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 VenezuelaAmericas ChileAmericas 427,821 444,618 58,302 -16,797 (-3.8%) +369,519 (+633.8%)
#2 PeruAmericas ChileAmericas 261,522 232,904 172,661 +28,618 (+12.3%) +88,861 (+51.5%)
#3 ColombiaAmericas ChileAmericas 189,185 161,106 55,757 +28,079 (+17.4%) +133,428 (+239.3%)
#4 BoliviaAmericas ChileAmericas 150,155 119,938 52,293 +30,217 (+25.2%) +97,862 (+187.1%)
#5 ArgentinaAmericas ChileAmericas 76,995 76,640 65,360 +355 (+0.5%) +11,635 (+17.8%)
#6 EcuadorAmericas ChileAmericas 46,245 40,005 25,157 +6,240 (+15.6%) +21,088 (+83.8%)
#7 BrazilAmericas ChileAmericas 19,238 18,925 12,851 +313 (+1.7%) +6,387 (+49.7%)
#8 Dominican RepublicAmericas ChileAmericas 18,210 19,663 7,611 -1,453 (-7.4%) +10,599 (+139.3%)
#9 SpainEurope ChileAmericas 18,086 20,472 14,731 -2,386 (-11.7%) +3,355 (+22.8%)
#10 CubaAmericas ChileAmericas 17,467 16,479 6,138 +988 (+6.0%) +11,329 (+184.6%)
#11 USAAmericas ChileAmericas 14,042 16,025 11,633 -1,983 (-12.4%) +2,409 (+20.7%)
#12 ChinaAsia ChileAmericas 13,126 14,364 8,379 -1,238 (-8.6%) +4,747 (+56.7%)
#13 MexicoAmericas ChileAmericas 7,285 8,816 5,010 -1,531 (-17.4%) +2,275 (+45.4%)
#14 GermanyEurope ChileAmericas 6,408 7,956 6,101 -1,548 (-19.5%) +307 (+5.0%)
#15 ParaguayAmericas ChileAmericas 6,354 5,835 3,843 +519 (+8.9%) +2,511 (+65.3%)
#16 FranceEurope ChileAmericas 6,250 8,410 5,080 -2,160 (-25.7%) +1,170 (+23.0%)
#17 UruguayAmericas ChileAmericas 5,963 6,112 4,679 -149 (-2.4%) +1,284 (+27.4%)
#18 ItalyEurope ChileAmericas 4,352 5,375 4,076 -1,023 (-19.0%) +276 (+6.8%)
#19 CanadaAmericas ChileAmericas 2,004 1,972 1,962 +32 (+1.6%) +42 (+2.1%)
#20 IndiaAsia ChileAmericas 1,865 1,625 1,297 +240 (+14.8%) +568 (+43.8%)
#21 AustraliaOceania ChileAmericas 1,421 1,333 1,236 +88 (+6.6%) +185 (+15.0%)
#22 SwedenEurope ChileAmericas 1,366 1,344 1,334 +22 (+1.6%) +32 (+2.4%)
#23 SwitzerlandEurope ChileAmericas 1,342 1,256 1,162 +86 (+6.8%) +180 (+15.5%)
#24 El SalvadorAmericas ChileAmericas 1,289 1,084 806 +205 (+18.9%) +483 (+59.9%)
#25 RussiaEurope ChileAmericas 1,273 1,148 1,003 +125 (+10.9%) +270 (+26.9%)
#26 BelgiumEurope ChileAmericas 1,232 1,160 1,083 +72 (+6.2%) +149 (+13.8%)
#27 JapanAsia ChileAmericas 1,198 1,123 1,041 +75 (+6.7%) +157 (+15.1%)
#28 South KoreaAsia ChileAmericas 1,190 1,175 1,173 +15 (+1.3%) +17 (+1.4%)
#29 Costa RicaAmericas ChileAmericas 1,067 955 819 +112 (+11.7%) +248 (+30.3%)
#30 NetherlandsEurope ChileAmericas 932 869 800 +63 (+7.2%) +132 (+16.5%)
#31 PanamaAmericas ChileAmericas 874 810 738 +64 (+7.9%) +136 (+18.4%)
#32 HondurasAmericas ChileAmericas 856 740 592 +116 (+15.7%) +264 (+44.6%)
#33 PakistanAsia ChileAmericas 845 728 549 +117 (+16.1%) +296 (+53.9%)
#34 PortugalEurope ChileAmericas 779 678 553 +101 (+14.9%) +226 (+40.9%)
#35 GuatemalaAmericas ChileAmericas 771 667 537 +104 (+15.6%) +234 (+43.6%)
#36 PhilippinesAsia ChileAmericas 757 664 535 +93 (+14.0%) +222 (+41.5%)
#37 LatviaEurope ChileAmericas 695 630 273 +65 (+10.3%) +422 (+154.6%)
#38 AustriaEurope ChileAmericas 669 456 474 +213 (+46.7%) +195 (+41.1%)
#39 SyriaMiddle East ChileAmericas 644 585 515 +59 (+10.1%) +129 (+25.0%)
#40 IsraelMiddle East ChileAmericas 632 613 595 +19 (+3.1%) +37 (+6.2%)
#41 PolandEurope ChileAmericas 599 404 411 +195 (+48.3%) +188 (+45.7%)
#42 UzbekistanAsia ChileAmericas 592 537 232 +55 (+10.2%) +360 (+155.2%)
#43 NicaraguaAmericas ChileAmericas 569 507 434 +62 (+12.2%) +135 (+31.1%)
#44 LithuaniaEurope ChileAmericas 532 483 208 +49 (+10.1%) +324 (+155.8%)
#45 RomaniaEurope ChileAmericas 491 333 341 +158 (+47.4%) +150 (+44.0%)
#46 NorwayEurope ChileAmericas 486 456 424 +30 (+6.6%) +62 (+14.6%)
#47 TürkiyeAsia ChileAmericas 479 438 391 +41 (+9.4%) +88 (+22.5%)
#48 OmanMiddle East ChileAmericas 458 416 179 +42 (+10.1%) +279 (+155.9%)
#49 South AfricaAfrica ChileAmericas 455 412 359 +43 (+10.4%) +96 (+26.7%)
#50 Puerto RicoAmericas ChileAmericas 453 400 336 +53 (+13.3%) +117 (+34.8%)