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 HondurasAmericas 9,234 9,071 8,853 +163 (+1.8%) +381 (+4.3%)
#2 NicaraguaAmericas HondurasAmericas 8,086 7,943 7,767 +143 (+1.8%) +319 (+4.1%)
#3 USAAmericas HondurasAmericas 7,079 6,954 6,799 +125 (+1.8%) +280 (+4.1%)
#4 GuatemalaAmericas HondurasAmericas 4,796 4,711 4,607 +85 (+1.8%) +189 (+4.1%)
#5 MexicoAmericas HondurasAmericas 1,631 1,602 1,567 +29 (+1.8%) +64 (+4.1%)
#6 ColombiaAmericas HondurasAmericas 902 886 868 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#7 Costa RicaAmericas HondurasAmericas 895 879 861 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#8 CubaAmericas HondurasAmericas 635 624 612 +11 (+1.8%) +23 (+3.8%)
#9 ChinaAsia HondurasAmericas 619 608 596 +11 (+1.8%) +23 (+3.9%)
#10 SpainEurope HondurasAmericas 546 536 525 +10 (+1.9%) +21 (+4.0%)
#11 EcuadorAmericas HondurasAmericas 478 470 461 +8 (+1.7%) +17 (+3.7%)
#12 PanamaAmericas HondurasAmericas 413 406 398 +7 (+1.7%) +15 (+3.8%)
#13 PeruAmericas HondurasAmericas 399 392 384 +7 (+1.8%) +15 (+3.9%)
#14 BelizeAmericas HondurasAmericas 379 372 365 +7 (+1.9%) +14 (+3.8%)
#15 CanadaAmericas HondurasAmericas 361 355 349 +6 (+1.7%) +12 (+3.4%)
#16 ChileAmericas HondurasAmericas 320 314 309 +6 (+1.9%) +11 (+3.6%)
#17 GermanyEurope HondurasAmericas 302 297 292 +5 (+1.7%) +10 (+3.4%)
#18 ItalyEurope HondurasAmericas 270 265 260 +5 (+1.9%) +10 (+3.8%)
#19 BrazilAmericas HondurasAmericas 244 240 237 +4 (+1.7%) +7 (+3.0%)
#20 ArgentinaAmericas HondurasAmericas 197 194 191 +3 (+1.5%) +6 (+3.1%)
#21 BoliviaAmericas HondurasAmericas 152 149 147 +3 (+2.0%) +5 (+3.4%)
#22 FranceEurope HondurasAmericas 149 146 144 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.5%)
#23 JapanAsia HondurasAmericas 144 141 139 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.6%)
#24 Dominican RepublicAmericas HondurasAmericas 139 137 135 +2 (+1.5%) +4 (+3.0%)
#25 Puerto RicoAmericas HondurasAmericas 133 131 129 +2 (+1.5%) +4 (+3.1%)
#26 VenezuelaAmericas HondurasAmericas 105 103 102 +2 (+1.9%) +3 (+2.9%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope HondurasAmericas 94 92 91 +2 (+2.2%) +3 (+3.3%)
#28 IsraelMiddle East HondurasAmericas 93 91 90 +2 (+2.2%) +3 (+3.3%)
#29 South KoreaAsia HondurasAmericas 70 69 68 +1 (+1.4%) +2 (+2.9%)
#30 UruguayAmericas HondurasAmericas 68 67 66 +1 (+1.5%) +2 (+3.0%)
#31 SwitzerlandEurope HondurasAmericas 62 61 61 +1 (+1.6%) +1 (+1.6%)
#32 JordanMiddle East HondurasAmericas 41 40 40 +1 (+2.5%) +1 (+2.5%)
#33 ParaguayAmericas HondurasAmericas 36 35 35 +1 (+2.9%) +1 (+2.9%)
#34 SwedenEurope HondurasAmericas 32 31 31 +1 (+3.2%) +1 (+3.2%)
#35 JamaicaAmericas HondurasAmericas 27 27 27 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#36 BelgiumEurope HondurasAmericas 25 25 25 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#37 RussiaEurope HondurasAmericas 25 25 25 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)