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
#51 GreeceEurope ItalyEurope 15,677 16,361 15,536 -684 (-4.2%) +141 (+0.9%)
#52 BoliviaAmericas ItalyEurope 14,942 14,838 14,404 +104 (+0.7%) +538 (+3.7%)
#53 BelarusEurope ItalyEurope 14,832 13,503 10,864 +1,329 (+9.8%) +3,968 (+36.5%)
#54 AustriaEurope ItalyEurope 14,432 15,171 15,066 -739 (-4.9%) -634 (-4.2%)
#55 GuineaAfrica ItalyEurope 14,112 12,278 3,960 +1,834 (+14.9%) +10,152 (+256.4%)
#56 NetherlandsEurope ItalyEurope 13,193 12,901 12,025 +292 (+2.3%) +1,168 (+9.7%)
#57 HungaryEurope ItalyEurope 12,815 12,881 12,251 -66 (-0.5%) +564 (+4.6%)
#58 ChileAmericas ItalyEurope 12,743 12,446 11,742 +297 (+2.4%) +1,001 (+8.5%)
#59 ThailandAsia ItalyEurope 11,785 11,293 9,318 +492 (+4.4%) +2,467 (+26.5%)
#60 MexicoAmericas ItalyEurope 11,351 10,352 8,163 +999 (+9.7%) +3,188 (+39.1%)
#61 SlovakiaEurope ItalyEurope 10,301 10,952 10,187 -651 (-5.9%) +114 (+1.1%)
#62 Czech RepublicEurope ItalyEurope 9,387 9,591 9,113 -204 (-2.1%) +274 (+3.0%)
#63 LebanonMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,898 7,877 6,580 +1,021 (+13.0%) +2,318 (+35.2%)
#64 SyriaMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,712 8,206 5,832 +506 (+6.2%) +2,880 (+49.4%)
#65 IraqMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,547 6,674 3,555 +1,873 (+28.1%) +4,992 (+140.4%)
#66 JapanAsia ItalyEurope 8,158 8,705 7,802 -547 (-6.3%) +356 (+4.6%)
#67 MauritiusAfrica ItalyEurope 7,315 7,810 8,103 -495 (-6.3%) -788 (-9.7%)
#68 PortugalEurope ItalyEurope 6,761 6,812 5,994 -51 (-0.7%) +767 (+12.8%)
#69 UruguayAmericas ItalyEurope 6,681 7,114 6,921 -433 (-6.1%) -240 (-3.5%)
#70 VietnamAsia ItalyEurope 6,580 6,218 5,042 +362 (+5.8%) +1,538 (+30.5%)
#71 TogoAfrica ItalyEurope 6,576 6,371 4,777 +205 (+3.2%) +1,799 (+37.7%)
#72 South AfricaAfrica ItalyEurope 6,245 5,960 5,429 +285 (+4.8%) +816 (+15.0%)
#73 LithuaniaEurope ItalyEurope 6,214 6,077 5,500 +137 (+2.3%) +714 (+13.0%)
#74 SloveniaEurope ItalyEurope 6,049 6,689 16,033 -640 (-9.6%) -9,984 (-62.3%)
#75 SwedenEurope ItalyEurope 5,953 6,079 5,760 -126 (-2.1%) +193 (+3.4%)
#76 Cabo VerdeAfrica ItalyEurope 5,847 6,073 5,764 -226 (-3.7%) +83 (+1.4%)
#77 KazakhstanAsia ItalyEurope 5,280 4,869 3,731 +411 (+8.4%) +1,549 (+41.5%)
#78 HondurasAmericas ItalyEurope 4,756 3,530 2,411 +1,226 (+34.7%) +2,345 (+97.3%)
#79 KenyaAfrica ItalyEurope 4,755 4,407 3,555 +348 (+7.9%) +1,200 (+33.8%)
#80 South KoreaAsia ItalyEurope 4,692 4,914 3,481 -222 (-4.5%) +1,211 (+34.8%)
#81 LuxembourgEurope ItalyEurope 4,337 4,569 4,605 -232 (-5.1%) -268 (-5.8%)
#82 IndonesiaAsia ItalyEurope 4,226 3,876 3,086 +350 (+9.0%) +1,140 (+36.9%)
#83 IrelandEurope ItalyEurope 4,101 3,766 3,251 +335 (+8.9%) +850 (+26.1%)
#84 IsraelMiddle East ItalyEurope 4,033 4,107 3,661 -74 (-1.8%) +372 (+10.2%)
#85 LatviaEurope ItalyEurope 3,700 3,529 3,123 +171 (+4.8%) +577 (+18.5%)
#86 BeninAfrica ItalyEurope 3,320 3,159 2,428 +161 (+5.1%) +892 (+36.7%)
#87 Guinea-BissauAfrica ItalyEurope 3,131 2,595 923 +536 (+20.7%) +2,208 (+239.2%)
#88 ParaguayAmericas ItalyEurope 3,107 2,799 2,476 +308 (+11.0%) +631 (+25.5%)
#89 DenmarkEurope ItalyEurope 3,005 3,034 2,910 -29 (-1.0%) +95 (+3.3%)
#90 JordanMiddle East ItalyEurope 2,908 2,983 2,686 -75 (-2.5%) +222 (+8.3%)
#91 MadagascarAfrica ItalyEurope 2,903 2,722 2,249 +181 (+6.6%) +654 (+29.1%)
#92 KyrgyzstanAsia ItalyEurope 2,833 1,960 1,338 +873 (+44.5%) +1,495 (+111.7%)
#93 UzbekistanAsia ItalyEurope 2,832 2,703 2,335 +129 (+4.8%) +497 (+21.3%)
#94 FinlandEurope ItalyEurope 2,577 2,751 2,663 -174 (-6.3%) -86 (-3.2%)
#95 NepalAsia ItalyEurope 2,550 2,452 1,804 +98 (+4.0%) +746 (+41.4%)
#96 GuatemalaAmericas ItalyEurope 2,492 2,321 2,036 +171 (+7.4%) +456 (+22.4%)
#97 Sierra LeoneAfrica ItalyEurope 2,470 2,381 1,282 +89 (+3.7%) +1,188 (+92.7%)
#98 ArmeniaAsia ItalyEurope 2,373 1,896 1,366 +477 (+25.2%) +1,007 (+73.7%)
#99 MontenegroEurope ItalyEurope 2,186 2,167 2,345 +19 (+0.9%) -159 (-6.8%)
#100 MaltaEurope ItalyEurope 2,127 1,941 1,765 +186 (+9.6%) +362 (+20.5%)