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 MozambiqueAfrica South AfricaAfrica 412,058 413,226 403,208 -1,168 (-0.3%) +8,850 (+2.2%)
#2 MozambiqueAfrica ZimbabweAfrica 126,753 122,923 118,442 +3,830 (+3.1%) +8,311 (+7.0%)
#3 MozambiqueAfrica PortugalEurope 90,640 80,570 70,228 +10,070 (+12.5%) +20,412 (+29.1%)
#4 MozambiqueAfrica MalawiAfrica 39,156 40,131 47,220 -975 (-2.4%) -8,064 (-17.1%)
#5 MozambiqueAfrica EswatiniAfrica 10,136 10,011 9,857 +125 (+1.2%) +279 (+2.8%)
#6 MozambiqueAfrica ZambiaAfrica 2,125 1,603 1,146 +522 (+32.6%) +979 (+85.4%)
#7 MozambiqueAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,699 1,602 1,497 +97 (+6.1%) +202 (+13.5%)
#8 MozambiqueAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,037 1,055 1,006 -18 (-1.7%) +31 (+3.1%)
#9 MozambiqueAfrica ItalyEurope 953 916 792 +37 (+4.0%) +161 (+20.3%)
#10 MozambiqueAfrica BotswanaAfrica 638 604 566 +34 (+5.6%) +72 (+12.7%)
#11 MozambiqueAfrica KenyaAfrica 494 523 601 -29 (-5.5%) -107 (-17.8%)
#12 MozambiqueAfrica LuxembourgEurope 392 339 0 +53 (+15.6%) N/A
#13 MozambiqueAfrica DenmarkEurope 278 245 221 +33 (+13.5%) +57 (+25.8%)
#14 MozambiqueAfrica AngolaAfrica 256 248 235 +8 (+3.2%) +21 (+8.9%)
#15 MozambiqueAfrica ChileAmericas 237 215 93 +22 (+10.2%) +144 (+154.8%)
#16 MozambiqueAfrica NorwayEurope 215 193 191 +22 (+11.4%) +24 (+12.6%)
#17 MozambiqueAfrica NamibiaAfrica 151 142 134 +9 (+6.3%) +17 (+12.7%)
#18 MozambiqueAfrica São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica 93 102 116 -9 (-8.8%) -23 (-19.8%)
#19 MozambiqueAfrica FinlandEurope 86 73 65 +13 (+17.8%) +21 (+32.3%)
#20 MozambiqueAfrica GreeceEurope 67 63 63 +4 (+6.3%) +4 (+6.3%)
#21 MozambiqueAfrica BulgariaEurope 52 38 31 +14 (+36.8%) +21 (+67.7%)
#22 MozambiqueAfrica LesothoAfrica 52 42 32 +10 (+23.8%) +20 (+62.5%)
#23 MozambiqueAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 46 48 53 -2 (-4.2%) -7 (-13.2%)
#24 MozambiqueAfrica IcelandEurope 45 30 23 +15 (+50.0%) +22 (+95.7%)
#25 MozambiqueAfrica HungaryEurope 34 29 20 +5 (+17.2%) +14 (+70.0%)
#26 MozambiqueAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 27 26 26 +1 (+3.8%) +1 (+3.8%)
#27 MozambiqueAfrica GuineaAfrica 16 17 19 -1 (-5.9%) -3 (-15.8%)
#28 MozambiqueAfrica CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#29 MozambiqueAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 5 4 4 +1 (+25.0%) +1 (+25.0%)
#30 MozambiqueAfrica BoliviaAmericas 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#31 MozambiqueAfrica SlovakiaEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#32 MozambiqueAfrica SloveniaEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#33 MozambiqueAfrica EstoniaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#34 MozambiqueAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#35 MozambiqueAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#36 MozambiqueAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)