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 RussiaEurope UkraineEurope 3,375,095 3,330,586 3,275,758 +44,509 (+1.3%) +99,337 (+3.0%)
#2 RussiaEurope GermanyEurope 1,137,448 1,038,231 954,413 +99,217 (+9.6%) +183,035 (+19.2%)
#3 RussiaEurope UzbekistanAsia 865,767 871,047 877,690 -5,280 (-0.6%) -11,923 (-1.4%)
#4 RussiaEurope BelarusEurope 664,610 672,481 682,362 -7,871 (-1.2%) -17,752 (-2.6%)
#5 RussiaEurope KazakhstanAsia 552,258 579,845 612,650 -27,587 (-4.8%) -60,392 (-9.9%)
#6 RussiaEurope USAAmericas 452,940 437,372 416,733 +15,568 (+3.6%) +36,207 (+8.7%)
#7 RussiaEurope TajikistanAsia 235,636 234,998 234,154 +638 (+0.3%) +1,482 (+0.6%)
#8 RussiaEurope TürkiyeAsia 193,302 60,671 32,381 +132,631 (+218.6%) +160,921 (+497.0%)
#9 RussiaEurope SpainEurope 128,600 96,587 80,381 +32,013 (+33.1%) +48,219 (+60.0%)
#10 RussiaEurope IsraelMiddle East 126,688 121,455 108,084 +5,233 (+4.3%) +18,604 (+17.2%)
#11 RussiaEurope EstoniaEurope 121,354 119,097 129,187 +2,257 (+1.9%) -7,833 (-6.1%)
#12 RussiaEurope LatviaEurope 107,529 116,771 136,376 -9,242 (-7.9%) -28,847 (-21.2%)
#13 RussiaEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 106,559 108,854 111,753 -2,295 (-2.1%) -5,194 (-4.6%)
#14 RussiaEurope CanadaAmericas 85,753 81,940 81,383 +3,813 (+4.7%) +4,370 (+5.4%)
#15 RussiaEurope ItalyEurope 85,716 81,647 73,829 +4,069 (+5.0%) +11,887 (+16.1%)
#16 RussiaEurope FranceEurope 85,277 77,376 72,194 +7,901 (+10.2%) +13,083 (+18.1%)
#17 RussiaEurope TurkmenistanAsia 74,157 74,600 75,153 -443 (-0.6%) -996 (-1.3%)
#18 RussiaEurope GreeceEurope 58,726 55,281 54,081 +3,445 (+6.2%) +4,645 (+8.6%)
#19 RussiaEurope LithuaniaEurope 54,490 51,718 58,511 +2,772 (+5.4%) -4,021 (-6.9%)
#20 RussiaEurope BulgariaEurope 45,089 32,789 21,381 +12,300 (+37.5%) +23,708 (+110.9%)
#21 RussiaEurope AustriaEurope 42,595 35,515 32,379 +7,080 (+19.9%) +10,216 (+31.6%)
#22 RussiaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 41,778 39,953 37,621 +1,825 (+4.6%) +4,157 (+11.0%)
#23 RussiaEurope GeorgiaAsia 38,308 37,267 35,936 +1,041 (+2.8%) +2,372 (+6.6%)
#24 RussiaEurope NetherlandsEurope 36,095 14,654 3,093 +21,441 (+146.3%) +33,002 (+1,067.0%)
#25 RussiaEurope SwitzerlandEurope 30,466 26,126 21,835 +4,340 (+16.6%) +8,631 (+39.5%)
#26 RussiaEurope AustraliaOceania 30,312 28,593 25,738 +1,719 (+6.0%) +4,574 (+17.8%)
#27 RussiaEurope South KoreaAsia 28,324 22,107 5,348 +6,217 (+28.1%) +22,976 (+429.6%)
#28 RussiaEurope SwedenEurope 26,376 22,520 19,243 +3,856 (+17.1%) +7,133 (+37.1%)
#29 RussiaEurope EgyptAfrica 26,357 27,682 100 -1,325 (-4.8%) +26,257 (+26,257.0%)
#30 RussiaEurope ChinaAsia 21,040 7,592 8,653 +13,448 (+177.1%) +12,387 (+143.2%)
#31 RussiaEurope NorwayEurope 20,555 18,486 17,119 +2,069 (+11.2%) +3,436 (+20.1%)
#32 RussiaEurope AzerbaijanAsia 19,714 22,068 24,828 -2,354 (-10.7%) -5,114 (-20.6%)
#33 RussiaEurope ArmeniaAsia 19,330 21,099 23,227 -1,769 (-8.4%) -3,897 (-16.8%)
#34 RussiaEurope FinlandEurope 17,907 15,212 11,542 +2,695 (+17.7%) +6,365 (+55.1%)
#35 RussiaEurope PolandEurope 15,923 21,433 30,954 -5,510 (-25.7%) -15,031 (-48.6%)
#36 RussiaEurope CyprusEurope 13,731 12,935 12,530 +796 (+6.2%) +1,201 (+9.6%)
#37 RussiaEurope SerbiaEurope 11,961 9,427 6,139 +2,534 (+26.9%) +5,822 (+94.8%)
#38 RussiaEurope JapanAsia 11,547 12,498 10,522 -951 (-7.6%) +1,025 (+9.7%)
#39 RussiaEurope BelgiumEurope 10,232 8,436 7,027 +1,796 (+21.3%) +3,205 (+45.6%)
#40 RussiaEurope New ZealandOceania 8,732 8,127 6,582 +605 (+7.4%) +2,150 (+32.7%)
#41 RussiaEurope DenmarkEurope 8,516 6,581 6,052 +1,935 (+29.4%) +2,464 (+40.7%)
#42 RussiaEurope IrelandEurope 8,466 7,431 6,328 +1,035 (+13.9%) +2,138 (+33.8%)
#43 RussiaEurope LibyaAfrica 8,175 7,734 7,221 +441 (+5.7%) +954 (+13.2%)
#44 RussiaEurope PortugalEurope 7,321 6,508 5,674 +813 (+12.5%) +1,647 (+29.0%)
#45 RussiaEurope HungaryEurope 5,406 4,583 3,462 +823 (+18.0%) +1,944 (+56.2%)
#46 RussiaEurope MaltaEurope 4,980 2,865 1,315 +2,115 (+73.8%) +3,665 (+278.7%)
#47 RussiaEurope SloveniaEurope 4,050 3,572 2,082 +478 (+13.4%) +1,968 (+94.5%)
#48 RussiaEurope MongoliaAsia 3,420 3,232 3,012 +188 (+5.8%) +408 (+13.5%)
#49 RussiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,368 3,098 2,780 +270 (+8.7%) +588 (+21.2%)
#50 RussiaEurope LuxembourgEurope 3,211 2,780 390 +431 (+15.5%) +2,821 (+723.3%)