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 IndiaAsia KuwaitMiddle East 1,231,094 1,122,750 967,163 +108,344 (+9.6%) +263,931 (+27.3%)
#2 EgyptAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 449,863 410,273 353,426 +39,590 (+9.6%) +96,437 (+27.3%)
#3 BangladeshAsia KuwaitMiddle East 406,077 370,340 319,026 +35,737 (+9.6%) +87,051 (+27.3%)
#4 PakistanAsia KuwaitMiddle East 362,255 330,375 284,598 +31,880 (+9.6%) +77,657 (+27.3%)
#5 PhilippinesAsia KuwaitMiddle East 210,397 191,881 165,295 +18,516 (+9.6%) +45,102 (+27.3%)
#6 IndonesiaAsia KuwaitMiddle East 115,347 105,196 90,622 +10,151 (+9.6%) +24,725 (+27.3%)
#7 YemenMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 75,513 68,867 59,326 +6,646 (+9.7%) +16,187 (+27.3%)
#8 JordanMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 58,434 53,291 45,909 +5,143 (+9.7%) +12,525 (+27.3%)
#9 Sri LankaAsia KuwaitMiddle East 42,384 38,654 33,299 +3,730 (+9.6%) +9,085 (+27.3%)
#10 UAEMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 28,593 26,077 22,465 +2,516 (+9.6%) +6,128 (+27.3%)
#11 NepalAsia KuwaitMiddle East 26,292 23,979 20,658 +2,313 (+9.6%) +5,634 (+27.3%)
#12 SyriaMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 24,742 22,565 19,439 +2,177 (+9.6%) +5,303 (+27.3%)
#13 TürkiyeAsia KuwaitMiddle East 14,256 13,001 11,201 +1,255 (+9.7%) +3,055 (+27.3%)
#14 LebanonMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 13,369 12,192 10,505 +1,177 (+9.7%) +2,864 (+27.3%)
#15 FranceEurope KuwaitMiddle East 5,575 5,085 4,381 +490 (+9.6%) +1,194 (+27.3%)
#16 USAAmericas KuwaitMiddle East 5,521 5,035 4,339 +486 (+9.7%) +1,182 (+27.2%)
#17 NigeriaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 5,147 4,694 4,045 +453 (+9.7%) +1,102 (+27.2%)
#18 ThailandAsia KuwaitMiddle East 4,352 3,969 3,420 +383 (+9.6%) +932 (+27.3%)
#19 EthiopiaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 4,166 3,799 3,275 +367 (+9.7%) +891 (+27.2%)
#20 MoroccoAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 3,240 2,955 2,546 +285 (+9.6%) +694 (+27.3%)
#21 AfghanistanAsia KuwaitMiddle East 3,094 2,822 2,431 +272 (+9.6%) +663 (+27.3%)
#22 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 2,406 2,194 1,892 +212 (+9.7%) +514 (+27.2%)
#23 TunisiaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 2,068 1,886 1,625 +182 (+9.7%) +443 (+27.3%)
#24 South SudanAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 1,999 1,823 1,572 +176 (+9.7%) +427 (+27.2%)
#25 ChadAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 1,511 1,378 1,189 +133 (+9.7%) +322 (+27.1%)
#26 BahrainMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 1,503 1,371 1,181 +132 (+9.6%) +322 (+27.3%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope KuwaitMiddle East 1,135 1,035 893 +100 (+9.7%) +242 (+27.1%)