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 NigeriaAfrica USAAmericas 565,053 451,656 324,227 +113,397 (+25.1%) +240,826 (+74.3%)
#2 NigeriaAfrica CameroonAfrica 188,266 169,602 131,616 +18,664 (+11.0%) +56,650 (+43.0%)
#3 NigeriaAfrica ItalyEurope 112,792 99,045 56,208 +13,747 (+13.9%) +56,584 (+100.7%)
#4 NigeriaAfrica CanadaAmericas 112,065 75,678 48,115 +36,387 (+48.1%) +63,950 (+132.9%)
#5 NigeriaAfrica BeninAfrica 92,433 87,145 80,960 +5,288 (+6.1%) +11,473 (+14.2%)
#6 NigeriaAfrica GhanaAfrica 90,111 80,652 70,214 +9,459 (+11.7%) +19,897 (+28.3%)
#7 NigeriaAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 60,926 56,726 51,476 +4,200 (+7.4%) +9,450 (+18.4%)
#8 NigeriaAfrica SpainEurope 33,772 32,892 31,616 +880 (+2.7%) +2,156 (+6.8%)
#9 NigeriaAfrica TogoAfrica 32,503 32,266 31,974 +237 (+0.7%) +529 (+1.7%)
#10 NigeriaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 26,707 30,996 33,525 -4,289 (-13.8%) -6,818 (-20.3%)
#11 NigeriaAfrica GabonAfrica 25,938 24,029 21,840 +1,909 (+7.9%) +4,098 (+18.8%)
#12 NigeriaAfrica IrelandEurope 22,078 19,296 16,995 +2,782 (+14.4%) +5,083 (+29.9%)
#13 NigeriaAfrica AustraliaOceania 19,524 14,133 8,412 +5,391 (+38.1%) +11,112 (+132.1%)
#14 NigeriaAfrica TürkiyeAsia 16,375 7,802 3,224 +8,573 (+109.9%) +13,151 (+407.9%)
#15 NigeriaAfrica ChadAfrica 14,802 13,033 6,531 +1,769 (+13.6%) +8,271 (+126.6%)
#16 NigeriaAfrica UAEMiddle East 14,690 12,937 12,353 +1,753 (+13.6%) +2,337 (+18.9%)
#17 NigeriaAfrica SwedenEurope 9,397 6,685 4,516 +2,712 (+40.6%) +4,881 (+108.1%)
#18 NigeriaAfrica AustriaEurope 8,525 8,269 7,814 +256 (+3.1%) +711 (+9.1%)
#19 NigeriaAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,134 6,694 5,633 +1,440 (+21.5%) +2,501 (+44.4%)
#20 NigeriaAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 5,582 5,356 5,100 +226 (+4.2%) +482 (+9.5%)
#21 NigeriaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 5,147 4,694 4,045 +453 (+9.7%) +1,102 (+27.2%)
#22 NigeriaAfrica ChinaAsia 4,915 4,242 2,426 +673 (+15.9%) +2,489 (+102.6%)
#23 NigeriaAfrica MaliAfrica 4,787 4,265 3,636 +522 (+12.2%) +1,151 (+31.7%)
#24 NigeriaAfrica JapanAsia 3,939 3,438 2,725 +501 (+14.6%) +1,214 (+44.6%)
#25 NigeriaAfrica South SudanAfrica 3,756 3,626 3,537 +130 (+3.6%) +219 (+6.2%)
#26 NigeriaAfrica LiberiaAfrica 3,595 4,366 5,649 -771 (-17.7%) -2,054 (-36.4%)
#27 NigeriaAfrica FinlandEurope 3,431 2,915 2,093 +516 (+17.7%) +1,338 (+63.9%)
#28 NigeriaAfrica LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#29 NigeriaAfrica GreeceEurope 3,096 2,914 2,851 +182 (+6.2%) +245 (+8.6%)
#30 NigeriaAfrica BrazilAmericas 2,384 4,791 2,926 -2,407 (-50.2%) -542 (-18.5%)
#31 NigeriaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,198 1,977 1,776 +221 (+11.2%) +422 (+23.8%)
#32 NigeriaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,102 1,702 1,479 +400 (+23.5%) +623 (+42.1%)
#33 NigeriaAfrica HungaryEurope 2,087 1,769 1,447 +318 (+18.0%) +640 (+44.2%)
#34 NigeriaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 2,024 2,176 2,022 -152 (-7.0%) +2 (+0.1%)
#35 NigeriaAfrica MaltaEurope 1,782 1,025 471 +757 (+73.9%) +1,311 (+278.3%)
#36 NigeriaAfrica EgyptAfrica 1,578 1,624 1,364 -46 (-2.8%) +214 (+15.7%)
#37 NigeriaAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,485 1,390 1,276 +95 (+6.8%) +209 (+16.4%)
#38 NigeriaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,302 1,233 1,154 +69 (+5.6%) +148 (+12.8%)
#39 NigeriaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 1,092 1,029 961 +63 (+6.1%) +131 (+13.6%)
#40 NigeriaAfrica MexicoAmericas 944 557 332 +387 (+69.5%) +612 (+184.3%)
#41 NigeriaAfrica PolandEurope 902 868 746 +34 (+3.9%) +156 (+20.9%)
#42 NigeriaAfrica SenegalAfrica 869 848 829 +21 (+2.5%) +40 (+4.8%)
#43 NigeriaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 829 625 447 +204 (+32.6%) +382 (+85.5%)
#44 NigeriaAfrica Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 802 557 502 +245 (+44.0%) +300 (+59.8%)
#45 NigeriaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 765 1,002 5 -237 (-23.7%) +760 (+15,200.0%)
#46 NigeriaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 741 708 670 +33 (+4.7%) +71 (+10.6%)
#47 NigeriaAfrica IndiaAsia 720 737 823 -17 (-2.3%) -103 (-12.5%)
#48 NigeriaAfrica EstoniaEurope 611 600 118 +11 (+1.8%) +493 (+417.8%)
#49 NigeriaAfrica TunisiaAfrica 604 575 542 +29 (+5.0%) +62 (+11.4%)
#50 NigeriaAfrica Equatorial GuineaAfrica 464 430 359 +34 (+7.9%) +105 (+29.2%)