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 VenezuelaAmericas BrazilAmericas 571,919 278,304 3,780 +293,615 (+105.5%) +568,139 (+15,030.1%)
#2 PortugalEurope BrazilAmericas 146,697 67,952 100,368 +78,745 (+115.9%) +46,329 (+46.2%)
#3 ParaguayAmericas BrazilAmericas 53,941 49,748 44,380 +4,193 (+8.4%) +9,561 (+21.5%)
#4 JapanAsia BrazilAmericas 52,758 28,829 38,165 +23,929 (+83.0%) +14,593 (+38.2%)
#5 BoliviaAmericas BrazilAmericas 46,373 56,480 47,979 -10,107 (-17.9%) -1,606 (-3.3%)
#6 ItalyEurope BrazilAmericas 39,836 20,618 28,261 +19,218 (+93.2%) +11,575 (+41.0%)
#7 SpainEurope BrazilAmericas 33,197 18,904 24,343 +14,293 (+75.6%) +8,854 (+36.4%)
#8 ArgentinaAmericas BrazilAmericas 31,403 30,742 29,835 +661 (+2.2%) +1,568 (+5.3%)
#9 USAAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,764 32,451 28,195 -4,687 (-14.4%) -431 (-1.5%)
#10 UruguayAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,225 23,583 23,712 +3,642 (+15.4%) +3,513 (+14.8%)
#11 ChinaAsia BrazilAmericas 24,462 32,715 24,025 -8,253 (-25.2%) +437 (+1.8%)
#12 CubaAmericas BrazilAmericas 23,151 18,035 3,062 +5,116 (+28.4%) +20,089 (+656.1%)
#13 PeruAmericas BrazilAmericas 21,594 19,436 17,141 +2,158 (+11.1%) +4,453 (+26.0%)
#14 GermanyEurope BrazilAmericas 18,078 13,264 14,602 +4,814 (+36.3%) +3,476 (+23.8%)
#15 ChileAmericas BrazilAmericas 17,324 14,096 14,615 +3,228 (+22.9%) +2,709 (+18.5%)
#16 AngolaAfrica BrazilAmericas 15,174 12,789 8,211 +2,385 (+18.6%) +6,963 (+84.8%)
#17 LebanonMiddle East BrazilAmericas 14,879 11,213 11,549 +3,666 (+32.7%) +3,330 (+28.8%)
#18 FranceEurope BrazilAmericas 11,237 10,766 10,144 +471 (+4.4%) +1,093 (+10.8%)
#19 ColombiaAmericas BrazilAmericas 10,230 12,561 9,583 -2,331 (-18.6%) +647 (+6.8%)
#20 South KoreaAsia BrazilAmericas 9,395 9,271 8,801 +124 (+1.3%) +594 (+6.7%)
#21 SyriaMiddle East BrazilAmericas 8,237 8,923 4,068 -686 (-7.7%) +4,169 (+102.5%)
#22 AfghanistanAsia BrazilAmericas 7,050 381 156 +6,669 (+1,750.4%) +6,894 (+4,419.2%)
#23 EgyptAfrica BrazilAmericas 3,808 3,396 3,088 +412 (+12.1%) +720 (+23.3%)
#24 NetherlandsEurope BrazilAmericas 3,759 3,184 3,237 +575 (+18.1%) +522 (+16.1%)
#25 MexicoAmericas BrazilAmericas 3,278 4,045 3,383 -767 (-19.0%) -105 (-3.1%)
#26 SwitzerlandEurope BrazilAmericas 3,047 3,030 3,005 +17 (+0.6%) +42 (+1.4%)
#27 AustriaEurope BrazilAmericas 2,536 1,535 1,904 +1,001 (+65.2%) +632 (+33.2%)
#28 GuyanaAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,477 2,335 2,046 +142 (+6.1%) +431 (+21.1%)
#29 IndiaAsia BrazilAmericas 2,433 2,046 1,020 +387 (+18.9%) +1,413 (+138.5%)
#30 NigeriaAfrica BrazilAmericas 2,384 4,791 2,926 -2,407 (-50.2%) -542 (-18.5%)
#31 IsraelMiddle East BrazilAmericas 2,367 2,274 2,130 +93 (+4.1%) +237 (+11.1%)
#32 EcuadorAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,181 2,388 2,070 -207 (-8.7%) +111 (+5.4%)
#33 BelgiumEurope BrazilAmericas 2,100 1,985 1,840 +115 (+5.8%) +260 (+14.1%)
#34 CanadaAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,064 1,925 1,750 +139 (+7.2%) +314 (+17.9%)
#35 UkraineEurope BrazilAmericas 2,004 909 806 +1,095 (+120.5%) +1,198 (+148.6%)
#36 South AfricaAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,941 2,193 1,876 -252 (-11.5%) +65 (+3.5%)
#37 MozambiqueAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,699 1,602 1,497 +97 (+6.1%) +202 (+13.5%)
#38 MoroccoAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,689 1,287 607 +402 (+31.2%) +1,082 (+178.3%)
#39 GreeceEurope BrazilAmericas 1,593 410 933 +1,183 (+288.5%) +660 (+70.7%)
#40 HungaryEurope BrazilAmericas 1,563 254 841 +1,309 (+515.4%) +722 (+85.9%)
#41 Guinea-BissauAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,521 2,753 1,352 -1,232 (-44.8%) +169 (+12.5%)
#42 Cabo VerdeAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,430 1,523 1,305 -93 (-6.1%) +125 (+9.6%)
#43 NepalAsia BrazilAmericas 1,370 444 112 +926 (+208.6%) +1,258 (+1,123.2%)
#44 VietnamAsia BrazilAmericas 1,357 147 140 +1,210 (+823.1%) +1,217 (+869.3%)
#45 JordanMiddle East BrazilAmericas 1,261 1,268 1,141 -7 (-0.6%) +120 (+10.5%)
#46 IraqMiddle East BrazilAmericas 967 1,285 868 -318 (-24.7%) +99 (+11.4%)
#47 PakistanAsia BrazilAmericas 922 2,441 1,057 -1,519 (-62.2%) -135 (-12.8%)
#48 Dominican RepublicAmericas BrazilAmericas 906 1,793 994 -887 (-49.5%) -88 (-8.9%)
#49 IndonesiaAsia BrazilAmericas 847 814 767 +33 (+4.1%) +80 (+10.4%)
#50 IranMiddle East BrazilAmericas 815 846 665 -31 (-3.7%) +150 (+22.6%)