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 PolandEurope DenmarkEurope 49,767 41,988 36,175 +7,779 (+18.5%) +13,592 (+37.6%)
#2 GermanyEurope DenmarkEurope 44,855 37,231 34,801 +7,624 (+20.5%) +10,054 (+28.9%)
#3 UkraineEurope DenmarkEurope 43,532 12,306 7,832 +31,226 (+253.7%) +35,700 (+455.8%)
#4 RomaniaEurope DenmarkEurope 40,659 29,826 20,518 +10,833 (+36.3%) +20,141 (+98.2%)
#5 TürkiyeAsia DenmarkEurope 35,075 33,006 32,210 +2,069 (+6.3%) +2,865 (+8.9%)
#6 SyriaMiddle East DenmarkEurope 34,528 35,386 17,492 -858 (-2.4%) +17,036 (+97.4%)
#7 SwedenEurope DenmarkEurope 26,460 24,507 22,222 +1,953 (+8.0%) +4,238 (+19.1%)
#8 IraqMiddle East DenmarkEurope 21,857 21,731 21,076 +126 (+0.6%) +781 (+3.7%)
#9 IranMiddle East DenmarkEurope 21,174 17,152 15,098 +4,022 (+23.4%) +6,076 (+40.2%)
#10 IndiaAsia DenmarkEurope 20,963 15,403 10,620 +5,560 (+36.1%) +10,343 (+97.4%)
#11 NorwayEurope DenmarkEurope 20,886 20,381 19,604 +505 (+2.5%) +1,282 (+6.5%)
#12 USAAmericas DenmarkEurope 16,584 14,036 12,483 +2,548 (+18.2%) +4,101 (+32.9%)
#13 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope DenmarkEurope 16,175 16,685 17,263 -510 (-3.1%) -1,088 (-6.3%)
#14 ChinaAsia DenmarkEurope 16,145 14,577 12,426 +1,568 (+10.8%) +3,719 (+29.9%)
#15 ThailandAsia DenmarkEurope 15,432 14,266 12,622 +1,166 (+8.2%) +2,810 (+22.3%)
#16 PakistanAsia DenmarkEurope 14,908 14,208 13,418 +700 (+4.9%) +1,490 (+11.1%)
#17 AfghanistanAsia DenmarkEurope 14,440 13,602 12,512 +838 (+6.2%) +1,928 (+15.4%)
#18 LithuaniaEurope DenmarkEurope 13,942 13,211 10,158 +731 (+5.5%) +3,784 (+37.3%)
#19 LebanonMiddle East DenmarkEurope 13,454 13,040 12,511 +414 (+3.2%) +943 (+7.5%)
#20 ItalyEurope DenmarkEurope 13,051 10,101 7,704 +2,950 (+29.2%) +5,347 (+69.4%)
#21 BulgariaEurope DenmarkEurope 12,544 10,194 7,704 +2,350 (+23.1%) +4,840 (+62.8%)
#22 PhilippinesAsia DenmarkEurope 12,381 11,515 11,065 +866 (+7.5%) +1,316 (+11.9%)
#23 VietnamAsia DenmarkEurope 11,473 10,408 9,917 +1,065 (+10.2%) +1,556 (+15.7%)
#24 SpainEurope DenmarkEurope 10,780 8,097 6,422 +2,683 (+33.1%) +4,358 (+67.9%)
#25 FranceEurope DenmarkEurope 10,002 8,238 6,858 +1,764 (+21.4%) +3,144 (+45.8%)
#26 NetherlandsEurope DenmarkEurope 9,170 7,945 7,057 +1,225 (+15.4%) +2,113 (+29.9%)
#27 South KoreaAsia DenmarkEurope 8,936 8,805 8,613 +131 (+1.5%) +323 (+3.8%)
#28 IcelandEurope DenmarkEurope 8,868 8,480 7,839 +388 (+4.6%) +1,029 (+13.1%)
#29 NepalAsia DenmarkEurope 8,562 4,331 2,948 +4,231 (+97.7%) +5,614 (+190.4%)
#30 RussiaEurope DenmarkEurope 8,516 6,581 6,052 +1,935 (+29.4%) +2,464 (+40.7%)
#31 Sri LankaAsia DenmarkEurope 8,218 7,956 7,863 +262 (+3.3%) +355 (+4.5%)
#32 HungaryEurope DenmarkEurope 6,940 5,685 4,804 +1,255 (+22.1%) +2,136 (+44.5%)
#33 BrazilAmericas DenmarkEurope 6,445 4,829 3,482 +1,616 (+33.5%) +2,963 (+85.1%)
#34 ArgentinaAmericas DenmarkEurope 6,313 3,697 1,352 +2,616 (+70.8%) +4,961 (+366.9%)
#35 MoroccoAfrica DenmarkEurope 6,166 5,874 5,485 +292 (+5.0%) +681 (+12.4%)
#36 LatviaEurope DenmarkEurope 5,985 5,214 4,649 +771 (+14.8%) +1,336 (+28.7%)
#37 GreeceEurope DenmarkEurope 5,226 3,859 2,693 +1,367 (+35.4%) +2,533 (+94.1%)
#38 PortugalEurope DenmarkEurope 4,695 3,087 2,233 +1,608 (+52.1%) +2,462 (+110.3%)
#39 BangladeshAsia DenmarkEurope 4,525 1,992 1,409 +2,533 (+127.2%) +3,116 (+221.1%)
#40 North MacedoniaEurope DenmarkEurope 4,426 3,881 3,153 +545 (+14.0%) +1,273 (+40.4%)
#41 CanadaAmericas DenmarkEurope 4,217 3,806 3,676 +411 (+10.8%) +541 (+14.7%)
#42 ColombiaAmericas DenmarkEurope 4,100 3,642 3,444 +458 (+12.6%) +656 (+19.0%)
#43 FinlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,948 3,980 3,779 -32 (-0.8%) +169 (+4.5%)
#44 AustraliaOceania DenmarkEurope 3,795 3,430 3,006 +365 (+10.6%) +789 (+26.2%)
#45 SwitzerlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,323 2,935 2,664 +388 (+13.2%) +659 (+24.7%)
#46 CroatiaEurope DenmarkEurope 3,200 2,483 1,265 +717 (+28.9%) +1,935 (+153.0%)
#47 SlovakiaEurope DenmarkEurope 3,199 2,968 2,063 +231 (+7.8%) +1,136 (+55.1%)
#48 BelgiumEurope DenmarkEurope 3,003 2,470 2,019 +533 (+21.6%) +984 (+48.7%)
#49 South AfricaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,999 2,413 1,925 +586 (+24.3%) +1,074 (+55.8%)
#50 GhanaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,801 2,323 1,991 +478 (+20.6%) +810 (+40.7%)