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 NamibiaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 34,273 36,795 38,929 -2,522 (-6.9%) -4,656 (-12.0%)
#2 NamibiaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,890 1,687 1,436 +203 (+12.0%) +454 (+31.6%)
#3 NamibiaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,043 988 926 +55 (+5.6%) +117 (+12.6%)
#4 NamibiaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 1,026 774 554 +252 (+32.6%) +472 (+85.2%)
#5 NamibiaAfrica AngolaAfrica 917 890 839 +27 (+3.0%) +78 (+9.3%)
#6 NamibiaAfrica FinlandEurope 179 152 90 +27 (+17.8%) +89 (+98.9%)
#7 NamibiaAfrica DenmarkEurope 114 97 75 +17 (+17.5%) +39 (+52.0%)
#8 NamibiaAfrica NorwayEurope 110 99 82 +11 (+11.1%) +28 (+34.1%)
#9 NamibiaAfrica IcelandEurope 65 43 35 +22 (+51.2%) +30 (+85.7%)
#10 NamibiaAfrica KenyaAfrica 55 58 68 -3 (-5.2%) -13 (-19.1%)
#11 NamibiaAfrica HungaryEurope 29 25 19 +4 (+16.0%) +10 (+52.6%)
#12 NamibiaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 16 14 0 +2 (+14.3%) N/A
#13 NamibiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 11 8 5 +3 (+37.5%) +6 (+120.0%)
#14 NamibiaAfrica LesothoAfrica 7 6 5 +1 (+16.7%) +2 (+40.0%)
#15 NamibiaAfrica GreeceEurope 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)
#16 NamibiaAfrica EstoniaEurope 4 4 1 0 (0.0%) +3 (+300.0%)
#17 NamibiaAfrica SloveniaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#18 NamibiaAfrica CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#19 NamibiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#20 NamibiaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#21 NamibiaAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#22 NamibiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)