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 GreeceEurope CyprusEurope 25,031 23,581 22,844 +1,450 (+6.1%) +2,187 (+9.6%)
#2 GeorgiaAsia CyprusEurope 16,136 15,201 14,727 +935 (+6.2%) +1,409 (+9.6%)
#3 RussiaEurope CyprusEurope 13,731 12,935 12,530 +796 (+6.2%) +1,201 (+9.6%)
#4 SyriaMiddle East CyprusEurope 12,150 11,446 6,949 +704 (+6.2%) +5,201 (+74.8%)
#5 Sri LankaAsia CyprusEurope 10,425 9,821 9,514 +604 (+6.2%) +911 (+9.6%)
#6 PhilippinesAsia CyprusEurope 7,606 7,165 6,941 +441 (+6.2%) +665 (+9.6%)
#7 BulgariaEurope CyprusEurope 6,498 6,121 5,930 +377 (+6.2%) +568 (+9.6%)
#8 RomaniaEurope CyprusEurope 5,707 5,377 5,209 +330 (+6.1%) +498 (+9.6%)
#9 EgyptAfrica CyprusEurope 5,473 5,156 4,995 +317 (+6.1%) +478 (+9.6%)
#10 South AfricaAfrica CyprusEurope 5,240 4,937 4,784 +303 (+6.1%) +456 (+9.5%)
#11 UkraineEurope CyprusEurope 3,457 3,257 3,156 +200 (+6.1%) +301 (+9.5%)
#12 USAAmericas CyprusEurope 3,355 3,161 3,063 +194 (+6.1%) +292 (+9.5%)
#13 AustraliaOceania CyprusEurope 3,143 2,961 2,870 +182 (+6.1%) +273 (+9.5%)
#14 LebanonMiddle East CyprusEurope 2,904 2,736 2,651 +168 (+6.1%) +253 (+9.5%)
#15 IndiaAsia CyprusEurope 2,900 2,732 2,648 +168 (+6.1%) +252 (+9.5%)
#16 GermanyEurope CyprusEurope 2,741 2,582 2,501 +159 (+6.2%) +240 (+9.6%)
#17 SerbiaEurope CyprusEurope 2,673 2,518 2,439 +155 (+6.2%) +234 (+9.6%)
#18 CameroonAfrica CyprusEurope 2,001 1,885 54 +116 (+6.2%) +1,947 (+3,605.6%)
#19 ChinaAsia CyprusEurope 1,689 1,591 1,541 +98 (+6.2%) +148 (+9.6%)
#20 BangladeshAsia CyprusEurope 1,620 1,526 626 +94 (+6.2%) +994 (+158.8%)
#21 CanadaAmericas CyprusEurope 1,586 1,494 1,449 +92 (+6.2%) +137 (+9.5%)
#22 PakistanAsia CyprusEurope 1,458 1,374 499 +84 (+6.1%) +959 (+192.2%)
#23 IraqMiddle East CyprusEurope 1,352 1,274 1,234 +78 (+6.1%) +118 (+9.6%)
#24 IranMiddle East CyprusEurope 1,267 1,194 1,158 +73 (+6.1%) +109 (+9.4%)
#25 ArmeniaAsia CyprusEurope 1,238 1,166 1,130 +72 (+6.2%) +108 (+9.6%)
#26 FranceEurope CyprusEurope 964 908 881 +56 (+6.2%) +83 (+9.4%)
#27 SwedenEurope CyprusEurope 961 905 878 +56 (+6.2%) +83 (+9.5%)
#28 IrelandEurope CyprusEurope 817 770 747 +47 (+6.1%) +70 (+9.4%)
#29 PolandEurope CyprusEurope 744 701 680 +43 (+6.1%) +64 (+9.4%)
#30 Czech RepublicEurope CyprusEurope 710 669 649 +41 (+6.1%) +61 (+9.4%)
#31 TürkiyeAsia CyprusEurope 642 605 587 +37 (+6.1%) +55 (+9.4%)
#32 FinlandEurope CyprusEurope 519 489 474 +30 (+6.1%) +45 (+9.5%)
#33 ItalyEurope CyprusEurope 506 477 463 +29 (+6.1%) +43 (+9.3%)
#34 NetherlandsEurope CyprusEurope 506 477 463 +29 (+6.1%) +43 (+9.3%)
#35 JordanMiddle East CyprusEurope 464 437 425 +27 (+6.2%) +39 (+9.2%)
#36 IsraelMiddle East CyprusEurope 402 379 368 +23 (+6.1%) +34 (+9.2%)
#37 SwitzerlandEurope CyprusEurope 396 373 362 +23 (+6.2%) +34 (+9.4%)
#38 AustriaEurope CyprusEurope 370 349 340 +21 (+6.0%) +30 (+8.8%)
#39 HungaryEurope CyprusEurope 363 342 332 +21 (+6.1%) +31 (+9.3%)
#40 BelarusEurope CyprusEurope 357 336 326 +21 (+6.3%) +31 (+9.5%)
#41 NigeriaAfrica CyprusEurope 317 299 292 +18 (+6.0%) +25 (+8.6%)
#42 ZimbabweAfrica CyprusEurope 317 299 292 +18 (+6.0%) +25 (+8.6%)
#43 AlbaniaEurope CyprusEurope 291 274 266 +17 (+6.2%) +25 (+9.4%)
#44 BelgiumEurope CyprusEurope 272 256 250 +16 (+6.3%) +22 (+8.8%)
#45 ThailandAsia CyprusEurope 272 256 250 +16 (+6.3%) +22 (+8.8%)
#46 KazakhstanAsia CyprusEurope 246 232 227 +14 (+6.0%) +19 (+8.4%)
#47 KuwaitMiddle East CyprusEurope 243 229 223 +14 (+6.1%) +20 (+9.0%)
#48 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East CyprusEurope 243 229 223 +14 (+6.1%) +20 (+9.0%)
#49 LibyaAfrica CyprusEurope 238 224 219 +14 (+6.3%) +19 (+8.7%)
#50 NorwayEurope CyprusEurope 208 196 191 +12 (+6.1%) +17 (+8.9%)