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 ThailandAsia EstoniaEurope 111 109 44 +2 (+1.8%) +67 (+152.3%)
#52 PhilippinesAsia EstoniaEurope 108 106 56 +2 (+1.9%) +52 (+92.9%)
#53 IsraelMiddle East EstoniaEurope 104 102 65 +2 (+2.0%) +39 (+60.0%)
#54 South KoreaAsia EstoniaEurope 101 99 69 +2 (+2.0%) +32 (+46.4%)
#55 CameroonAfrica EstoniaEurope 82 80 16 +2 (+2.5%) +66 (+412.5%)
#56 AfghanistanAsia EstoniaEurope 66 65 26 +1 (+1.5%) +40 (+153.8%)
#57 IraqMiddle East EstoniaEurope 64 63 12 +1 (+1.6%) +52 (+433.3%)
#58 Sri LankaAsia EstoniaEurope 63 62 21 +1 (+1.6%) +42 (+200.0%)
#59 GhanaAfrica EstoniaEurope 60 59 12 +1 (+1.7%) +48 (+400.0%)
#60 South AfricaAfrica EstoniaEurope 60 59 31 +1 (+1.7%) +29 (+93.5%)
#61 ColombiaAmericas EstoniaEurope 58 57 27 +1 (+1.8%) +31 (+114.8%)
#62 ArgentinaAmericas EstoniaEurope 55 54 27 +1 (+1.9%) +28 (+103.7%)
#63 VietnamAsia EstoniaEurope 54 53 32 +1 (+1.9%) +22 (+68.8%)
#64 SerbiaEurope EstoniaEurope 53 52 22 +1 (+1.9%) +31 (+140.9%)
#65 CroatiaEurope EstoniaEurope 48 47 28 +1 (+2.1%) +20 (+71.4%)
#66 CyprusEurope EstoniaEurope 48 47 20 +1 (+2.1%) +28 (+140.0%)
#67 MongoliaAsia EstoniaEurope 47 46 50 +1 (+2.2%) -3 (-6.0%)
#68 VenezuelaAmericas EstoniaEurope 47 46 11 +1 (+2.2%) +36 (+327.3%)
#69 IcelandEurope EstoniaEurope 43 42 22 +1 (+2.4%) +21 (+95.5%)
#70 AlbaniaEurope EstoniaEurope 42 41 20 +1 (+2.4%) +22 (+110.0%)
#71 LebanonMiddle East EstoniaEurope 42 41 18 +1 (+2.4%) +24 (+133.3%)
#72 IndonesiaAsia EstoniaEurope 41 40 12 +1 (+2.5%) +29 (+241.7%)
#73 SloveniaEurope EstoniaEurope 41 40 31 +1 (+2.5%) +10 (+32.3%)
#74 PeruAmericas EstoniaEurope 40 39 20 +1 (+2.6%) +20 (+100.0%)
#75 MoroccoAfrica EstoniaEurope 38 37 25 +1 (+2.7%) +13 (+52.0%)
#76 AlgeriaAfrica EstoniaEurope 33 32 24 +1 (+3.1%) +9 (+37.5%)
#77 CubaAmericas EstoniaEurope 33 32 16 +1 (+3.1%) +17 (+106.3%)
#78 UAEMiddle East EstoniaEurope 33 32 7 +1 (+3.1%) +26 (+371.4%)
#79 New ZealandOceania EstoniaEurope 30 29 16 +1 (+3.4%) +14 (+87.5%)
#80 ChileAmericas EstoniaEurope 29 28 13 +1 (+3.6%) +16 (+123.1%)
#81 JordanMiddle East EstoniaEurope 29 28 10 +1 (+3.6%) +19 (+190.0%)
#82 LuxembourgEurope EstoniaEurope 29 28 11 +1 (+3.6%) +18 (+163.6%)
#83 TunisiaAfrica EstoniaEurope 26 26 15 0 (0.0%) +11 (+73.3%)
#84 EcuadorAmericas EstoniaEurope 24 24 11 0 (0.0%) +13 (+118.2%)
#85 KenyaAfrica EstoniaEurope 22 22 7 0 (0.0%) +15 (+214.3%)
#86 North MacedoniaEurope EstoniaEurope 19 19 9 0 (0.0%) +10 (+111.1%)
#87 YemenMiddle East EstoniaEurope 19 19 5 0 (0.0%) +14 (+280.0%)
#88 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East EstoniaEurope 18 18 5 0 (0.0%) +13 (+260.0%)
#89 SingaporeAsia EstoniaEurope 18 18 9 0 (0.0%) +9 (+100.0%)
#90 MalaysiaAsia EstoniaEurope 17 17 8 0 (0.0%) +9 (+112.5%)
#91 EthiopiaAfrica EstoniaEurope 14 14 7 0 (0.0%) +7 (+100.0%)
#92 MaltaEurope EstoniaEurope 14 14 4 0 (0.0%) +10 (+250.0%)
#93 Costa RicaAmericas EstoniaEurope 12 12 3 0 (0.0%) +9 (+300.0%)
#94 HondurasAmericas EstoniaEurope 12 12 2 0 (0.0%) +10 (+500.0%)
#95 KuwaitMiddle East EstoniaEurope 12 12 9 0 (0.0%) +3 (+33.3%)
#96 GuatemalaAmericas EstoniaEurope 10 10 10 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#97 MauritiusAfrica EstoniaEurope 10 10 4 0 (0.0%) +6 (+150.0%)
#98 ZimbabweAfrica EstoniaEurope 10 10 4 0 (0.0%) +6 (+150.0%)
#99 LibyaAfrica EstoniaEurope 9 9 5 0 (0.0%) +4 (+80.0%)
#100 UgandaAfrica EstoniaEurope 9 9 6 0 (0.0%) +3 (+50.0%)