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
#101 UzbekistanAsia IcelandEurope 20 13 10 +7 (+53.8%) +10 (+100.0%)
#102 ZimbabweAfrica IcelandEurope 20 13 11 +7 (+53.8%) +9 (+81.8%)
#103 BangladeshAsia IcelandEurope 18 12 4 +6 (+50.0%) +14 (+350.0%)
#104 MontenegroEurope IcelandEurope 18 12 8 +6 (+50.0%) +10 (+125.0%)
#105 ZambiaAfrica IcelandEurope 18 12 8 +6 (+50.0%) +10 (+125.0%)
#106 CyprusEurope IcelandEurope 17 11 5 +6 (+54.5%) +12 (+240.0%)
#107 TogoAfrica IcelandEurope 17 11 5 +6 (+54.5%) +12 (+240.0%)
#108 UAEMiddle East IcelandEurope 17 11 6 +6 (+54.5%) +11 (+183.3%)
#109 UruguayAmericas IcelandEurope 17 11 9 +6 (+54.5%) +8 (+88.9%)
#110 ArmeniaAsia IcelandEurope 15 10 8 +5 (+50.0%) +7 (+87.5%)
#111 MaltaEurope IcelandEurope 14 9 8 +5 (+55.6%) +6 (+75.0%)
#112 Côte d’IvoireAfrica IcelandEurope 11 7 1 +4 (+57.1%) +10 (+1,000.0%)
#113 LibyaAfrica IcelandEurope 11 7 4 +4 (+57.1%) +7 (+175.0%)
#114 PanamaAmericas IcelandEurope 11 7 6 +4 (+57.1%) +5 (+83.3%)
#115 KyrgyzstanAsia IcelandEurope 9 6 1 +3 (+50.0%) +8 (+800.0%)
#116 LiberiaAfrica IcelandEurope 9 6 1 +3 (+50.0%) +8 (+800.0%)
#117 MauritiusAfrica IcelandEurope 9 6 5 +3 (+50.0%) +4 (+80.0%)
#118 NicaraguaAmericas IcelandEurope 9 6 7 +3 (+50.0%) +2 (+28.6%)
#119 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas IcelandEurope 9 6 3 +3 (+50.0%) +6 (+200.0%)
#120 BahamasAmericas IcelandEurope 8 5 6 +3 (+60.0%) +2 (+33.3%)
#121 CameroonAfrica IcelandEurope 8 5 7 +3 (+60.0%) +1 (+14.3%)
#122 MaliAfrica IcelandEurope 6 4 2 +2 (+50.0%) +4 (+200.0%)
#123 KuwaitMiddle East IcelandEurope 5 3 2 +2 (+66.7%) +3 (+150.0%)
#124 AndorraEurope IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#125 BermudaOther IcelandEurope 3 2 3 +1 (+50.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#126 DominicaAmericas IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#127 Guinea-BissauAfrica IcelandEurope 3 2 1 +1 (+50.0%) +2 (+200.0%)
#128 MadagascarAfrica IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#129 MauritaniaAfrica IcelandEurope 3 2 1 +1 (+50.0%) +2 (+200.0%)
#130 OmanMiddle East IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#131 ParaguayAmericas IcelandEurope 3 2 4 +1 (+50.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#132 TajikistanAsia IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#133 BeninAfrica IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#134 CambodiaAsia IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#135 ChadAfrica IcelandEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#136 MalawiAfrica IcelandEurope 2 1 4 +1 (+100.0%) -2 (-50.0%)
#137 TongaOceania IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#138 TurkmenistanAsia IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#139 YemenMiddle East IcelandEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#140 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#141 ArubaAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#142 BahrainMiddle East IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#143 BarbadosAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#144 BelizeAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#145 FijiOceania IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#146 GabonAfrica IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#147 LiechtensteinEurope IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#148 MonacoEurope IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#149 Puerto RicoAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#150 RwandaAfrica IcelandEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)