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 UkraineEurope BulgariaEurope 61,074 11,275 6,164 +49,799 (+441.7%) +54,910 (+890.8%)
#2 RussiaEurope BulgariaEurope 45,089 32,789 21,381 +12,300 (+37.5%) +23,708 (+110.9%)
#3 SyriaMiddle East BulgariaEurope 24,543 17,848 15,502 +6,695 (+37.5%) +9,041 (+58.3%)
#4 TürkiyeAsia BulgariaEurope 19,877 14,454 8,130 +5,423 (+37.5%) +11,747 (+144.5%)
#5 GermanyEurope BulgariaEurope 17,311 12,588 4,846 +4,723 (+37.5%) +12,465 (+257.2%)
#6 GreeceEurope BulgariaEurope 11,085 8,061 6,276 +3,024 (+37.5%) +4,809 (+76.6%)
#7 SpainEurope BulgariaEurope 10,245 7,450 4,589 +2,795 (+37.5%) +5,656 (+123.3%)
#8 North MacedoniaEurope BulgariaEurope 6,345 4,614 2,402 +1,731 (+37.5%) +3,943 (+164.2%)
#9 ItalyEurope BulgariaEurope 5,492 3,994 2,479 +1,498 (+37.5%) +3,013 (+121.5%)
#10 RomaniaEurope BulgariaEurope 4,839 3,519 4,039 +1,320 (+37.5%) +800 (+19.8%)
#11 USAAmericas BulgariaEurope 4,750 3,454 2,129 +1,296 (+37.5%) +2,621 (+123.1%)
#12 SerbiaEurope BulgariaEurope 4,462 3,245 1,944 +1,217 (+37.5%) +2,518 (+129.5%)
#13 FranceEurope BulgariaEurope 4,154 3,021 1,560 +1,133 (+37.5%) +2,594 (+166.3%)
#14 BelgiumEurope BulgariaEurope 3,584 2,606 1,297 +978 (+37.5%) +2,287 (+176.3%)
#15 KazakhstanAsia BulgariaEurope 3,174 2,308 1,327 +866 (+37.5%) +1,847 (+139.2%)
#16 PolandEurope BulgariaEurope 2,676 1,946 1,444 +730 (+37.5%) +1,232 (+85.3%)
#17 AustriaEurope BulgariaEurope 2,665 1,938 804 +727 (+37.5%) +1,861 (+231.5%)
#18 AzerbaijanAsia BulgariaEurope 2,654 1,930 1,652 +724 (+37.5%) +1,002 (+60.7%)
#19 ArmeniaAsia BulgariaEurope 2,478 1,802 1,371 +676 (+37.5%) +1,107 (+80.7%)
#20 NetherlandsEurope BulgariaEurope 2,437 1,772 911 +665 (+37.5%) +1,526 (+167.5%)
#21 ChinaAsia BulgariaEurope 2,132 1,550 1,083 +582 (+37.5%) +1,049 (+96.9%)
#22 Czech RepublicEurope BulgariaEurope 2,108 1,533 1,039 +575 (+37.5%) +1,069 (+102.9%)
#23 CyprusEurope BulgariaEurope 2,034 1,479 883 +555 (+37.5%) +1,151 (+130.4%)
#24 IraqMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,910 1,389 4,850 +521 (+37.5%) -2,940 (-60.6%)
#25 AlbaniaEurope BulgariaEurope 1,858 1,351 990 +507 (+37.5%) +868 (+87.7%)
#26 BelarusEurope BulgariaEurope 1,526 1,110 704 +416 (+37.5%) +822 (+116.8%)
#27 LebanonMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,411 1,026 662 +385 (+37.5%) +749 (+113.1%)
#28 UzbekistanAsia BulgariaEurope 1,272 925 675 +347 (+37.5%) +597 (+88.4%)
#29 IsraelMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,133 824 486 +309 (+37.5%) +647 (+133.1%)
#30 CanadaAmericas BulgariaEurope 1,035 753 484 +282 (+37.5%) +551 (+113.8%)
#31 VietnamAsia BulgariaEurope 975 709 557 +266 (+37.5%) +418 (+75.0%)
#32 SwitzerlandEurope BulgariaEurope 825 600 347 +225 (+37.5%) +478 (+137.8%)
#33 PortugalEurope BulgariaEurope 782 569 339 +213 (+37.4%) +443 (+130.7%)
#34 DenmarkEurope BulgariaEurope 763 555 201 +208 (+37.5%) +562 (+279.6%)
#35 IndiaAsia BulgariaEurope 760 553 251 +207 (+37.4%) +509 (+202.8%)
#36 NorwayEurope BulgariaEurope 749 545 230 +204 (+37.4%) +519 (+225.7%)
#37 BangladeshAsia BulgariaEurope 741 539 478 +202 (+37.5%) +263 (+55.0%)
#38 SwedenEurope BulgariaEurope 707 514 274 +193 (+37.5%) +433 (+158.0%)
#39 GeorgiaAsia BulgariaEurope 677 492 354 +185 (+37.6%) +323 (+91.2%)
#40 IranMiddle East BulgariaEurope 653 475 303 +178 (+37.5%) +350 (+115.5%)
#41 AlgeriaAfrica BulgariaEurope 633 460 347 +173 (+37.6%) +286 (+82.4%)
#42 AfghanistanAsia BulgariaEurope 586 426 3,438 +160 (+37.6%) -2,852 (-83.0%)
#43 SlovakiaEurope BulgariaEurope 542 394 299 +148 (+37.6%) +243 (+81.3%)
#44 HungaryEurope BulgariaEurope 538 391 312 +147 (+37.6%) +226 (+72.4%)
#45 IrelandEurope BulgariaEurope 529 385 214 +144 (+37.4%) +315 (+147.2%)
#46 EgyptAfrica BulgariaEurope 492 358 210 +134 (+37.4%) +282 (+134.3%)
#47 UAEMiddle East BulgariaEurope 477 347 133 +130 (+37.5%) +344 (+258.6%)
#48 South AfricaAfrica BulgariaEurope 461 335 188 +126 (+37.6%) +273 (+145.2%)
#49 TurkmenistanAsia BulgariaEurope 436 317 250 +119 (+37.5%) +186 (+74.4%)
#50 CubaAmericas BulgariaEurope 414 301 241 +113 (+37.5%) +173 (+71.8%)