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 PolandEurope IcelandEurope 31,868 21,102 10,967 +10,766 (+51.0%) +20,901 (+190.6%)
#2 DenmarkEurope IcelandEurope 5,917 3,918 3,283 +1,999 (+51.0%) +2,634 (+80.2%)
#3 LithuaniaEurope IcelandEurope 4,789 3,171 1,499 +1,618 (+51.0%) +3,290 (+219.5%)
#4 USAAmericas IcelandEurope 3,932 2,604 2,019 +1,328 (+51.0%) +1,913 (+94.7%)
#5 SwedenEurope IcelandEurope 3,559 2,357 1,920 +1,202 (+51.0%) +1,639 (+85.4%)
#6 PhilippinesAsia IcelandEurope 3,449 2,284 1,565 +1,165 (+51.0%) +1,884 (+120.4%)
#7 GermanyEurope IcelandEurope 3,243 2,148 1,649 +1,095 (+51.0%) +1,594 (+96.7%)
#8 LatviaEurope IcelandEurope 2,902 1,922 735 +980 (+51.0%) +2,167 (+294.8%)
#9 RomaniaEurope IcelandEurope 2,529 1,675 400 +854 (+51.0%) +2,129 (+532.3%)
#10 ThailandAsia IcelandEurope 2,265 1,500 1,196 +765 (+51.0%) +1,069 (+89.4%)
#11 NorwayEurope IcelandEurope 2,098 1,390 1,036 +708 (+50.9%) +1,062 (+102.5%)
#12 PortugalEurope IcelandEurope 1,634 1,082 576 +552 (+51.0%) +1,058 (+183.7%)
#13 SpainEurope IcelandEurope 1,497 991 540 +506 (+51.1%) +957 (+177.2%)
#14 VietnamAsia IcelandEurope 1,384 916 613 +468 (+51.1%) +771 (+125.8%)
#15 FranceEurope IcelandEurope 1,374 910 538 +464 (+51.0%) +836 (+155.4%)
#16 Czech RepublicEurope IcelandEurope 1,223 810 246 +413 (+51.0%) +977 (+397.2%)
#17 SerbiaEurope IcelandEurope 1,136 752 523 +384 (+51.1%) +613 (+117.2%)
#18 ChinaAsia IcelandEurope 1,128 747 582 +381 (+51.0%) +546 (+93.8%)
#19 CroatiaEurope IcelandEurope 1,081 716 169 +365 (+51.0%) +912 (+539.6%)
#20 ItalyEurope IcelandEurope 793 525 260 +268 (+51.0%) +533 (+205.0%)
#21 SlovakiaEurope IcelandEurope 781 517 243 +264 (+51.1%) +538 (+221.4%)
#22 BulgariaEurope IcelandEurope 778 515 241 +263 (+51.1%) +537 (+222.8%)
#23 HungaryEurope IcelandEurope 763 505 218 +258 (+51.1%) +545 (+250.0%)
#24 RussiaEurope IcelandEurope 743 492 364 +251 (+51.0%) +379 (+104.1%)
#25 UkraineEurope IcelandEurope 660 437 274 +223 (+51.0%) +386 (+140.9%)
#26 NetherlandsEurope IcelandEurope 616 408 288 +208 (+51.0%) +328 (+113.9%)
#27 IndiaAsia IcelandEurope 588 389 305 +199 (+51.2%) +283 (+92.8%)
#28 CanadaAmericas IcelandEurope 553 366 277 +187 (+51.1%) +276 (+99.6%)
#29 SyriaMiddle East IcelandEurope 423 280 35 +143 (+51.1%) +388 (+1,108.6%)
#30 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope IcelandEurope 412 273 150 +139 (+50.9%) +262 (+174.7%)
#31 MoroccoAfrica IcelandEurope 396 262 166 +134 (+51.1%) +230 (+138.6%)
#32 ColombiaAmericas IcelandEurope 388 257 189 +131 (+51.0%) +199 (+105.3%)
#33 FinlandEurope IcelandEurope 356 236 178 +120 (+50.8%) +178 (+100.0%)
#34 IraqMiddle East IcelandEurope 356 236 57 +120 (+50.8%) +299 (+524.6%)
#35 SwitzerlandEurope IcelandEurope 341 226 158 +115 (+50.9%) +183 (+115.8%)
#36 AlbaniaEurope IcelandEurope 332 220 45 +112 (+50.9%) +287 (+637.8%)
#37 BrazilAmericas IcelandEurope 328 217 139 +111 (+51.2%) +189 (+136.0%)
#38 BelgiumEurope IcelandEurope 311 206 120 +105 (+51.0%) +191 (+159.2%)
#39 Sri LankaAsia IcelandEurope 287 190 164 +97 (+51.1%) +123 (+75.0%)
#40 GreeceEurope IcelandEurope 273 181 45 +92 (+50.8%) +228 (+506.7%)
#41 LuxembourgEurope IcelandEurope 272 180 142 +92 (+51.1%) +130 (+91.5%)
#42 EstoniaEurope IcelandEurope 269 178 129 +91 (+51.1%) +140 (+108.5%)
#43 AustraliaOceania IcelandEurope 260 172 121 +88 (+51.2%) +139 (+114.9%)
#44 IranMiddle East IcelandEurope 251 166 63 +85 (+51.2%) +188 (+298.4%)
#45 AustriaEurope IcelandEurope 246 163 126 +83 (+50.9%) +120 (+95.2%)
#46 MexicoAmericas IcelandEurope 240 159 92 +81 (+50.9%) +148 (+160.9%)
#47 IndonesiaAsia IcelandEurope 239 158 129 +81 (+51.3%) +110 (+85.3%)
#48 NigeriaAfrica IcelandEurope 234 155 72 +79 (+51.0%) +162 (+225.0%)
#49 IrelandEurope IcelandEurope 227 150 105 +77 (+51.3%) +122 (+116.2%)
#50 GhanaAfrica IcelandEurope 201 133 62 +68 (+51.1%) +139 (+224.2%)