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 MaliAfrica GuineaAfrica 43,694 45,192 46,991 -1,498 (-3.3%) -3,297 (-7.0%)
#2 Equatorial GuineaAfrica GuineaAfrica 9,933 10,274 10,695 -341 (-3.3%) -762 (-7.1%)
#3 Sierra LeoneAfrica GuineaAfrica 8,065 8,342 8,683 -277 (-3.3%) -618 (-7.1%)
#4 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GuineaAfrica 7,401 7,654 7,968 -253 (-3.3%) -567 (-7.1%)
#5 AlgeriaAfrica GuineaAfrica 6,542 6,766 7,044 -224 (-3.3%) -502 (-7.1%)
#6 Guinea-BissauAfrica GuineaAfrica 4,217 4,361 4,540 -144 (-3.3%) -323 (-7.1%)
#7 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas GuineaAfrica 4,134 4,276 4,452 -142 (-3.3%) -318 (-7.1%)
#8 LiberiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 2,567 2,655 2,765 -88 (-3.3%) -198 (-7.2%)
#9 ColombiaAmericas GuineaAfrica 2,436 2,519 2,623 -83 (-3.3%) -187 (-7.1%)
#10 SenegalAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,985 2,053 2,139 -68 (-3.3%) -154 (-7.2%)
#11 KenyaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,856 1,920 1,999 -64 (-3.3%) -143 (-7.2%)
#12 CubaAmericas GuineaAfrica 1,657 1,714 1,786 -57 (-3.3%) -129 (-7.2%)
#13 South AfricaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,161 1,201 1,251 -40 (-3.3%) -90 (-7.2%)
#14 SpainEurope GuineaAfrica 1,101 1,139 1,187 -38 (-3.3%) -86 (-7.2%)
#15 MauritaniaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,070 1,107 1,154 -37 (-3.3%) -84 (-7.3%)
#16 TongaOceania GuineaAfrica 901 932 972 -31 (-3.3%) -71 (-7.3%)
#17 ComorosAfrica GuineaAfrica 706 730 761 -24 (-3.3%) -55 (-7.2%)
#18 GhanaAfrica GuineaAfrica 545 564 588 -19 (-3.4%) -43 (-7.3%)
#19 TogoAfrica GuineaAfrica 493 510 533 -17 (-3.3%) -40 (-7.5%)
#20 TunisiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 493 510 533 -17 (-3.3%) -40 (-7.5%)
#21 South KoreaAsia GuineaAfrica 394 407 426 -13 (-3.2%) -32 (-7.5%)
#22 BeninAfrica GuineaAfrica 378 391 408 -13 (-3.3%) -30 (-7.4%)
#23 ChadAfrica GuineaAfrica 360 372 389 -12 (-3.2%) -29 (-7.5%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica GuineaAfrica 352 364 381 -12 (-3.3%) -29 (-7.6%)
#25 MoroccoAfrica GuineaAfrica 307 318 333 -11 (-3.5%) -26 (-7.8%)
#26 USAAmericas GuineaAfrica 278 288 301 -10 (-3.5%) -23 (-7.6%)
#27 HondurasAmericas GuineaAfrica 276 285 298 -9 (-3.2%) -22 (-7.4%)
#28 GambiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 259 268 281 -9 (-3.4%) -22 (-7.8%)
#29 FranceEurope GuineaAfrica 229 237 248 -8 (-3.4%) -19 (-7.7%)
#30 CameroonAfrica GuineaAfrica 181 187 196 -6 (-3.2%) -15 (-7.7%)
#31 ChinaAsia GuineaAfrica 156 161 169 -5 (-3.1%) -13 (-7.7%)
#32 LebanonMiddle East GuineaAfrica 143 148 156 -5 (-3.4%) -13 (-8.3%)
#33 Costa RicaAmericas GuineaAfrica 108 112 118 -4 (-3.6%) -10 (-8.5%)
#34 AngolaAfrica GuineaAfrica 105 109 115 -4 (-3.7%) -10 (-8.7%)
#35 ArgentinaAmericas GuineaAfrica 102 105 112 -3 (-2.9%) -10 (-8.9%)
#36 ItalyEurope GuineaAfrica 75 78 82 -3 (-3.8%) -7 (-8.5%)
#37 GabonAfrica GuineaAfrica 68 70 74 -2 (-2.9%) -6 (-8.1%)
#38 DenmarkEurope GuineaAfrica 61 63 66 -2 (-3.2%) -5 (-7.6%)
#39 JapanAsia GuineaAfrica 48 50 54 -2 (-4.0%) -6 (-11.1%)
#40 ThailandAsia GuineaAfrica 45 47 51 -2 (-4.3%) -6 (-11.8%)
#41 BotswanaAfrica GuineaAfrica 44 46 50 -2 (-4.3%) -6 (-12.0%)
#42 IndiaAsia GuineaAfrica 44 45 49 -1 (-2.2%) -5 (-10.2%)
#43 CanadaAmericas GuineaAfrica 41 42 46 -1 (-2.4%) -5 (-10.9%)
#44 LibyaAfrica GuineaAfrica 40 41 44 -1 (-2.4%) -4 (-9.1%)
#45 BelgiumEurope GuineaAfrica 36 37 40 -1 (-2.7%) -4 (-10.0%)
#46 RussiaEurope GuineaAfrica 35 36 39 -1 (-2.8%) -4 (-10.3%)
#47 RwandaAfrica GuineaAfrica 35 36 39 -1 (-2.8%) -4 (-10.3%)
#48 NetherlandsEurope GuineaAfrica 34 35 38 -1 (-2.9%) -4 (-10.5%)
#49 TürkiyeAsia GuineaAfrica 31 32 35 -1 (-3.1%) -4 (-11.4%)
#50 Cabo VerdeAfrica GuineaAfrica 30 31 34 -1 (-3.2%) -4 (-11.8%)