-4.5%) -48 (-10.3%)
#41 GuatemalaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 384 402 428 -18 (-4.5%) -44 (-10.3%)
#42 Puerto RicoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 375 393 419 -18 (-4.6%) -44 (-10.5%)
#43 CroatiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 367 385 410 -18 (-4.7%) -43 (-10.5%)
#44 BelgiumEurope VenezuelaAmericas 353 370 395 -17 (-4.6%) -42 (-10.6%)
#45 Czech RepublicEurope VenezuelaAmericas 337 353 376 -16 (-4.5%) -39 (-10.4%)
#46 JapanAsia VenezuelaAmericas 322 337 359 -15 (-4.5%) -37 (-10.3%)
#47 HondurasAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 262 275 294 -13 (-4.7%) -32 (-10.9%)
#48 South KoreaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 248 260 277 -12 (-4.6%) -29 (-10.5%)
#49 MontenegroEurope VenezuelaAmericas 243 255 272 -12 (-4.7%) -29 (-10.7%)
#50 IndiaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 231 242 258 -11 (-4.5%) -27 (-10.5%)