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 UkraineEurope FinlandEurope 63,352 2,851 1,540 +60,501 (+2,122.1%) +61,812 (+4,013.8%)
#2 EstoniaEurope FinlandEurope 55,655 47,280 41,006 +8,375 (+17.7%) +14,649 (+35.7%)
#3 SwedenEurope FinlandEurope 39,331 33,412 30,578 +5,919 (+17.7%) +8,753 (+28.6%)
#4 IraqMiddle East FinlandEurope 21,546 18,304 21,027 +3,242 (+17.7%) +519 (+2.5%)
#5 RussiaEurope FinlandEurope 17,907 15,212 11,542 +2,695 (+17.7%) +6,365 (+55.1%)
#6 ChinaAsia FinlandEurope 13,671 11,614 9,069 +2,057 (+17.7%) +4,602 (+50.7%)
#7 ThailandAsia FinlandEurope 13,078 11,110 8,884 +1,968 (+17.7%) +4,194 (+47.2%)
#8 VietnamAsia FinlandEurope 10,214 8,677 5,754 +1,537 (+17.7%) +4,460 (+77.5%)
#9 TürkiyeAsia FinlandEurope 8,998 7,644 6,082 +1,354 (+17.7%) +2,916 (+47.9%)
#10 IranMiddle East FinlandEurope 8,959 7,611 5,589 +1,348 (+17.7%) +3,370 (+60.3%)
#11 AfghanistanAsia FinlandEurope 8,262 7,019 4,623 +1,243 (+17.7%) +3,639 (+78.7%)
#12 IndiaAsia FinlandEurope 8,186 6,954 5,159 +1,232 (+17.7%) +3,027 (+58.7%)
#13 GermanyEurope FinlandEurope 8,045 6,834 6,224 +1,211 (+17.7%) +1,821 (+29.3%)
#14 SyriaMiddle East FinlandEurope 7,325 6,223 1,326 +1,102 (+17.7%) +5,999 (+452.4%)
#15 USAAmericas FinlandEurope 6,410 5,445 4,427 +965 (+17.7%) +1,983 (+44.8%)
#16 PolandEurope FinlandEurope 5,907 5,018 3,983 +889 (+17.7%) +1,924 (+48.3%)
#17 PhilippinesAsia FinlandEurope 5,759 4,892 3,090 +867 (+17.7%) +2,669 (+86.4%)
#18 RomaniaEurope FinlandEurope 4,557 3,871 2,478 +686 (+17.7%) +2,079 (+83.9%)
#19 NepalAsia FinlandEurope 4,232 3,595 2,298 +637 (+17.7%) +1,934 (+84.2%)
#20 PakistanAsia FinlandEurope 3,689 3,134 2,129 +555 (+17.7%) +1,560 (+73.3%)
#21 SpainEurope FinlandEurope 3,586 3,046 2,567 +540 (+17.7%) +1,019 (+39.7%)
#22 ItalyEurope FinlandEurope 3,558 3,023 2,316 +535 (+17.7%) +1,242 (+53.6%)
#23 BangladeshAsia FinlandEurope 3,511 2,983 1,885 +528 (+17.7%) +1,626 (+86.3%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica FinlandEurope 3,431 2,915 2,093 +516 (+17.7%) +1,338 (+63.9%)
#25 FranceEurope FinlandEurope 3,159 2,684 2,268 +475 (+17.7%) +891 (+39.3%)
#26 BulgariaEurope FinlandEurope 3,021 2,566 1,863 +455 (+17.7%) +1,158 (+62.2%)
#27 MoroccoAfrica FinlandEurope 2,976 2,528 1,952 +448 (+17.7%) +1,024 (+52.5%)
#28 EthiopiaAfrica FinlandEurope 2,891 2,456 1,845 +435 (+17.7%) +1,046 (+56.7%)
#29 LatviaEurope FinlandEurope 2,868 2,436 1,582 +432 (+17.7%) +1,286 (+81.3%)
#30 HungaryEurope FinlandEurope 2,797 2,376 2,068 +421 (+17.7%) +729 (+35.3%)
#31 BrazilAmericas FinlandEurope 2,224 1,889 1,221 +335 (+17.7%) +1,003 (+82.1%)
#32 NorwayEurope FinlandEurope 2,180 1,852 1,607 +328 (+17.7%) +573 (+35.7%)
#33 GhanaAfrica FinlandEurope 2,142 1,820 1,334 +322 (+17.7%) +808 (+60.6%)
#34 GreeceEurope FinlandEurope 1,971 1,674 1,110 +297 (+17.7%) +861 (+77.6%)
#35 CanadaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,948 1,655 1,481 +293 (+17.7%) +467 (+31.5%)
#36 NetherlandsEurope FinlandEurope 1,946 1,653 1,381 +293 (+17.7%) +565 (+40.9%)
#37 KenyaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,839 1,562 1,238 +277 (+17.7%) +601 (+48.5%)
#38 EgyptAfrica FinlandEurope 1,772 1,505 1,058 +267 (+17.7%) +714 (+67.5%)
#39 JapanAsia FinlandEurope 1,710 1,453 1,204 +257 (+17.7%) +506 (+42.0%)
#40 LithuaniaEurope FinlandEurope 1,608 1,366 968 +242 (+17.7%) +640 (+66.1%)
#41 AustraliaOceania FinlandEurope 1,466 1,245 1,035 +221 (+17.8%) +431 (+41.6%)
#42 ColombiaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,446 1,228 985 +218 (+17.8%) +461 (+46.8%)
#43 Sri LankaAsia FinlandEurope 1,351 1,148 908 +203 (+17.7%) +443 (+48.8%)
#44 SwitzerlandEurope FinlandEurope 1,351 1,148 977 +203 (+17.7%) +374 (+38.3%)
#45 DenmarkEurope FinlandEurope 1,321 1,122 923 +199 (+17.7%) +398 (+43.1%)
#46 CameroonAfrica FinlandEurope 1,288 1,094 759 +194 (+17.7%) +529 (+69.7%)
#47 South AfricaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,203 1,022 805 +181 (+17.7%) +398 (+49.4%)
#48 AlgeriaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,194 1,014 781 +180 (+17.8%) +413 (+52.9%)
#49 MexicoAmericas FinlandEurope 1,171 995 719 +176 (+17.7%) +452 (+62.9%)
#50 GambiaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,062 902 648 +160 (+17.7%) +414 (+63.9%)