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 VenezuelaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 487,871 412,755 7,068 +75,116 (+18.2%) +480,803 (+6,802.5%)
#2 ColombiaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 159,966 210,790 216,114 -50,824 (-24.1%) -56,148 (-26.0%)
#3 SpainEurope EcuadorAmericas 21,320 19,769 17,272 +1,551 (+7.8%) +4,048 (+23.4%)
#4 PeruAmericas EcuadorAmericas 14,275 15,265 16,015 -990 (-6.5%) -1,740 (-10.9%)
#5 USAAmericas EcuadorAmericas 13,588 14,744 15,816 -1,156 (-7.8%) -2,228 (-14.1%)
#6 CubaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 11,964 10,619 8,582 +1,345 (+12.7%) +3,382 (+39.4%)
#7 ItalyEurope EcuadorAmericas 4,800 4,467 3,932 +333 (+7.5%) +868 (+22.1%)
#8 ChileAmericas EcuadorAmericas 4,102 4,290 4,407 -188 (-4.4%) -305 (-6.9%)
#9 ArgentinaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 3,254 3,121 2,861 +133 (+4.3%) +393 (+13.7%)
#10 ChinaAsia EcuadorAmericas 2,452 2,853 3,290 -401 (-14.1%) -838 (-25.5%)
#11 MexicoAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,797 1,686 1,503 +111 (+6.6%) +294 (+19.6%)
#12 BrazilAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,256 1,330 1,357 -74 (-5.6%) -101 (-7.4%)
#13 GermanyEurope EcuadorAmericas 1,100 1,423 1,796 -323 (-22.7%) -696 (-38.8%)
#14 BoliviaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,091 1,021 913 +70 (+6.9%) +178 (+19.5%)
#15 CanadaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,088 1,100 1,106 -12 (-1.1%) -18 (-1.6%)
#16 RussiaEurope EcuadorAmericas 799 752 757 +47 (+6.3%) +42 (+5.5%)
#17 FranceEurope EcuadorAmericas 787 928 1,083 -141 (-15.2%) -296 (-27.3%)
#18 Dominican RepublicAmericas EcuadorAmericas 736 659 500 +77 (+11.7%) +236 (+47.2%)
#19 UruguayAmericas EcuadorAmericas 487 488 499 -1 (-0.2%) -12 (-2.4%)
#20 UkraineEurope EcuadorAmericas 456 345 277 +111 (+32.2%) +179 (+64.6%)
#21 El SalvadorAmericas EcuadorAmericas 433 398 298 +35 (+8.8%) +135 (+45.3%)
#22 Costa RicaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 431 437 479 -6 (-1.4%) -48 (-10.0%)
#23 HondurasAmericas EcuadorAmericas 426 377 301 +49 (+13.0%) +125 (+41.5%)
#24 PanamaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 422 431 427 -9 (-2.1%) -5 (-1.2%)
#25 NicaraguaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 409 361 284 +48 (+13.3%) +125 (+44.0%)
#26 SwitzerlandEurope EcuadorAmericas 358 457 578 -99 (-21.7%) -220 (-38.1%)
#27 GuatemalaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 334 334 329 0 (0.0%) +5 (+1.5%)
#28 IranMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 327 287 167 +40 (+13.9%) +160 (+95.8%)
#29 IndiaAsia EcuadorAmericas 317 301 245 +16 (+5.3%) +72 (+29.4%)
#30 South KoreaAsia EcuadorAmericas 317 368 433 -51 (-13.9%) -116 (-26.8%)
#31 SyriaMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 283 269 63 +14 (+5.2%) +220 (+349.2%)
#32 BelgiumEurope EcuadorAmericas 272 351 451 -79 (-22.5%) -179 (-39.7%)
#33 ParaguayAmericas EcuadorAmericas 245 231 209 +14 (+6.1%) +36 (+17.2%)
#34 NetherlandsEurope EcuadorAmericas 243 301 372 -58 (-19.3%) -129 (-34.7%)
#35 IsraelMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 199 195 203 +4 (+2.1%) -4 (-2.0%)
#36 LebanonMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 183 177 164 +6 (+3.4%) +19 (+11.6%)
#37 AfghanistanAsia EcuadorAmericas 173 190 165 -17 (-8.9%) +8 (+4.8%)
#38 Puerto RicoAmericas EcuadorAmericas 173 176 184 -3 (-1.7%) -11 (-6.0%)
#39 NigeriaAfrica EcuadorAmericas 160 171 184 -11 (-6.4%) -24 (-13.0%)
#40 PakistanAsia EcuadorAmericas 159 207 243 -48 (-23.2%) -84 (-34.6%)
#41 JapanAsia EcuadorAmericas 134 177 231 -43 (-24.3%) -97 (-42.0%)
#42 AustraliaOceania EcuadorAmericas 105 149 206 -44 (-29.5%) -101 (-49.0%)
#43 AustriaEurope EcuadorAmericas 92 134 190 -42 (-31.3%) -98 (-51.6%)