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 HondurasAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 12,039 11,878 11,676 +161 (+1.4%) +363 (+3.1%)
#2 GuatemalaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 9,157 9,036 8,885 +121 (+1.3%) +272 (+3.1%)
#3 NicaraguaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 8,063 7,956 7,823 +107 (+1.3%) +240 (+3.1%)
#4 USAAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 5,562 5,488 5,397 +74 (+1.3%) +165 (+3.1%)
#5 MexicoAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 1,765 1,742 1,714 +23 (+1.3%) +51 (+3.0%)
#6 Costa RicaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 901 889 876 +12 (+1.3%) +25 (+2.9%)
#7 ColombiaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 593 585 577 +8 (+1.4%) +16 (+2.8%)
#8 SpainEurope El SalvadorAmericas 549 542 534 +7 (+1.3%) +15 (+2.8%)
#9 PanamaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 464 458 451 +6 (+1.3%) +13 (+2.9%)
#10 BelizeAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 349 344 339 +5 (+1.5%) +10 (+2.9%)
#11 ItalyEurope El SalvadorAmericas 289 285 282 +4 (+1.4%) +7 (+2.5%)
#12 ChinaAsia El SalvadorAmericas 266 262 259 +4 (+1.5%) +7 (+2.7%)
#13 CanadaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 251 248 245 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.4%)
#14 BrazilAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 248 245 242 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.5%)
#15 VenezuelaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 248 245 242 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.5%)
#16 PeruAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 240 237 234 +3 (+1.3%) +6 (+2.6%)
#17 ChileAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 235 232 229 +3 (+1.3%) +6 (+2.6%)
#18 GermanyEurope El SalvadorAmericas 233 230 227 +3 (+1.3%) +6 (+2.6%)
#19 ArgentinaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 221 218 216 +3 (+1.4%) +5 (+2.3%)
#20 FranceEurope El SalvadorAmericas 219 216 214 +3 (+1.4%) +5 (+2.3%)
#21 CubaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 131 129 128 +2 (+1.6%) +3 (+2.3%)
#22 South KoreaAsia El SalvadorAmericas 131 129 128 +2 (+1.6%) +3 (+2.3%)
#23 EcuadorAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 126 124 123 +2 (+1.6%) +3 (+2.4%)
#24 UruguayAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 77 76 75 +1 (+1.3%) +2 (+2.7%)
#25 Dominican RepublicAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 73 72 72 +1 (+1.4%) +1 (+1.4%)
#26 Puerto RicoAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 63 62 62 +1 (+1.6%) +1 (+1.6%)
#27 SwitzerlandEurope El SalvadorAmericas 60 59 59 +1 (+1.7%) +1 (+1.7%)
#28 JapanAsia El SalvadorAmericas 55 54 54 +1 (+1.9%) +1 (+1.9%)
#29 BoliviaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 54 53 53 +1 (+1.9%) +1 (+1.9%)
#30 BelgiumEurope El SalvadorAmericas 53 52 52 +1 (+1.9%) +1 (+1.9%)
#31 IsraelMiddle East El SalvadorAmericas 44 43 43 +1 (+2.3%) +1 (+2.3%)
#32 BarbadosAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 41 40 40 +1 (+2.5%) +1 (+2.5%)
#33 SwedenEurope El SalvadorAmericas 35 35 35 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#34 NetherlandsEurope El SalvadorAmericas 33 33 33 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#35 AustraliaOceania El SalvadorAmericas 27 27 27 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#36 PhilippinesAsia El SalvadorAmericas 19 19 19 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#37 IranMiddle East El SalvadorAmericas 18 18 18 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#38 RussiaEurope El SalvadorAmericas 18 18 18 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#39 PortugalEurope El SalvadorAmericas 13 13 13 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#40 AustriaEurope El SalvadorAmericas 11 11 11 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#41 IndiaAsia El SalvadorAmericas 11 11 11 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#42 IrelandEurope El SalvadorAmericas 11 11 11 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#43 ParaguayAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 11 11 11 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#44 JamaicaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 10 10 10 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#45 BangladeshAsia El SalvadorAmericas 6 6 6 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)