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 RussiaEurope MexicoAmericas 2,995 2,405 1,940 +590 (+24.5%) +1,055 (+54.4%)
#52 RussiaEurope RomaniaEurope 2,566 3,221 4,053 -655 (-20.3%) -1,487 (-36.7%)
#53 RussiaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 2,271 2,267 2,503 +4 (+0.2%) -232 (-9.3%)
#54 RussiaEurope PanamaAmericas 1,818 1,192 995 +626 (+52.5%) +823 (+82.7%)
#55 RussiaEurope PeruAmericas 1,358 782 697 +576 (+73.7%) +661 (+94.8%)
#56 RussiaEurope ChileAmericas 1,273 1,148 1,003 +125 (+10.9%) +270 (+26.9%)
#57 RussiaEurope CroatiaEurope 1,173 1,231 1,311 -58 (-4.7%) -138 (-10.5%)
#58 RussiaEurope MontenegroEurope 920 927 925 -7 (-0.8%) -5 (-0.5%)
#59 RussiaEurope Costa RicaAmericas 866 718 599 +148 (+20.6%) +267 (+44.6%)
#60 RussiaEurope AlgeriaAfrica 813 785 757 +28 (+3.6%) +56 (+7.4%)
#61 RussiaEurope South AfricaAfrica 805 815 857 -10 (-1.2%) -52 (-6.1%)
#62 RussiaEurope EcuadorAmericas 799 752 757 +47 (+6.3%) +42 (+5.5%)
#63 RussiaEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 771 737 698 +34 (+4.6%) +73 (+10.5%)
#64 RussiaEurope IcelandEurope 743 492 364 +251 (+51.0%) +379 (+104.1%)
#65 RussiaEurope ColombiaAmericas 706 644 622 +62 (+9.6%) +84 (+13.5%)
#66 RussiaEurope IndiaAsia 640 668 773 -28 (-4.2%) -133 (-17.2%)
#67 RussiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 606 635 674 -29 (-4.6%) -68 (-10.1%)
#68 RussiaEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 543 503 482 +40 (+8.0%) +61 (+12.7%)
#69 RussiaEurope NamibiaAfrica 503 474 444 +29 (+6.1%) +59 (+13.3%)
#70 RussiaEurope MaliAfrica 499 445 381 +54 (+12.1%) +118 (+31.0%)
#71 RussiaEurope BrazilAmericas 486 71 27 +415 (+584.5%) +459 (+1,700.0%)
#72 RussiaEurope BoliviaAmericas 406 364 329 +42 (+11.5%) +77 (+23.4%)
#73 RussiaEurope IraqMiddle East 278 274 273 +4 (+1.5%) +5 (+1.8%)
#74 RussiaEurope CubaAmericas 243 343 593 -100 (-29.2%) -350 (-59.0%)
#75 RussiaEurope North MacedoniaEurope 215 214 215 +1 (+0.5%) 0 (0.0%)
#76 RussiaEurope NicaraguaAmericas 210 202 194 +8 (+4.0%) +16 (+8.2%)
#77 RussiaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 155 164 177 -9 (-5.5%) -22 (-12.4%)
#78 RussiaEurope Sri LankaAsia 152 150 148 +2 (+1.3%) +4 (+2.7%)
#79 RussiaEurope SeychellesAfrica 99 97 96 +2 (+2.1%) +3 (+3.1%)
#80 RussiaEurope GhanaAfrica 85 76 67 +9 (+11.8%) +18 (+26.9%)
#81 RussiaEurope LiechtensteinEurope 74 69 53 +5 (+7.2%) +21 (+39.6%)
#82 RussiaEurope MauritaniaAfrica 69 64 60 +5 (+7.8%) +9 (+15.0%)
#83 RussiaEurope Sierra LeoneAfrica 63 68 67 -5 (-7.4%) -4 (-6.0%)
#84 RussiaEurope BahamasAmericas 61 58 56 +3 (+5.2%) +5 (+8.9%)
#85 RussiaEurope MauritiusAfrica 48 48 49 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.0%)
#86 RussiaEurope GuineaAfrica 35 36 39 -1 (-2.8%) -4 (-10.3%)
#87 RussiaEurope CambodiaAsia 32 30 30 +2 (+6.7%) +2 (+6.7%)
#88 RussiaEurope HondurasAmericas 25 25 25 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#89 RussiaEurope El SalvadorAmericas 18 18 18 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)