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 MaliAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 403,646 400,977 397,641 +2,669 (+0.7%) +6,005 (+1.5%)
#2 MaliAfrica NigeriaAfrica 184,965 172,481 160,967 +12,484 (+7.2%) +23,998 (+14.9%)
#3 MaliAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 122,945 114,379 104,491 +8,566 (+7.5%) +18,454 (+17.7%)
#4 MaliAfrica FranceEurope 120,393 106,194 82,137 +14,199 (+13.4%) +38,256 (+46.6%)
#5 MaliAfrica GabonAfrica 59,837 55,434 50,384 +4,403 (+7.9%) +9,453 (+18.8%)
#6 MaliAfrica GuineaAfrica 43,694 45,192 46,991 -1,498 (-3.3%) -3,297 (-7.0%)
#7 MaliAfrica SenegalAfrica 36,252 35,360 34,245 +892 (+2.5%) +2,007 (+5.9%)
#8 MaliAfrica SpainEurope 36,036 26,040 19,793 +9,996 (+38.4%) +16,243 (+82.1%)
#9 MaliAfrica ItalyEurope 23,958 19,179 7,001 +4,779 (+24.9%) +16,957 (+242.2%)
#10 MaliAfrica GambiaAfrica 11,344 10,360 9,251 +984 (+9.5%) +2,093 (+22.6%)
#11 MaliAfrica CameroonAfrica 10,608 9,556 8,202 +1,052 (+11.0%) +2,406 (+29.3%)
#12 MaliAfrica TogoAfrica 8,256 8,196 8,122 +60 (+0.7%) +134 (+1.6%)
#13 MaliAfrica GhanaAfrica 6,592 5,900 5,137 +692 (+11.7%) +1,455 (+28.3%)
#14 MaliAfrica BeninAfrica 3,721 3,508 3,260 +213 (+6.1%) +461 (+14.1%)
#15 MaliAfrica TunisiaAfrica 1,112 1,058 996 +54 (+5.1%) +116 (+11.6%)
#16 MaliAfrica ChinaAsia 960 844 704 +116 (+13.7%) +256 (+36.4%)
#17 MaliAfrica LiberiaAfrica 924 1,122 1,454 -198 (-17.6%) -530 (-36.5%)
#18 MaliAfrica South AfricaAfrica 836 921 955 -85 (-9.2%) -119 (-12.5%)
#19 MaliAfrica BrazilAmericas 454 518 254 -64 (-12.4%) +200 (+78.7%)
#20 MaliAfrica LibyaAfrica 381 360 337 +21 (+5.8%) +44 (+13.1%)
#21 MaliAfrica ZambiaAfrica 354 267 191 +87 (+32.6%) +163 (+85.3%)
#22 MaliAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 244 262 323 -18 (-6.9%) -79 (-24.5%)
#23 MaliAfrica South SudanAfrica 215 208 203 +7 (+3.4%) +12 (+5.9%)
#24 MaliAfrica PortugalEurope 143 127 113 +16 (+12.6%) +30 (+26.5%)
#25 MaliAfrica GreeceEurope 112 105 29 +7 (+6.7%) +83 (+286.2%)
#26 MaliAfrica LuxembourgEurope 91 79 0 +12 (+15.2%) N/A
#27 MaliAfrica NorwayEurope 63 57 53 +6 (+10.5%) +10 (+18.9%)
#28 MaliAfrica DenmarkEurope 60 53 49 +7 (+13.2%) +11 (+22.4%)
#29 MaliAfrica AustraliaOceania 53 57 80 -4 (-7.0%) -27 (-33.8%)
#30 MaliAfrica HungaryEurope 31 26 20 +5 (+19.2%) +11 (+55.0%)
#31 MaliAfrica FinlandEurope 27 23 14 +4 (+17.4%) +13 (+92.9%)
#32 MaliAfrica SloveniaEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#33 MaliAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#34 MaliAfrica IcelandEurope 6 4 2 +2 (+50.0%) +4 (+200.0%)
#35 MaliAfrica BulgariaEurope 4 3 5 +1 (+33.3%) -1 (-20.0%)
#36 MaliAfrica BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#37 MaliAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#38 MaliAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)