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 SyriaMiddle East PanamaAmericas 502 329 265 +173 (+52.6%) +237 (+89.4%)
#52 SyriaMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 454 431 20 +23 (+5.3%) +434 (+2,170.0%)
#53 SyriaMiddle East IcelandEurope 423 280 35 +143 (+51.1%) +388 (+1,108.6%)
#54 SyriaMiddle East MexicoAmericas 327 269 227 +58 (+21.6%) +100 (+44.1%)
#55 SyriaMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 314 289 237 +25 (+8.7%) +77 (+32.5%)
#56 SyriaMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 283 269 63 +14 (+5.2%) +220 (+349.2%)
#57 SyriaMiddle East SloveniaEurope 280 247 61 +33 (+13.4%) +219 (+359.0%)
#58 SyriaMiddle East Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 263 254 244 +9 (+3.5%) +19 (+7.8%)
#59 SyriaMiddle East EstoniaEurope 177 174 10 +3 (+1.7%) +167 (+1,670.0%)
#60 SyriaMiddle East CroatiaEurope 159 167 180 -8 (-4.8%) -21 (-11.7%)
#61 SyriaMiddle East Saint LuciaAmericas 126 130 137 -4 (-3.1%) -11 (-8.0%)
#62 SyriaMiddle East SerbiaEurope 119 118 191 +1 (+0.8%) -72 (-37.7%)
#63 SyriaMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 91 83 75 +8 (+9.6%) +16 (+21.3%)
#64 SyriaMiddle East BelarusEurope 79 80 83 -1 (-1.3%) -4 (-4.8%)
#65 SyriaMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 73 72 73 +1 (+1.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#66 SyriaMiddle East GhanaAfrica 65 58 52 +7 (+12.1%) +13 (+25.0%)
#67 SyriaMiddle East LatviaEurope 58 63 22 -5 (-7.9%) +36 (+163.6%)
#68 SyriaMiddle East LiechtensteinEurope 34 32 7 +2 (+6.3%) +27 (+385.7%)
#69 SyriaMiddle East GabonAfrica 29 27 26 +2 (+7.4%) +3 (+11.5%)
#70 SyriaMiddle East Dominican RepublicAmericas 27 25 25 +2 (+8.0%) +2 (+8.0%)
#71 SyriaMiddle East Costa RicaAmericas 16 13 11 +3 (+23.1%) +5 (+45.5%)
#72 SyriaMiddle East DominicaAmericas 15 15 16 0 (0.0%) -1 (-6.3%)
#73 SyriaMiddle East GuineaAfrica 6 6 8 0 (0.0%) -2 (-25.0%)
#74 SyriaMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)