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 Sierra LeoneAfrica SenegalAfrica 15,843 15,453 14,963 +390 (+2.5%) +880 (+5.9%)
#2 Sierra LeoneAfrica LiberiaAfrica 13,878 16,853 14,536 -2,975 (-17.7%) -658 (-4.5%)
#3 Sierra LeoneAfrica GuineaAfrica 8,065 8,342 8,683 -277 (-3.3%) -618 (-7.1%)
#4 Sierra LeoneAfrica NigeriaAfrica 4,679 4,363 4,073 +316 (+7.2%) +606 (+14.9%)
#5 Sierra LeoneAfrica AustraliaOceania 4,218 4,094 3,989 +124 (+3.0%) +229 (+5.7%)
#6 Sierra LeoneAfrica GhanaAfrica 3,061 2,740 2,386 +321 (+11.7%) +675 (+28.3%)
#7 Sierra LeoneAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,018 2,507 2,006 +511 (+20.4%) +1,012 (+50.4%)
#8 Sierra LeoneAfrica GambiaAfrica 2,856 2,608 2,330 +248 (+9.5%) +526 (+22.6%)
#9 Sierra LeoneAfrica MaliAfrica 2,774 2,471 2,107 +303 (+12.3%) +667 (+31.7%)
#10 Sierra LeoneAfrica ItalyEurope 2,470 2,381 1,282 +89 (+3.7%) +1,188 (+92.7%)
#11 Sierra LeoneAfrica NorwayEurope 576 518 514 +58 (+11.2%) +62 (+12.1%)
#12 Sierra LeoneAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 491 585 812 -94 (-16.1%) -321 (-39.5%)
#13 Sierra LeoneAfrica DenmarkEurope 344 342 328 +2 (+0.6%) +16 (+4.9%)
#14 Sierra LeoneAfrica LibyaAfrica 265 251 237 +14 (+5.6%) +28 (+11.8%)
#15 Sierra LeoneAfrica GreeceEurope 187 176 174 +11 (+6.3%) +13 (+7.5%)
#16 Sierra LeoneAfrica NamibiaAfrica 180 170 159 +10 (+5.9%) +21 (+13.2%)
#17 Sierra LeoneAfrica FinlandEurope 171 145 125 +26 (+17.9%) +46 (+36.8%)
#18 Sierra LeoneAfrica South AfricaAfrica 142 168 184 -26 (-15.5%) -42 (-22.8%)
#19 Sierra LeoneAfrica TogoAfrica 106 105 105 +1 (+1.0%) +1 (+1.0%)
#20 Sierra LeoneAfrica BrazilAmericas 100 530 266 -430 (-81.1%) -166 (-62.4%)
#21 Sierra LeoneAfrica PortugalEurope 65 58 53 +7 (+12.1%) +12 (+22.6%)
#22 Sierra LeoneAfrica HungaryEurope 35 30 31 +5 (+16.7%) +4 (+12.9%)
#23 Sierra LeoneAfrica IcelandEurope 29 19 15 +10 (+52.6%) +14 (+93.3%)
#24 Sierra LeoneAfrica LuxembourgEurope 23 20 0 +3 (+15.0%) N/A
#25 Sierra LeoneAfrica EgyptAfrica 22 20 12 +2 (+10.0%) +10 (+83.3%)
#26 Sierra LeoneAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 15 14 15 +1 (+7.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#27 Sierra LeoneAfrica EstoniaEurope 8 8 1 0 (0.0%) +7 (+700.0%)
#28 Sierra LeoneAfrica SloveniaEurope 5 4 5 +1 (+25.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#29 Sierra LeoneAfrica BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#30 Sierra LeoneAfrica BulgariaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#31 Sierra LeoneAfrica CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#32 Sierra LeoneAfrica SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#33 Sierra LeoneAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)