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
#51 IndonesiaAsia CyprusEurope 179 169 165 +10 (+5.9%) +14 (+8.5%)
#52 DenmarkEurope CyprusEurope 174 164 161 +10 (+6.1%) +13 (+8.1%)
#53 LatviaEurope CyprusEurope 171 161 157 +10 (+6.2%) +14 (+8.9%)
#54 SpainEurope CyprusEurope 162 153 149 +9 (+5.9%) +13 (+8.7%)
#55 UAEMiddle East CyprusEurope 158 149 145 +9 (+6.0%) +13 (+9.0%)
#56 SlovakiaEurope CyprusEurope 143 135 131 +8 (+5.9%) +12 (+9.2%)
#57 ZambiaAfrica CyprusEurope 143 135 131 +8 (+5.9%) +12 (+9.2%)
#58 ColombiaAmericas CyprusEurope 131 123 120 +8 (+6.5%) +11 (+9.2%)
#59 BahrainMiddle East CyprusEurope 110 104 103 +6 (+5.8%) +7 (+6.8%)
#60 LithuaniaEurope CyprusEurope 97 91 89 +6 (+6.6%) +8 (+9.0%)
#61 New ZealandOceania CyprusEurope 97 91 89 +6 (+6.6%) +8 (+9.0%)
#62 ArgentinaAmericas CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#63 CroatiaEurope CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#64 GhanaAfrica CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#65 JapanAsia CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#66 KenyaAfrica CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#67 EthiopiaAfrica CyprusEurope 83 78 77 +5 (+6.4%) +6 (+7.8%)
#68 UzbekistanAsia CyprusEurope 74 70 69 +4 (+5.7%) +5 (+7.2%)
#69 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope CyprusEurope 69 65 64 +4 (+6.2%) +5 (+7.8%)
#70 MexicoAmericas CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#71 MoroccoAfrica CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#72 OmanMiddle East CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#73 PortugalEurope CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#74 VenezuelaAmericas CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#75 VietnamAsia CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#76 BrazilAmericas CyprusEurope 58 55 55 +3 (+5.5%) +3 (+5.5%)
#77 NepalAsia CyprusEurope 57 54 54 +3 (+5.6%) +3 (+5.6%)
#78 ChileAmericas CyprusEurope 49 46 45 +3 (+6.5%) +4 (+8.9%)
#79 MalaysiaAsia CyprusEurope 47 44 43 +3 (+6.8%) +4 (+9.3%)
#80 AlgeriaAfrica CyprusEurope 36 34 34 +2 (+5.9%) +2 (+5.9%)
#81 AzerbaijanAsia CyprusEurope 36 34 34 +2 (+5.9%) +2 (+5.9%)
#82 CubaAmericas CyprusEurope 36 34 34 +2 (+5.9%) +2 (+5.9%)
#83 TunisiaAfrica CyprusEurope 36 34 34 +2 (+5.9%) +2 (+5.9%)
#84 IcelandEurope CyprusEurope 33 31 31 +2 (+6.5%) +2 (+6.5%)
#85 MaltaEurope CyprusEurope 33 31 31 +2 (+6.5%) +2 (+6.5%)
#86 PeruAmericas CyprusEurope 33 31 31 +2 (+6.5%) +2 (+6.5%)
#87 SingaporeAsia CyprusEurope 33 31 31 +2 (+6.5%) +2 (+6.5%)
#88 EstoniaEurope CyprusEurope 28 26 26 +2 (+7.7%) +2 (+7.7%)
#89 KyrgyzstanAsia CyprusEurope 23 22 22 +1 (+4.5%) +1 (+4.5%)
#90 North MacedoniaEurope CyprusEurope 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#91 PanamaAmericas CyprusEurope 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#92 UgandaAfrica CyprusEurope 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#93 JamaicaAmericas CyprusEurope 14 13 13 +1 (+7.7%) +1 (+7.7%)
#94 SloveniaEurope CyprusEurope 14 13 13 +1 (+7.7%) +1 (+7.7%)
#95 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas CyprusEurope 14 13 13 +1 (+7.7%) +1 (+7.7%)
#96 YemenMiddle East CyprusEurope 14 13 13 +1 (+7.7%) +1 (+7.7%)
#97 BoliviaAmericas CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#98 Dominican RepublicAmericas CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#99 El SalvadorAmericas CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#100 LuxembourgEurope CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)