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 PanamaAmericas USAAmericas 161,903 151,193 152,154 +10,710 (+7.1%) +9,749 (+6.4%)
#2 PanamaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 16,546 13,711 11,424 +2,835 (+20.7%) +5,122 (+44.8%)
#3 PanamaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 3,506 3,113 2,566 +393 (+12.6%) +940 (+36.6%)
#4 PanamaAmericas MexicoAmericas 2,241 1,968 1,842 +273 (+13.9%) +399 (+21.7%)
#5 PanamaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,170 1,127 984 +43 (+3.8%) +186 (+18.9%)
#6 PanamaAmericas PeruAmericas 878 545 436 +333 (+61.1%) +442 (+101.4%)
#7 PanamaAmericas ChileAmericas 874 810 738 +64 (+7.9%) +136 (+18.4%)
#8 PanamaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 851 789 756 +62 (+7.9%) +95 (+12.6%)
#9 PanamaAmericas ChinaAsia 800 729 819 +71 (+9.7%) -19 (-2.3%)
#10 PanamaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 790 828 880 -38 (-4.6%) -90 (-10.2%)
#11 PanamaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 598 596 651 +2 (+0.3%) -53 (-8.1%)
#12 PanamaAmericas BrazilAmericas 592 497 506 +95 (+19.1%) +86 (+17.0%)
#13 PanamaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 532 589 921 -57 (-9.7%) -389 (-42.2%)
#14 PanamaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 464 458 451 +6 (+1.3%) +13 (+2.9%)
#15 PanamaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 439 423 405 +16 (+3.8%) +34 (+8.4%)
#16 PanamaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 422 431 427 -9 (-2.1%) -5 (-1.2%)
#17 PanamaAmericas HondurasAmericas 413 406 398 +7 (+1.7%) +15 (+3.8%)
#18 PanamaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 353 321 286 +32 (+10.0%) +67 (+23.4%)
#19 PanamaAmericas AustraliaOceania 344 314 255 +30 (+9.6%) +89 (+34.9%)
#20 PanamaAmericas DenmarkEurope 184 107 88 +77 (+72.0%) +96 (+109.1%)
#21 PanamaAmericas GreeceEurope 168 158 155 +10 (+6.3%) +13 (+8.4%)
#22 PanamaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 135 121 110 +14 (+11.6%) +25 (+22.7%)
#23 PanamaAmericas NorwayEurope 95 85 60 +10 (+11.8%) +35 (+58.3%)
#24 PanamaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 75 74 74 +1 (+1.4%) +1 (+1.4%)
#25 PanamaAmericas BahamasAmericas 57 54 52 +3 (+5.6%) +5 (+9.6%)
#26 PanamaAmericas PortugalEurope 43 38 35 +5 (+13.2%) +8 (+22.9%)
#27 PanamaAmericas FinlandEurope 34 29 23 +5 (+17.2%) +11 (+47.8%)
#28 PanamaAmericas HungaryEurope 34 29 28 +5 (+17.2%) +6 (+21.4%)
#29 PanamaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 28 24 0 +4 (+16.7%) N/A
#30 PanamaAmericas CyprusEurope 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#31 PanamaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 15 14 14 +1 (+7.1%) +1 (+7.1%)
#32 PanamaAmericas IcelandEurope 11 7 6 +4 (+57.1%) +5 (+83.3%)
#33 PanamaAmericas BulgariaEurope 10 7 7 +3 (+42.9%) +3 (+42.9%)
#34 PanamaAmericas CubaAmericas 8 11 21 -3 (-27.3%) -13 (-61.9%)
#35 PanamaAmericas EstoniaEurope 7 7 1 0 (0.0%) +6 (+600.0%)
#36 PanamaAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#37 PanamaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)
#38 PanamaAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)