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 SeychellesAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 17,655 16,940 16,123 +715 (+4.2%) +1,532 (+9.5%)
#2 SeychellesAfrica AustraliaOceania 2,623 2,831 3,025 -208 (-7.3%) -402 (-13.3%)
#3 SeychellesAfrica ItalyEurope 777 885 941 -108 (-12.2%) -164 (-17.4%)
#4 SeychellesAfrica South AfricaAfrica 460 426 377 +34 (+8.0%) +83 (+22.0%)
#5 SeychellesAfrica MauritiusAfrica 125 124 124 +1 (+0.8%) +1 (+0.8%)
#6 SeychellesAfrica NamibiaAfrica 60 57 54 +3 (+5.3%) +6 (+11.1%)
#7 SeychellesAfrica GreeceEurope 24 23 24 +1 (+4.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#8 SeychellesAfrica Sri LankaAsia 24 24 25 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.0%)
#9 SeychellesAfrica DenmarkEurope 18 21 21 -3 (-14.3%) -3 (-14.3%)
#10 SeychellesAfrica NorwayEurope 14 13 12 +1 (+7.7%) +2 (+16.7%)
#11 SeychellesAfrica BotswanaAfrica 10 9 10 +1 (+11.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#12 SeychellesAfrica LuxembourgEurope 10 9 0 +1 (+11.1%) N/A
#13 SeychellesAfrica HungaryEurope 9 8 7 +1 (+12.5%) +2 (+28.6%)
#14 SeychellesAfrica FinlandEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#15 SeychellesAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 7 +1 (+16.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#16 SeychellesAfrica CyprusEurope 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#17 SeychellesAfrica BulgariaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#18 SeychellesAfrica GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#19 SeychellesAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)