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
#51 ParaguayAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 191 200 214 -9 (-4.5%) -23 (-10.7%)
#52 UkraineEurope VenezuelaAmericas 188 197 211 -9 (-4.6%) -23 (-10.9%)
#53 JordanMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 177 186 200 -9 (-4.8%) -23 (-11.5%)
#54 AngolaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 168 176 188 -8 (-4.5%) -20 (-10.6%)
#55 EgyptAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 165 173 185 -8 (-4.6%) -20 (-10.8%)
#56 GrenadaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 145 152 163 -7 (-4.6%) -18 (-11.0%)
#57 PhilippinesAsia VenezuelaAmericas 143 150 161 -7 (-4.7%) -18 (-11.2%)
#58 AustraliaOceania VenezuelaAmericas 131 137 148 -6 (-4.4%) -17 (-11.5%)
#59 DenmarkEurope VenezuelaAmericas 130 136 145 -6 (-4.4%) -15 (-10.3%)
#60 LithuaniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 130 136 147 -6 (-4.4%) -17 (-11.6%)
#61 BulgariaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 127 133 142 -6 (-4.5%) -15 (-10.6%)
#62 LatviaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 125 131 140 -6 (-4.6%) -15 (-10.7%)
#63 LibyaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 120 126 135 -6 (-4.8%) -15 (-11.1%)
#64 TürkiyeAsia VenezuelaAmericas 117 123 132 -6 (-4.9%) -15 (-11.4%)
#65 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 108 113 121 -5 (-4.4%) -13 (-10.7%)
#66 SwedenEurope VenezuelaAmericas 101 106 114 -5 (-4.7%) -13 (-11.4%)
#67 NigeriaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 93 97 105 -4 (-4.1%) -12 (-11.4%)
#68 SloveniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 91 95 103 -4 (-4.2%) -12 (-11.7%)
#69 AlgeriaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 85 89 95 -4 (-4.5%) -10 (-10.5%)
#70 JamaicaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 85 89 95 -4 (-4.5%) -10 (-10.5%)
#71 IranMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 80 84 90 -4 (-4.8%) -10 (-11.1%)
#72 NorwayEurope VenezuelaAmericas 80 84 90 -4 (-4.8%) -10 (-11.1%)
#73 IraqMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 70 73 79 -3 (-4.1%) -9 (-11.4%)
#74 FinlandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 64 67 72 -3 (-4.5%) -8 (-11.1%)
#75 KuwaitMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 63 66 71 -3 (-4.5%) -8 (-11.3%)
#76 South AfricaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 63 66 71 -3 (-4.5%) -8 (-11.3%)
#77 ThailandAsia VenezuelaAmericas 62 65 70 -3 (-4.6%) -8 (-11.4%)
#78 IrelandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 54 57 62 -3 (-5.3%) -8 (-12.9%)
#79 IndonesiaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 52 54 59 -2 (-3.7%) -7 (-11.9%)
#80 MozambiqueAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 46 48 53 -2 (-4.2%) -7 (-13.2%)
#81 EstoniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 45 47 52 -2 (-4.3%) -7 (-13.5%)
#82 SurinameAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 41 43 46 -2 (-4.7%) -5 (-10.9%)
#83 EthiopiaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 31 32 35 -1 (-3.1%) -4 (-11.4%)
#84 ArmeniaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 30 31 34 -1 (-3.2%) -4 (-11.8%)
#85 MalaysiaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 30 31 34 -1 (-3.2%) -4 (-11.8%)
#86 GhanaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 29 30 33 -1 (-3.3%) -4 (-12.1%)
#87 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 21 22 24 -1 (-4.5%) -3 (-12.5%)
#88 SlovakiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 21 22 24 -1 (-4.5%) -3 (-12.5%)
#89 BelizeAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 17 18 20 -1 (-5.6%) -3 (-15.0%)
#90 AlbaniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 16 17 19 -1 (-5.9%) -3 (-15.8%)
#91 New ZealandOceania VenezuelaAmericas 15 16 18 -1 (-6.3%) -3 (-16.7%)
#92 SingaporeAsia VenezuelaAmericas 15 16 18 -1 (-6.3%) -3 (-16.7%)
#93 CyprusEurope VenezuelaAmericas 12 13 15 -1 (-7.7%) -3 (-20.0%)
#94 ZimbabweAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 12 13 15 -1 (-7.7%) -3 (-20.0%)
#95 PakistanAsia VenezuelaAmericas 11 12 14 -1 (-8.3%) -3 (-21.4%)
#96 SenegalAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 11 12 14 -1 (-8.3%) -3 (-21.4%)
#97 TunisiaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 11 12 14 -1 (-8.3%) -3 (-21.4%)
#98 GeorgiaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 10 11 13 -1 (-9.1%) -3 (-23.1%)
#99 VietnamAsia VenezuelaAmericas 10 10 12 0 (0.0%) -2 (-16.7%)
#100 BarbadosAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)