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 IraqMiddle East LibyaAfrica 77,265 73,093 68,240 +4,172 (+5.7%) +9,025 (+13.2%)
#2 SyriaMiddle East LibyaAfrica 46,987 44,450 27,666 +2,537 (+5.7%) +19,321 (+69.8%)
#3 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LibyaAfrica 40,027 37,866 35,352 +2,161 (+5.7%) +4,675 (+13.2%)
#4 EgyptAfrica LibyaAfrica 23,699 22,420 20,932 +1,279 (+5.7%) +2,767 (+13.2%)
#5 JordanMiddle East LibyaAfrica 23,026 21,783 20,338 +1,243 (+5.7%) +2,688 (+13.2%)
#6 IndonesiaAsia LibyaAfrica 14,740 13,944 13,019 +796 (+5.7%) +1,721 (+13.2%)
#7 LebanonMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,486 11,812 11,029 +674 (+5.7%) +1,457 (+13.2%)
#8 KuwaitMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,185 11,527 10,763 +658 (+5.7%) +1,422 (+13.2%)
#9 USAAmericas LibyaAfrica 11,152 10,550 9,851 +602 (+5.7%) +1,301 (+13.2%)
#10 MalaysiaAsia LibyaAfrica 8,936 8,454 7,894 +482 (+5.7%) +1,042 (+13.2%)
#11 RussiaEurope LibyaAfrica 8,175 7,734 7,221 +441 (+5.7%) +954 (+13.2%)
#12 GermanyEurope LibyaAfrica 7,931 7,503 7,005 +428 (+5.7%) +926 (+13.2%)
#13 ItalyEurope LibyaAfrica 7,548 7,141 6,667 +407 (+5.7%) +881 (+13.2%)
#14 YemenMiddle East LibyaAfrica 6,684 6,323 21,266 +361 (+5.7%) -14,582 (-68.6%)
#15 FranceEurope LibyaAfrica 5,670 5,364 5,010 +306 (+5.7%) +660 (+13.2%)
#16 MoroccoAfrica LibyaAfrica 5,527 5,229 4,883 +298 (+5.7%) +644 (+13.2%)
#17 IndiaAsia LibyaAfrica 5,462 5,167 4,826 +295 (+5.7%) +636 (+13.2%)
#18 PhilippinesAsia LibyaAfrica 4,976 4,707 4,395 +269 (+5.7%) +581 (+13.2%)
#19 ComorosAfrica LibyaAfrica 4,846 4,584 4,281 +262 (+5.7%) +565 (+13.2%)
#20 AlgeriaAfrica LibyaAfrica 4,049 3,830 3,577 +219 (+5.7%) +472 (+13.2%)
#21 TunisiaAfrica LibyaAfrica 3,480 3,292 3,074 +188 (+5.7%) +406 (+13.2%)
#22 ChinaAsia LibyaAfrica 3,467 3,280 3,064 +187 (+5.7%) +403 (+13.2%)
#23 CanadaAmericas LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#25 ThailandAsia LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#26 UAEMiddle East LibyaAfrica 3,130 2,961 2,766 +169 (+5.7%) +364 (+13.2%)
#27 GreeceEurope LibyaAfrica 2,951 2,792 2,608 +159 (+5.7%) +343 (+13.2%)
#28 TürkiyeAsia LibyaAfrica 2,858 2,704 2,527 +154 (+5.7%) +331 (+13.1%)
#29 PakistanAsia LibyaAfrica 2,775 2,625 2,451 +150 (+5.7%) +324 (+13.2%)
#30 UzbekistanAsia LibyaAfrica 2,243 2,122 375 +121 (+5.7%) +1,868 (+498.1%)
#31 EthiopiaAfrica LibyaAfrica 2,063 1,952 1,825 +111 (+5.7%) +238 (+13.0%)
#32 South SudanAfrica LibyaAfrica 2,004 1,896 1,770 +108 (+5.7%) +234 (+13.2%)
#33 NetherlandsEurope LibyaAfrica 1,998 1,890 1,764 +108 (+5.7%) +234 (+13.3%)
#34 OmanMiddle East LibyaAfrica 1,909 1,806 1,688 +103 (+5.7%) +221 (+13.1%)
#35 BangladeshAsia LibyaAfrica 1,410 1,334 1,246 +76 (+5.7%) +164 (+13.2%)
#36 SenegalAfrica LibyaAfrica 1,263 1,195 1,117 +68 (+5.7%) +146 (+13.1%)
#37 JapanAsia LibyaAfrica 1,133 1,072 1,002 +61 (+5.7%) +131 (+13.1%)
#38 BahrainMiddle East LibyaAfrica 1,091 1,032 965 +59 (+5.7%) +126 (+13.1%)
#39 SwitzerlandEurope LibyaAfrica 1,050 993 929 +57 (+5.7%) +121 (+13.0%)
#40 UkraineEurope LibyaAfrica 986 933 871 +53 (+5.7%) +115 (+13.2%)
#41 ChadAfrica LibyaAfrica 970 918 858 +52 (+5.7%) +112 (+13.1%)
#42 FinlandEurope LibyaAfrica 936 885 828 +51 (+5.8%) +108 (+13.0%)
#43 KazakhstanAsia LibyaAfrica 904 855 800 +49 (+5.7%) +104 (+13.0%)
#44 DenmarkEurope LibyaAfrica 868 821 768 +47 (+5.7%) +100 (+13.0%)
#45 BelarusEurope LibyaAfrica 857 811 759 +46 (+5.7%) +98 (+12.9%)
#46 AustriaEurope LibyaAfrica 847 801 750 +46 (+5.7%) +97 (+12.9%)
#47 AustraliaOceania LibyaAfrica 842 797 746 +45 (+5.6%) +96 (+12.9%)
#48 SwedenEurope LibyaAfrica 842 797 746 +45 (+5.6%) +96 (+12.9%)
#49 SpainEurope LibyaAfrica 818 774 724 +44 (+5.7%) +94 (+13.0%)
#50 South KoreaAsia LibyaAfrica 804 761 713 +43 (+5.7%) +91 (+12.8%)