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 SwitzerlandEurope GuatemalaAmericas 181 165 147 +16 (+9.7%) +34 (+23.1%)
#52 SwitzerlandEurope EstoniaEurope 139 136 58 +3 (+2.2%) +81 (+139.7%)
#53 SwitzerlandEurope MaldivesAsia 137 128 118 +9 (+7.0%) +19 (+16.1%)
#54 SwitzerlandEurope LithuaniaEurope 105 100 61 +5 (+5.0%) +44 (+72.1%)
#55 SwitzerlandEurope MauritiusAfrica 105 104 105 +1 (+1.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#56 SwitzerlandEurope AndorraEurope 90 85 80 +5 (+5.9%) +10 (+12.5%)
#57 SwitzerlandEurope LatviaEurope 89 97 56 -8 (-8.2%) +33 (+58.9%)
#58 SwitzerlandEurope NicaraguaAmericas 89 86 84 +3 (+3.5%) +5 (+6.0%)
#59 SwitzerlandEurope HondurasAmericas 62 61 61 +1 (+1.6%) +1 (+1.6%)
#60 SwitzerlandEurope El SalvadorAmericas 60 59 59 +1 (+1.7%) +1 (+1.7%)
#61 SwitzerlandEurope BermudaOther 55 54 63 +1 (+1.9%) -8 (-12.7%)
#62 SwitzerlandEurope TajikistanAsia 50 50 52 0 (0.0%) -2 (-3.8%)
#63 SwitzerlandEurope BelarusEurope 27 27 29 0 (0.0%) -2 (-6.9%)
#64 SwitzerlandEurope BhutanAsia 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#65 SwitzerlandEurope MongoliaAsia 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#66 SwitzerlandEurope LiberiaAfrica 21 25 34 -4 (-16.0%) -13 (-38.2%)
#67 SwitzerlandEurope GuineaAfrica 15 15 17 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.8%)
#68 SwitzerlandEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 13 12 13 +1 (+8.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#69 SwitzerlandEurope GeorgiaAsia 13 13 14 0 (0.0%) -1 (-7.1%)
#70 SwitzerlandEurope Saint LuciaAmericas 7 7 9 0 (0.0%) -2 (-22.2%)