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 MauritaniaAfrica SenegalAfrica 47,547 46,376 45,357 +1,171 (+2.5%) +2,190 (+4.8%)
#2 MauritaniaAfrica MaliAfrica 27,160 24,197 13,539 +2,963 (+12.2%) +13,621 (+100.6%)
#3 MauritaniaAfrica GambiaAfrica 3,992 3,646 3,257 +346 (+9.5%) +735 (+22.6%)
#4 MauritaniaAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,018 2,523 2,198 +495 (+19.6%) +820 (+37.3%)
#5 MauritaniaAfrica MoroccoAfrica 1,863 1,717 1,564 +146 (+8.5%) +299 (+19.1%)
#6 MauritaniaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,070 1,107 1,154 -37 (-3.3%) -84 (-7.3%)
#7 MauritaniaAfrica ItalyEurope 846 791 654 +55 (+7.0%) +192 (+29.4%)
#8 MauritaniaAfrica TunisiaAfrica 588 560 528 +28 (+5.0%) +60 (+11.4%)
#9 MauritaniaAfrica LibyaAfrica 402 380 356 +22 (+5.8%) +46 (+12.9%)
#10 MauritaniaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 342 408 559 -66 (-16.2%) -217 (-38.8%)
#11 MauritaniaAfrica MexicoAmericas 299 18 0 +281 (+1,561.1%) N/A
#12 MauritaniaAfrica IraqMiddle East 204 201 200 +3 (+1.5%) +4 (+2.0%)
#13 MauritaniaAfrica TogoAfrica 145 144 145 +1 (+0.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#14 MauritaniaAfrica BrazilAmericas 142 283 6 -141 (-49.8%) +136 (+2,266.7%)
#15 MauritaniaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 83 89 97 -6 (-6.7%) -14 (-14.4%)
#16 MauritaniaAfrica NorwayEurope 77 69 60 +8 (+11.6%) +17 (+28.3%)
#17 MauritaniaAfrica GreeceEurope 64 60 45 +4 (+6.7%) +19 (+42.2%)
#18 MauritaniaAfrica PortugalEurope 49 44 40 +5 (+11.4%) +9 (+22.5%)
#19 MauritaniaAfrica FinlandEurope 44 37 22 +7 (+18.9%) +22 (+100.0%)
#20 MauritaniaAfrica DenmarkEurope 30 31 28 -1 (-3.2%) +2 (+7.1%)
#21 MauritaniaAfrica GhanaAfrica 15 13 13 +2 (+15.4%) +2 (+15.4%)
#22 MauritaniaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 13 11 0 +2 (+18.2%) N/A
#23 MauritaniaAfrica HungaryEurope 6 5 5 +1 (+20.0%) +1 (+20.0%)
#24 MauritaniaAfrica BulgariaEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#25 MauritaniaAfrica IcelandEurope 3 2 1 +1 (+50.0%) +2 (+200.0%)
#26 MauritaniaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#27 MauritaniaAfrica EstoniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#28 MauritaniaAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#29 MauritaniaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#30 MauritaniaAfrica SloveniaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A