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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 TogoAfrica GhanaAfrica 115,972 103,799 90,343 +12,173 (+11.7%) +25,629 (+28.4%)
#2 NigeriaAfrica GhanaAfrica 90,111 80,652 70,214 +9,459 (+11.7%) +19,897 (+28.3%)
#3 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GhanaAfrica 82,933 74,228 64,621 +8,705 (+11.7%) +18,312 (+28.3%)
#4 LiberiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 39,038 34,940 30,418 +4,098 (+11.7%) +8,620 (+28.3%)
#5 BeninAfrica GhanaAfrica 22,051 19,736 17,183 +2,315 (+11.7%) +4,868 (+28.3%)
#6 MaliAfrica GhanaAfrica 6,592 5,900 5,137 +692 (+11.7%) +1,455 (+28.3%)
#7 Sierra LeoneAfrica GhanaAfrica 3,061 2,740 2,386 +321 (+11.7%) +675 (+28.3%)
#8 GambiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 2,109 1,888 1,645 +221 (+11.7%) +464 (+28.2%)
#9 LebanonMiddle East GhanaAfrica 1,290 1,155 1,006 +135 (+11.7%) +284 (+28.2%)
#10 IndiaAsia GhanaAfrica 1,116 999 871 +117 (+11.7%) +245 (+28.1%)
#11 USAAmericas GhanaAfrica 800 716 625 +84 (+11.7%) +175 (+28.0%)
#12 RwandaAfrica GhanaAfrica 488 437 382 +51 (+11.7%) +106 (+27.7%)
#13 CanadaAmericas GhanaAfrica 361 323 283 +38 (+11.8%) +78 (+27.6%)
#14 ItalyEurope GhanaAfrica 302 270 236 +32 (+11.9%) +66 (+28.0%)
#15 ChinaAsia GhanaAfrica 297 266 232 +31 (+11.7%) +65 (+28.0%)
#16 FranceEurope GhanaAfrica 284 254 223 +30 (+11.8%) +61 (+27.4%)
#17 NetherlandsEurope GhanaAfrica 238 213 187 +25 (+11.7%) +51 (+27.3%)
#18 SwitzerlandEurope GhanaAfrica 189 169 148 +20 (+11.8%) +41 (+27.7%)
#19 GuineaAfrica GhanaAfrica 178 159 140 +19 (+11.9%) +38 (+27.1%)
#20 CameroonAfrica GhanaAfrica 147 132 116 +15 (+11.4%) +31 (+26.7%)
#21 SenegalAfrica GhanaAfrica 95 85 75 +10 (+11.8%) +20 (+26.7%)
#22 PakistanAsia GhanaAfrica 85 76 67 +9 (+11.8%) +18 (+26.9%)
#23 RussiaEurope GhanaAfrica 85 76 67 +9 (+11.8%) +18 (+26.9%)
#24 JapanAsia GhanaAfrica 70 63 56 +7 (+11.1%) +14 (+25.0%)
#25 SyriaMiddle East GhanaAfrica 65 58 52 +7 (+12.1%) +13 (+25.0%)
#26 PolandEurope GhanaAfrica 58 52 47 +6 (+11.5%) +11 (+23.4%)
#27 IsraelMiddle East GhanaAfrica 57 51 46 +6 (+11.8%) +11 (+23.9%)
#28 EgyptAfrica GhanaAfrica 48 43 39 +5 (+11.6%) +9 (+23.1%)
#29 AustraliaOceania GhanaAfrica 41 37 33 +4 (+10.8%) +8 (+24.2%)
#30 EthiopiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 37 33 30 +4 (+12.1%) +7 (+23.3%)
#31 PhilippinesAsia GhanaAfrica 34 30 28 +4 (+13.3%) +6 (+21.4%)
#32 Sri LankaAsia GhanaAfrica 23 21 20 +2 (+9.5%) +3 (+15.0%)
#33 ChadAfrica GhanaAfrica 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#34 KenyaAfrica GhanaAfrica 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#35 AlgeriaAfrica GhanaAfrica 15 13 13 +2 (+15.4%) +2 (+15.4%)
#36 BrazilAmericas GhanaAfrica 15 13 13 +2 (+15.4%) +2 (+15.4%)
#37 MauritaniaAfrica GhanaAfrica 15 13 13 +2 (+15.4%) +2 (+15.4%)