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 ZimbabweAfrica BotswanaAfrica 67,878 64,301 60,080 +3,577 (+5.6%) +7,798 (+13.0%)
#2 South AfricaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 6,052 5,733 5,359 +319 (+5.6%) +693 (+12.9%)
#3 IndiaAsia BotswanaAfrica 5,964 5,650 5,282 +314 (+5.6%) +682 (+12.9%)
#4 ChinaAsia BotswanaAfrica 5,043 4,777 4,466 +266 (+5.6%) +577 (+12.9%)
#5 ZambiaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 4,661 4,415 4,128 +246 (+5.6%) +533 (+12.9%)
#6 MalawiAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,560 1,478 1,384 +82 (+5.5%) +176 (+12.7%)
#7 NigeriaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,302 1,233 1,154 +69 (+5.6%) +148 (+12.8%)
#8 KenyaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,277 1,210 1,133 +67 (+5.5%) +144 (+12.7%)
#9 NamibiaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,043 988 926 +55 (+5.6%) +117 (+12.6%)
#10 Sri LankaAsia BotswanaAfrica 1,043 988 926 +55 (+5.6%) +117 (+12.6%)
#11 USAAmericas BotswanaAfrica 971 920 861 +51 (+5.5%) +110 (+12.8%)
#12 AngolaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 822 779 730 +43 (+5.5%) +92 (+12.6%)
#13 NetherlandsEurope BotswanaAfrica 672 637 597 +35 (+5.5%) +75 (+12.6%)
#14 IrelandEurope BotswanaAfrica 661 626 587 +35 (+5.6%) +74 (+12.6%)
#15 EswatiniAfrica BotswanaAfrica 642 608 570 +34 (+5.6%) +72 (+12.6%)
#16 MozambiqueAfrica BotswanaAfrica 638 604 566 +34 (+5.6%) +72 (+12.7%)
#17 MadagascarAfrica BotswanaAfrica 591 560 525 +31 (+5.5%) +66 (+12.6%)
#18 ItalyEurope BotswanaAfrica 575 545 511 +30 (+5.5%) +64 (+12.5%)
#19 PakistanAsia BotswanaAfrica 490 464 436 +26 (+5.6%) +54 (+12.4%)
#20 PortugalEurope BotswanaAfrica 490 464 436 +26 (+5.6%) +54 (+12.4%)
#21 SwedenEurope BotswanaAfrica 461 437 410 +24 (+5.5%) +51 (+12.4%)
#22 AustraliaOceania BotswanaAfrica 413 391 367 +22 (+5.6%) +46 (+12.5%)
#23 NorwayEurope BotswanaAfrica 413 391 367 +22 (+5.6%) +46 (+12.5%)
#24 DenmarkEurope BotswanaAfrica 363 344 324 +19 (+5.5%) +39 (+12.0%)
#25 GermanyEurope BotswanaAfrica 355 336 316 +19 (+5.7%) +39 (+12.3%)
#26 UgandaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 342 324 305 +18 (+5.6%) +37 (+12.1%)
#27 LesothoAfrica BotswanaAfrica 292 277 261 +15 (+5.4%) +31 (+11.9%)
#28 MauritiusAfrica BotswanaAfrica 244 231 218 +13 (+5.6%) +26 (+11.9%)
#29 CanadaAmericas BotswanaAfrica 195 185 174 +10 (+5.4%) +21 (+12.1%)
#30 SeychellesAfrica BotswanaAfrica 10 9 10 +1 (+11.1%) 0 (0.0%)