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 MexicoAmericas USAAmericas 11,279,561 11,177,052 11,938,908 +102,509 (+0.9%) -659,347 (-5.5%)
#2 MexicoAmericas CanadaAmericas 103,620 91,284 94,003 +12,336 (+13.5%) +9,617 (+10.2%)
#3 MexicoAmericas SpainEurope 77,724 60,276 47,393 +17,448 (+28.9%) +30,331 (+64.0%)
#4 MexicoAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 20,758 18,872 16,720 +1,886 (+10.0%) +4,038 (+24.2%)
#5 MexicoAmericas BoliviaAmericas 11,841 10,606 9,524 +1,235 (+11.6%) +2,317 (+24.3%)
#6 MexicoAmericas ItalyEurope 11,351 10,352 8,163 +999 (+9.7%) +3,188 (+39.1%)
#7 MexicoAmericas AustraliaOceania 9,381 7,647 5,410 +1,734 (+22.7%) +3,971 (+73.4%)
#8 MexicoAmericas PanamaAmericas 8,850 5,801 4,832 +3,049 (+52.6%) +4,018 (+83.2%)
#9 MexicoAmericas ChileAmericas 7,285 8,816 5,010 -1,531 (-17.4%) +2,275 (+45.4%)
#10 MexicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,422 5,545 4,265 +877 (+15.8%) +2,157 (+50.6%)
#11 MexicoAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 5,941 5,876 5,957 +65 (+1.1%) -16 (-0.3%)
#12 MexicoAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 4,489 3,720 3,100 +769 (+20.7%) +1,389 (+44.8%)
#13 MexicoAmericas BelizeAmericas 4,426 3,997 3,523 +429 (+10.7%) +903 (+25.6%)
#14 MexicoAmericas PeruAmericas 4,077 3,423 2,487 +654 (+19.1%) +1,590 (+63.9%)
#15 MexicoAmericas BelgiumEurope 3,940 3,271 2,420 +669 (+20.5%) +1,520 (+62.8%)
#16 MexicoAmericas JapanAsia 3,503 4,148 3,191 -645 (-15.5%) +312 (+9.8%)
#17 MexicoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 3,444 3,610 3,831 -166 (-4.6%) -387 (-10.1%)
#18 MexicoAmericas BrazilAmericas 3,278 4,045 3,383 -767 (-19.0%) -105 (-3.1%)
#19 MexicoAmericas IsraelMiddle East 3,237 3,047 2,819 +190 (+6.2%) +418 (+14.8%)
#20 MexicoAmericas DenmarkEurope 2,302 1,655 1,216 +647 (+39.1%) +1,086 (+89.3%)
#21 MexicoAmericas ParaguayAmericas 1,854 1,738 1,605 +116 (+6.7%) +249 (+15.5%)
#22 MexicoAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,797 1,686 1,503 +111 (+6.6%) +294 (+19.6%)
#23 MexicoAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 1,765 1,742 1,714 +23 (+1.3%) +51 (+3.0%)
#24 MexicoAmericas NorwayEurope 1,701 1,530 1,224 +171 (+11.2%) +477 (+39.0%)
#25 MexicoAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,686 1,563 1,497 +123 (+7.9%) +189 (+12.6%)
#26 MexicoAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 1,655 1,831 2,647 -176 (-9.6%) -992 (-37.5%)
#27 MexicoAmericas HondurasAmericas 1,631 1,602 1,567 +29 (+1.8%) +64 (+4.1%)
#28 MexicoAmericas ChinaAsia 1,590 1,452 1,360 +138 (+9.5%) +230 (+16.9%)
#29 MexicoAmericas FinlandEurope 1,171 995 719 +176 (+17.7%) +452 (+62.9%)
#30 MexicoAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 918 885 846 +33 (+3.7%) +72 (+8.5%)
#31 MexicoAmericas HungaryEurope 835 708 420 +127 (+17.9%) +415 (+98.8%)
#32 MexicoAmericas UruguayAmericas 819 635 532 +184 (+29.0%) +287 (+53.9%)
#33 MexicoAmericas PolandEurope 557 491 377 +66 (+13.4%) +180 (+47.7%)
#34 MexicoAmericas LuxembourgEurope 490 424 27 +66 (+15.6%) +463 (+1,714.8%)
#35 MexicoAmericas GreeceEurope 427 402 395 +25 (+6.2%) +32 (+8.1%)
#36 MexicoAmericas PortugalEurope 339 301 264 +38 (+12.6%) +75 (+28.4%)
#37 MexicoAmericas South AfricaAfrica 261 234 189 +27 (+11.5%) +72 (+38.1%)
#38 MexicoAmericas IcelandEurope 240 159 92 +81 (+50.9%) +148 (+160.9%)
#39 MexicoAmericas SlovakiaEurope 172 158 93 +14 (+8.9%) +79 (+84.9%)
#40 MexicoAmericas BahamasAmericas 151 143 134 +8 (+5.6%) +17 (+12.7%)
#41 MexicoAmericas EstoniaEurope 134 132 65 +2 (+1.5%) +69 (+106.2%)
#42 MexicoAmericas BulgariaEurope 133 97 54 +36 (+37.1%) +79 (+146.3%)
#43 MexicoAmericas SloveniaEurope 107 94 69 +13 (+13.8%) +38 (+55.1%)
#44 MexicoAmericas CubaAmericas 75 106 161 -31 (-29.2%) -86 (-53.4%)
#45 MexicoAmericas CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#46 MexicoAmericas LithuaniaEurope 35 33 16 +2 (+6.1%) +19 (+118.8%)
#47 MexicoAmericas CroatiaEurope 34 36 39 -2 (-5.6%) -5 (-12.8%)
#48 MexicoAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 34 32 24 +2 (+6.3%) +10 (+41.7%)
#49 MexicoAmericas LatviaEurope 24 26 13 -2 (-7.7%) +11 (+84.6%)
#50 MexicoAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 16 16 18 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.1%)