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 RussiaEurope LatviaEurope 107,529 116,771 136,376 -9,242 (-7.9%) -28,847 (-21.2%)
#2 BelarusEurope LatviaEurope 38,908 42,251 48,588 -3,343 (-7.9%) -9,680 (-19.9%)
#3 UkraineEurope LatviaEurope 29,708 32,262 34,080 -2,554 (-7.9%) -4,372 (-12.8%)
#4 LithuaniaEurope LatviaEurope 13,084 14,209 16,668 -1,125 (-7.9%) -3,584 (-21.5%)
#5 KazakhstanAsia LatviaEurope 5,204 5,651 5,931 -447 (-7.9%) -727 (-12.3%)
#6 EstoniaEurope LatviaEurope 2,622 2,847 3,081 -225 (-7.9%) -459 (-14.9%)
#7 UzbekistanAsia LatviaEurope 2,366 2,569 2,052 -203 (-7.9%) +314 (+15.3%)
#8 GermanyEurope LatviaEurope 1,992 2,163 2,424 -171 (-7.9%) -432 (-17.8%)
#9 AzerbaijanAsia LatviaEurope 1,798 1,953 1,922 -155 (-7.9%) -124 (-6.5%)
#10 IndiaAsia LatviaEurope 1,188 1,290 131 -102 (-7.9%) +1,057 (+806.9%)
#11 GeorgiaAsia LatviaEurope 1,183 1,285 1,317 -102 (-7.9%) -134 (-10.2%)
#12 IrelandEurope LatviaEurope 862 936 731 -74 (-7.9%) +131 (+17.9%)
#13 PolandEurope LatviaEurope 706 767 832 -61 (-8.0%) -126 (-15.1%)
#14 KyrgyzstanAsia LatviaEurope 697 757 809 -60 (-7.9%) -112 (-13.8%)
#15 ArmeniaAsia LatviaEurope 652 708 693 -56 (-7.9%) -41 (-5.9%)
#16 TajikistanAsia LatviaEurope 520 565 536 -45 (-8.0%) -16 (-3.0%)
#17 TurkmenistanAsia LatviaEurope 508 552 589 -44 (-8.0%) -81 (-13.8%)
#18 USAAmericas LatviaEurope 500 543 426 -43 (-7.9%) +74 (+17.4%)
#19 NorwayEurope LatviaEurope 408 443 325 -35 (-7.9%) +83 (+25.5%)
#20 ChinaAsia LatviaEurope 340 369 268 -29 (-7.9%) +72 (+26.9%)
#21 ItalyEurope LatviaEurope 302 328 249 -26 (-7.9%) +53 (+21.3%)
#22 FranceEurope LatviaEurope 257 279 181 -22 (-7.9%) +76 (+42.0%)
#23 SwedenEurope LatviaEurope 250 272 324 -22 (-8.1%) -74 (-22.8%)
#24 DenmarkEurope LatviaEurope 219 238 203 -19 (-8.0%) +16 (+7.9%)
#25 TürkiyeAsia LatviaEurope 211 229 108 -18 (-7.9%) +103 (+95.4%)
#26 PakistanAsia LatviaEurope 210 228 24 -18 (-7.9%) +186 (+775.0%)
#27 SpainEurope LatviaEurope 203 220 148 -17 (-7.7%) +55 (+37.2%)
#28 HungaryEurope LatviaEurope 169 183 193 -14 (-7.7%) -24 (-12.4%)
#29 CanadaAmericas LatviaEurope 163 177 120 -14 (-7.9%) +43 (+35.8%)
#30 Sri LankaAsia LatviaEurope 159 173 28 -14 (-8.1%) +131 (+467.9%)
#31 NetherlandsEurope LatviaEurope 148 161 135 -13 (-8.1%) +13 (+9.6%)
#32 Czech RepublicEurope LatviaEurope 146 159 137 -13 (-8.2%) +9 (+6.6%)
#33 FinlandEurope LatviaEurope 139 151 170 -12 (-7.9%) -31 (-18.2%)
#34 BelgiumEurope LatviaEurope 113 123 111 -10 (-8.1%) +2 (+1.8%)
#35 BulgariaEurope LatviaEurope 103 112 157 -9 (-8.0%) -54 (-34.4%)
#36 AustraliaOceania LatviaEurope 102 111 83 -9 (-8.1%) +19 (+22.9%)
#37 IsraelMiddle East LatviaEurope 99 108 78 -9 (-8.3%) +21 (+26.9%)
#38 MongoliaAsia LatviaEurope 95 103 109 -8 (-7.8%) -14 (-12.8%)
#39 AustriaEurope LatviaEurope 93 101 90 -8 (-7.9%) +3 (+3.3%)
#40 PhilippinesAsia LatviaEurope 91 99 108 -8 (-8.1%) -17 (-15.7%)
#41 SwitzerlandEurope LatviaEurope 89 97 56 -8 (-8.2%) +33 (+58.9%)
#42 VietnamAsia LatviaEurope 76 83 7 -7 (-8.4%) +69 (+985.7%)
#43 EgyptAfrica LatviaEurope 74 80 37 -6 (-7.5%) +37 (+100.0%)
#44 RomaniaEurope LatviaEurope 65 71 68 -6 (-8.5%) -3 (-4.4%)
#45 SyriaMiddle East LatviaEurope 58 63 22 -5 (-7.9%) +36 (+163.6%)
#46 CyprusEurope LatviaEurope 54 59 44 -5 (-8.5%) +10 (+22.7%)
#47 IcelandEurope LatviaEurope 49 53 29 -4 (-7.5%) +20 (+69.0%)
#48 IraqMiddle East LatviaEurope 48 52 33 -4 (-7.7%) +15 (+45.5%)
#49 GreeceEurope LatviaEurope 47 51 42 -4 (-7.8%) +5 (+11.9%)
#50 AfghanistanAsia LatviaEurope 42 46 27 -4 (-8.7%) +15 (+55.6%)