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 IndiaAsia CanadaAmericas 1,015,630 866,951 699,110 +148,679 (+17.1%) +316,520 (+45.3%)
#2 PhilippinesAsia CanadaAmericas 835,779 702,144 603,495 +133,635 (+19.0%) +232,284 (+38.5%)
#3 ChinaAsia CanadaAmericas 771,973 721,158 737,086 +50,815 (+7.0%) +34,887 (+4.7%)
#4 PakistanAsia CanadaAmericas 266,682 229,623 201,180 +37,059 (+16.1%) +65,502 (+32.6%)
#5 USAAmericas CanadaAmericas 256,571 267,441 334,930 -10,870 (-4.1%) -78,359 (-23.4%)
#6 IranMiddle East CanadaAmericas 205,304 178,830 154,303 +26,474 (+14.8%) +51,001 (+33.1%)
#7 ItalyEurope CanadaAmericas 183,368 210,139 245,361 -26,771 (-12.7%) -61,993 (-25.3%)
#8 VietnamAsia CanadaAmericas 179,690 180,973 174,495 -1,283 (-0.7%) +5,195 (+3.0%)
#9 South KoreaAsia CanadaAmericas 151,409 139,971 147,072 +11,438 (+8.2%) +4,337 (+2.9%)
#10 JamaicaAmericas CanadaAmericas 144,301 145,144 141,703 -843 (-0.6%) +2,598 (+1.8%)
#11 Sri LankaAsia CanadaAmericas 140,870 135,949 134,844 +4,921 (+3.6%) +6,026 (+4.5%)
#12 FranceEurope CanadaAmericas 131,039 123,962 134,522 +7,077 (+5.7%) -3,483 (-2.6%)
#13 SyriaMiddle East CanadaAmericas 125,767 89,562 48,224 +36,205 (+40.4%) +77,543 (+160.8%)
#14 PolandEurope CanadaAmericas 123,819 137,366 150,280 -13,547 (-9.9%) -26,461 (-17.6%)
#15 PortugalEurope CanadaAmericas 120,690 131,038 142,742 -10,348 (-7.9%) -22,052 (-15.4%)
#16 GermanyEurope CanadaAmericas 118,463 132,535 168,736 -14,072 (-10.6%) -50,273 (-29.8%)
#17 NigeriaAfrica CanadaAmericas 112,065 75,678 48,115 +36,387 (+48.1%) +63,950 (+132.9%)
#18 MexicoAmericas CanadaAmericas 103,620 91,284 94,003 +12,336 (+13.5%) +9,617 (+10.2%)
#19 ColombiaAmericas CanadaAmericas 101,001 79,420 72,901 +21,581 (+27.2%) +28,100 (+38.5%)
#20 IraqMiddle East CanadaAmericas 98,416 81,599 66,819 +16,817 (+20.6%) +31,597 (+47.3%)
#21 LebanonMiddle East CanadaAmericas 97,179 95,048 90,524 +2,131 (+2.2%) +6,655 (+7.4%)
#22 AlgeriaAfrica CanadaAmericas 96,774 77,293 64,357 +19,481 (+25.2%) +32,417 (+50.4%)
#23 MoroccoAfrica CanadaAmericas 94,694 80,114 70,358 +14,580 (+18.2%) +24,336 (+34.6%)
#24 RomaniaEurope CanadaAmericas 88,282 87,463 90,401 +819 (+0.9%) -2,119 (-2.3%)
#25 RussiaEurope CanadaAmericas 85,753 81,940 81,383 +3,813 (+4.7%) +4,370 (+5.4%)
#26 UkraineEurope CanadaAmericas 83,861 80,459 75,713 +3,402 (+4.2%) +8,148 (+10.8%)
#27 GuyanaAmericas CanadaAmericas 81,615 85,991 88,639 -4,376 (-5.1%) -7,024 (-7.9%)
#28 EgyptAfrica CanadaAmericas 79,528 72,513 64,334 +7,015 (+9.7%) +15,194 (+23.6%)
#29 BangladeshAsia CanadaAmericas 79,033 68,533 59,011 +10,500 (+15.3%) +20,022 (+33.9%)
#30 AfghanistanAsia CanadaAmericas 70,392 60,868 51,688 +9,524 (+15.6%) +18,704 (+36.2%)
#31 NetherlandsEurope CanadaAmericas 68,248 78,297 93,101 -10,049 (-12.8%) -24,853 (-26.7%)
#32 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas CanadaAmericas 62,401 65,223 66,728 -2,822 (-4.3%) -4,327 (-6.5%)
#33 BrazilAmericas CanadaAmericas 58,045 46,952 37,848 +11,093 (+23.6%) +20,197 (+53.4%)
#34 South AfricaAfrica CanadaAmericas 52,600 50,957 47,223 +1,643 (+3.2%) +5,377 (+11.4%)
#35 GreeceEurope CanadaAmericas 50,296 56,342 65,590 -6,046 (-10.7%) -15,294 (-23.3%)
#36 El SalvadorAmericas CanadaAmericas 49,004 49,409 48,522 -405 (-0.8%) +482 (+1.0%)
#37 EthiopiaAfrica CanadaAmericas 46,425 40,363 32,619 +6,062 (+15.0%) +13,806 (+42.3%)
#38 CameroonAfrica CanadaAmericas 43,662 27,172 18,062 +16,490 (+60.7%) +25,600 (+141.7%)
#39 TürkiyeAsia CanadaAmericas 37,802 34,204 28,928 +3,598 (+10.5%) +8,874 (+30.7%)
#40 UAEMiddle East CanadaAmericas 36,578 28,236 21,677 +8,342 (+29.5%) +14,901 (+68.7%)
#41 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope CanadaAmericas 36,008 36,028 36,610 -20 (-0.1%) -602 (-1.6%)
#42 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East CanadaAmericas 35,996 29,531 28,250 +6,465 (+21.9%) +7,746 (+27.4%)
#43 CroatiaEurope CanadaAmericas 35,035 37,407 41,477 -2,372 (-6.3%) -6,442 (-15.5%)
#44 JapanAsia CanadaAmericas 33,767 31,784 36,751 +1,983 (+6.2%) -2,984 (-8.1%)
#45 PeruAmericas CanadaAmericas 33,504 31,394 30,711 +2,110 (+6.7%) +2,793 (+9.1%)
#46 VenezuelaAmericas CanadaAmericas 33,298 26,756 23,221 +6,542 (+24.5%) +10,077 (+43.4%)
#47 IsraelMiddle East CanadaAmericas 30,362 29,521 29,408 +841 (+2.8%) +954 (+3.2%)
#48 SerbiaEurope CanadaAmericas 30,355 32,290 34,134 -1,935 (-6.0%) -3,779 (-11.1%)
#49 TunisiaAfrica CanadaAmericas 30,350 23,538 18,189 +6,812 (+28.9%) +12,161 (+66.9%)
#50 KenyaAfrica CanadaAmericas 29,988 29,160 28,317 +828 (+2.8%) +1,671 (+5.9%)