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 BelarusEurope RussiaEurope 255,159 381,017 536,776 -125,858 (-33.0%) -281,617 (-52.5%)
#2 BelarusEurope UkraineEurope 252,977 249,641 245,534 +3,336 (+1.3%) +7,443 (+3.0%)
#3 BelarusEurope PolandEurope 56,258 67,289 76,339 -11,031 (-16.4%) -20,081 (-26.3%)
#4 BelarusEurope LatviaEurope 38,908 42,251 48,588 -3,343 (-7.9%) -9,680 (-19.9%)
#5 BelarusEurope LithuaniaEurope 35,625 33,813 33,613 +1,812 (+5.4%) +2,012 (+6.0%)
#6 BelarusEurope IsraelMiddle East 26,340 24,755 22,129 +1,585 (+6.4%) +4,211 (+19.0%)
#7 BelarusEurope UzbekistanAsia 26,170 26,330 26,532 -160 (-0.6%) -362 (-1.4%)
#8 BelarusEurope KazakhstanAsia 23,013 24,001 25,183 -988 (-4.1%) -2,170 (-8.6%)
#9 BelarusEurope ItalyEurope 14,832 13,503 10,864 +1,329 (+9.8%) +3,968 (+36.5%)
#10 BelarusEurope CanadaAmericas 13,112 12,061 11,384 +1,051 (+8.7%) +1,728 (+15.2%)
#11 BelarusEurope EstoniaEurope 10,721 10,521 11,119 +200 (+1.9%) -398 (-3.6%)
#12 BelarusEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 9,480 9,684 9,947 -204 (-2.1%) -467 (-4.7%)
#13 BelarusEurope Czech RepublicEurope 7,789 6,757 5,388 +1,032 (+15.3%) +2,401 (+44.6%)
#14 BelarusEurope AustraliaOceania 2,586 2,479 2,177 +107 (+4.3%) +409 (+18.8%)
#15 BelarusEurope TurkmenistanAsia 2,030 2,042 2,059 -12 (-0.6%) -29 (-1.4%)
#16 BelarusEurope ChinaAsia 1,913 1,626 1,131 +287 (+17.7%) +782 (+69.1%)
#17 BelarusEurope GreeceEurope 1,578 1,485 1,453 +93 (+6.3%) +125 (+8.6%)
#18 BelarusEurope BulgariaEurope 1,526 1,110 704 +416 (+37.5%) +822 (+116.8%)
#19 BelarusEurope NorwayEurope 1,347 1,211 1,020 +136 (+11.2%) +327 (+32.1%)
#20 BelarusEurope PortugalEurope 1,219 1,084 946 +135 (+12.5%) +273 (+28.9%)
#21 BelarusEurope GeorgiaAsia 1,132 1,101 1,066 +31 (+2.8%) +66 (+6.2%)
#22 BelarusEurope DenmarkEurope 1,095 835 724 +260 (+31.1%) +371 (+51.2%)
#23 BelarusEurope LibyaAfrica 857 811 759 +46 (+5.7%) +98 (+12.9%)
#24 BelarusEurope TajikistanAsia 682 680 680 +2 (+0.3%) +2 (+0.3%)
#25 BelarusEurope FinlandEurope 521 443 314 +78 (+17.6%) +207 (+65.9%)
#26 BelarusEurope LuxembourgEurope 374 324 42 +50 (+15.4%) +332 (+790.5%)
#27 BelarusEurope CyprusEurope 357 336 326 +21 (+6.3%) +31 (+9.5%)
#28 BelarusEurope HungaryEurope 314 266 199 +48 (+18.0%) +115 (+57.8%)
#29 BelarusEurope SlovakiaEurope 285 262 223 +23 (+8.8%) +62 (+27.8%)
#30 BelarusEurope SloveniaEurope 241 213 143 +28 (+13.1%) +98 (+68.5%)
#31 BelarusEurope AzerbaijanAsia 227 263 333 -36 (-13.7%) -106 (-31.8%)
#32 BelarusEurope EgyptAfrica 221 282 5 -61 (-21.6%) +216 (+4,320.0%)
#33 BelarusEurope IcelandEurope 103 68 41 +35 (+51.5%) +62 (+151.2%)
#34 BelarusEurope CroatiaEurope 83 87 94 -4 (-4.6%) -11 (-11.7%)
#35 BelarusEurope SerbiaEurope 74 81 87 -7 (-8.6%) -13 (-14.9%)
#36 BelarusEurope MaltaEurope 31 18 9 +13 (+72.2%) +22 (+244.4%)
#37 BelarusEurope Costa RicaAmericas 7 6 5 +1 (+16.7%) +2 (+40.0%)
#38 BelarusEurope BoliviaAmericas 6 5 6 +1 (+20.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#39 BelarusEurope LiechtensteinEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)