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 UkraineEurope IrelandEurope 125,016 11,086 4,527 +113,930 (+1,027.7%) +120,489 (+2,661.6%)
#2 PolandEurope IrelandEurope 102,708 108,755 115,223 -6,047 (-5.6%) -12,515 (-10.9%)
#3 IndiaAsia IrelandEurope 70,228 42,645 20,363 +27,583 (+64.7%) +49,865 (+244.9%)
#4 BrazilAmericas IrelandEurope 48,605 30,415 14,425 +18,190 (+59.8%) +34,180 (+236.9%)
#5 RomaniaEurope IrelandEurope 47,700 37,878 26,573 +9,822 (+25.9%) +21,127 (+79.5%)
#6 USAAmericas IrelandEurope 36,363 32,488 28,482 +3,875 (+11.9%) +7,881 (+27.7%)
#7 LithuaniaEurope IrelandEurope 34,584 33,974 33,565 +610 (+1.8%) +1,019 (+3.0%)
#8 NigeriaAfrica IrelandEurope 22,078 19,296 16,995 +2,782 (+14.4%) +5,083 (+29.9%)
#9 PhilippinesAsia IrelandEurope 21,796 18,185 14,560 +3,611 (+19.9%) +7,236 (+49.7%)
#10 SpainEurope IrelandEurope 20,849 16,145 10,833 +4,704 (+29.1%) +10,016 (+92.5%)
#11 LatviaEurope IrelandEurope 20,840 19,924 19,130 +916 (+4.6%) +1,710 (+8.9%)
#12 South AfricaAfrica IrelandEurope 18,857 13,073 8,088 +5,784 (+44.2%) +10,769 (+133.1%)
#13 ChinaAsia IrelandEurope 18,391 14,712 11,276 +3,679 (+25.0%) +7,115 (+63.1%)
#14 ItalyEurope IrelandEurope 17,508 14,112 10,176 +3,396 (+24.1%) +7,332 (+72.1%)
#15 PakistanAsia IrelandEurope 16,059 14,470 12,019 +1,589 (+11.0%) +4,040 (+33.6%)
#16 FranceEurope IrelandEurope 15,924 13,904 11,591 +2,020 (+14.5%) +4,333 (+37.4%)
#17 CroatiaEurope IrelandEurope 15,615 9,858 3,971 +5,757 (+58.4%) +11,644 (+293.2%)
#18 GermanyEurope IrelandEurope 15,484 14,226 12,962 +1,258 (+8.8%) +2,522 (+19.5%)
#19 AustraliaOceania IrelandEurope 11,165 8,883 6,602 +2,282 (+25.7%) +4,563 (+69.1%)
#20 SlovakiaEurope IrelandEurope 9,573 9,510 9,626 +63 (+0.7%) -53 (-0.6%)
#21 HungaryEurope IrelandEurope 8,628 8,638 8,443 -10 (-0.1%) +185 (+2.2%)
#22 RussiaEurope IrelandEurope 8,466 7,431 6,328 +1,035 (+13.9%) +2,138 (+33.8%)
#23 CanadaAmericas IrelandEurope 7,811 6,537 5,222 +1,274 (+19.5%) +2,589 (+49.6%)
#24 PortugalEurope IrelandEurope 6,795 5,271 3,535 +1,524 (+28.9%) +3,260 (+92.2%)