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 BangladeshAsia BrazilAmericas 811 5,559 1,414 -4,748 (-85.4%) -603 (-42.6%)
#52 AustraliaOceania BrazilAmericas 790 731 660 +59 (+8.1%) +130 (+19.7%)
#53 PhilippinesAsia BrazilAmericas 746 955 465 -209 (-21.9%) +281 (+60.4%)
#54 LithuaniaEurope BrazilAmericas 733 705 664 +28 (+4.0%) +69 (+10.4%)
#55 CameroonAfrica BrazilAmericas 723 816 268 -93 (-11.4%) +455 (+169.8%)
#56 SwedenEurope BrazilAmericas 715 569 595 +146 (+25.7%) +120 (+20.2%)
#57 NorwayEurope BrazilAmericas 701 975 783 -274 (-28.1%) -82 (-10.5%)
#58 CroatiaEurope BrazilAmericas 664 638 607 +26 (+4.1%) +57 (+9.4%)
#59 SenegalAfrica BrazilAmericas 637 6,531 3,932 -5,894 (-90.2%) -3,295 (-83.8%)
#60 FinlandEurope BrazilAmericas 626 838 686 -212 (-25.3%) -60 (-8.7%)
#61 GhanaAfrica BrazilAmericas 599 2,539 944 -1,940 (-76.4%) -345 (-36.5%)
#62 PanamaAmericas BrazilAmericas 592 497 506 +95 (+19.1%) +86 (+17.0%)
#63 ThailandAsia BrazilAmericas 566 552 508 +14 (+2.5%) +58 (+11.4%)
#64 DenmarkEurope BrazilAmericas 564 547 514 +17 (+3.1%) +50 (+9.7%)
#65 IcelandEurope BrazilAmericas 556 534 508 +22 (+4.1%) +48 (+9.4%)
#66 TürkiyeAsia BrazilAmericas 524 316 213 +208 (+65.8%) +311 (+146.0%)
#67 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BrazilAmericas 502 609 430 -107 (-17.6%) +72 (+16.7%)
#68 RussiaEurope BrazilAmericas 486 71 27 +415 (+584.5%) +459 (+1,700.0%)
#69 Costa RicaAmericas BrazilAmericas 462 539 460 -77 (-14.3%) +2 (+0.4%)
#70 NicaraguaAmericas BrazilAmericas 455 283 301 +172 (+60.8%) +154 (+51.2%)
#71 MaliAfrica BrazilAmericas 454 518 254 -64 (-12.4%) +200 (+78.7%)
#72 TunisiaAfrica BrazilAmericas 446 221 104 +225 (+101.8%) +342 (+328.8%)
#73 GuineaAfrica BrazilAmericas 443 1,071 319 -628 (-58.6%) +124 (+38.9%)
#74 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BrazilAmericas 386 382 345 +4 (+1.0%) +41 (+11.9%)
#75 GuatemalaAmericas BrazilAmericas 372 437 356 -65 (-14.9%) +16 (+4.5%)
#76 SurinameAmericas BrazilAmericas 356 333 292 +23 (+6.9%) +64 (+21.9%)
#77 New ZealandOceania BrazilAmericas 320 307 288 +13 (+4.2%) +32 (+11.1%)
#78 TogoAfrica BrazilAmericas 310 687 168 -377 (-54.9%) +142 (+84.5%)
#79 BulgariaEurope BrazilAmericas 270 205 223 +65 (+31.7%) +47 (+21.1%)
#80 AlgeriaAfrica BrazilAmericas 250 243 206 +7 (+2.9%) +44 (+21.4%)
#81 SlovakiaEurope BrazilAmericas 245 235 224 +10 (+4.3%) +21 (+9.4%)
#82 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas BrazilAmericas 244 215 198 +29 (+13.5%) +46 (+23.2%)
#83 SloveniaEurope BrazilAmericas 227 195 186 +32 (+16.4%) +41 (+22.0%)
#84 EstoniaEurope BrazilAmericas 210 202 192 +8 (+4.0%) +18 (+9.4%)
#85 IrelandEurope BrazilAmericas 208 143 159 +65 (+45.5%) +49 (+30.8%)
#86 JamaicaAmericas BrazilAmericas 176 223 183 -47 (-21.1%) -7 (-3.8%)
#87 MauritaniaAfrica BrazilAmericas 142 283 6 -141 (-49.8%) +136 (+2,266.7%)
#88 BeninAfrica BrazilAmericas 136 301 107 -165 (-54.8%) +29 (+27.1%)
#89 Sierra LeoneAfrica BrazilAmericas 100 530 266 -430 (-81.1%) -166 (-62.4%)
#90 GambiaAfrica BrazilAmericas 78 364 147 -286 (-78.6%) -69 (-46.9%)
#91 El SalvadorAmericas BrazilAmericas 71 73 113 -2 (-2.7%) -42 (-37.2%)
#92 RomaniaEurope BrazilAmericas 50 27 717 +23 (+85.2%) -667 (-93.0%)
#93 LiberiaAfrica BrazilAmericas 46 331 302 -285 (-86.1%) -256 (-84.8%)
#94 PolandEurope BrazilAmericas 28 24 1,323 +4 (+16.7%) -1,295 (-97.9%)
#95 SerbiaEurope BrazilAmericas 18 109 103 -91 (-83.5%) -85 (-82.5%)
#96 Czech RepublicEurope BrazilAmericas 15 17 94 -2 (-11.8%) -79 (-84.0%)