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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 BangladeshAsia IndiaAsia 2,293,959 2,429,312 2,604,674 -135,353 (-5.6%) -310,715 (-11.9%)
#2 PakistanAsia IndiaAsia 768,138 814,599 873,404 -46,461 (-5.7%) -105,266 (-12.1%)
#3 NepalAsia IndiaAsia 663,518 696,618 746,906 -33,100 (-4.8%) -83,388 (-11.2%)
#4 Sri LankaAsia IndiaAsia 253,869 248,065 248,749 +5,804 (+2.3%) +5,120 (+2.1%)
#5 ChinaAsia IndiaAsia 88,321 106,434 126,420 -18,113 (-17.0%) -38,099 (-30.1%)
#6 BruneiAsia IndiaAsia 21,878 23,062 24,634 -1,184 (-5.1%) -2,756 (-11.2%)
#7 UAEMiddle East IndiaAsia 19,941 20,869 22,376 -928 (-4.4%) -2,435 (-10.9%)
#8 AfghanistanAsia IndiaAsia 17,646 21,164 18,480 -3,518 (-16.6%) -834 (-4.5%)
#9 USAAmericas IndiaAsia 16,671 17,244 18,489 -573 (-3.3%) -1,818 (-9.8%)
#10 MalaysiaAsia IndiaAsia 11,283 11,915 12,776 -632 (-5.3%) -1,493 (-11.7%)
#11 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndiaAsia 10,381 10,823 11,604 -442 (-4.1%) -1,223 (-10.5%)
#12 KuwaitMiddle East IndiaAsia 7,034 7,429 7,965 -395 (-5.3%) -931 (-11.7%)
#13 BhutanAsia IndiaAsia 6,555 6,922 7,422 -367 (-5.3%) -867 (-11.7%)
#14 SingaporeAsia IndiaAsia 5,575 5,870 6,294 -295 (-5.0%) -719 (-11.4%)
#15 South AfricaAfrica IndiaAsia 3,709 4,196 4,927 -487 (-11.6%) -1,218 (-24.7%)
#16 CanadaAmericas IndiaAsia 2,590 2,727 2,924 -137 (-5.0%) -334 (-11.4%)
#17 KenyaAfrica IndiaAsia 2,078 2,184 2,328 -106 (-4.9%) -250 (-10.7%)
#18 IranMiddle East IndiaAsia 1,810 1,812 1,924 -2 (-0.1%) -114 (-5.9%)
#19 AustraliaOceania IndiaAsia 1,769 1,852 1,986 -83 (-4.5%) -217 (-10.9%)
#20 GermanyEurope IndiaAsia 1,366 1,451 1,556 -85 (-5.9%) -190 (-12.2%)
#21 FranceEurope IndiaAsia 888 941 1,008 -53 (-5.6%) -120 (-11.9%)
#22 JapanAsia IndiaAsia 802 844 906 -42 (-5.0%) -104 (-11.5%)
#23 IndonesiaAsia IndiaAsia 780 824 884 -44 (-5.3%) -104 (-11.8%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica IndiaAsia 720 737 823 -17 (-2.3%) -103 (-12.5%)
#25 UgandaAfrica IndiaAsia 718 714 764 +4 (+0.6%) -46 (-6.0%)
#26 YemenMiddle East IndiaAsia 665 837 118 -172 (-20.5%) +547 (+463.6%)
#27 IraqMiddle East IndiaAsia 656 746 942 -90 (-12.1%) -286 (-30.4%)
#28 RussiaEurope IndiaAsia 640 668 773 -28 (-4.2%) -133 (-17.2%)
#29 MaldivesAsia IndiaAsia 574 602 645 -28 (-4.7%) -71 (-11.0%)
#30 VietnamAsia IndiaAsia 520 545 584 -25 (-4.6%) -64 (-11.0%)
#31 CameroonAfrica IndiaAsia 236 177 25 +59 (+33.3%) +211 (+844.0%)
#32 ZambiaAfrica IndiaAsia 221 236 253 -15 (-6.4%) -32 (-12.6%)
#33 MauritiusAfrica IndiaAsia 172 183 197 -11 (-6.0%) -25 (-12.7%)
#34 IrelandEurope IndiaAsia 155 176 206 -21 (-11.9%) -51 (-24.8%)
#35 FijiOceania IndiaAsia 108 115 123 -7 (-6.1%) -15 (-12.2%)
#36 PortugalEurope IndiaAsia 91 96 103 -5 (-5.2%) -12 (-11.7%)
#37 KazakhstanAsia IndiaAsia 78 85 91 -7 (-8.2%) -13 (-14.3%)
#38 TürkiyeAsia IndiaAsia 58 73 60 -15 (-20.5%) -2 (-3.3%)