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 SyriaMiddle East EgyptAfrica 156,146 133,163 128,008 +22,983 (+17.3%) +28,138 (+22.0%)
#2 South SudanAfrica EgyptAfrica 37,915 19,410 3,578 +18,505 (+95.3%) +34,337 (+959.7%)
#3 ChinaAsia EgyptAfrica 34,659 7,407 14 +27,252 (+367.9%) +34,645 (+247,464.3%)
#4 RussiaEurope EgyptAfrica 26,357 27,682 100 -1,325 (-4.8%) +26,257 (+26,257.0%)
#5 IraqMiddle East EgyptAfrica 20,517 26,671 7,032 -6,154 (-23.1%) +13,485 (+191.8%)
#6 EthiopiaAfrica EgyptAfrica 17,747 16,476 5,572 +1,271 (+7.7%) +12,175 (+218.5%)
#7 GermanyEurope EgyptAfrica 11,205 11,919 0 -714 (-6.0%) N/A
#8 YemenMiddle East EgyptAfrica 10,716 12,181 898 -1,465 (-12.0%) +9,818 (+1,093.3%)
#9 IsraelMiddle East EgyptAfrica 7,095 9,264 0 -2,169 (-23.4%) N/A
#10 ItalyEurope EgyptAfrica 4,458 5,578 0 -1,120 (-20.1%) N/A
#11 NetherlandsEurope EgyptAfrica 3,809 3,746 0 +63 (+1.7%) N/A
#12 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East EgyptAfrica 3,490 4,757 0 -1,267 (-26.6%) N/A
#13 IndonesiaAsia EgyptAfrica 3,074 3,447 0 -373 (-10.8%) N/A
#14 JordanMiddle East EgyptAfrica 2,616 3,363 5 -747 (-22.2%) +2,611 (+52,220.0%)
#15 LibyaAfrica EgyptAfrica 2,564 3,285 5 -721 (-21.9%) +2,559 (+51,180.0%)
#16 USAAmericas EgyptAfrica 2,512 3,217 0 -705 (-21.9%) N/A
#17 FranceEurope EgyptAfrica 2,419 2,984 0 -565 (-18.9%) N/A
#18 MalaysiaAsia EgyptAfrica 2,311 2,761 0 -450 (-16.3%) N/A
#19 ComorosAfrica EgyptAfrica 2,218 2,075 0 +143 (+6.9%) N/A
#20 PolandEurope EgyptAfrica 1,970 1,968 0 +2 (+0.1%) N/A
#21 UkraineEurope EgyptAfrica 1,643 2,135 0 -492 (-23.0%) N/A
#22 NigeriaAfrica EgyptAfrica 1,578 1,624 1,364 -46 (-2.8%) +214 (+15.7%)
#23 LebanonMiddle East EgyptAfrica 1,572 2,015 5 -443 (-22.0%) +1,567 (+31,340.0%)
#24 PhilippinesAsia EgyptAfrica 1,485 1,528 0 -43 (-2.8%) N/A
#25 IndiaAsia EgyptAfrica 1,141 1,207 0 -66 (-5.5%) N/A
#26 AustraliaOceania EgyptAfrica 1,077 1,166 0 -89 (-7.6%) N/A
#27 KuwaitMiddle East EgyptAfrica 1,064 1,434 0 -370 (-25.8%) N/A
#28 BelgiumEurope EgyptAfrica 982 1,043 0 -61 (-5.8%) N/A
#29 MoroccoAfrica EgyptAfrica 979 1,124 6 -145 (-12.9%) +973 (+16,216.7%)
#30 ThailandAsia EgyptAfrica 945 1,051 0 -106 (-10.1%) N/A
#31 SwedenEurope EgyptAfrica 930 1,049 0 -119 (-11.3%) N/A
#32 JapanAsia EgyptAfrica 805 1,034 0 -229 (-22.1%) N/A
#33 SpainEurope EgyptAfrica 786 933 0 -147 (-15.8%) N/A
#34 BangladeshAsia EgyptAfrica 762 1,173 15 -411 (-35.0%) +747 (+4,980.0%)
#35 CanadaAmericas EgyptAfrica 690 843 0 -153 (-18.1%) N/A
#36 DenmarkEurope EgyptAfrica 616 654 0 -38 (-5.8%) N/A
#37 TürkiyeAsia EgyptAfrica 595 759 0 -164 (-21.6%) N/A
#38 TunisiaAfrica EgyptAfrica 507 628 0 -121 (-19.3%) N/A
#39 AfghanistanAsia EgyptAfrica 486 100 29 +386 (+386.0%) +457 (+1,575.9%)
#40 AlgeriaAfrica EgyptAfrica 465 588 5 -123 (-20.9%) +460 (+9,200.0%)
#41 UAEMiddle East EgyptAfrica 432 555 0 -123 (-22.2%) N/A
#42 Czech RepublicEurope EgyptAfrica 425 490 0 -65 (-13.3%) N/A
#43 South KoreaAsia EgyptAfrica 352 420 0 -68 (-16.2%) N/A
#44 CameroonAfrica EgyptAfrica 327 337 42 -10 (-3.0%) +285 (+678.6%)
#45 South AfricaAfrica EgyptAfrica 304 278 0 +26 (+9.4%) N/A
#46 NorwayEurope EgyptAfrica 302 353 0 -51 (-14.4%) N/A
#47 ArmeniaAsia EgyptAfrica 274 85 0 +189 (+222.4%) N/A
#48 FinlandEurope EgyptAfrica 236 293 0 -57 (-19.5%) N/A
#49 ChadAfrica EgyptAfrica 225 208 111 +17 (+8.2%) +114 (+102.7%)
#50 SwitzerlandEurope EgyptAfrica 224 317 0 -93 (-29.3%) N/A