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 South AfricaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 12,870 12,712 12,511 +158 (+1.2%) +359 (+2.9%)
#2 MozambiqueAfrica EswatiniAfrica 10,136 10,011 9,857 +125 (+1.2%) +279 (+2.8%)
#3 RwandaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 392 387 342 +5 (+1.3%) +50 (+14.6%)
#4 USAAmericas EswatiniAfrica 262 259 256 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.3%)
#5 LesothoAfrica EswatiniAfrica 226 223 221 +3 (+1.3%) +5 (+2.3%)
#6 AngolaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 135 133 131 +2 (+1.5%) +4 (+3.1%)
#7 AustraliaOceania EswatiniAfrica 55 54 55 +1 (+1.9%) 0 (0.0%)
#8 UgandaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 55 54 55 +1 (+1.9%) 0 (0.0%)
#9 LiberiaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 45 44 46 +1 (+2.3%) -1 (-2.2%)
#10 BotswanaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 39 39 41 0 (0.0%) -2 (-4.9%)
#11 EthiopiaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 28 28 30 0 (0.0%) -2 (-6.7%)
#12 New ZealandOceania EswatiniAfrica 23 23 25 0 (0.0%) -2 (-8.0%)
#13 CanadaAmericas EswatiniAfrica 17 17 19 0 (0.0%) -2 (-10.5%)