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 MongoliaAsia KazakhstanAsia 75,801 72,075 67,150 +3,726 (+5.2%) +8,651 (+12.9%)
#2 MongoliaAsia South KoreaAsia 45,698 36,980 21,849 +8,718 (+23.6%) +23,849 (+109.2%)
#3 MongoliaAsia JapanAsia 20,179 14,111 7,193 +6,068 (+43.0%) +12,986 (+180.5%)
#4 MongoliaAsia AustraliaOceania 11,188 6,319 1,782 +4,869 (+77.1%) +9,406 (+527.8%)
#5 MongoliaAsia SwedenEurope 6,866 4,905 2,485 +1,961 (+40.0%) +4,381 (+176.3%)
#6 MongoliaAsia RussiaEurope 5,750 9,512 14,168 -3,762 (-39.6%) -8,418 (-59.4%)
#7 MongoliaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 5,498 5,543 5,599 -45 (-0.8%) -101 (-1.8%)
#8 MongoliaAsia HungaryEurope 2,114 1,792 862 +322 (+18.0%) +1,252 (+145.2%)
#9 MongoliaAsia ChinaAsia 1,078 1,023 2,172 +55 (+5.4%) -1,094 (-50.4%)
#10 MongoliaAsia PolandEurope 386 362 414 +24 (+6.6%) -28 (-6.8%)
#11 MongoliaAsia NorwayEurope 171 154 146 +17 (+11.0%) +25 (+17.1%)
#12 MongoliaAsia BelarusEurope 162 164 168 -2 (-1.2%) -6 (-3.6%)
#13 MongoliaAsia BulgariaEurope 139 101 79 +38 (+37.6%) +60 (+75.9%)
#14 MongoliaAsia LatviaEurope 95 103 109 -8 (-7.8%) -14 (-12.8%)
#15 MongoliaAsia DenmarkEurope 79 63 63 +16 (+25.4%) +16 (+25.4%)
#16 MongoliaAsia FinlandEurope 74 63 51 +11 (+17.5%) +23 (+45.1%)
#17 MongoliaAsia SlovakiaEurope 72 66 64 +6 (+9.1%) +8 (+12.5%)
#18 MongoliaAsia LithuaniaEurope 56 53 62 +3 (+5.7%) -6 (-9.7%)
#19 MongoliaAsia LuxembourgEurope 49 42 0 +7 (+16.7%) N/A
#20 MongoliaAsia EstoniaEurope 47 46 50 +1 (+2.2%) -3 (-6.0%)
#21 MongoliaAsia IcelandEurope 32 21 20 +11 (+52.4%) +12 (+60.0%)
#22 MongoliaAsia GeorgiaAsia 28 27 28 +1 (+3.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 MongoliaAsia Costa RicaAmericas 22 18 15 +4 (+22.2%) +7 (+46.7%)
#24 MongoliaAsia SloveniaEurope 6 5 4 +1 (+20.0%) +2 (+50.0%)
#25 MongoliaAsia GreeceEurope 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)
#26 MongoliaAsia BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)