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 AustraliaOceania New ZealandOceania 89,129 80,634 68,984 +8,495 (+10.5%) +20,145 (+29.2%)
#2 AustraliaOceania CanadaAmericas 26,777 26,000 30,029 +777 (+3.0%) -3,252 (-10.8%)
#3 AustraliaOceania MaltaEurope 22,753 13,091 6,006 +9,662 (+73.8%) +16,747 (+278.8%)
#4 AustraliaOceania GreeceEurope 21,915 20,630 20,182 +1,285 (+6.2%) +1,733 (+8.6%)
#5 AustraliaOceania ItalyEurope 18,314 19,237 18,983 -923 (-4.8%) -669 (-3.5%)
#6 AustraliaOceania SingaporeAsia 17,222 15,131 14,060 +2,091 (+13.8%) +3,162 (+22.5%)
#7 AustraliaOceania ChinaAsia 13,927 12,610 13,046 +1,317 (+10.4%) +881 (+6.8%)
#8 AustraliaOceania JapanAsia 11,962 30,721 34,359 -18,759 (-61.1%) -22,397 (-65.2%)
#9 AustraliaOceania IrelandEurope 11,165 8,883 6,602 +2,282 (+25.7%) +4,563 (+69.1%)
#10 AustraliaOceania IsraelMiddle East 3,987 3,752 3,480 +235 (+6.3%) +507 (+14.6%)
#11 AustraliaOceania DenmarkEurope 3,795 3,430 3,006 +365 (+10.6%) +789 (+26.2%)
#12 AustraliaOceania CyprusEurope 3,143 2,961 2,870 +182 (+6.1%) +273 (+9.5%)
#13 AustraliaOceania NorwayEurope 2,732 2,457 2,206 +275 (+11.2%) +526 (+23.8%)
#14 AustraliaOceania South AfricaAfrica 2,653 2,666 2,667 -13 (-0.5%) -14 (-0.5%)
#15 AustraliaOceania MalaysiaAsia 2,432 2,432 2,432 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#16 AustraliaOceania PolandEurope 2,079 1,764 1,153 +315 (+17.9%) +926 (+80.3%)
#17 AustraliaOceania FijiOceania 1,979 1,941 1,887 +38 (+2.0%) +92 (+4.9%)
#18 AustraliaOceania IndonesiaAsia 1,940 1,466 2,563 +474 (+32.3%) -623 (-24.3%)
#19 AustraliaOceania IndiaAsia 1,769 1,852 1,986 -83 (-4.5%) -217 (-10.9%)
#20 AustraliaOceania PortugalEurope 1,549 1,377 1,202 +172 (+12.5%) +347 (+28.9%)
#21 AustraliaOceania PhilippinesAsia 1,489 1,489 2,407 0 (0.0%) -918 (-38.1%)
#22 AustraliaOceania HungaryEurope 1,470 1,246 906 +224 (+18.0%) +564 (+62.3%)
#23 AustraliaOceania FinlandEurope 1,466 1,245 1,035 +221 (+17.8%) +431 (+41.6%)
#24 AustraliaOceania CroatiaEurope 1,428 1,499 1,595 -71 (-4.7%) -167 (-10.5%)
#25 AustraliaOceania ChileAmericas 1,421 1,333 1,236 +88 (+6.6%) +185 (+15.0%)
#26 AustraliaOceania SerbiaEurope 1,084 928 683 +156 (+16.8%) +401 (+58.7%)
#27 AustraliaOceania EgyptAfrica 1,077 1,166 0 -89 (-7.6%) N/A
#28 AustraliaOceania LibyaAfrica 842 797 746 +45 (+5.6%) +96 (+12.9%)
#29 AustraliaOceania PeruAmericas 837 404 442 +433 (+107.2%) +395 (+89.4%)
#30 AustraliaOceania BrazilAmericas 790 731 660 +59 (+8.1%) +130 (+19.7%)
#31 AustraliaOceania ColombiaAmericas 761 629 438 +132 (+21.0%) +323 (+73.7%)
#32 AustraliaOceania VanuatuOceania 677 665 651 +12 (+1.8%) +26 (+4.0%)
#33 AustraliaOceania ArgentinaAmericas 659 666 892 -7 (-1.1%) -233 (-26.1%)
#34 AustraliaOceania BruneiAsia 599 559 515 +40 (+7.2%) +84 (+16.3%)
#35 AustraliaOceania NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#36 AustraliaOceania MexicoAmericas 566 528 479 +38 (+7.2%) +87 (+18.2%)
#37 AustraliaOceania Timor-LesteAsia 547 553 562 -6 (-1.1%) -15 (-2.7%)
#38 AustraliaOceania PanamaAmericas 511 335 279 +176 (+52.5%) +232 (+83.2%)
#39 AustraliaOceania Sri LankaAsia 479 474 469 +5 (+1.1%) +10 (+2.1%)
#40 AustraliaOceania SlovakiaEurope 455 419 288 +36 (+8.6%) +167 (+58.0%)
#41 AustraliaOceania ZambiaAfrica 428 323 232 +105 (+32.5%) +196 (+84.5%)
#42 AustraliaOceania SloveniaEurope 422 372 363 +50 (+13.4%) +59 (+16.3%)
#43 AustraliaOceania BotswanaAfrica 413 391 367 +22 (+5.6%) +46 (+12.5%)
#44 AustraliaOceania BulgariaEurope 406 295 200 +111 (+37.6%) +206 (+103.0%)
#45 AustraliaOceania LuxembourgEurope 332 287 76 +45 (+15.7%) +256 (+336.8%)
#46 AustraliaOceania BoliviaAmericas 282 253 229 +29 (+11.5%) +53 (+23.1%)
#47 AustraliaOceania MongoliaAsia 262 248 233 +14 (+5.6%) +29 (+12.4%)
#48 AustraliaOceania IcelandEurope 260 172 121 +88 (+51.2%) +139 (+114.9%)
#49 AustraliaOceania SamoaOceania 258 270 287 -12 (-4.4%) -29 (-10.1%)
#50 AustraliaOceania EstoniaEurope 225 221 98 +4 (+1.8%) +127 (+129.6%)