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
#51 BrazilAmericas LatviaEurope 42 46 21 -4 (-8.7%) +21 (+100.0%)
#52 CubaAmericas LatviaEurope 42 46 46 -4 (-8.7%) -4 (-8.7%)
#53 IranMiddle East LatviaEurope 42 46 35 -4 (-8.7%) +7 (+20.0%)
#54 NepalAsia LatviaEurope 41 45 16 -4 (-8.9%) +25 (+156.3%)
#55 PortugalEurope LatviaEurope 39 42 48 -3 (-7.1%) -9 (-18.8%)
#56 LebanonMiddle East LatviaEurope 36 39 29 -3 (-7.7%) +7 (+24.1%)
#57 SlovakiaEurope LatviaEurope 33 36 22 -3 (-8.3%) +11 (+50.0%)
#58 VenezuelaAmericas LatviaEurope 31 34 22 -3 (-8.8%) +9 (+40.9%)
#59 South KoreaAsia LatviaEurope 30 33 30 -3 (-9.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#60 UAEMiddle East LatviaEurope 30 33 12 -3 (-9.1%) +18 (+150.0%)
#61 ThailandAsia LatviaEurope 27 29 8 -2 (-6.9%) +19 (+237.5%)
#62 JapanAsia LatviaEurope 25 27 16 -2 (-7.4%) +9 (+56.3%)
#63 MexicoAmericas LatviaEurope 24 26 13 -2 (-7.7%) +11 (+84.6%)
#64 MoroccoAfrica LatviaEurope 22 24 12 -2 (-8.3%) +10 (+83.3%)
#65 MaltaEurope LatviaEurope 21 23 6 -2 (-8.7%) +15 (+250.0%)
#66 South AfricaAfrica LatviaEurope 21 23 13 -2 (-8.7%) +8 (+61.5%)
#67 ArgentinaAmericas LatviaEurope 20 22 12 -2 (-9.1%) +8 (+66.7%)
#68 NigeriaAfrica LatviaEurope 20 22 13 -2 (-9.1%) +7 (+53.8%)
#69 SerbiaEurope LatviaEurope 20 22 10 -2 (-9.1%) +10 (+100.0%)
#70 AlgeriaAfrica LatviaEurope 17 18 15 -1 (-5.6%) +2 (+13.3%)
#71 North MacedoniaEurope LatviaEurope 16 17 12 -1 (-5.9%) +4 (+33.3%)
#72 BangladeshAsia LatviaEurope 14 15 5 -1 (-6.7%) +9 (+180.0%)
#73 ColombiaAmericas LatviaEurope 12 13 6 -1 (-7.7%) +6 (+100.0%)
#74 New ZealandOceania LatviaEurope 12 13 5 -1 (-7.7%) +7 (+140.0%)
#75 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LatviaEurope 12 13 5 -1 (-7.7%) +7 (+140.0%)
#76 AlbaniaEurope LatviaEurope 11 12 9 -1 (-8.3%) +2 (+22.2%)
#77 SloveniaEurope LatviaEurope 11 12 6 -1 (-8.3%) +5 (+83.3%)
#78 LuxembourgEurope LatviaEurope 9 10 7 -1 (-10.0%) +2 (+28.6%)
#79 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope LatviaEurope 8 9 7 -1 (-11.1%) +1 (+14.3%)
#80 PeruAmericas LatviaEurope 8 9 7 -1 (-11.1%) +1 (+14.3%)
#81 CroatiaEurope LatviaEurope 7 8 7 -1 (-12.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#82 MalaysiaAsia LatviaEurope 7 8 7 -1 (-12.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#83 ChileAmericas LatviaEurope 6 7 5 -1 (-14.3%) +1 (+20.0%)
#84 GhanaAfrica LatviaEurope 6 7 5 -1 (-14.3%) +1 (+20.0%)
#85 KuwaitMiddle East LatviaEurope 5 5 3 0 (0.0%) +2 (+66.7%)
#86 CameroonAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 1 0 (0.0%) +3 (+300.0%)
#87 JordanMiddle East LatviaEurope 4 4 4 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#88 KenyaAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)
#89 LibyaAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)
#90 MauritiusAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 2 0 (0.0%) +2 (+100.0%)
#91 TunisiaAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 2 0 (0.0%) +2 (+100.0%)
#92 EcuadorAmericas LatviaEurope 3 3 2 0 (0.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#93 IndonesiaAsia LatviaEurope 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#94 UruguayAmericas LatviaEurope 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#95 BarbadosAmericas LatviaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#96 JamaicaAmericas LatviaEurope 2 2 1 0 (0.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#97 ZimbabweAfrica LatviaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#98 BeninAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#99 BoliviaAmericas LatviaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#100 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)