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 BahrainMiddle East BangladeshAsia 40,631 29,574 30,160 +11,057 (+37.4%) +10,471 (+34.7%)
#2 BahrainMiddle East AustraliaOceania 2,395 2,135 1,734 +260 (+12.2%) +661 (+38.1%)
#3 BahrainMiddle East UAEMiddle East 1,870 1,647 1,573 +223 (+13.5%) +297 (+18.9%)
#4 BahrainMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 1,503 1,371 1,181 +132 (+9.6%) +322 (+27.3%)
#5 BahrainMiddle East LibyaAfrica 1,091 1,032 965 +59 (+5.7%) +126 (+13.1%)
#6 BahrainMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 406 402 398 +4 (+1.0%) +8 (+2.0%)
#7 BahrainMiddle East DenmarkEurope 128 111 98 +17 (+15.3%) +30 (+30.6%)
#8 BahrainMiddle East CyprusEurope 110 104 103 +6 (+5.8%) +7 (+6.8%)
#9 BahrainMiddle East NamibiaAfrica 52 49 47 +3 (+6.1%) +5 (+10.6%)
#10 BahrainMiddle East EgyptAfrica 45 78 0 -33 (-42.3%) N/A
#11 BahrainMiddle East HungaryEurope 44 37 14 +7 (+18.9%) +30 (+214.3%)
#12 BahrainMiddle East BulgariaEurope 39 28 14 +11 (+39.3%) +25 (+178.6%)
#13 BahrainMiddle East NorwayEurope 38 34 32 +4 (+11.8%) +6 (+18.8%)
#14 BahrainMiddle East FinlandEurope 24 20 20 +4 (+20.0%) +4 (+20.0%)
#15 BahrainMiddle East Dominican RepublicAmericas 23 21 21 +2 (+9.5%) +2 (+9.5%)
#16 BahrainMiddle East GreeceEurope 22 21 22 +1 (+4.8%) 0 (0.0%)
#17 BahrainMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 15 14 14 +1 (+7.1%) +1 (+7.1%)
#18 BahrainMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 10 9 0 +1 (+11.1%) N/A
#19 BahrainMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 5 5 2 0 (0.0%) +3 (+150.0%)
#20 BahrainMiddle East Costa RicaAmericas 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 BahrainMiddle East GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#22 BahrainMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#23 BahrainMiddle East EstoniaEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#24 BahrainMiddle East IcelandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#25 BahrainMiddle East LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)