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 VenezuelaAmericas ArubaAmericas 23,312 17,000 3,399 +6,312 (+37.1%) +19,913 (+585.8%)
#2 ColombiaAmericas ArubaAmericas 14,983 10,926 9,762 +4,057 (+37.1%) +5,221 (+53.5%)
#3 NetherlandsEurope ArubaAmericas 7,032 5,128 4,585 +1,904 (+37.1%) +2,447 (+53.4%)
#4 Dominican RepublicAmericas ArubaAmericas 6,636 4,839 4,327 +1,797 (+37.1%) +2,309 (+53.4%)
#5 SurinameAmericas ArubaAmericas 2,049 1,494 1,337 +555 (+37.1%) +712 (+53.3%)
#6 PeruAmericas ArubaAmericas 1,739 1,268 1,134 +471 (+37.1%) +605 (+53.4%)
#7 ChinaAsia ArubaAmericas 1,728 1,260 1,127 +468 (+37.1%) +601 (+53.3%)
#8 PhilippinesAsia ArubaAmericas 1,537 1,121 1,004 +416 (+37.1%) +533 (+53.1%)
#9 JamaicaAmericas ArubaAmericas 1,142 833 746 +309 (+37.1%) +396 (+53.1%)
#10 USAAmericas ArubaAmericas 937 683 612 +254 (+37.2%) +325 (+53.1%)
#11 IndiaAsia ArubaAmericas 505 368 330 +137 (+37.2%) +175 (+53.0%)
#12 GuyanaAmericas ArubaAmericas 442 322 289 +120 (+37.3%) +153 (+52.9%)
#13 GrenadaAmericas ArubaAmericas 394 287 258 +107 (+37.3%) +136 (+52.7%)
#14 PortugalEurope ArubaAmericas 250 182 164 +68 (+37.4%) +86 (+52.4%)
#15 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas ArubaAmericas 173 126 113 +47 (+37.3%) +60 (+53.1%)
#16 DominicaAmericas ArubaAmericas 163 119 107 +44 (+37.0%) +56 (+52.3%)
#17 NicaraguaAmericas ArubaAmericas 163 119 107 +44 (+37.0%) +56 (+52.3%)
#18 TürkiyeAsia ArubaAmericas 15 11 10 +4 (+36.4%) +5 (+50.0%)