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
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 SamoaOceania New ZealandOceania 63,075 58,292 53,004 +4,783 (+8.2%) +10,071 (+19.0%)
#2 SamoaOceania AustraliaOceania 38,964 33,647 27,802 +5,317 (+15.8%) +11,162 (+40.1%)
#3 SamoaOceania GreeceEurope 483 455 447 +28 (+6.2%) +36 (+8.1%)
#4 SamoaOceania FijiOceania 308 302 296 +6 (+2.0%) +12 (+4.1%)
#5 SamoaOceania TongaOceania 208 217 230 -9 (-4.1%) -22 (-9.6%)
#6 SamoaOceania NiueOther 44 44 45 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.2%)
#7 SamoaOceania DenmarkEurope 29 25 20 +4 (+16.0%) +9 (+45.0%)
#8 SamoaOceania GuineaAfrica 24 25 28 -1 (-4.0%) -4 (-14.3%)
#9 SamoaOceania BulgariaEurope 7 5 5 +2 (+40.0%) +2 (+40.0%)
#10 SamoaOceania NorwayEurope 3 3 6 0 (0.0%) -3 (-50.0%)
#11 SamoaOceania FinlandEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#12 SamoaOceania HungaryEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#13 SamoaOceania LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#14 SamoaOceania SlovakiaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)