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 NetherlandsEurope BelgiumEurope 136,488 131,369 128,975 +5,119 (+3.9%) +7,513 (+5.8%)
#2 NetherlandsEurope CanadaAmericas 68,248 78,297 93,101 -10,049 (-12.8%) -24,853 (-26.7%)
#3 NetherlandsEurope AustraliaOceania 63,634 72,244 80,566 -8,610 (-11.9%) -16,932 (-21.0%)
#4 NetherlandsEurope SpainEurope 57,390 47,465 44,627 +9,925 (+20.9%) +12,763 (+28.6%)
#5 NetherlandsEurope TürkiyeAsia 46,268 37,150 32,195 +9,118 (+24.5%) +14,073 (+43.7%)
#6 NetherlandsEurope FranceEurope 40,630 39,848 39,871 +782 (+2.0%) +759 (+1.9%)
#7 NetherlandsEurope SwitzerlandEurope 24,215 23,568 22,904 +647 (+2.7%) +1,311 (+5.7%)
#8 NetherlandsEurope New ZealandOceania 16,997 18,472 19,603 -1,475 (-8.0%) -2,606 (-13.3%)
#9 NetherlandsEurope PolandEurope 16,195 10,264 4,740 +5,931 (+57.8%) +11,455 (+241.7%)
#10 NetherlandsEurope SwedenEurope 15,864 12,609 10,415 +3,255 (+25.8%) +5,449 (+52.3%)
#11 NetherlandsEurope ItalyEurope 13,193 12,901 12,025 +292 (+2.3%) +1,168 (+9.7%)
#12 NetherlandsEurope AustriaEurope 10,748 9,554 8,286 +1,194 (+12.5%) +2,462 (+29.7%)
#13 NetherlandsEurope NorwayEurope 10,105 9,088 8,590 +1,017 (+11.2%) +1,515 (+17.6%)
#14 NetherlandsEurope DenmarkEurope 9,170 7,945 7,057 +1,225 (+15.4%) +2,113 (+29.9%)
#15 NetherlandsEurope ArubaAmericas 7,032 5,128 4,585 +1,904 (+37.1%) +2,447 (+53.4%)
#16 NetherlandsEurope IsraelMiddle East 6,070 5,722 5,309 +348 (+6.1%) +761 (+14.3%)
#17 NetherlandsEurope PortugalEurope 5,110 4,542 3,960 +568 (+12.5%) +1,150 (+29.0%)
#18 NetherlandsEurope HungaryEurope 5,030 4,264 3,076 +766 (+18.0%) +1,954 (+63.5%)
#19 NetherlandsEurope LuxembourgEurope 4,604 3,986 4,463 +618 (+15.5%) +141 (+3.2%)
#20 NetherlandsEurope GreeceEurope 4,057 3,819 3,737 +238 (+6.2%) +320 (+8.6%)
#21 NetherlandsEurope South AfricaAfrica 3,911 4,062 6,901 -151 (-3.7%) -2,990 (-43.3%)
#22 NetherlandsEurope EgyptAfrica 3,809 3,746 0 +63 (+1.7%) N/A
#23 NetherlandsEurope SurinameAmericas 3,774 3,476 3,138 +298 (+8.6%) +636 (+20.3%)
#24 NetherlandsEurope BrazilAmericas 3,759 3,184 3,237 +575 (+18.1%) +522 (+16.1%)
#25 NetherlandsEurope UAEMiddle East 2,953 2,600 2,484 +353 (+13.6%) +469 (+18.9%)
#26 NetherlandsEurope ChinaAsia 2,508 2,307 2,812 +201 (+8.7%) -304 (-10.8%)
#27 NetherlandsEurope BulgariaEurope 2,437 1,772 911 +665 (+37.5%) +1,526 (+167.5%)
#28 NetherlandsEurope MaltaEurope 2,228 1,282 589 +946 (+73.8%) +1,639 (+278.3%)
#29 NetherlandsEurope LibyaAfrica 1,998 1,890 1,764 +108 (+5.7%) +234 (+13.3%)
#30 NetherlandsEurope FinlandEurope 1,946 1,653 1,381 +293 (+17.7%) +565 (+40.9%)
#31 NetherlandsEurope JapanAsia 1,798 2,437 2,323 -639 (-26.2%) -525 (-22.6%)
#32 NetherlandsEurope Czech RepublicEurope 1,670 1,849 2,064 -179 (-9.7%) -394 (-19.1%)
#33 NetherlandsEurope MexicoAmericas 1,296 1,226 1,146 +70 (+5.7%) +150 (+13.1%)
#34 NetherlandsEurope KuwaitMiddle East 1,135 1,035 893 +100 (+9.7%) +242 (+27.1%)
#35 NetherlandsEurope PeruAmericas 1,050 529 550 +521 (+98.5%) +500 (+90.9%)
#36 NetherlandsEurope SerbiaEurope 965 842 647 +123 (+14.6%) +318 (+49.1%)
#37 NetherlandsEurope ChileAmericas 932 869 800 +63 (+7.2%) +132 (+16.5%)
#38 NetherlandsEurope PanamaAmericas 883 579 482 +304 (+52.5%) +401 (+83.2%)
#39 NetherlandsEurope SlovakiaEurope 848 780 585 +68 (+8.7%) +263 (+45.0%)
#40 NetherlandsEurope Costa RicaAmericas 847 702 586 +145 (+20.7%) +261 (+44.5%)
#41 NetherlandsEurope ArgentinaAmericas 774 782 1,046 -8 (-1.0%) -272 (-26.0%)
#42 NetherlandsEurope RomaniaEurope 765 678 571 +87 (+12.8%) +194 (+34.0%)
#43 NetherlandsEurope CroatiaEurope 723 759 809 -36 (-4.7%) -86 (-10.6%)
#44 NetherlandsEurope ColombiaAmericas 722 625 493 +97 (+15.5%) +229 (+46.5%)
#45 NetherlandsEurope BotswanaAfrica 672 637 597 +35 (+5.5%) +75 (+12.6%)
#46 NetherlandsEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 666 617 593 +49 (+7.9%) +73 (+12.3%)
#47 NetherlandsEurope VenezuelaAmericas 619 649 690 -30 (-4.6%) -71 (-10.3%)
#48 NetherlandsEurope IcelandEurope 616 408 288 +208 (+51.0%) +328 (+113.9%)
#49 NetherlandsEurope NamibiaAfrica 572 539 505 +33 (+6.1%) +67 (+13.3%)
#50 NetherlandsEurope CyprusEurope 506 477 463 +29 (+6.1%) +43 (+9.3%)