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 UzbekistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 744,161 689,957 616,254 +54,204 (+7.9%) +127,907 (+20.8%)
#2 RussiaEurope KazakhstanAsia 552,258 579,845 612,650 -27,587 (-4.8%) -60,392 (-9.9%)
#3 ChinaAsia KazakhstanAsia 196,398 179,583 156,368 +16,815 (+9.4%) +40,030 (+25.6%)
#4 TurkmenistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 117,117 114,337 110,768 +2,780 (+2.4%) +6,349 (+5.7%)
#5 KyrgyzstanAsia KazakhstanAsia 100,242 93,946 85,504 +6,296 (+6.7%) +14,738 (+17.2%)
#6 MongoliaAsia KazakhstanAsia 75,801 72,075 67,150 +3,726 (+5.2%) +8,651 (+12.9%)
#7 UkraineEurope KazakhstanAsia 74,585 77,786 81,949 -3,201 (-4.1%) -7,364 (-9.0%)
#8 TajikistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 27,922 26,306 24,162 +1,616 (+6.1%) +3,760 (+15.6%)
#9 BelarusEurope KazakhstanAsia 23,013 24,001 25,183 -988 (-4.1%) -2,170 (-8.6%)
#10 AzerbaijanAsia KazakhstanAsia 18,451 18,058 17,562 +393 (+2.2%) +889 (+5.1%)
#11 GeorgiaAsia KazakhstanAsia 12,026 11,744 11,396 +282 (+2.4%) +630 (+5.5%)
#12 AfghanistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 8,919 8,381 7,295 +538 (+6.4%) +1,624 (+22.3%)
#13 ArmeniaAsia KazakhstanAsia 6,889 6,994 7,123 -105 (-1.5%) -234 (-3.3%)
#14 TürkiyeAsia KazakhstanAsia 6,713 6,643 6,572 +70 (+1.1%) +141 (+2.1%)
#15 IranMiddle East KazakhstanAsia 3,012 3,019 3,033 -7 (-0.2%) -21 (-0.7%)
#16 GermanyEurope KazakhstanAsia 2,608 2,968 3,366 -360 (-12.1%) -758 (-22.5%)
#17 LithuaniaEurope KazakhstanAsia 1,391 2,197 2,797 -806 (-36.7%) -1,406 (-50.3%)
#18 EstoniaEurope KazakhstanAsia 1,346 1,308 1,262 +38 (+2.9%) +84 (+6.7%)
#19 IndiaAsia KazakhstanAsia 1,190 1,150 1,110 +40 (+3.5%) +80 (+7.2%)
#20 South KoreaAsia KazakhstanAsia 1,104 1,073 1,036 +31 (+2.9%) +68 (+6.6%)
#21 LatviaEurope KazakhstanAsia 777 1,195 1,512 -418 (-35.0%) -735 (-48.6%)
#22 UAEMiddle East KazakhstanAsia 724 704 679 +20 (+2.8%) +45 (+6.6%)
#23 USAAmericas KazakhstanAsia 672 678 686 -6 (-0.9%) -14 (-2.0%)
#24 PolandEurope KazakhstanAsia 631 685 748 -54 (-7.9%) -117 (-15.6%)
#25 PakistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 563 538 519 +25 (+4.6%) +44 (+8.5%)
#26 IsraelMiddle East KazakhstanAsia 261 246 237 +15 (+6.1%) +24 (+10.1%)