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 Guinea-BissauAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 5,576 5,330 5,015 +246 (+4.6%) +561 (+11.2%)
#2 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 1,893 1,809 1,712 +84 (+4.6%) +181 (+10.6%)
#3 SenegalAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 1,634 1,562 1,478 +72 (+4.6%) +156 (+10.6%)
#4 PortugalEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 1,281 1,225 1,159 +56 (+4.6%) +122 (+10.5%)
#5 RussiaEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 771 737 698 +34 (+4.6%) +73 (+10.5%)
#6 NigeriaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 741 708 670 +33 (+4.7%) +71 (+10.6%)
#7 GuineaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 456 436 413 +20 (+4.6%) +43 (+10.4%)
#8 ItalyEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 450 430 407 +20 (+4.7%) +43 (+10.6%)
#9 AngolaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 408 390 370 +18 (+4.6%) +38 (+10.3%)
#10 USAAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 387 370 351 +17 (+4.6%) +36 (+10.3%)
#11 BrazilAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 315 301 286 +14 (+4.7%) +29 (+10.1%)
#12 FranceEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 221 211 201 +10 (+4.7%) +20 (+10.0%)
#13 SpainEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 157 150 143 +7 (+4.7%) +14 (+9.8%)
#14 CubaAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 93 89 85 +4 (+4.5%) +8 (+9.4%)
#15 GermanyEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 72 69 67 +3 (+4.3%) +5 (+7.5%)
#16 GhanaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 45 43 42 +2 (+4.7%) +3 (+7.1%)
#17 NetherlandsEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 39 37 37 +2 (+5.4%) +2 (+5.4%)
#18 MozambiqueAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 27 26 26 +1 (+3.8%) +1 (+3.8%)
#19 ChinaAsia Cabo VerdeAfrica 24 23 23 +1 (+4.3%) +1 (+4.3%)
#20 UkraineEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 23 22 22 +1 (+4.5%) +1 (+4.5%)
#21 Sierra LeoneAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 15 14 15 +1 (+7.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 SwitzerlandEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 13 12 13 +1 (+8.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 BelgiumEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 9 9 10 0 (0.0%) -1 (-10.0%)
#24 GabonAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 7 7 8 0 (0.0%) -1 (-12.5%)
#25 Timor-LesteAsia Cabo VerdeAfrica 7 7 8 0 (0.0%) -1 (-12.5%)
#26 Côte d’IvoireAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#27 MaliAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#28 GambiaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 4 4 5 0 (0.0%) -1 (-20.0%)
#29 ArgentinaAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#30 LuxembourgEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#31 MexicoAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#32 PeruAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#33 JapanAsia Cabo VerdeAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)