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 MauritiusAfrica FranceEurope 44,709 44,179 43,746 +530 (+1.2%) +963 (+2.2%)
#2 MauritiusAfrica AustraliaOceania 28,962 29,308 28,687 -346 (-1.2%) +275 (+1.0%)
#3 MauritiusAfrica CanadaAmericas 20,173 17,915 16,346 +2,258 (+12.6%) +3,827 (+23.4%)
#4 MauritiusAfrica ItalyEurope 7,315 7,810 8,103 -495 (-6.3%) -788 (-9.7%)
#5 MauritiusAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,398 3,413 3,344 -15 (-0.4%) +54 (+1.6%)
#6 MauritiusAfrica South AfricaAfrica 1,725 1,761 2,295 -36 (-2.0%) -570 (-24.8%)
#7 MauritiusAfrica SeychellesAfrica 573 564 554 +9 (+1.6%) +19 (+3.4%)
#8 MauritiusAfrica LuxembourgEurope 501 434 51 +67 (+15.4%) +450 (+882.4%)
#9 MauritiusAfrica BotswanaAfrica 244 231 218 +13 (+5.6%) +26 (+11.9%)
#10 MauritiusAfrica NorwayEurope 218 196 187 +22 (+11.2%) +31 (+16.6%)
#11 MauritiusAfrica ChinaAsia 198 187 354 +11 (+5.9%) -156 (-44.1%)
#12 MauritiusAfrica IndiaAsia 172 183 197 -11 (-6.0%) -25 (-12.7%)
#13 MauritiusAfrica DenmarkEurope 165 151 143 +14 (+9.3%) +22 (+15.4%)
#14 MauritiusAfrica NamibiaAfrica 117 110 103 +7 (+6.4%) +14 (+13.6%)
#15 MauritiusAfrica HungaryEurope 87 74 56 +13 (+17.6%) +31 (+55.4%)
#16 MauritiusAfrica FinlandEurope 58 49 45 +9 (+18.4%) +13 (+28.9%)
#17 MauritiusAfrica GreeceEurope 39 37 37 +2 (+5.4%) +2 (+5.4%)
#18 MauritiusAfrica SlovakiaEurope 25 23 11 +2 (+8.7%) +14 (+127.3%)
#19 MauritiusAfrica GuineaAfrica 13 13 15 0 (0.0%) -2 (-13.3%)
#20 MauritiusAfrica EstoniaEurope 10 10 4 0 (0.0%) +6 (+150.0%)
#21 MauritiusAfrica IcelandEurope 9 6 5 +3 (+50.0%) +4 (+80.0%)
#22 MauritiusAfrica CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#23 MauritiusAfrica BulgariaEurope 7 5 4 +2 (+40.0%) +3 (+75.0%)
#24 MauritiusAfrica SloveniaEurope 6 5 8 +1 (+20.0%) -2 (-25.0%)
#25 MauritiusAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 2 0 (0.0%) +2 (+100.0%)
#26 MauritiusAfrica LithuaniaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#27 MauritiusAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)