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 GuyanaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 7,064 6,811 6,472 +253 (+3.7%) +592 (+9.1%)
#2 DominicaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 5,148 4,963 4,745 +185 (+3.7%) +403 (+8.5%)
#3 JamaicaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 4,328 4,173 3,990 +155 (+3.7%) +338 (+8.5%)
#4 USAAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 2,850 2,747 2,626 +103 (+3.7%) +224 (+8.5%)
#5 Dominican RepublicAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 1,934 1,865 1,784 +69 (+3.7%) +150 (+8.4%)
#6 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 994 959 918 +35 (+3.6%) +76 (+8.3%)
#7 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 780 752 720 +28 (+3.7%) +60 (+8.3%)
#8 Saint LuciaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 732 706 676 +26 (+3.7%) +56 (+8.3%)
#9 Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 515 497 476 +18 (+3.6%) +39 (+8.2%)
#10 CanadaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 470 453 434 +17 (+3.8%) +36 (+8.3%)
#11 BarbadosAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 327 315 302 +12 (+3.8%) +25 (+8.3%)
#12 SyriaMiddle East Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 263 254 244 +9 (+3.5%) +19 (+7.8%)
#13 GrenadaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 206 199 192 +7 (+3.5%) +14 (+7.3%)
#14 ChinaAsia Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 144 139 134 +5 (+3.6%) +10 (+7.5%)
#15 EthiopiaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 95 92 90 +3 (+3.3%) +5 (+5.6%)
#16 GermanyEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 88 85 83 +3 (+3.5%) +5 (+6.0%)
#17 IndiaAsia Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 84 81 79 +3 (+3.7%) +5 (+6.3%)
#18 ItalyEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 76 73 72 +3 (+4.1%) +4 (+5.6%)
#19 LebanonMiddle East Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 58 56 55 +2 (+3.6%) +3 (+5.5%)
#20 Puerto RicoAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 56 54 53 +2 (+3.7%) +3 (+5.7%)
#21 South AfricaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 47 45 45 +2 (+4.4%) +2 (+4.4%)
#22 SurinameAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 47 45 45 +2 (+4.4%) +2 (+4.4%)
#23 FranceEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 43 41 41 +2 (+4.9%) +2 (+4.9%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 41 40 40 +1 (+2.5%) +1 (+2.5%)
#25 VenezuelaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 40 39 39 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#26 GhanaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 32 31 31 +1 (+3.2%) +1 (+3.2%)
#27 CubaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 20 19 20 +1 (+5.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#28 JapanAsia Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 20 19 20 +1 (+5.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#29 NetherlandsEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#30 BelizeAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 13 13 14 0 (0.0%) -1 (-7.1%)
#31 BermudaOther Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 13 13 14 0 (0.0%) -1 (-7.1%)
#32 New ZealandOceania Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 11 11 12 0 (0.0%) -1 (-8.3%)
#33 SpainEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 11 11 12 0 (0.0%) -1 (-8.3%)
#34 EgyptAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 9 9 10 0 (0.0%) -1 (-10.0%)
#35 AustraliaOceania Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#36 HondurasAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#37 ArubaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 4 4 5 0 (0.0%) -1 (-20.0%)
#38 MexicoAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 4 4 5 0 (0.0%) -1 (-20.0%)
#39 BahamasAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#40 PakistanAsia Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A