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 New ZealandOceania AustraliaOceania 588,088 583,769 575,163 +4,319 (+0.7%) +12,925 (+2.2%)
#2 New ZealandOceania CanadaAmericas 10,875 10,929 12,381 -54 (-0.5%) -1,506 (-12.2%)
#3 New ZealandOceania ChinaAsia 3,811 3,452 3,580 +359 (+10.4%) +231 (+6.5%)
#4 New ZealandOceania JapanAsia 3,785 5,855 5,518 -2,070 (-35.4%) -1,733 (-31.4%)
#5 New ZealandOceania SingaporeAsia 3,378 2,966 2,756 +412 (+13.9%) +622 (+22.6%)
#6 New ZealandOceania SamoaOceania 1,164 1,218 1,290 -54 (-4.4%) -126 (-9.8%)
#7 New ZealandOceania South AfricaAfrica 1,026 1,039 1,240 -13 (-1.3%) -214 (-17.3%)
#8 New ZealandOceania DenmarkEurope 1,003 921 838 +82 (+8.9%) +165 (+19.7%)
#9 New ZealandOceania ItalyEurope 959 944 813 +15 (+1.6%) +146 (+18.0%)
#10 New ZealandOceania NorwayEurope 706 635 630 +71 (+11.2%) +76 (+12.1%)
#11 New ZealandOceania FijiOceania 631 619 606 +12 (+1.9%) +25 (+4.1%)
#12 New ZealandOceania MalaysiaAsia 592 592 592 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#13 New ZealandOceania GreeceEurope 530 499 489 +31 (+6.2%) +41 (+8.4%)
#14 New ZealandOceania ChileAmericas 400 360 310 +40 (+11.1%) +90 (+29.0%)
#15 New ZealandOceania NiueOther 342 342 335 0 (0.0%) +7 (+2.1%)
#16 New ZealandOceania VanuatuOceania 331 325 318 +6 (+1.8%) +13 (+4.1%)
#17 New ZealandOceania BrazilAmericas 320 307 288 +13 (+4.2%) +32 (+11.1%)
#18 New ZealandOceania FinlandEurope 299 254 198 +45 (+17.7%) +101 (+51.0%)
#19 New ZealandOceania HungaryEurope 290 246 175 +44 (+17.9%) +115 (+65.7%)
#20 New ZealandOceania ArgentinaAmericas 255 249 242 +6 (+2.4%) +13 (+5.4%)
#21 New ZealandOceania BruneiAsia 236 220 204 +16 (+7.3%) +32 (+15.7%)
#22 New ZealandOceania MaltaEurope 221 127 59 +94 (+74.0%) +162 (+274.6%)
#23 New ZealandOceania IcelandEurope 118 78 50 +40 (+51.3%) +68 (+136.0%)
#24 New ZealandOceania LuxembourgEurope 112 97 22 +15 (+15.5%) +90 (+409.1%)
#25 New ZealandOceania Sri LankaAsia 112 111 111 +1 (+0.9%) +1 (+0.9%)
#26 New ZealandOceania TajikistanAsia 107 107 109 0 (0.0%) -2 (-1.8%)
#27 New ZealandOceania CroatiaEurope 102 107 116 -5 (-4.7%) -14 (-12.1%)
#28 New ZealandOceania CyprusEurope 97 91 89 +6 (+6.6%) +8 (+9.0%)
#29 New ZealandOceania PanamaAmericas 90 59 50 +31 (+52.5%) +40 (+80.0%)
#30 New ZealandOceania BulgariaEurope 87 63 42 +24 (+38.1%) +45 (+107.1%)
#31 New ZealandOceania BoliviaAmericas 78 70 65 +8 (+11.4%) +13 (+20.0%)
#32 New ZealandOceania Timor-LesteAsia 69 70 72 -1 (-1.4%) -3 (-4.2%)
#33 New ZealandOceania SlovakiaEurope 68 63 43 +5 (+7.9%) +25 (+58.1%)
#34 New ZealandOceania PortugalEurope 54 48 44 +6 (+12.5%) +10 (+22.7%)
#35 New ZealandOceania NamibiaAfrica 53 50 48 +3 (+6.0%) +5 (+10.4%)
#36 New ZealandOceania SloveniaEurope 32 28 27 +4 (+14.3%) +5 (+18.5%)
#37 New ZealandOceania EstoniaEurope 30 29 16 +1 (+3.4%) +14 (+87.5%)
#38 New ZealandOceania BahamasAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#39 New ZealandOceania BhutanAsia 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#40 New ZealandOceania Costa RicaAmericas 24 20 17 +4 (+20.0%) +7 (+41.2%)
#41 New ZealandOceania EswatiniAfrica 23 23 25 0 (0.0%) -2 (-8.0%)
#42 New ZealandOceania MaldivesAsia 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#43 New ZealandOceania VenezuelaAmericas 15 16 18 -1 (-6.3%) -3 (-16.7%)
#44 New ZealandOceania LatviaEurope 12 13 5 -1 (-7.7%) +7 (+140.0%)
#45 New ZealandOceania LithuaniaEurope 12 11 8 +1 (+9.1%) +4 (+50.0%)
#46 New ZealandOceania Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 11 11 12 0 (0.0%) -1 (-8.3%)
#47 New ZealandOceania LiechtensteinEurope 6 6 4 0 (0.0%) +2 (+50.0%)
#48 New ZealandOceania GuineaAfrica 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#49 New ZealandOceania Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)