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 ChinaAsia JapanAsia 809,893 917,070 758,791 -107,177 (-11.7%) +51,102 (+6.7%)
#2 VietnamAsia JapanAsia 589,874 437,740 124,232 +152,134 (+34.8%) +465,642 (+374.8%)
#3 South KoreaAsia JapanAsia 393,944 451,485 521,159 -57,541 (-12.7%) -127,215 (-24.4%)
#4 PhilippinesAsia JapanAsia 319,772 306,758 243,934 +13,014 (+4.2%) +75,838 (+31.1%)
#5 BrazilAmericas JapanAsia 207,220 211,713 176,123 -4,493 (-2.1%) +31,097 (+17.7%)
#6 NepalAsia JapanAsia 185,644 98,765 49,012 +86,879 (+88.0%) +136,632 (+278.8%)
#7 IndonesiaAsia JapanAsia 157,343 82,095 46,640 +75,248 (+91.7%) +110,703 (+237.4%)
#8 USAAmericas JapanAsia 62,509 89,237 82,623 -26,728 (-30.0%) -20,114 (-24.3%)
#9 ThailandAsia JapanAsia 61,263 83,234 76,083 -21,971 (-26.4%) -14,820 (-19.5%)
#10 IndiaAsia JapanAsia 49,313 41,744 27,029 +7,569 (+18.1%) +22,284 (+82.4%)
#11 Sri LankaAsia JapanAsia 49,037 30,220 12,613 +18,817 (+62.3%) +36,424 (+288.8%)
#12 PeruAmericas JapanAsia 47,836 48,787 48,049 -951 (-1.9%) -213 (-0.4%)
#13 BangladeshAsia JapanAsia 28,989 17,890 10,542 +11,099 (+62.0%) +18,447 (+175.0%)
#14 PakistanAsia JapanAsia 25,754 19,338 12,638 +6,416 (+33.2%) +13,116 (+103.8%)
#15 CambodiaAsia JapanAsia 24,912 17,561 5,254 +7,351 (+41.9%) +19,658 (+374.2%)
#16 MongoliaAsia JapanAsia 20,179 14,111 7,193 +6,068 (+43.0%) +12,986 (+180.5%)
#17 FranceEurope JapanAsia 15,078 18,157 16,048 -3,079 (-17.0%) -970 (-6.0%)
#18 AustraliaOceania JapanAsia 11,962 30,721 34,359 -18,759 (-61.1%) -22,397 (-65.2%)
#19 RussiaEurope JapanAsia 11,547 12,498 10,522 -951 (-7.6%) +1,025 (+9.7%)
#20 CanadaAmericas JapanAsia 11,477 16,750 15,871 -5,273 (-31.5%) -4,394 (-27.7%)
#21 MalaysiaAsia JapanAsia 11,275 18,987 18,602 -7,712 (-40.6%) -7,327 (-39.4%)
#22 GermanyEurope JapanAsia 8,181 10,087 9,856 -1,906 (-18.9%) -1,675 (-17.0%)
#23 UzbekistanAsia JapanAsia 6,912 3,856 1,501 +3,056 (+79.3%) +5,411 (+360.5%)
#24 BoliviaAmericas JapanAsia 6,454 6,154 5,417 +300 (+4.9%) +1,037 (+19.1%)
#25 TürkiyeAsia JapanAsia 6,403 7,147 4,425 -744 (-10.4%) +1,978 (+44.7%)
#26 AfghanistanAsia JapanAsia 6,050 3,482 2,448 +2,568 (+73.8%) +3,602 (+147.1%)
#27 ItalyEurope JapanAsia 5,245 8,118 8,154 -2,873 (-35.4%) -2,909 (-35.7%)
#28 UkraineEurope JapanAsia 4,229 2,217 1,915 +2,012 (+90.8%) +2,314 (+120.8%)
#29 IranMiddle East JapanAsia 4,201 4,367 4,260 -166 (-3.8%) -59 (-1.4%)
#30 NigeriaAfrica JapanAsia 3,939 3,438 2,725 +501 (+14.6%) +1,214 (+44.6%)
#31 SpainEurope JapanAsia 3,896 5,327 4,489 -1,431 (-26.9%) -593 (-13.2%)
#32 New ZealandOceania JapanAsia 3,785 5,855 5,518 -2,070 (-35.4%) -1,733 (-31.4%)
#33 MexicoAmericas JapanAsia 3,503 4,148 3,191 -645 (-15.5%) +312 (+9.8%)
#34 SingaporeAsia JapanAsia 3,472 12,799 13,474 -9,327 (-72.9%) -10,002 (-74.2%)
#35 ArgentinaAmericas JapanAsia 3,266 3,352 2,994 -86 (-2.6%) +272 (+9.1%)
#36 GhanaAfrica JapanAsia 2,838 2,621 2,093 +217 (+8.3%) +745 (+35.6%)
#37 ColombiaAmericas JapanAsia 2,655 2,715 2,443 -60 (-2.2%) +212 (+8.7%)
#38 EgyptAfrica JapanAsia 2,236 2,331 1,937 -95 (-4.1%) +299 (+15.4%)
#39 RomaniaEurope JapanAsia 2,212 2,562 2,678 -350 (-13.7%) -466 (-17.4%)
#40 ParaguayAmericas JapanAsia 2,201 2,180 1,882 +21 (+1.0%) +319 (+17.0%)
#41 SwedenEurope JapanAsia 1,820 2,716 3,634 -896 (-33.0%) -1,814 (-49.9%)
#42 NetherlandsEurope JapanAsia 1,798 2,437 2,323 -639 (-26.2%) -525 (-22.6%)
#43 PolandEurope JapanAsia 1,756 1,866 1,794 -110 (-5.9%) -38 (-2.1%)
#44 SyriaMiddle East JapanAsia 1,451 977 482 +474 (+48.5%) +969 (+201.0%)
#45 South AfricaAfrica JapanAsia 1,415 1,359 960 +56 (+4.1%) +455 (+47.4%)
#46 SwitzerlandEurope JapanAsia 1,323 2,057 2,308 -734 (-35.7%) -985 (-42.7%)
#47 IrelandEurope JapanAsia 1,295 1,600 1,466 -305 (-19.1%) -171 (-11.7%)
#48 CameroonAfrica JapanAsia 1,290 1,130 525 +160 (+14.2%) +765 (+145.7%)
#49 ChileAmericas JapanAsia 1,177 1,089 807 +88 (+8.1%) +370 (+45.8%)
#50 BelgiumEurope JapanAsia 1,063 1,408 1,248 -345 (-24.5%) -185 (-14.8%)