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 MaltaEurope AustraliaOceania 34,451 39,249 44,062 -4,798 (-12.2%) -9,611 (-21.8%)
#2 MaltaEurope CanadaAmericas 5,795 6,505 7,588 -710 (-10.9%) -1,793 (-23.6%)
#3 MaltaEurope ItalyEurope 2,127 1,941 1,765 +186 (+9.6%) +362 (+20.5%)
#4 MaltaEurope LuxembourgEurope 282 244 270 +38 (+15.6%) +12 (+4.4%)
#5 MaltaEurope BulgariaEurope 227 165 63 +62 (+37.6%) +164 (+260.3%)
#6 MaltaEurope HungaryEurope 188 159 76 +29 (+18.2%) +112 (+147.4%)
#7 MaltaEurope DenmarkEurope 174 146 109 +28 (+19.2%) +65 (+59.6%)
#8 MaltaEurope South AfricaAfrica 174 177 175 -3 (-1.7%) -1 (-0.6%)
#9 MaltaEurope NorwayEurope 117 105 99 +12 (+11.4%) +18 (+18.2%)
#10 MaltaEurope GreeceEurope 95 89 89 +6 (+6.7%) +6 (+6.7%)
#11 MaltaEurope FinlandEurope 62 53 39 +9 (+17.0%) +23 (+59.0%)
#12 MaltaEurope PortugalEurope 53 47 43 +6 (+12.8%) +10 (+23.3%)
#13 MaltaEurope SlovakiaEurope 49 45 27 +4 (+8.9%) +22 (+81.5%)
#14 MaltaEurope CyprusEurope 33 31 31 +2 (+6.5%) +2 (+6.5%)
#15 MaltaEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 27 25 25 +2 (+8.0%) +2 (+8.0%)
#16 MaltaEurope LatviaEurope 21 23 6 -2 (-8.7%) +15 (+250.0%)
#17 MaltaEurope LithuaniaEurope 20 19 9 +1 (+5.3%) +11 (+122.2%)
#18 MaltaEurope EstoniaEurope 14 14 4 0 (0.0%) +10 (+250.0%)
#19 MaltaEurope IcelandEurope 14 9 8 +5 (+55.6%) +6 (+75.0%)
#20 MaltaEurope SloveniaEurope 8 7 8 +1 (+14.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 MaltaEurope BoliviaAmericas 6 5 6 +1 (+20.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 MaltaEurope LiechtensteinEurope 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)