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
#101 LiberiaAfrica ItalyEurope 2,038 2,181 1,942 -143 (-6.6%) +96 (+4.9%)
#102 Costa RicaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,840 1,730 1,428 +110 (+6.4%) +412 (+28.9%)
#103 AngolaAfrica ItalyEurope 1,835 1,841 1,675 -6 (-0.3%) +160 (+9.6%)
#104 NorwayEurope ItalyEurope 1,722 1,822 1,695 -100 (-5.5%) +27 (+1.6%)
#105 AzerbaijanAsia ItalyEurope 1,626 1,185 650 +441 (+37.2%) +976 (+150.2%)
#106 NicaraguaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,626 1,433 1,120 +193 (+13.5%) +506 (+45.2%)
#107 EstoniaEurope ItalyEurope 1,524 1,515 1,373 +9 (+0.6%) +151 (+11.0%)
#108 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ItalyEurope 1,449 1,313 966 +136 (+10.4%) +483 (+50.0%)
#109 MonacoEurope ItalyEurope 1,438 1,526 1,807 -88 (-5.8%) -369 (-20.4%)
#110 CambodiaAsia ItalyEurope 1,360 1,361 1,283 -1 (-0.1%) +77 (+6.0%)
#111 UgandaAfrica ItalyEurope 1,205 1,132 1,083 +73 (+6.4%) +122 (+11.3%)
#112 PanamaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,170 1,127 984 +43 (+3.8%) +186 (+18.9%)
#113 UAEMiddle East ItalyEurope 1,118 804 369 +314 (+39.1%) +749 (+203.0%)
#114 ZimbabweAfrica ItalyEurope 975 966 808 +9 (+0.9%) +167 (+20.7%)
#115 New ZealandOceania ItalyEurope 959 944 813 +15 (+1.6%) +146 (+18.0%)
#116 RwandaAfrica ItalyEurope 954 866 732 +88 (+10.2%) +222 (+30.3%)
#117 MozambiqueAfrica ItalyEurope 953 916 792 +37 (+4.0%) +161 (+20.3%)
#118 ZambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 911 890 807 +21 (+2.4%) +104 (+12.9%)
#119 MauritaniaAfrica ItalyEurope 846 791 654 +55 (+7.0%) +192 (+29.4%)
#120 SeychellesAfrica ItalyEurope 777 885 941 -108 (-12.2%) -164 (-17.4%)
#121 MalaysiaAsia ItalyEurope 764 727 643 +37 (+5.1%) +121 (+18.8%)
#122 KuwaitMiddle East ItalyEurope 747 667 535 +80 (+12.0%) +212 (+39.6%)
#123 SingaporeAsia ItalyEurope 713 645 517 +68 (+10.5%) +196 (+37.9%)
#124 GabonAfrica ItalyEurope 662 551 367 +111 (+20.1%) +295 (+80.4%)
#125 ChadAfrica ItalyEurope 531 498 493 +33 (+6.6%) +38 (+7.7%)
#126 CyprusEurope ItalyEurope 474 501 657 -27 (-5.4%) -183 (-27.9%)