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 RomaniaEurope ItalyEurope 880,402 947,155 953,353 -66,753 (-7.0%) -72,951 (-7.7%)
#2 AlbaniaEurope ItalyEurope 542,638 493,666 418,672 +48,972 (+9.9%) +123,966 (+29.6%)
#3 MoroccoAfrica ItalyEurope 472,734 450,791 399,627 +21,943 (+4.9%) +73,107 (+18.3%)
#4 UkraineEurope ItalyEurope 396,128 243,390 212,992 +152,738 (+62.8%) +183,136 (+86.0%)
#5 ChinaAsia ItalyEurope 240,895 241,671 192,597 -776 (-0.3%) +48,298 (+25.1%)
#6 GermanyEurope ItalyEurope 194,597 201,340 202,362 -6,743 (-3.3%) -7,765 (-3.8%)
#7 IndiaAsia ItalyEurope 186,967 167,256 130,430 +19,711 (+11.8%) +56,537 (+43.3%)
#8 SwitzerlandEurope ItalyEurope 181,622 188,643 189,643 -7,021 (-3.7%) -8,021 (-4.2%)
#9 BangladeshAsia ItalyEurope 179,289 138,205 96,050 +41,084 (+29.7%) +83,239 (+86.7%)
#10 PakistanAsia ItalyEurope 158,436 128,470 85,091 +29,966 (+23.3%) +73,345 (+86.2%)
#11 EgyptAfrica ItalyEurope 157,018 133,078 103,239 +23,940 (+18.0%) +53,779 (+52.1%)
#12 PhilippinesAsia ItalyEurope 147,183 145,508 131,756 +1,675 (+1.2%) +15,427 (+11.7%)
#13 BrazilAmericas ItalyEurope 137,935 135,965 97,077 +1,970 (+1.4%) +40,858 (+42.1%)
#14 SenegalAfrica ItalyEurope 127,427 112,978 83,601 +14,449 (+12.8%) +43,826 (+52.4%)
#15 PeruAmericas ItalyEurope 127,352 114,931 106,231 +12,421 (+10.8%) +21,121 (+19.9%)
#16 TunisiaAfrica ItalyEurope 117,917 107,338 97,845 +10,579 (+9.9%) +20,072 (+20.5%)
#17 FranceEurope ItalyEurope 115,100 123,745 125,122 -8,645 (-7.0%) -10,022 (-8.0%)
#18 NigeriaAfrica ItalyEurope 112,792 99,045 56,208 +13,747 (+13.9%) +56,584 (+100.7%)
#19 Sri LankaAsia ItalyEurope 95,118 93,623 80,948 +1,495 (+1.6%) +14,170 (+17.5%)
#20 PolandEurope ItalyEurope 92,115 101,568 107,229 -9,453 (-9.3%) -15,114 (-14.1%)
#21 ArgentinaAmericas ItalyEurope 88,572 71,901 67,014 +16,671 (+23.2%) +21,558 (+32.2%)
#22 RussiaEurope ItalyEurope 85,716 81,647 73,829 +4,069 (+5.0%) +11,887 (+16.1%)
#23 EcuadorAmericas ItalyEurope 76,883 79,164 78,367 -2,281 (-2.9%) -1,484 (-1.9%)
#24 North MacedoniaEurope ItalyEurope 67,492 72,197 69,018 -4,705 (-6.5%) -1,526 (-2.2%)
#25 VenezuelaAmericas ItalyEurope 64,313 61,258 47,291 +3,055 (+5.0%) +17,022 (+36.0%)
#26 USAAmericas ItalyEurope 50,957 53,577 50,236 -2,620 (-4.9%) +721 (+1.4%)
#27 BulgariaEurope ItalyEurope 50,769 55,233 55,144 -4,464 (-8.1%) -4,375 (-7.9%)
#28 Dominican RepublicAmericas ItalyEurope 50,413 47,964 40,794 +2,449 (+5.1%) +9,619 (+23.6%)
#29 GhanaAfrica ItalyEurope 48,828 51,085 42,714 -2,257 (-4.4%) +6,114 (+14.3%)
#30 ColombiaAmericas ItalyEurope 45,753 41,866 36,835 +3,887 (+9.3%) +8,918 (+24.2%)
#31 BelgiumEurope ItalyEurope 42,866 44,501 44,105 -1,635 (-3.7%) -1,239 (-2.8%)
#32 CubaAmericas ItalyEurope 41,658 38,504 32,716 +3,154 (+8.2%) +8,942 (+27.3%)
#33 SpainEurope ItalyEurope 37,029 38,174 29,775 -1,145 (-3.0%) +7,254 (+24.4%)
#34 Côte d’IvoireAfrica ItalyEurope 35,037 33,948 23,479 +1,089 (+3.2%) +11,558 (+49.2%)
#35 SerbiaEurope ItalyEurope 34,138 33,712 40,472 +426 (+1.3%) -6,334 (-15.7%)
#36 GeorgiaAsia ItalyEurope 33,454 16,535 12,569 +16,919 (+102.3%) +20,885 (+166.2%)
#37 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope ItalyEurope 29,671 31,380 28,262 -1,709 (-5.4%) +1,409 (+5.0%)
#38 LibyaAfrica ItalyEurope 29,343 32,689 33,769 -3,346 (-10.2%) -4,426 (-13.1%)
#39 GambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 26,164 21,662 4,921 +4,502 (+20.8%) +21,243 (+431.7%)
#40 EthiopiaAfrica ItalyEurope 25,419 27,383 26,441 -1,964 (-7.2%) -1,022 (-3.9%)
#41 El SalvadorAmericas ItalyEurope 24,538 18,402 12,473 +6,136 (+33.3%) +12,065 (+96.7%)
#42 IranMiddle East ItalyEurope 23,973 19,481 14,197 +4,492 (+23.1%) +9,776 (+68.9%)
#43 MaliAfrica ItalyEurope 23,958 19,179 7,001 +4,779 (+24.9%) +16,957 (+242.2%)
#44 CanadaAmericas ItalyEurope 23,315 24,275 24,171 -960 (-4.0%) -856 (-3.5%)
#45 TürkiyeAsia ItalyEurope 21,689 20,964 18,435 +725 (+3.5%) +3,254 (+17.7%)
#46 AlgeriaAfrica ItalyEurope 21,682 21,467 21,098 +215 (+1.0%) +584 (+2.8%)
#47 CroatiaEurope ItalyEurope 20,875 24,483 40,892 -3,608 (-14.7%) -20,017 (-49.0%)
#48 AfghanistanAsia ItalyEurope 19,207 11,328 7,027 +7,879 (+69.6%) +12,180 (+173.3%)
#49 AustraliaOceania ItalyEurope 18,314 19,237 18,983 -923 (-4.8%) -669 (-3.5%)
#50 CameroonAfrica ItalyEurope 16,244 15,250 10,856 +994 (+6.5%) +5,388 (+49.6%)