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 ColombiaAmericas 2,904,873 1,796,066 33,080 +1,108,807 (+61.7%) +2,871,793 (+8,681.4%)
#2 USAAmericas ColombiaAmericas 22,519 20,944 18,862 +1,575 (+7.5%) +3,657 (+19.4%)
#3 EcuadorAmericas ColombiaAmericas 21,357 19,215 16,342 +2,142 (+11.1%) +5,015 (+30.7%)
#4 SpainEurope ColombiaAmericas 19,547 16,526 11,923 +3,021 (+18.3%) +7,624 (+63.9%)
#5 ArgentinaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,491 5,653 4,460 +838 (+14.8%) +2,031 (+45.5%)
#6 MexicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,422 5,545 4,265 +877 (+15.8%) +2,157 (+50.6%)
#7 PeruAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,178 5,716 5,124 +462 (+8.1%) +1,054 (+20.6%)
#8 ChileAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,406 4,599 3,397 +807 (+17.5%) +2,009 (+59.1%)
#9 BrazilAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,335 4,600 3,527 +735 (+16.0%) +1,808 (+51.3%)
#10 FranceEurope ColombiaAmericas 3,574 3,166 2,596 +408 (+12.9%) +978 (+37.7%)
#11 ItalyEurope ColombiaAmericas 3,511 3,243 2,887 +268 (+8.3%) +624 (+21.6%)
#12 PanamaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 3,506 3,113 2,566 +393 (+12.6%) +940 (+36.6%)
#13 CubaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 3,164 2,720 2,246 +444 (+16.3%) +918 (+40.9%)
#14 GermanyEurope ColombiaAmericas 2,248 2,172 2,076 +76 (+3.5%) +172 (+8.3%)
#15 Costa RicaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 2,070 1,810 1,440 +260 (+14.4%) +630 (+43.8%)
#16 CanadaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,942 1,697 1,348 +245 (+14.4%) +594 (+44.1%)
#17 ChinaAsia ColombiaAmericas 1,582 1,592 1,606 -10 (-0.6%) -24 (-1.5%)
#18 BoliviaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,267 1,134 959 +133 (+11.7%) +308 (+32.1%)
#19 Dominican RepublicAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,198 1,006 717 +192 (+19.1%) +481 (+67.1%)
#20 GuatemalaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 979 846 660 +133 (+15.7%) +319 (+48.3%)
#21 El SalvadorAmericas ColombiaAmericas 898 778 596 +120 (+15.4%) +302 (+50.7%)
#22 SwitzerlandEurope ColombiaAmericas 852 787 700 +65 (+8.3%) +152 (+21.7%)
#23 HondurasAmericas ColombiaAmericas 795 682 527 +113 (+16.6%) +268 (+50.9%)
#24 AustraliaOceania ColombiaAmericas 761 629 438 +132 (+21.0%) +323 (+73.7%)
#25 UruguayAmericas ColombiaAmericas 746 659 542 +87 (+13.2%) +204 (+37.6%)
#26 JapanAsia ColombiaAmericas 726 694 654 +32 (+4.6%) +72 (+11.0%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope ColombiaAmericas 722 625 493 +97 (+15.5%) +229 (+46.5%)
#28 RussiaEurope ColombiaAmericas 706 644 622 +62 (+9.6%) +84 (+13.5%)
#29 AfghanistanAsia ColombiaAmericas 670 535 343 +135 (+25.2%) +327 (+95.3%)
#30 South KoreaAsia ColombiaAmericas 659 559 425 +100 (+17.9%) +234 (+55.1%)
#31 NicaraguaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 625 593 552 +32 (+5.4%) +73 (+13.2%)
#32 Puerto RicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 606 571 526 +35 (+6.1%) +80 (+15.2%)
#33 BelgiumEurope ColombiaAmericas 590 538 469 +52 (+9.7%) +121 (+25.8%)
#34 LebanonMiddle East ColombiaAmericas 560 520 641 +40 (+7.7%) -81 (-12.6%)
#35 PortugalEurope ColombiaAmericas 557 451 291 +106 (+23.5%) +266 (+91.4%)
#36 IndiaAsia ColombiaAmericas 503 414 288 +89 (+21.5%) +215 (+74.7%)
#37 ArubaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 381 352 314 +29 (+8.2%) +67 (+21.3%)
#38 SloveniaEurope ColombiaAmericas 353 272 149 +81 (+29.8%) +204 (+136.9%)
#39 IsraelMiddle East ColombiaAmericas 341 312 330 +29 (+9.3%) +11 (+3.3%)
#40 SwedenEurope ColombiaAmericas 323 284 232 +39 (+13.7%) +91 (+39.2%)
#41 ParaguayAmericas ColombiaAmericas 287 263 230 +24 (+9.1%) +57 (+24.8%)
#42 TürkiyeAsia ColombiaAmericas 276 250 133 +26 (+10.4%) +143 (+107.5%)
#43 Cabo VerdeAfrica ColombiaAmericas 255 194 94 +61 (+31.4%) +161 (+171.3%)
#44 AlbaniaEurope ColombiaAmericas 236 190 124 +46 (+24.2%) +112 (+90.3%)
#45 PolandEurope ColombiaAmericas 217 214 211 +3 (+1.4%) +6 (+2.8%)
#46 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ColombiaAmericas 213 178 129 +35 (+19.7%) +84 (+65.1%)
#47 AustriaEurope ColombiaAmericas 210 201 189 +9 (+4.5%) +21 (+11.1%)
#48 RomaniaEurope ColombiaAmericas 164 150 161 +14 (+9.3%) +3 (+1.9%)
#49 VanuatuOceania ColombiaAmericas 4 4 41 0 (0.0%) -37 (-90.2%)