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 Equatorial GuineaAfrica GabonAfrica 94,354 87,411 79,434 +6,943 (+7.9%) +14,920 (+18.8%)
#2 MaliAfrica GabonAfrica 59,837 55,434 50,384 +4,403 (+7.9%) +9,453 (+18.8%)
#3 BeninAfrica GabonAfrica 56,627 52,460 47,682 +4,167 (+7.9%) +8,945 (+18.8%)
#4 CameroonAfrica GabonAfrica 54,949 50,906 46,269 +4,043 (+7.9%) +8,680 (+18.8%)
#5 SenegalAfrica GabonAfrica 33,087 30,652 27,861 +2,435 (+7.9%) +5,226 (+18.8%)
#6 NigeriaAfrica GabonAfrica 25,938 24,029 21,840 +1,909 (+7.9%) +4,098 (+18.8%)
#7 TogoAfrica GabonAfrica 24,966 23,129 21,023 +1,837 (+7.9%) +3,943 (+18.8%)
#8 FranceEurope GabonAfrica 17,428 16,146 14,678 +1,282 (+7.9%) +2,750 (+18.7%)
#9 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica GabonAfrica 7,058 6,539 5,944 +519 (+7.9%) +1,114 (+18.7%)
#10 GhanaAfrica GabonAfrica 6,900 6,392 5,811 +508 (+7.9%) +1,089 (+18.7%)
#11 GuineaAfrica GabonAfrica 5,396 4,999 4,546 +397 (+7.9%) +850 (+18.7%)
#12 ChadAfrica GabonAfrica 4,904 4,543 4,132 +361 (+7.9%) +772 (+18.7%)
#13 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GabonAfrica 3,679 3,408 3,099 +271 (+8.0%) +580 (+18.7%)
#14 LebanonMiddle East GabonAfrica 2,710 2,511 2,284 +199 (+7.9%) +426 (+18.7%)
#15 AngolaAfrica GabonAfrica 1,199 1,111 1,011 +88 (+7.9%) +188 (+18.6%)
#16 MoroccoAfrica GabonAfrica 774 717 653 +57 (+7.9%) +121 (+18.5%)
#17 USAAmericas GabonAfrica 594 550 502 +44 (+8.0%) +92 (+18.3%)
#18 BelgiumEurope GabonAfrica 541 501 457 +40 (+8.0%) +84 (+18.4%)
#19 ChinaAsia GabonAfrica 371 344 316 +27 (+7.8%) +55 (+17.4%)
#20 CanadaAmericas GabonAfrica 314 291 266 +23 (+7.9%) +48 (+18.0%)
#21 TunisiaAfrica GabonAfrica 241 223 204 +18 (+8.1%) +37 (+18.1%)
#22 RwandaAfrica GabonAfrica 226 209 191 +17 (+8.1%) +35 (+18.3%)
#23 South KoreaAsia GabonAfrica 208 193 177 +15 (+7.8%) +31 (+17.5%)
#24 AlgeriaAfrica GabonAfrica 117 108 100 +9 (+8.3%) +17 (+17.0%)
#25 GermanyEurope GabonAfrica 93 86 80 +7 (+8.1%) +13 (+16.3%)
#26 JapanAsia GabonAfrica 31 29 29 +2 (+6.9%) +2 (+6.9%)
#27 SyriaMiddle East GabonAfrica 29 27 26 +2 (+7.4%) +3 (+11.5%)
#28 IsraelMiddle East GabonAfrica 15 14 15 +1 (+7.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#29 South AfricaAfrica GabonAfrica 12 11 12 +1 (+9.1%) 0 (0.0%)