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 PhilippinesAsia USAAmericas 2,263,697 2,159,185 2,098,753 +104,512 (+4.8%) +164,944 (+7.9%)
#2 PhilippinesAsia CanadaAmericas 835,779 702,144 603,495 +133,635 (+19.0%) +232,284 (+38.5%)
#3 PhilippinesAsia Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 755,432 730,715 738,497 +24,717 (+3.4%) +16,935 (+2.3%)
#4 PhilippinesAsia UAEMiddle East 528,527 465,483 444,426 +63,044 (+13.5%) +84,101 (+18.9%)
#5 PhilippinesAsia AustraliaOceania 356,833 305,063 241,235 +51,770 (+17.0%) +115,598 (+47.9%)
#6 PhilippinesAsia JapanAsia 319,772 306,758 243,934 +13,014 (+4.2%) +75,838 (+31.1%)
#7 PhilippinesAsia MalaysiaAsia 255,520 249,159 241,224 +6,361 (+2.6%) +14,296 (+5.9%)
#8 PhilippinesAsia KuwaitMiddle East 210,397 191,881 165,295 +18,516 (+9.6%) +45,102 (+27.3%)
#9 PhilippinesAsia ItalyEurope 147,183 145,508 131,756 +1,675 (+1.2%) +15,427 (+11.7%)
#10 PhilippinesAsia New ZealandOceania 107,622 82,331 51,952 +25,291 (+30.7%) +55,670 (+107.2%)
#11 PhilippinesAsia OmanMiddle East 61,483 47,556 49,221 +13,927 (+29.3%) +12,262 (+24.9%)
#12 PhilippinesAsia SpainEurope 57,473 51,607 43,060 +5,866 (+11.4%) +14,413 (+33.5%)
#13 PhilippinesAsia BahrainMiddle East 53,307 49,867 45,779 +3,440 (+6.9%) +7,528 (+16.4%)
#14 PhilippinesAsia South KoreaAsia 37,555 45,708 49,570 -8,153 (-17.8%) -12,015 (-24.2%)
#15 PhilippinesAsia NorwayEurope 27,118 24,388 20,512 +2,730 (+11.2%) +6,606 (+32.2%)
#16 PhilippinesAsia ThailandAsia 23,402 21,554 19,500 +1,848 (+8.6%) +3,902 (+20.0%)
#17 PhilippinesAsia JordanMiddle East 22,618 20,375 17,290 +2,243 (+11.0%) +5,328 (+30.8%)
#18 PhilippinesAsia IrelandEurope 21,796 18,185 14,560 +3,611 (+19.9%) +7,236 (+49.7%)
#19 PhilippinesAsia NetherlandsEurope 19,667 16,246 12,741 +3,421 (+21.1%) +6,926 (+54.4%)
#20 PhilippinesAsia SwedenEurope 17,955 15,468 12,191 +2,487 (+16.1%) +5,764 (+47.3%)
#21 PhilippinesAsia SwitzerlandEurope 16,482 14,950 13,336 +1,532 (+10.2%) +3,146 (+23.6%)
#22 PhilippinesAsia BruneiAsia 15,708 14,664 13,457 +1,044 (+7.1%) +2,251 (+16.7%)
#23 PhilippinesAsia AustriaEurope 14,332 13,494 12,725 +838 (+6.2%) +1,607 (+12.6%)
#24 PhilippinesAsia BelgiumEurope 13,572 12,048 10,549 +1,524 (+12.6%) +3,023 (+28.7%)
#25 PhilippinesAsia DenmarkEurope 12,381 11,515 11,065 +866 (+7.5%) +1,316 (+11.9%)
#26 PhilippinesAsia GreeceEurope 9,176 8,638 8,452 +538 (+6.2%) +724 (+8.6%)
#27 PhilippinesAsia CyprusEurope 7,606 7,165 6,941 +441 (+6.2%) +665 (+9.6%)
#28 PhilippinesAsia LebanonMiddle East 6,816 0 0 N/A N/A
#29 PhilippinesAsia ChinaAsia 5,817 5,348 6,531 +469 (+8.8%) -714 (-10.9%)
#30 PhilippinesAsia FinlandEurope 5,759 4,892 3,090 +867 (+17.7%) +2,669 (+86.4%)
#31 PhilippinesAsia LibyaAfrica 4,976 4,707 4,395 +269 (+5.7%) +581 (+13.2%)
#32 PhilippinesAsia IcelandEurope 3,449 2,284 1,565 +1,165 (+51.0%) +1,884 (+120.4%)
#33 PhilippinesAsia PalauOceania 3,095 3,021 2,919 +74 (+2.4%) +176 (+6.0%)
#34 PhilippinesAsia PanamaAmericas 2,934 1,923 1,601 +1,011 (+52.6%) +1,333 (+83.3%)
#35 PhilippinesAsia Czech RepublicEurope 2,690 1,997 998 +693 (+34.7%) +1,692 (+169.5%)
#36 PhilippinesAsia MaltaEurope 2,512 1,445 664 +1,067 (+73.8%) +1,848 (+278.3%)
#37 PhilippinesAsia BermudaOther 1,821 1,782 1,302 +39 (+2.2%) +519 (+39.9%)
#38 PhilippinesAsia IndonesiaAsia 1,607 1,239 3,549 +368 (+29.7%) -1,942 (-54.7%)
#39 PhilippinesAsia ArubaAmericas 1,537 1,121 1,004 +416 (+37.1%) +533 (+53.1%)
#40 PhilippinesAsia EgyptAfrica 1,485 1,528 0 -43 (-2.8%) N/A
#41 PhilippinesAsia BahamasAmericas 1,266 1,196 1,117 +70 (+5.9%) +149 (+13.3%)
#42 PhilippinesAsia MaldivesAsia 1,062 991 910 +71 (+7.2%) +152 (+16.7%)
#43 PhilippinesAsia LuxembourgEurope 1,029 891 189 +138 (+15.5%) +840 (+444.4%)
#44 PhilippinesAsia MexicoAmericas 999 847 654 +152 (+17.9%) +345 (+52.8%)
#45 PhilippinesAsia South AfricaAfrica 824 829 825 -5 (-0.6%) -1 (-0.1%)
#46 PhilippinesAsia ChileAmericas 757 664 535 +93 (+14.0%) +222 (+41.5%)
#47 PhilippinesAsia BrazilAmericas 746 955 465 -209 (-21.9%) +281 (+60.4%)
#48 PhilippinesAsia SeychellesAfrica 730 718 705 +12 (+1.7%) +25 (+3.5%)
#49 PhilippinesAsia HungaryEurope 629 533 282 +96 (+18.0%) +347 (+123.0%)
#50 PhilippinesAsia PortugalEurope 610 542 474 +68 (+12.5%) +136 (+28.7%)