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 SwitzerlandEurope ItalyEurope 181,622 188,643 189,643 -7,021 (-3.7%) -8,021 (-4.2%)
#2 SwitzerlandEurope FranceEurope 96,066 95,249 96,510 +817 (+0.9%) -444 (-0.5%)
#3 SwitzerlandEurope SpainEurope 59,271 57,859 59,328 +1,412 (+2.4%) -57 (-0.1%)
#4 SwitzerlandEurope PortugalEurope 20,886 18,566 16,183 +2,320 (+12.5%) +4,703 (+29.1%)
#5 SwitzerlandEurope CanadaAmericas 17,551 18,722 21,785 -1,171 (-6.3%) -4,234 (-19.4%)
#6 SwitzerlandEurope TürkiyeAsia 17,204 15,139 13,462 +2,065 (+13.6%) +3,742 (+27.8%)
#7 SwitzerlandEurope AustriaEurope 16,633 15,763 14,501 +870 (+5.5%) +2,132 (+14.7%)
#8 SwitzerlandEurope LiechtensteinEurope 15,441 14,437 12,882 +1,004 (+7.0%) +2,559 (+19.9%)
#9 SwitzerlandEurope AustraliaOceania 13,265 13,924 14,177 -659 (-4.7%) -912 (-6.4%)
#10 SwitzerlandEurope South AfricaAfrica 6,305 6,077 5,605 +228 (+3.8%) +700 (+12.5%)
#11 SwitzerlandEurope BelgiumEurope 5,711 5,399 5,085 +312 (+5.8%) +626 (+12.3%)
#12 SwitzerlandEurope IsraelMiddle East 4,679 4,406 4,087 +273 (+6.2%) +592 (+14.5%)
#13 SwitzerlandEurope HungaryEurope 4,355 3,692 2,477 +663 (+18.0%) +1,878 (+75.8%)
#14 SwitzerlandEurope PolandEurope 4,171 2,594 1,234 +1,577 (+60.8%) +2,937 (+238.0%)
#15 SwitzerlandEurope GreeceEurope 4,004 3,769 3,689 +235 (+6.2%) +315 (+8.5%)
#16 SwitzerlandEurope SerbiaEurope 3,881 3,279 2,353 +602 (+18.4%) +1,528 (+64.9%)
#17 SwitzerlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,323 2,935 2,664 +388 (+13.2%) +659 (+24.7%)
#18 SwitzerlandEurope New ZealandOceania 3,291 3,291 3,173 0 (0.0%) +118 (+3.7%)
#19 SwitzerlandEurope BrazilAmericas 3,047 3,030 3,005 +17 (+0.6%) +42 (+1.4%)
#20 SwitzerlandEurope NorwayEurope 2,699 2,427 2,226 +272 (+11.2%) +473 (+21.2%)
#21 SwitzerlandEurope CroatiaEurope 2,696 2,830 3,009 -134 (-4.7%) -313 (-10.4%)
#22 SwitzerlandEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,588 1,375 532 +213 (+15.5%) +1,056 (+198.5%)
#23 SwitzerlandEurope MexicoAmericas 1,520 1,442 1,449 +78 (+5.4%) +71 (+4.9%)
#24 SwitzerlandEurope FinlandEurope 1,351 1,148 977 +203 (+17.7%) +374 (+38.3%)
#25 SwitzerlandEurope ChileAmericas 1,342 1,256 1,162 +86 (+6.8%) +180 (+15.5%)
#26 SwitzerlandEurope JapanAsia 1,323 2,057 2,308 -734 (-35.7%) -985 (-42.7%)
#27 SwitzerlandEurope ArgentinaAmericas 1,260 1,266 1,593 -6 (-0.5%) -333 (-20.9%)
#28 SwitzerlandEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,174 1,088 1,044 +86 (+7.9%) +130 (+12.5%)
#29 SwitzerlandEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,136 1,045 677 +91 (+8.7%) +459 (+67.8%)
#30 SwitzerlandEurope Czech RepublicEurope 1,135 1,003 828 +132 (+13.2%) +307 (+37.1%)
#31 SwitzerlandEurope SloveniaEurope 1,109 978 980 +131 (+13.4%) +129 (+13.2%)
#32 SwitzerlandEurope LibyaAfrica 1,050 993 929 +57 (+5.7%) +121 (+13.0%)
#33 SwitzerlandEurope Costa RicaAmericas 971 805 672 +166 (+20.6%) +299 (+44.5%)
#34 SwitzerlandEurope ColombiaAmericas 852 787 700 +65 (+8.3%) +152 (+21.7%)
#35 SwitzerlandEurope BulgariaEurope 825 600 347 +225 (+37.5%) +478 (+137.8%)
#36 SwitzerlandEurope BoliviaAmericas 818 733 660 +85 (+11.6%) +158 (+23.9%)
#37 SwitzerlandEurope ChinaAsia 749 695 976 +54 (+7.8%) -227 (-23.3%)
#38 SwitzerlandEurope PanamaAmericas 670 439 367 +231 (+52.6%) +303 (+82.6%)
#39 SwitzerlandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 593 622 661 -29 (-4.7%) -68 (-10.3%)
#40 SwitzerlandEurope PeruAmericas 561 595 638 -34 (-5.7%) -77 (-12.1%)
#41 SwitzerlandEurope MaltaEurope 537 309 143 +228 (+73.8%) +394 (+275.5%)
#42 SwitzerlandEurope NamibiaAfrica 473 446 418 +27 (+6.1%) +55 (+13.2%)
#43 SwitzerlandEurope CyprusEurope 396 373 362 +23 (+6.2%) +34 (+9.4%)
#44 SwitzerlandEurope EcuadorAmericas 358 457 578 -99 (-21.7%) -220 (-38.1%)
#45 SwitzerlandEurope BahamasAmericas 346 327 307 +19 (+5.8%) +39 (+12.7%)
#46 SwitzerlandEurope IcelandEurope 341 226 158 +115 (+50.9%) +183 (+115.8%)
#47 SwitzerlandEurope Sri LankaAsia 293 290 288 +3 (+1.0%) +5 (+1.7%)
#48 SwitzerlandEurope EgyptAfrica 224 317 0 -93 (-29.3%) N/A
#49 SwitzerlandEurope MontenegroEurope 209 211 212 -2 (-0.9%) -3 (-1.4%)
#50 SwitzerlandEurope GhanaAfrica 189 169 148 +20 (+11.8%) +41 (+27.7%)