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 RussiaEurope GeorgiaAsia 38,308 37,267 35,936 +1,041 (+2.8%) +2,372 (+6.6%)
#2 ArmeniaAsia GeorgiaAsia 13,147 12,789 12,358 +358 (+2.8%) +789 (+6.4%)
#3 UkraineEurope GeorgiaAsia 12,544 12,203 11,792 +341 (+2.8%) +752 (+6.4%)
#4 AzerbaijanAsia GeorgiaAsia 6,191 6,023 5,821 +168 (+2.8%) +370 (+6.4%)
#5 KazakhstanAsia GeorgiaAsia 1,766 1,718 1,662 +48 (+2.8%) +104 (+6.3%)
#6 BelarusEurope GeorgiaAsia 1,132 1,101 1,066 +31 (+2.8%) +66 (+6.2%)
#7 UzbekistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 786 765 740 +21 (+2.7%) +46 (+6.2%)
#8 GermanyEurope GeorgiaAsia 647 629 610 +18 (+2.9%) +37 (+6.1%)
#9 TürkiyeAsia GeorgiaAsia 485 472 457 +13 (+2.8%) +28 (+6.1%)
#10 KyrgyzstanAsia GeorgiaAsia 256 249 242 +7 (+2.8%) +14 (+5.8%)
#11 BulgariaEurope GeorgiaAsia 237 231 225 +6 (+2.6%) +12 (+5.3%)
#12 RomaniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 226 220 214 +6 (+2.7%) +12 (+5.6%)
#13 LithuaniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 216 210 204 +6 (+2.9%) +12 (+5.9%)
#14 LatviaEurope GeorgiaAsia 211 205 199 +6 (+2.9%) +12 (+6.0%)
#15 TurkmenistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 209 203 197 +6 (+3.0%) +12 (+6.1%)
#16 PolandEurope GeorgiaAsia 185 180 175 +5 (+2.8%) +10 (+5.7%)
#17 GreeceEurope GeorgiaAsia 168 163 159 +5 (+3.1%) +9 (+5.7%)
#18 TajikistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 152 148 144 +4 (+2.7%) +8 (+5.6%)
#19 EstoniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 124 121 119 +3 (+2.5%) +5 (+4.2%)
#20 IranMiddle East GeorgiaAsia 124 121 119 +3 (+2.5%) +5 (+4.2%)
#21 USAAmericas GeorgiaAsia 112 109 107 +3 (+2.8%) +5 (+4.7%)
#22 PakistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 88 86 85 +2 (+2.3%) +3 (+3.5%)
#23 ChinaAsia GeorgiaAsia 76 74 73 +2 (+2.7%) +3 (+4.1%)
#24 HungaryEurope GeorgiaAsia 49 48 48 +1 (+2.1%) +1 (+2.1%)
#25 AfghanistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 41 40 40 +1 (+2.5%) +1 (+2.5%)
#26 FranceEurope GeorgiaAsia 40 39 39 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#27 Czech RepublicEurope GeorgiaAsia 34 33 33 +1 (+3.0%) +1 (+3.0%)
#28 IndiaAsia GeorgiaAsia 31 30 31 +1 (+3.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#29 IsraelMiddle East GeorgiaAsia 31 30 31 +1 (+3.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#30 MongoliaAsia GeorgiaAsia 28 27 28 +1 (+3.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#31 AustriaEurope GeorgiaAsia 25 24 25 +1 (+4.2%) 0 (0.0%)
#32 BelgiumEurope GeorgiaAsia 22 21 22 +1 (+4.8%) 0 (0.0%)
#33 PeruAmericas GeorgiaAsia 20 19 20 +1 (+5.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#34 SpainEurope GeorgiaAsia 17 17 18 0 (0.0%) -1 (-5.6%)
#35 AlgeriaAfrica GeorgiaAsia 16 16 17 0 (0.0%) -1 (-5.9%)
#36 ItalyEurope GeorgiaAsia 16 16 17 0 (0.0%) -1 (-5.9%)
#37 NepalAsia GeorgiaAsia 16 16 17 0 (0.0%) -1 (-5.9%)
#38 ArgentinaAmericas GeorgiaAsia 14 14 15 0 (0.0%) -1 (-6.7%)
#39 SwitzerlandEurope GeorgiaAsia 13 13 14 0 (0.0%) -1 (-7.1%)
#40 CubaAmericas GeorgiaAsia 11 11 12 0 (0.0%) -1 (-8.3%)
#41 FinlandEurope GeorgiaAsia 10 10 11 0 (0.0%) -1 (-9.1%)
#42 NetherlandsEurope GeorgiaAsia 10 10 11 0 (0.0%) -1 (-9.1%)
#43 AlbaniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 9 9 10 0 (0.0%) -1 (-10.0%)
#44 LebanonMiddle East GeorgiaAsia 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)