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
#51 NigeriaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 378 327 0 +51 (+15.6%) N/A
#52 NigeriaAfrica GuineaAfrica 352 364 381 -12 (-3.3%) -29 (-7.6%)
#53 NigeriaAfrica PortugalEurope 340 302 265 +38 (+12.6%) +75 (+28.3%)
#54 NigeriaAfrica BulgariaEurope 338 246 124 +92 (+37.4%) +214 (+172.6%)
#55 NigeriaAfrica CyprusEurope 317 299 292 +18 (+6.0%) +25 (+8.6%)
#56 NigeriaAfrica IcelandEurope 234 155 72 +79 (+51.0%) +162 (+225.0%)
#57 NigeriaAfrica BahamasAmericas 180 170 160 +10 (+5.9%) +20 (+12.5%)
#58 NigeriaAfrica EcuadorAmericas 160 171 184 -11 (-6.4%) -24 (-13.0%)
#59 NigeriaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 155 143 111 +12 (+8.4%) +44 (+39.6%)
#60 NigeriaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 139 137 136 +2 (+1.5%) +3 (+2.2%)
#61 NigeriaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 93 97 105 -4 (-4.1%) -12 (-11.4%)
#62 NigeriaAfrica SloveniaEurope 77 68 49 +9 (+13.2%) +28 (+57.1%)
#63 NigeriaAfrica PanamaAmericas 66 43 37 +23 (+53.5%) +29 (+78.4%)
#64 NigeriaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 63 65 69 -2 (-3.1%) -6 (-8.7%)
#65 NigeriaAfrica BelizeAmericas 54 49 44 +5 (+10.2%) +10 (+22.7%)
#66 NigeriaAfrica DominicaAmericas 51 50 50 +1 (+2.0%) +1 (+2.0%)
#67 NigeriaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 41 40 40 +1 (+2.5%) +1 (+2.5%)
#68 NigeriaAfrica BermudaOther 35 34 39 +1 (+2.9%) -4 (-10.3%)
#69 NigeriaAfrica Dominican RepublicAmericas 27 25 25 +2 (+8.0%) +2 (+8.0%)
#70 NigeriaAfrica NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#71 NigeriaAfrica CroatiaEurope 24 25 29 -1 (-4.0%) -5 (-17.2%)
#72 NigeriaAfrica LatviaEurope 20 22 13 -2 (-9.1%) +7 (+53.8%)
#73 NigeriaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 16 14 14 +2 (+14.3%) +2 (+14.3%)
#74 NigeriaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 6 6 6 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#75 NigeriaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 5 5 15 0 (0.0%) -10 (-66.7%)
#76 NigeriaAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 4 3 3 +1 (+33.3%) +1 (+33.3%)