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 CubaAmericas 357 505 999 -148 (-29.3%) -642 (-64.3%)
#2 ItalyEurope CubaAmericas 263 371 337 -108 (-29.1%) -74 (-22.0%)
#3 RussiaEurope CubaAmericas 243 343 593 -100 (-29.2%) -350 (-59.0%)
#4 VenezuelaAmericas CubaAmericas 174 245 241 -71 (-29.0%) -67 (-27.8%)
#5 USAAmericas CubaAmericas 125 176 253 -51 (-29.0%) -128 (-50.6%)
#6 UkraineEurope CubaAmericas 93 131 212 -38 (-29.0%) -119 (-56.1%)
#7 GermanyEurope CubaAmericas 75 106 155 -31 (-29.2%) -80 (-51.6%)
#8 MexicoAmericas CubaAmericas 75 106 161 -31 (-29.2%) -86 (-53.4%)
#9 NicaraguaAmericas CubaAmericas 50 71 109 -21 (-29.6%) -59 (-54.1%)
#10 FranceEurope CubaAmericas 49 69 90 -20 (-29.0%) -41 (-45.6%)
#11 ChileAmericas CubaAmericas 47 67 92 -20 (-29.9%) -45 (-48.9%)
#12 RomaniaEurope CubaAmericas 43 60 66 -17 (-28.3%) -23 (-34.8%)
#13 BoliviaAmericas CubaAmericas 33 46 52 -13 (-28.3%) -19 (-36.5%)
#14 EcuadorAmericas CubaAmericas 33 47 53 -14 (-29.8%) -20 (-37.7%)
#15 ChinaAsia CubaAmericas 30 42 76 -12 (-28.6%) -46 (-60.5%)
#16 ColombiaAmericas CubaAmericas 30 42 65 -12 (-28.6%) -35 (-53.8%)
#17 PeruAmericas CubaAmericas 28 39 52 -11 (-28.2%) -24 (-46.2%)
#18 JamaicaAmericas CubaAmericas 27 38 71 -11 (-28.9%) -44 (-62.0%)
#19 ArgentinaAmericas CubaAmericas 25 35 58 -10 (-28.6%) -33 (-56.9%)
#20 AngolaAfrica CubaAmericas 21 30 44 -9 (-30.0%) -23 (-52.3%)
#21 CanadaAmericas CubaAmericas 18 25 34 -7 (-28.0%) -16 (-47.1%)
#22 Czech RepublicEurope CubaAmericas 17 24 44 -7 (-29.2%) -27 (-61.4%)
#23 GuatemalaAmericas CubaAmericas 13 18 27 -5 (-27.8%) -14 (-51.9%)
#24 GrenadaAmericas CubaAmericas 11 0 0 N/A N/A
#25 Dominican RepublicAmericas CubaAmericas 10 14 27 -4 (-28.6%) -17 (-63.0%)
#26 BulgariaEurope CubaAmericas 9 13 27 -4 (-30.8%) -18 (-66.7%)
#27 PanamaAmericas CubaAmericas 8 11 21 -3 (-27.3%) -13 (-61.9%)
#28 PolandEurope CubaAmericas 8 11 21 -3 (-27.3%) -13 (-61.9%)
#29 Puerto RicoAmericas CubaAmericas 7 10 21 -3 (-30.0%) -14 (-66.7%)
#30 AlgeriaAfrica CubaAmericas 6 8 13 -2 (-25.0%) -7 (-53.8%)
#31 HungaryEurope CubaAmericas 6 9 16 -3 (-33.3%) -10 (-62.5%)
#32 LebanonMiddle East CubaAmericas 6 9 14 -3 (-33.3%) -8 (-57.1%)
#33 AlbaniaEurope CubaAmericas 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)