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 SwedenEurope NorwayEurope 53,689 48,283 49,068 +5,406 (+11.2%) +4,621 (+9.4%)
#2 SwedenEurope FinlandEurope 39,331 33,412 30,578 +5,919 (+17.7%) +8,753 (+28.6%)
#3 SwedenEurope DenmarkEurope 26,460 24,507 22,222 +1,953 (+8.0%) +4,238 (+19.1%)
#4 SwedenEurope SpainEurope 22,685 18,761 17,741 +3,924 (+20.9%) +4,944 (+27.9%)
#5 SwedenEurope AustraliaOceania 11,508 11,728 11,485 -220 (-1.9%) +23 (+0.2%)
#6 SwedenEurope SwitzerlandEurope 10,012 9,633 9,388 +379 (+3.9%) +624 (+6.6%)
#7 SwedenEurope PolandEurope 6,855 4,756 2,112 +2,099 (+44.1%) +4,743 (+224.6%)
#8 SwedenEurope CanadaAmericas 6,411 6,829 7,675 -418 (-6.1%) -1,264 (-16.5%)
#9 SwedenEurope ItalyEurope 5,953 6,079 5,760 -126 (-2.1%) +193 (+3.4%)
#10 SwedenEurope GreeceEurope 5,870 5,526 5,408 +344 (+6.2%) +462 (+8.5%)
#11 SwedenEurope IcelandEurope 3,559 2,357 1,920 +1,202 (+51.0%) +1,639 (+85.4%)
#12 SwedenEurope BelgiumEurope 3,319 3,119 3,304 +200 (+6.4%) +15 (+0.5%)
#13 SwedenEurope MaltaEurope 2,439 1,403 645 +1,036 (+73.8%) +1,794 (+278.1%)
#14 SwedenEurope HungaryEurope 2,192 1,858 1,500 +334 (+18.0%) +692 (+46.1%)
#15 SwedenEurope JapanAsia 1,820 2,716 3,634 -896 (-33.0%) -1,814 (-49.9%)
#16 SwedenEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,687 1,460 2,059 +227 (+15.5%) -372 (-18.1%)
#17 SwedenEurope SerbiaEurope 1,572 1,368 1,036 +204 (+14.9%) +536 (+51.7%)
#18 SwedenEurope IsraelMiddle East 1,528 1,498 1,461 +30 (+2.0%) +67 (+4.6%)
#19 SwedenEurope ChinaAsia 1,427 1,327 1,860 +100 (+7.5%) -433 (-23.3%)
#20 SwedenEurope ChileAmericas 1,366 1,344 1,334 +22 (+1.6%) +32 (+2.4%)
#21 SwedenEurope PortugalEurope 1,035 920 803 +115 (+12.5%) +232 (+28.9%)
#22 SwedenEurope EstoniaEurope 970 952 539 +18 (+1.9%) +431 (+80.0%)
#23 SwedenEurope CyprusEurope 961 905 878 +56 (+6.2%) +83 (+9.5%)
#24 SwedenEurope EgyptAfrica 930 1,049 0 -119 (-11.3%) N/A
#25 SwedenEurope LibyaAfrica 842 797 746 +45 (+5.6%) +96 (+12.9%)
#26 SwedenEurope BrazilAmericas 715 569 595 +146 (+25.7%) +120 (+20.2%)
#27 SwedenEurope South AfricaAfrica 710 705 779 +5 (+0.7%) -69 (-8.9%)
#28 SwedenEurope BulgariaEurope 707 514 274 +193 (+37.5%) +433 (+158.0%)
#29 SwedenEurope ArgentinaAmericas 609 595 578 +14 (+2.4%) +31 (+5.4%)
#30 SwedenEurope LithuaniaEurope 585 555 312 +30 (+5.4%) +273 (+87.5%)
#31 SwedenEurope CroatiaEurope 560 588 628 -28 (-4.8%) -68 (-10.8%)
#32 SwedenEurope MexicoAmericas 465 451 433 +14 (+3.1%) +32 (+7.4%)
#33 SwedenEurope BotswanaAfrica 461 437 410 +24 (+5.5%) +51 (+12.4%)
#34 SwedenEurope PeruAmericas 405 197 214 +208 (+105.6%) +191 (+89.3%)
#35 SwedenEurope PanamaAmericas 387 254 212 +133 (+52.4%) +175 (+82.5%)
#36 SwedenEurope SloveniaEurope 384 339 332 +45 (+13.3%) +52 (+15.7%)
#37 SwedenEurope SlovakiaEurope 372 342 270 +30 (+8.8%) +102 (+37.8%)
#38 SwedenEurope BoliviaAmericas 363 325 294 +38 (+11.7%) +69 (+23.5%)
#39 SwedenEurope BelarusEurope 329 333 340 -4 (-1.2%) -11 (-3.2%)
#40 SwedenEurope ColombiaAmericas 323 284 232 +39 (+13.7%) +91 (+39.2%)
#41 SwedenEurope LatviaEurope 250 272 324 -22 (-8.1%) -74 (-22.8%)
#42 SwedenEurope Costa RicaAmericas 198 164 137 +34 (+20.7%) +61 (+44.5%)
#43 SwedenEurope LiberiaAfrica 164 199 258 -35 (-17.6%) -94 (-36.4%)
#44 SwedenEurope MontenegroEurope 149 150 151 -1 (-0.7%) -2 (-1.3%)
#45 SwedenEurope Sri LankaAsia 131 130 129 +1 (+0.8%) +2 (+1.6%)
#46 SwedenEurope NamibiaAfrica 110 104 98 +6 (+5.8%) +12 (+12.2%)
#47 SwedenEurope VenezuelaAmericas 101 106 114 -5 (-4.7%) -13 (-11.4%)
#48 SwedenEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 82 76 73 +6 (+7.9%) +9 (+12.3%)
#49 SwedenEurope AndorraEurope 54 51 49 +3 (+5.9%) +5 (+10.2%)
#50 SwedenEurope GuatemalaAmericas 54 49 45 +5 (+10.2%) +9 (+20.0%)