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 Puerto RicoAmericas USAAmericas 1,924,799 1,864,991 1,687,821 +59,808 (+3.2%) +236,978 (+14.0%)
#2 Puerto RicoAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 5,156 4,780 4,578 +376 (+7.9%) +578 (+12.6%)
#3 Puerto RicoAmericas MexicoAmericas 1,461 1,424 1,379 +37 (+2.6%) +82 (+5.9%)
#4 Puerto RicoAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,320 865 721 +455 (+52.6%) +599 (+83.1%)
#5 Puerto RicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 606 571 526 +35 (+6.1%) +80 (+15.2%)
#6 Puerto RicoAmericas PeruAmericas 527 370 257 +157 (+42.4%) +270 (+105.1%)
#7 Puerto RicoAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 514 426 356 +88 (+20.7%) +158 (+44.4%)
#8 Puerto RicoAmericas ChileAmericas 453 400 336 +53 (+13.3%) +117 (+34.8%)
#9 Puerto RicoAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 389 380 369 +9 (+2.4%) +20 (+5.4%)
#10 Puerto RicoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 375 393 419 -18 (-4.6%) -44 (-10.5%)
#11 Puerto RicoAmericas AustraliaOceania 220 220 172 0 (0.0%) +48 (+27.9%)
#12 Puerto RicoAmericas EcuadorAmericas 173 176 184 -3 (-1.7%) -11 (-6.0%)
#13 Puerto RicoAmericas HondurasAmericas 133 131 129 +2 (+1.5%) +4 (+3.1%)
#14 Puerto RicoAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 118 107 97 +11 (+10.3%) +21 (+21.6%)
#15 Puerto RicoAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 63 62 62 +1 (+1.6%) +1 (+1.6%)
#16 Puerto RicoAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 61 59 58 +2 (+3.4%) +3 (+5.2%)
#17 Puerto RicoAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 56 54 53 +2 (+3.7%) +3 (+5.7%)
#18 Puerto RicoAmericas BoliviaAmericas 46 41 39 +5 (+12.2%) +7 (+17.9%)
#19 Puerto RicoAmericas DominicaAmericas 15 15 16 0 (0.0%) -1 (-6.3%)
#20 Puerto RicoAmericas CubaAmericas 7 10 21 -3 (-30.0%) -14 (-66.7%)
#21 Puerto RicoAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 6 6 8 0 (0.0%) -2 (-25.0%)
#22 Puerto RicoAmericas CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#23 Puerto RicoAmericas DenmarkEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#24 Puerto RicoAmericas GreeceEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#25 Puerto RicoAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#26 Puerto RicoAmericas NorwayEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A