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
#51 SpainEurope LibyaAfrica 818 774 724 +44 (+5.7%) +94 (+13.0%)
#52 SpainEurope MaltaEurope 787 453 209 +334 (+73.7%) +578 (+276.6%)
#53 SpainEurope EgyptAfrica 786 933 0 -147 (-15.8%) N/A
#54 SpainEurope EstoniaEurope 744 730 393 +14 (+1.9%) +351 (+89.3%)
#55 SpainEurope South AfricaAfrica 641 650 800 -9 (-1.4%) -159 (-19.9%)
#56 SpainEurope El SalvadorAmericas 549 542 534 +7 (+1.3%) +15 (+2.8%)
#57 SpainEurope HondurasAmericas 546 536 525 +10 (+1.9%) +21 (+4.0%)
#58 SpainEurope NicaraguaAmericas 498 480 460 +18 (+3.8%) +38 (+8.3%)
#59 SpainEurope NamibiaAfrica 380 358 336 +22 (+6.1%) +44 (+13.1%)
#60 SpainEurope CubaAmericas 357 505 999 -148 (-29.3%) -642 (-64.3%)
#61 SpainEurope LiechtensteinEurope 285 267 275 +18 (+6.7%) +10 (+3.6%)
#62 SpainEurope SerbiaEurope 276 298 319 -22 (-7.4%) -43 (-13.5%)
#63 SpainEurope SloveniaEurope 231 204 463 +27 (+13.2%) -232 (-50.1%)
#64 SpainEurope LatviaEurope 203 220 148 -17 (-7.7%) +55 (+37.2%)
#65 SpainEurope CroatiaEurope 167 175 188 -8 (-4.6%) -21 (-11.2%)
#66 SpainEurope CyprusEurope 162 153 149 +9 (+5.9%) +13 (+8.7%)
#67 SpainEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 157 150 143 +7 (+4.7%) +14 (+9.8%)
#68 SpainEurope BahamasAmericas 124 117 111 +7 (+6.0%) +13 (+11.7%)
#69 SpainEurope MauritaniaAfrica 97 90 84 +7 (+7.8%) +13 (+15.5%)
#70 SpainEurope LiberiaAfrica 40 49 65 -9 (-18.4%) -25 (-38.5%)
#71 SpainEurope Sri LankaAsia 34 34 35 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.9%)
#72 SpainEurope BelarusEurope 33 33 35 0 (0.0%) -2 (-5.7%)
#73 SpainEurope BermudaOther 31 30 38 +1 (+3.3%) -7 (-18.4%)
#74 SpainEurope MauritiusAfrica 26 26 27 0 (0.0%) -1 (-3.7%)
#75 SpainEurope SeychellesAfrica 23 23 24 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.2%)
#76 SpainEurope GeorgiaAsia 17 17 18 0 (0.0%) -1 (-5.6%)
#77 SpainEurope Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 11 11 12 0 (0.0%) -1 (-8.3%)