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 South KoreaAsia USAAmericas 1,083,174 1,091,276 1,126,824 -8,102 (-0.7%) -43,650 (-3.9%)
#2 South KoreaAsia JapanAsia 393,944 451,485 521,159 -57,541 (-12.7%) -127,215 (-24.4%)
#3 South KoreaAsia CanadaAmericas 151,409 139,971 147,072 +11,438 (+8.2%) +4,337 (+2.9%)
#4 South KoreaAsia AustraliaOceania 114,174 111,668 106,655 +2,506 (+2.2%) +7,519 (+7.0%)
#5 South KoreaAsia ChinaAsia 65,073 60,578 86,238 +4,495 (+7.4%) -21,165 (-24.5%)
#6 South KoreaAsia VietnamAsia 48,707 18,382 15,272 +30,325 (+165.0%) +33,435 (+218.9%)
#7 South KoreaAsia New ZealandOceania 31,878 31,307 30,491 +571 (+1.8%) +1,387 (+4.5%)
#8 South KoreaAsia ThailandAsia 16,518 15,810 15,169 +708 (+4.5%) +1,349 (+8.9%)
#9 South KoreaAsia SwedenEurope 12,163 11,686 10,714 +477 (+4.1%) +1,449 (+13.5%)
#10 South KoreaAsia BrazilAmericas 9,395 9,271 8,801 +124 (+1.3%) +594 (+6.7%)
#11 South KoreaAsia MexicoAmericas 9,104 7,490 5,719 +1,614 (+21.5%) +3,385 (+59.2%)
#12 South KoreaAsia DenmarkEurope 8,936 8,805 8,613 +131 (+1.5%) +323 (+3.8%)
#13 South KoreaAsia NorwayEurope 8,709 7,832 7,413 +877 (+11.2%) +1,296 (+17.5%)
#14 South KoreaAsia IndonesiaAsia 6,527 4,889 8,494 +1,638 (+33.5%) -1,967 (-23.2%)
#15 South KoreaAsia ArgentinaAmericas 5,368 5,285 5,151 +83 (+1.6%) +217 (+4.2%)
#16 South KoreaAsia ItalyEurope 4,692 4,914 3,481 -222 (-4.5%) +1,211 (+34.8%)
#17 South KoreaAsia BelgiumEurope 4,534 4,527 4,337 +7 (+0.2%) +197 (+4.5%)
#18 South KoreaAsia PhilippinesAsia 4,520 4,520 5,223 0 (0.0%) -703 (-13.5%)
#19 South KoreaAsia MalaysiaAsia 3,410 3,410 3,410 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#20 South KoreaAsia ParaguayAmericas 2,942 2,759 2,547 +183 (+6.6%) +395 (+15.5%)
#21 South KoreaAsia HungaryEurope 2,278 1,931 1,160 +347 (+18.0%) +1,118 (+96.4%)
#22 South KoreaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 2,113 1,921 1,703 +192 (+10.0%) +410 (+24.1%)
#23 South KoreaAsia MongoliaAsia 2,103 1,987 1,853 +116 (+5.8%) +250 (+13.5%)
#24 South KoreaAsia RussiaEurope 1,762 2,258 2,877 -496 (-22.0%) -1,115 (-38.8%)
#25 South KoreaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,596 1,665 1,751 -69 (-4.1%) -155 (-8.9%)
#26 South KoreaAsia PeruAmericas 1,313 738 672 +575 (+77.9%) +641 (+95.4%)
#27 South KoreaAsia ChileAmericas 1,190 1,175 1,173 +15 (+1.3%) +17 (+1.4%)
#28 South KoreaAsia LuxembourgEurope 1,136 983 48 +153 (+15.6%) +1,088 (+2,266.7%)
#29 South KoreaAsia KazakhstanAsia 1,104 1,073 1,036 +31 (+2.9%) +68 (+6.6%)
#30 South KoreaAsia FinlandEurope 835 709 534 +126 (+17.8%) +301 (+56.4%)
#31 South KoreaAsia LibyaAfrica 804 761 713 +43 (+5.7%) +91 (+12.8%)
#32 South KoreaAsia PanamaAmericas 737 483 402 +254 (+52.6%) +335 (+83.3%)
#33 South KoreaAsia South AfricaAfrica 686 706 963 -20 (-2.8%) -277 (-28.8%)
#34 South KoreaAsia SlovakiaEurope 662 609 534 +53 (+8.7%) +128 (+24.0%)
#35 South KoreaAsia ColombiaAmericas 659 559 425 +100 (+17.9%) +234 (+55.1%)
#36 South KoreaAsia Dominican RepublicAmericas 633 587 564 +46 (+7.8%) +69 (+12.2%)
#37 South KoreaAsia BoliviaAmericas 626 561 506 +65 (+11.6%) +120 (+23.7%)
#38 South KoreaAsia Sri LankaAsia 618 611 603 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#39 South KoreaAsia GuineaAfrica 394 407 426 -13 (-3.2%) -32 (-7.5%)
#40 South KoreaAsia Costa RicaAmericas 364 302 253 +62 (+20.5%) +111 (+43.9%)
#41 South KoreaAsia EgyptAfrica 352 420 0 -68 (-16.2%) N/A
#42 South KoreaAsia EcuadorAmericas 317 368 433 -51 (-13.9%) -116 (-26.8%)
#43 South KoreaAsia BulgariaEurope 316 230 140 +86 (+37.4%) +176 (+125.7%)
#44 South KoreaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 248 260 277 -12 (-4.6%) -29 (-10.5%)
#45 South KoreaAsia GreeceEurope 226 213 210 +13 (+6.1%) +16 (+7.6%)
#46 South KoreaAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 220 225 233 -5 (-2.2%) -13 (-5.6%)
#47 South KoreaAsia GabonAfrica 208 193 177 +15 (+7.8%) +31 (+17.5%)
#48 South KoreaAsia BruneiAsia 177 165 153 +12 (+7.3%) +24 (+15.7%)
#49 South KoreaAsia PortugalEurope 164 146 129 +18 (+12.3%) +35 (+27.1%)
#50 South KoreaAsia El SalvadorAmericas 131 129 128 +2 (+1.6%) +3 (+2.3%)