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 VietnamAsia ChinaAsia 88,254 75,187 52,155 +13,067 (+17.4%) +36,099 (+69.2%)
#2 South KoreaAsia ChinaAsia 65,073 60,578 86,238 +4,495 (+7.4%) -21,165 (-24.5%)
#3 USAAmericas ChinaAsia 60,434 55,280 63,341 +5,154 (+9.3%) -2,907 (-4.6%)
#4 JapanAsia ChinaAsia 40,436 37,470 50,193 +2,966 (+7.9%) -9,757 (-19.4%)
#5 CanadaAmericas ChinaAsia 23,177 20,917 20,594 +2,260 (+10.8%) +2,583 (+12.5%)
#6 RussiaEurope ChinaAsia 21,040 7,592 8,653 +13,448 (+177.1%) +12,387 (+143.2%)
#7 AustraliaOceania ChinaAsia 13,927 12,610 13,046 +1,317 (+10.4%) +881 (+6.8%)
#8 GermanyEurope ChinaAsia 12,294 11,242 12,840 +1,052 (+9.4%) -546 (-4.3%)
#9 FranceEurope ChinaAsia 10,089 9,317 11,949 +772 (+8.3%) -1,860 (-15.6%)
#10 MalaysiaAsia ChinaAsia 9,810 8,948 9,977 +862 (+9.6%) -167 (-1.7%)
#11 UkraineEurope ChinaAsia 9,603 3,330 2,172 +6,273 (+188.4%) +7,431 (+342.1%)
#12 SingaporeAsia ChinaAsia 9,088 8,360 10,170 +728 (+8.7%) -1,082 (-10.6%)
#13 PakistanAsia ChinaAsia 8,464 7,663 7,768 +801 (+10.5%) +696 (+9.0%)
#14 IndiaAsia ChinaAsia 7,765 7,235 10,522 +530 (+7.3%) -2,757 (-26.2%)
#15 ArgentinaAmericas ChinaAsia 7,565 6,569 3,487 +996 (+15.2%) +4,078 (+116.9%)
#16 CambodiaAsia ChinaAsia 6,091 5,042 1,185 +1,049 (+20.8%) +4,906 (+414.0%)
#17 VenezuelaAmericas ChinaAsia 5,886 5,168 3,287 +718 (+13.9%) +2,599 (+79.1%)
#18 PhilippinesAsia ChinaAsia 5,817 5,348 6,531 +469 (+8.8%) -714 (-10.9%)
#19 ThailandAsia ChinaAsia 5,498 3,787 4,966 +1,711 (+45.2%) +532 (+10.7%)
#20 South AfricaAfrica ChinaAsia 5,129 4,509 2,925 +620 (+13.8%) +2,204 (+75.4%)
#21 NigeriaAfrica ChinaAsia 4,915 4,242 2,426 +673 (+15.9%) +2,489 (+102.6%)
#22 BrazilAmericas ChinaAsia 4,866 4,331 3,625 +535 (+12.4%) +1,241 (+34.2%)
#23 ItalyEurope ChinaAsia 4,682 4,299 5,097 +383 (+8.9%) -415 (-8.1%)
#24 YemenMiddle East ChinaAsia 4,407 3,812 2,826 +595 (+15.6%) +1,581 (+55.9%)
#25 New ZealandOceania ChinaAsia 3,811 3,452 3,580 +359 (+10.4%) +231 (+6.5%)
#26 IndonesiaAsia ChinaAsia 3,725 3,466 4,909 +259 (+7.5%) -1,184 (-24.1%)
#27 BangladeshAsia ChinaAsia 3,569 3,081 1,480 +488 (+15.8%) +2,089 (+141.1%)
#28 GhanaAfrica ChinaAsia 3,252 2,842 1,837 +410 (+14.4%) +1,415 (+77.0%)
#29 SpainEurope ChinaAsia 2,945 2,692 3,059 +253 (+9.4%) -114 (-3.7%)
#30 ZimbabweAfrica ChinaAsia 2,913 2,471 637 +442 (+17.9%) +2,276 (+357.3%)
#31 NetherlandsEurope ChinaAsia 2,508 2,307 2,812 +201 (+8.7%) -304 (-10.8%)
#32 CameroonAfrica ChinaAsia 2,133 1,907 988 +226 (+11.9%) +1,145 (+115.9%)
#33 BelarusEurope ChinaAsia 1,913 1,626 1,131 +287 (+17.7%) +782 (+69.1%)
#34 KazakhstanAsia ChinaAsia 1,862 1,744 2,881 +118 (+6.8%) -1,019 (-35.4%)
#35 ZambiaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,737 1,491 651 +246 (+16.5%) +1,086 (+166.8%)
#36 EthiopiaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,704 1,469 797 +235 (+16.0%) +907 (+113.8%)
#37 UzbekistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,611 1,397 1,058 +214 (+15.3%) +553 (+52.3%)
#38 MexicoAmericas ChinaAsia 1,590 1,452 1,360 +138 (+9.5%) +230 (+16.9%)
#39 AfghanistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,569 1,023 830 +546 (+53.4%) +739 (+89.0%)
#40 SwedenEurope ChinaAsia 1,427 1,327 1,860 +100 (+7.5%) -433 (-23.3%)
#41 EgyptAfrica ChinaAsia 1,423 1,285 1,300 +138 (+10.7%) +123 (+9.5%)
#42 RwandaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,400 1,184 431 +216 (+18.2%) +969 (+224.8%)
#43 NepalAsia ChinaAsia 1,388 1,288 1,773 +100 (+7.8%) -385 (-21.7%)
#44 IranMiddle East ChinaAsia 1,331 1,201 1,181 +130 (+10.8%) +150 (+12.7%)
#45 BelgiumEurope ChinaAsia 1,179 1,085 1,318 +94 (+8.7%) -139 (-10.5%)
#46 TurkmenistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,169 1,031 705 +138 (+13.4%) +464 (+65.8%)
#47 TürkiyeAsia ChinaAsia 1,152 1,065 1,370 +87 (+8.2%) -218 (-15.9%)
#48 SyriaMiddle East ChinaAsia 1,147 1,068 896 +79 (+7.4%) +251 (+28.0%)
#49 IrelandEurope ChinaAsia 1,102 995 989 +107 (+10.8%) +113 (+11.4%)
#50 KenyaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,078 974 801 +104 (+10.7%) +277 (+34.6%)