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 El SalvadorAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 22,750 20,683 18,301 +2,067 (+10.0%) +4,449 (+24.3%)
#2 MexicoAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 20,758 18,872 16,720 +1,886 (+10.0%) +4,038 (+24.2%)
#3 USAAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 10,228 9,299 8,239 +929 (+10.0%) +1,989 (+24.1%)
#4 NicaraguaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 10,131 9,211 8,161 +920 (+10.0%) +1,970 (+24.1%)
#5 HondurasAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 9,924 9,023 7,995 +901 (+10.0%) +1,929 (+24.1%)
#6 South KoreaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 2,113 1,921 1,703 +192 (+10.0%) +410 (+24.1%)
#7 SpainEurope GuatemalaAmericas 1,560 1,418 1,259 +142 (+10.0%) +301 (+23.9%)
#8 Costa RicaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,373 1,248 1,108 +125 (+10.0%) +265 (+23.9%)
#9 ColombiaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,366 1,242 1,102 +124 (+10.0%) +264 (+24.0%)
#10 BelizeAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,082 984 874 +98 (+10.0%) +208 (+23.8%)
#11 CubaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 779 708 630 +71 (+10.0%) +149 (+23.7%)
#12 ChinaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 775 705 627 +70 (+9.9%) +148 (+23.6%)
#13 GermanyEurope GuatemalaAmericas 756 687 611 +69 (+10.0%) +145 (+23.7%)
#14 ArgentinaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 654 595 529 +59 (+9.9%) +125 (+23.6%)
#15 PeruAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 540 491 436 +49 (+10.0%) +104 (+23.9%)
#16 CanadaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 469 426 379 +43 (+10.1%) +90 (+23.7%)
#17 ItalyEurope GuatemalaAmericas 433 394 351 +39 (+9.9%) +82 (+23.4%)
#18 ChileAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 354 322 287 +32 (+9.9%) +67 (+23.3%)
#19 PanamaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 353 321 286 +32 (+10.0%) +67 (+23.4%)
#20 VenezuelaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 333 303 270 +30 (+9.9%) +63 (+23.3%)
#21 FranceEurope GuatemalaAmericas 302 275 246 +27 (+9.8%) +56 (+22.8%)
#22 BrazilAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 283 257 229 +26 (+10.1%) +54 (+23.6%)
#23 EcuadorAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 196 178 160 +18 (+10.1%) +36 (+22.5%)
#24 SwitzerlandEurope GuatemalaAmericas 181 165 147 +16 (+9.7%) +34 (+23.1%)
#25 JapanAsia GuatemalaAmericas 173 157 141 +16 (+10.2%) +32 (+22.7%)
#26 NetherlandsEurope GuatemalaAmericas 164 149 134 +15 (+10.1%) +30 (+22.4%)
#27 UruguayAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 164 149 134 +15 (+10.1%) +30 (+22.4%)
#28 BoliviaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 159 145 130 +14 (+9.7%) +29 (+22.3%)
#29 IsraelMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 154 140 125 +14 (+10.0%) +29 (+23.2%)
#30 Dominican RepublicAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 126 115 104 +11 (+9.6%) +22 (+21.2%)
#31 Puerto RicoAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 118 107 97 +11 (+10.3%) +21 (+21.6%)
#32 SyriaMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 91 83 75 +8 (+9.6%) +16 (+21.3%)
#33 AustraliaOceania GuatemalaAmericas 81 74 67 +7 (+9.5%) +14 (+20.9%)
#34 PhilippinesAsia GuatemalaAmericas 78 71 64 +7 (+9.9%) +14 (+21.9%)
#35 ParaguayAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 68 62 57 +6 (+9.7%) +11 (+19.3%)
#36 SwedenEurope GuatemalaAmericas 54 49 45 +5 (+10.2%) +9 (+20.0%)
#37 IndonesiaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 46 42 39 +4 (+9.5%) +7 (+17.9%)
#38 EgyptAfrica GuatemalaAmericas 35 32 31 +3 (+9.4%) +4 (+12.9%)
#39 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 35 32 31 +3 (+9.4%) +4 (+12.9%)
#40 PortugalEurope GuatemalaAmericas 32 29 28 +3 (+10.3%) +4 (+14.3%)
#41 PakistanAsia GuatemalaAmericas 29 26 25 +3 (+11.5%) +4 (+16.0%)
#42 LebanonMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 27 25 24 +2 (+8.0%) +3 (+12.5%)
#43 TürkiyeAsia GuatemalaAmericas 27 25 24 +2 (+8.0%) +3 (+12.5%)
#44 IranMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 20 18 18 +2 (+11.1%) +2 (+11.1%)