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 MalaysiaAsia IndonesiaAsia 161,013 94,489 1,892 +66,524 (+70.4%) +159,121 (+8,410.2%)
#2 Timor-LesteAsia IndonesiaAsia 95,603 84,310 52,987 +11,293 (+13.4%) +42,616 (+80.4%)
#3 ChinaAsia IndonesiaAsia 82,568 47,633 15,036 +34,935 (+73.3%) +67,532 (+449.1%)
#4 IndiaAsia IndonesiaAsia 22,758 13,142 3,649 +9,616 (+73.2%) +19,109 (+523.7%)
#5 ThailandAsia IndonesiaAsia 10,481 9,238 5,806 +1,243 (+13.5%) +4,675 (+80.5%)
#6 JapanAsia IndonesiaAsia 9,938 7,432 12,622 +2,506 (+33.7%) -2,684 (-21.3%)
#7 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 8,877 7,822 4,916 +1,055 (+13.5%) +3,961 (+80.6%)
#8 South KoreaAsia IndonesiaAsia 6,527 4,889 8,494 +1,638 (+33.5%) -1,967 (-23.2%)
#9 AfghanistanAsia IndonesiaAsia 5,979 7,646 6,263 -1,667 (-21.8%) -284 (-4.5%)
#10 AustraliaOceania IndonesiaAsia 1,940 1,466 2,563 +474 (+32.3%) -623 (-24.3%)
#11 USAAmericas IndonesiaAsia 1,917 1,459 3,081 +458 (+31.4%) -1,164 (-37.8%)
#12 SingaporeAsia IndonesiaAsia 1,743 1,282 1,762 +461 (+36.0%) -19 (-1.1%)
#13 PhilippinesAsia IndonesiaAsia 1,607 1,239 3,549 +368 (+29.7%) -1,942 (-54.7%)
#14 IraqMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 536 754 759 -218 (-28.9%) -223 (-29.4%)
#15 YemenMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 448 441 92 +7 (+1.6%) +356 (+387.0%)
#16 Sri LankaAsia IndonesiaAsia 396 448 570 -52 (-11.6%) -174 (-30.5%)
#17 PakistanAsia IndonesiaAsia 244 325 485 -81 (-24.9%) -241 (-49.7%)
#18 IranMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 220 338 761 -118 (-34.9%) -541 (-71.1%)
#19 EthiopiaAfrica IndonesiaAsia 119 173 206 -54 (-31.2%) -87 (-42.2%)
#20 VietnamAsia IndonesiaAsia 15 20 0 -5 (-25.0%) N/A
#21 CambodiaAsia IndonesiaAsia 0 0 0 N/A N/A