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 USAAmericas BermudaOther 3,685 3,606 3,572 +79 (+2.2%) +113 (+3.2%)
#2 CanadaAmericas BermudaOther 2,076 2,032 2,154 +44 (+2.2%) -78 (-3.6%)
#3 PhilippinesAsia BermudaOther 1,821 1,782 1,302 +39 (+2.2%) +519 (+39.9%)
#4 JamaicaAmericas BermudaOther 1,694 1,658 1,537 +36 (+2.2%) +157 (+10.2%)
#5 PortugalEurope BermudaOther 1,635 1,600 1,632 +35 (+2.2%) +3 (+0.2%)
#6 IndiaAsia BermudaOther 585 572 493 +13 (+2.3%) +92 (+18.7%)
#7 IrelandEurope BermudaOther 385 377 285 +8 (+2.1%) +100 (+35.1%)
#8 South AfricaAfrica BermudaOther 293 287 227 +6 (+2.1%) +66 (+29.1%)
#9 Dominican RepublicAmericas BermudaOther 238 233 128 +5 (+2.1%) +110 (+85.9%)
#10 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas BermudaOther 224 219 218 +5 (+2.3%) +6 (+2.8%)
#11 AustraliaOceania BermudaOther 180 176 133 +4 (+2.3%) +47 (+35.3%)
#12 GermanyEurope BermudaOther 161 158 164 +3 (+1.9%) -3 (-1.8%)
#13 RomaniaEurope BermudaOther 140 137 89 +3 (+2.2%) +51 (+57.3%)
#14 ItalyEurope BermudaOther 110 108 118 +2 (+1.9%) -8 (-6.8%)
#15 FranceEurope BermudaOther 101 99 101 +2 (+2.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#16 GuyanaAmericas BermudaOther 97 95 90 +2 (+2.1%) +7 (+7.8%)
#17 ChinaAsia BermudaOther 55 54 65 +1 (+1.9%) -10 (-15.4%)
#18 SwitzerlandEurope BermudaOther 55 54 63 +1 (+1.9%) -8 (-12.7%)
#19 MalaysiaAsia BermudaOther 49 48 42 +1 (+2.1%) +7 (+16.7%)
#20 AustriaEurope BermudaOther 48 47 42 +1 (+2.1%) +6 (+14.3%)
#21 PolandEurope BermudaOther 40 39 36 +1 (+2.6%) +4 (+11.1%)
#22 NigeriaAfrica BermudaOther 35 34 39 +1 (+2.9%) -4 (-10.3%)
#23 JapanAsia BermudaOther 31 30 45 +1 (+3.3%) -14 (-31.1%)
#24 SpainEurope BermudaOther 31 30 38 +1 (+3.3%) -7 (-18.4%)
#25 PakistanAsia BermudaOther 30 29 26 +1 (+3.4%) +4 (+15.4%)
#26 CubaAmericas BermudaOther 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#27 GhanaAfrica BermudaOther 20 20 25 0 (0.0%) -5 (-20.0%)
#28 DenmarkEurope BermudaOther 18 18 20 0 (0.0%) -2 (-10.0%)
#29 IsraelMiddle East BermudaOther 9 9 13 0 (0.0%) -4 (-30.8%)
#30 BelgiumEurope BermudaOther 6 6 10 0 (0.0%) -4 (-40.0%)
#31 TürkiyeAsia BermudaOther 6 6 9 0 (0.0%) -3 (-33.3%)
#32 GreeceEurope BermudaOther 2 2 4 0 (0.0%) -2 (-50.0%)