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 AustraliaOceania BulgariaEurope 406 295 200 +111 (+37.6%) +206 (+103.0%)
#52 LibyaAfrica BulgariaEurope 404 294 210 +110 (+37.4%) +194 (+92.4%)
#53 JordanMiddle East BulgariaEurope 403 293 201 +110 (+37.5%) +202 (+100.5%)
#54 PakistanAsia BulgariaEurope 399 290 137 +109 (+37.6%) +262 (+191.2%)
#55 NigeriaAfrica BulgariaEurope 338 246 124 +92 (+37.4%) +214 (+172.6%)
#56 KyrgyzstanAsia BulgariaEurope 326 237 145 +89 (+37.6%) +181 (+124.8%)
#57 South KoreaAsia BulgariaEurope 316 230 140 +86 (+37.4%) +176 (+125.7%)
#58 KuwaitMiddle East BulgariaEurope 312 227 100 +85 (+37.4%) +212 (+212.0%)
#59 JapanAsia BulgariaEurope 303 220 159 +83 (+37.7%) +144 (+90.6%)
#60 LatviaEurope BulgariaEurope 300 218 148 +82 (+37.6%) +152 (+102.7%)
#61 FinlandEurope BulgariaEurope 290 211 129 +79 (+37.4%) +161 (+124.8%)
#62 BrazilAmericas BulgariaEurope 289 210 120 +79 (+37.6%) +169 (+140.8%)
#63 TajikistanAsia BulgariaEurope 232 169 133 +63 (+37.3%) +99 (+74.4%)
#64 MaltaEurope BulgariaEurope 227 165 63 +62 (+37.6%) +164 (+260.3%)
#65 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope BulgariaEurope 226 164 102 +62 (+37.8%) +124 (+121.6%)
#66 LithuaniaEurope BulgariaEurope 217 158 118 +59 (+37.3%) +99 (+83.9%)
#67 MoroccoAfrica BulgariaEurope 215 156 93 +59 (+37.8%) +122 (+131.2%)
#68 PhilippinesAsia BulgariaEurope 213 155 72 +58 (+37.4%) +141 (+195.8%)
#69 TunisiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 206 150 97 +56 (+37.3%) +109 (+112.4%)
#70 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BulgariaEurope 191 139 56 +52 (+37.4%) +135 (+241.1%)
#71 SloveniaEurope BulgariaEurope 177 129 83 +48 (+37.2%) +94 (+113.3%)
#72 ArgentinaAmericas BulgariaEurope 175 127 99 +48 (+37.8%) +76 (+76.8%)
#73 CroatiaEurope BulgariaEurope 172 125 95 +47 (+37.6%) +77 (+81.1%)
#74 LuxembourgEurope BulgariaEurope 150 109 64 +41 (+37.6%) +86 (+134.4%)
#75 EstoniaEurope BulgariaEurope 142 103 64 +39 (+37.9%) +78 (+121.9%)
#76 MongoliaAsia BulgariaEurope 139 101 79 +38 (+37.6%) +60 (+75.9%)
#77 MexicoAmericas BulgariaEurope 133 97 54 +36 (+37.1%) +79 (+146.3%)
#78 YemenMiddle East BulgariaEurope 128 93 46 +35 (+37.6%) +82 (+178.3%)
#79 ColombiaAmericas BulgariaEurope 94 68 36 +26 (+38.2%) +58 (+161.1%)
#80 EthiopiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 87 63 50 +24 (+38.1%) +37 (+74.0%)
#81 IndonesiaAsia BulgariaEurope 87 63 38 +24 (+38.1%) +49 (+128.9%)
#82 New ZealandOceania BulgariaEurope 87 63 42 +24 (+38.1%) +45 (+107.1%)
#83 ThailandAsia BulgariaEurope 78 57 30 +21 (+36.8%) +48 (+160.0%)
#84 Dominican RepublicAmericas BulgariaEurope 77 56 41 +21 (+37.5%) +36 (+87.8%)
#85 VenezuelaAmericas BulgariaEurope 72 52 34 +20 (+38.5%) +38 (+111.8%)
#86 MontenegroEurope BulgariaEurope 56 41 24 +15 (+36.6%) +32 (+133.3%)
#87 ZimbabweAfrica BulgariaEurope 56 41 27 +15 (+36.6%) +29 (+107.4%)
#88 MozambiqueAfrica BulgariaEurope 52 38 31 +14 (+36.8%) +21 (+67.7%)
#89 NicaraguaAmericas BulgariaEurope 52 38 28 +14 (+36.8%) +24 (+85.7%)
#90 PeruAmericas BulgariaEurope 45 33 26 +12 (+36.4%) +19 (+73.1%)
#91 SingaporeAsia BulgariaEurope 45 33 15 +12 (+36.4%) +30 (+200.0%)
#92 GhanaAfrica BulgariaEurope 40 29 15 +11 (+37.9%) +25 (+166.7%)
#93 IcelandEurope BulgariaEurope 40 29 15 +11 (+37.9%) +25 (+166.7%)
#94 BahrainMiddle East BulgariaEurope 39 28 14 +11 (+39.3%) +25 (+178.6%)
#95 EcuadorAmericas BulgariaEurope 39 28 15 +11 (+39.3%) +24 (+160.0%)
#96 KenyaAfrica BulgariaEurope 39 28 16 +11 (+39.3%) +23 (+143.8%)
#97 BeninAfrica BulgariaEurope 37 27 24 +10 (+37.0%) +13 (+54.2%)
#98 ChileAmericas BulgariaEurope 37 27 20 +10 (+37.0%) +17 (+85.0%)
#99 BotswanaAfrica BulgariaEurope 36 26 23 +10 (+38.5%) +13 (+56.5%)
#100 CameroonAfrica BulgariaEurope 33 24 13 +9 (+37.5%) +20 (+153.8%)