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
#51 NepalAsia IcelandEurope 195 129 98 +66 (+51.2%) +97 (+99.0%)
#52 JapanAsia IcelandEurope 178 118 98 +60 (+50.8%) +80 (+81.6%)
#53 AfghanistanAsia IcelandEurope 163 108 13 +55 (+50.9%) +150 (+1,153.8%)
#54 PeruAmericas IcelandEurope 159 105 75 +54 (+51.4%) +84 (+112.0%)
#55 South AfricaAfrica IcelandEurope 157 104 81 +53 (+51.0%) +76 (+93.8%)
#56 TürkiyeAsia IcelandEurope 157 104 73 +53 (+51.0%) +84 (+115.1%)
#57 KenyaAfrica IcelandEurope 156 103 90 +53 (+51.5%) +66 (+73.3%)
#58 VenezuelaAmericas IcelandEurope 156 103 39 +53 (+51.5%) +117 (+300.0%)
#59 PakistanAsia IcelandEurope 142 94 38 +48 (+51.1%) +104 (+273.7%)
#60 EthiopiaAfrica IcelandEurope 133 88 71 +45 (+51.1%) +62 (+87.3%)
#61 ChileAmericas IcelandEurope 131 87 77 +44 (+50.6%) +54 (+70.1%)
#62 North MacedoniaEurope IcelandEurope 127 84 40 +43 (+51.2%) +87 (+217.5%)
#63 ArgentinaAmericas IcelandEurope 125 83 46 +42 (+50.6%) +79 (+171.7%)
#64 New ZealandOceania IcelandEurope 118 78 50 +40 (+51.3%) +68 (+136.0%)
#65 SloveniaEurope IcelandEurope 106 70 32 +36 (+51.4%) +74 (+231.3%)
#66 AlgeriaAfrica IcelandEurope 103 68 40 +35 (+51.5%) +63 (+157.5%)
#67 BelarusEurope IcelandEurope 103 68 41 +35 (+51.5%) +62 (+151.2%)
#68 CubaAmericas IcelandEurope 97 64 57 +33 (+51.6%) +40 (+70.2%)
#69 HondurasAmericas IcelandEurope 91 60 35 +31 (+51.7%) +56 (+160.0%)
#70 UgandaAfrica IcelandEurope 91 60 37 +31 (+51.7%) +54 (+145.9%)
#71 Dominican RepublicAmericas IcelandEurope 88 58 32 +30 (+51.7%) +56 (+175.0%)
#72 EcuadorAmericas IcelandEurope 83 55 32 +28 (+50.9%) +51 (+159.4%)
#73 Cabo VerdeAfrica IcelandEurope 82 54 33 +28 (+51.9%) +49 (+148.5%)
#74 GeorgiaAsia IcelandEurope 79 52 22 +27 (+51.9%) +57 (+259.1%)
#75 AngolaAfrica IcelandEurope 76 50 34 +26 (+52.0%) +42 (+123.5%)
#76 LebanonMiddle East IcelandEurope 76 50 30 +26 (+52.0%) +46 (+153.3%)
#77 South KoreaAsia IcelandEurope 74 49 37 +25 (+51.0%) +37 (+100.0%)
#78 MalaysiaAsia IcelandEurope 73 48 35 +25 (+52.1%) +38 (+108.6%)
#79 EgyptAfrica IcelandEurope 68 45 29 +23 (+51.1%) +39 (+134.5%)
#80 IsraelMiddle East IcelandEurope 68 45 37 +23 (+51.1%) +31 (+83.8%)
#81 NamibiaAfrica IcelandEurope 65 43 35 +22 (+51.2%) +30 (+85.7%)
#82 TunisiaAfrica IcelandEurope 62 41 28 +21 (+51.2%) +34 (+121.4%)
#83 GuatemalaAmericas IcelandEurope 54 36 37 +18 (+50.0%) +17 (+45.9%)
#84 KazakhstanAsia IcelandEurope 53 35 21 +18 (+51.4%) +32 (+152.4%)
#85 MozambiqueAfrica IcelandEurope 45 30 23 +15 (+50.0%) +22 (+95.7%)
#86 SenegalAfrica IcelandEurope 44 29 21 +15 (+51.7%) +23 (+109.5%)
#87 El SalvadorAmericas IcelandEurope 41 27 13 +14 (+51.9%) +28 (+215.4%)
#88 JordanMiddle East IcelandEurope 41 27 13 +14 (+51.9%) +28 (+215.4%)
#89 Equatorial GuineaAfrica IcelandEurope 36 24 9 +12 (+50.0%) +27 (+300.0%)
#90 GuineaAfrica IcelandEurope 35 23 18 +12 (+52.2%) +17 (+94.4%)
#91 GuyanaAmericas IcelandEurope 35 23 20 +12 (+52.2%) +15 (+75.0%)
#92 JamaicaAmericas IcelandEurope 32 21 18 +11 (+52.4%) +14 (+77.8%)
#93 MongoliaAsia IcelandEurope 32 21 20 +11 (+52.4%) +12 (+60.0%)
#94 SingaporeAsia IcelandEurope 32 21 17 +11 (+52.4%) +15 (+88.2%)
#95 AzerbaijanAsia IcelandEurope 29 19 13 +10 (+52.6%) +16 (+123.1%)
#96 GambiaAfrica IcelandEurope 29 19 11 +10 (+52.6%) +18 (+163.6%)
#97 Sierra LeoneAfrica IcelandEurope 29 19 15 +10 (+52.6%) +14 (+93.3%)
#98 Costa RicaAmericas IcelandEurope 27 18 7 +9 (+50.0%) +20 (+285.7%)
#99 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IcelandEurope 27 18 8 +9 (+50.0%) +19 (+237.5%)
#100 BoliviaAmericas IcelandEurope 23 15 14 +8 (+53.3%) +9 (+64.3%)