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 SpainEurope AndorraEurope 23,577 22,196 20,577 +1,381 (+6.2%) +3,000 (+14.6%)
#2 PortugalEurope AndorraEurope 12,251 11,534 10,697 +717 (+6.2%) +1,554 (+14.5%)
#3 FranceEurope AndorraEurope 4,455 4,194 3,890 +261 (+6.2%) +565 (+14.5%)
#4 ArgentinaAmericas AndorraEurope 780 734 682 +46 (+6.3%) +98 (+14.4%)
#5 MoroccoAfrica AndorraEurope 536 505 470 +31 (+6.1%) +66 (+14.0%)
#6 ItalyEurope AndorraEurope 523 492 458 +31 (+6.3%) +65 (+14.2%)
#7 PhilippinesAsia AndorraEurope 485 457 425 +28 (+6.1%) +60 (+14.1%)
#8 GermanyEurope AndorraEurope 387 364 339 +23 (+6.3%) +48 (+14.2%)
#9 NetherlandsEurope AndorraEurope 278 262 244 +16 (+6.1%) +34 (+13.9%)
#10 BelgiumEurope AndorraEurope 244 230 215 +14 (+6.1%) +29 (+13.5%)
#11 ChileAmericas AndorraEurope 243 229 214 +14 (+6.1%) +29 (+13.6%)
#12 DenmarkEurope AndorraEurope 126 119 112 +7 (+5.9%) +14 (+12.5%)
#13 USAAmericas AndorraEurope 119 112 105 +7 (+6.3%) +14 (+13.3%)
#14 UruguayAmericas AndorraEurope 115 108 102 +7 (+6.5%) +13 (+12.7%)
#15 SwitzerlandEurope AndorraEurope 90 85 80 +5 (+5.9%) +10 (+12.5%)
#16 AustraliaOceania AndorraEurope 73 69 65 +4 (+5.8%) +8 (+12.3%)
#17 SwedenEurope AndorraEurope 54 51 49 +3 (+5.9%) +5 (+10.2%)