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 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 61,221 51,517 13,612 +9,704 (+18.8%) +47,609 (+349.8%)
#2 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LibyaAfrica 40,027 37,866 35,352 +2,161 (+5.7%) +4,675 (+13.2%)
#3 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East CanadaAmericas 35,996 29,531 28,250 +6,465 (+21.9%) +7,746 (+27.4%)
#4 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East AustraliaOceania 14,397 14,974 14,386 -577 (-3.9%) +11 (+0.1%)
#5 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndiaAsia 10,381 10,823 11,604 -442 (-4.1%) -1,223 (-10.5%)
#6 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 8,877 7,822 4,916 +1,055 (+13.5%) +3,961 (+80.6%)
#7 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SwedenEurope 8,610 6,795 3,340 +1,815 (+26.7%) +5,270 (+157.8%)
#8 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East UAEMiddle East 6,157 5,422 5,178 +735 (+13.6%) +979 (+18.9%)
#9 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 3,992 3,852 3,706 +140 (+3.6%) +286 (+7.7%)
#10 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East EgyptAfrica 3,490 4,757 0 -1,267 (-26.6%) N/A
#11 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 2,406 2,194 1,892 +212 (+9.7%) +514 (+27.2%)
#12 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MaliAfrica 1,906 1,698 1,448 +208 (+12.2%) +458 (+31.6%)
#13 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SenegalAfrica 1,513 1,476 1,430 +37 (+2.5%) +83 (+5.8%)
#14 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 1,454 1,524 1,618 -70 (-4.6%) -164 (-10.1%)
#15 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ItalyEurope 1,449 1,313 966 +136 (+10.4%) +483 (+50.0%)
#16 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,432 1,416 1,397 +16 (+1.1%) +35 (+2.5%)
#17 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East NorwayEurope 1,072 964 627 +108 (+11.2%) +445 (+71.0%)
#18 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IraqMiddle East 690 680 674 +10 (+1.5%) +16 (+2.4%)
#19 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 619 579 532 +40 (+6.9%) +87 (+16.4%)
#20 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 577 515 418 +62 (+12.0%) +159 (+38.0%)
#21 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East FinlandEurope 570 484 315 +86 (+17.8%) +255 (+81.0%)
#22 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East DenmarkEurope 563 486 324 +77 (+15.8%) +239 (+73.8%)
#23 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East HungaryEurope 532 451 373 +81 (+18.0%) +159 (+42.6%)
#24 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East GreeceEurope 459 432 424 +27 (+6.3%) +35 (+8.3%)
#25 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BrazilAmericas 386 382 345 +4 (+1.0%) +41 (+11.9%)
#26 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 357 332 305 +25 (+7.5%) +52 (+17.0%)
#27 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ChinaAsia 276 261 502 +15 (+5.7%) -226 (-45.0%)
#28 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East CyprusEurope 243 229 223 +14 (+6.1%) +20 (+9.0%)
#29 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ColombiaAmericas 213 178 129 +35 (+19.7%) +84 (+65.1%)
#30 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MexicoAmericas 204 176 137 +28 (+15.9%) +67 (+48.9%)
#31 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BulgariaEurope 191 139 56 +52 (+37.4%) +135 (+241.1%)
#32 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MaltaEurope 134 77 36 +57 (+74.0%) +98 (+272.2%)
#33 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East PanamaAmericas 90 59 50 +31 (+52.5%) +40 (+80.0%)
#34 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 68 59 0 +9 (+15.3%) N/A
#35 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 52 48 39 +4 (+8.3%) +13 (+33.3%)
#36 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 35 32 31 +3 (+9.4%) +4 (+12.9%)
#37 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SloveniaEurope 29 26 17 +3 (+11.5%) +12 (+70.6%)
#38 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East GuineaAfrica 27 28 31 -1 (-3.6%) -4 (-12.9%)
#39 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IcelandEurope 27 18 8 +9 (+50.0%) +19 (+237.5%)
#40 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Costa RicaAmericas 19 16 13 +3 (+18.8%) +6 (+46.2%)
#41 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Dominican RepublicAmericas 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#42 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East EstoniaEurope 18 18 5 0 (0.0%) +13 (+260.0%)
#43 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 16 14 14 +2 (+14.3%) +2 (+14.3%)
#44 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 15 14 8 +1 (+7.1%) +7 (+87.5%)
#45 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East LatviaEurope 12 13 5 -1 (-7.7%) +7 (+140.0%)