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 AngolaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 41,665 31,424 27,864 +10,241 (+32.6%) +13,801 (+49.5%)
#2 ZimbabweAfrica ZambiaAfrica 22,297 16,816 13,175 +5,481 (+32.6%) +9,122 (+69.2%)
#3 MalawiAfrica ZambiaAfrica 17,796 13,422 10,363 +4,374 (+32.6%) +7,433 (+71.7%)
#4 RwandaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 12,201 9,202 6,573 +2,999 (+32.6%) +5,628 (+85.6%)
#5 IndiaAsia ZambiaAfrica 7,569 5,709 4,078 +1,860 (+32.6%) +3,491 (+85.6%)
#6 South AfricaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 5,022 3,788 2,706 +1,234 (+32.6%) +2,316 (+85.6%)
#7 MozambiqueAfrica ZambiaAfrica 2,125 1,603 1,146 +522 (+32.6%) +979 (+85.4%)
#8 ChinaAsia ZambiaAfrica 1,645 1,241 887 +404 (+32.6%) +758 (+85.5%)
#9 USAAmericas ZambiaAfrica 1,550 1,169 836 +381 (+32.6%) +714 (+85.4%)
#10 BotswanaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 1,498 1,130 808 +368 (+32.6%) +690 (+85.4%)
#11 NamibiaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 1,026 774 554 +252 (+32.6%) +472 (+85.2%)
#12 KenyaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 875 660 472 +215 (+32.6%) +403 (+85.4%)
#13 NigeriaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 829 625 447 +204 (+32.6%) +382 (+85.5%)
#14 UgandaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 741 559 401 +182 (+32.6%) +340 (+84.8%)
#15 GermanyEurope ZambiaAfrica 452 341 245 +111 (+32.6%) +207 (+84.5%)
#16 AustraliaOceania ZambiaAfrica 428 323 232 +105 (+32.5%) +196 (+84.5%)
#17 CameroonAfrica ZambiaAfrica 396 299 214 +97 (+32.4%) +182 (+85.0%)
#18 MaliAfrica ZambiaAfrica 354 267 191 +87 (+32.6%) +163 (+85.3%)
#19 CanadaAmericas ZambiaAfrica 326 246 176 +80 (+32.5%) +150 (+85.2%)
#20 GhanaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 284 214 154 +70 (+32.7%) +130 (+84.4%)
#21 EgyptAfrica ZambiaAfrica 265 200 144 +65 (+32.5%) +121 (+84.0%)
#22 SenegalAfrica ZambiaAfrica 232 175 125 +57 (+32.6%) +107 (+85.6%)
#23 JapanAsia ZambiaAfrica 163 123 88 +40 (+32.5%) +75 (+85.2%)
#24 FranceEurope ZambiaAfrica 111 84 61 +27 (+32.1%) +50 (+82.0%)