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 MalaysiaAsia SingaporeAsia 1,553,249 1,384,577 1,318,217 +168,672 (+12.2%) +235,032 (+17.8%)
#2 MalaysiaAsia BangladeshAsia 274,253 199,618 203,561 +74,635 (+37.4%) +70,692 (+34.7%)
#3 MalaysiaAsia AustraliaOceania 181,202 177,343 144,205 +3,859 (+2.2%) +36,997 (+25.7%)
#4 MalaysiaAsia IndonesiaAsia 161,013 94,489 1,892 +66,524 (+70.4%) +159,121 (+8,410.2%)
#5 MalaysiaAsia BruneiAsia 56,375 52,628 48,285 +3,747 (+7.1%) +8,090 (+16.8%)
#6 MalaysiaAsia CanadaAmericas 24,975 25,152 25,384 -177 (-0.7%) -409 (-1.6%)
#7 MalaysiaAsia New ZealandOceania 23,224 21,097 18,046 +2,127 (+10.1%) +5,178 (+28.7%)
#8 MalaysiaAsia IndiaAsia 11,283 11,915 12,776 -632 (-5.3%) -1,493 (-11.7%)
#9 MalaysiaAsia JapanAsia 11,275 18,987 18,602 -7,712 (-40.6%) -7,327 (-39.4%)
#10 MalaysiaAsia ChinaAsia 9,810 8,948 9,977 +862 (+9.6%) -167 (-1.7%)
#11 MalaysiaAsia LibyaAfrica 8,936 8,454 7,894 +482 (+5.7%) +1,042 (+13.2%)
#12 MalaysiaAsia EgyptAfrica 2,311 2,761 0 -450 (-16.3%) N/A
#13 MalaysiaAsia DenmarkEurope 1,077 904 831 +173 (+19.1%) +246 (+29.6%)
#14 MalaysiaAsia NorwayEurope 1,039 934 836 +105 (+11.2%) +203 (+24.3%)
#15 MalaysiaAsia Sri LankaAsia 935 925 912 +10 (+1.1%) +23 (+2.5%)
#16 MalaysiaAsia AlgeriaAfrica 890 859 827 +31 (+3.6%) +63 (+7.6%)
#17 MalaysiaAsia ItalyEurope 764 727 643 +37 (+5.1%) +121 (+18.8%)
#18 MalaysiaAsia FinlandEurope 625 531 411 +94 (+17.7%) +214 (+52.1%)
#19 MalaysiaAsia South AfricaAfrica 528 531 589 -3 (-0.6%) -61 (-10.4%)
#20 MalaysiaAsia ChileAmericas 325 295 127 +30 (+10.2%) +198 (+155.9%)
#21 MalaysiaAsia MaltaEurope 200 115 54 +85 (+73.9%) +146 (+270.4%)
#22 MalaysiaAsia CambodiaAsia 193 182 172 +11 (+6.0%) +21 (+12.2%)
#23 MalaysiaAsia HungaryEurope 184 156 93 +28 (+17.9%) +91 (+97.8%)
#24 MalaysiaAsia LuxembourgEurope 128 111 25 +17 (+15.3%) +103 (+412.0%)
#25 MalaysiaAsia MaldivesAsia 116 108 101 +8 (+7.4%) +15 (+14.9%)
#26 MalaysiaAsia IcelandEurope 73 48 35 +25 (+52.1%) +38 (+108.6%)
#27 MalaysiaAsia GreeceEurope 65 61 61 +4 (+6.6%) +4 (+6.6%)
#28 MalaysiaAsia Timor-LesteAsia 62 63 65 -1 (-1.6%) -3 (-4.6%)
#29 MalaysiaAsia MauritiusAfrica 61 60 61 +1 (+1.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#30 MalaysiaAsia PortugalEurope 61 54 49 +7 (+13.0%) +12 (+24.5%)
#31 MalaysiaAsia PanamaAmericas 50 33 28 +17 (+51.5%) +22 (+78.6%)
#32 MalaysiaAsia BermudaOther 49 48 42 +1 (+2.1%) +7 (+16.7%)
#33 MalaysiaAsia CyprusEurope 47 44 43 +3 (+6.8%) +4 (+9.3%)
#34 MalaysiaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 30 31 34 -1 (-3.2%) -4 (-11.8%)
#35 MalaysiaAsia BulgariaEurope 28 20 3 +8 (+40.0%) +25 (+833.3%)
#36 MalaysiaAsia SlovakiaEurope 25 23 18 +2 (+8.7%) +7 (+38.9%)
#37 MalaysiaAsia Dominican RepublicAmericas 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#38 MalaysiaAsia EstoniaEurope 17 17 8 0 (0.0%) +9 (+112.5%)
#39 MalaysiaAsia SloveniaEurope 15 13 8 +2 (+15.4%) +7 (+87.5%)
#40 MalaysiaAsia LithuaniaEurope 12 11 1 +1 (+9.1%) +11 (+1,100.0%)
#41 MalaysiaAsia BoliviaAmericas 9 8 9 +1 (+12.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#42 MalaysiaAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#43 MalaysiaAsia LatviaEurope 7 8 7 -1 (-12.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#44 MalaysiaAsia Costa RicaAmericas 5 4 4 +1 (+25.0%) +1 (+25.0%)
#45 MalaysiaAsia GuineaAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#46 MalaysiaAsia LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)