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 TurkmenistanAsia TürkiyeAsia 119,955 116,963 22,420 +2,992 (+2.6%) +97,535 (+435.0%)
#2 TurkmenistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 117,117 114,337 110,768 +2,780 (+2.4%) +6,349 (+5.7%)
#3 TurkmenistanAsia RussiaEurope 87,585 112,339 143,230 -24,754 (-22.0%) -55,645 (-38.9%)
#4 TurkmenistanAsia UkraineEurope 23,286 22,979 22,602 +307 (+1.3%) +684 (+3.0%)
#5 TurkmenistanAsia BelarusEurope 5,319 5,382 5,464 -63 (-1.2%) -145 (-2.7%)
#6 TurkmenistanAsia IsraelMiddle East 2,996 2,806 2,598 +190 (+6.8%) +398 (+15.3%)
#7 TurkmenistanAsia IranMiddle East 1,992 1,954 2,344 +38 (+1.9%) -352 (-15.0%)
#8 TurkmenistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,169 1,031 705 +138 (+13.4%) +464 (+65.8%)
#9 TurkmenistanAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 952 973 1,001 -21 (-2.2%) -49 (-4.9%)
#10 TurkmenistanAsia UzbekistanAsia 751 756 763 -5 (-0.7%) -12 (-1.6%)
#11 TurkmenistanAsia AzerbaijanAsia 747 868 1,167 -121 (-13.9%) -420 (-36.0%)
#12 TurkmenistanAsia ArmeniaAsia 723 791 941 -68 (-8.6%) -218 (-23.2%)
#13 TurkmenistanAsia LatviaEurope 508 552 589 -44 (-8.0%) -81 (-13.8%)
#14 TurkmenistanAsia TajikistanAsia 447 446 446 +1 (+0.2%) +1 (+0.2%)
#15 TurkmenistanAsia BulgariaEurope 436 317 250 +119 (+37.5%) +186 (+74.4%)
#16 TurkmenistanAsia EstoniaEurope 338 332 345 +6 (+1.8%) -7 (-2.0%)
#17 TurkmenistanAsia LibyaAfrica 265 251 237 +14 (+5.6%) +28 (+11.8%)
#18 TurkmenistanAsia LithuaniaEurope 218 207 236 +11 (+5.3%) -18 (-7.6%)
#19 TurkmenistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 209 203 197 +6 (+3.0%) +12 (+6.1%)
#20 TurkmenistanAsia AustraliaOceania 153 135 102 +18 (+13.3%) +51 (+50.0%)
#21 TurkmenistanAsia GreeceEurope 123 116 115 +7 (+6.0%) +8 (+7.0%)
#22 TurkmenistanAsia NorwayEurope 97 87 76 +10 (+11.5%) +21 (+27.6%)
#23 TurkmenistanAsia HungaryEurope 52 44 19 +8 (+18.2%) +33 (+173.7%)
#24 TurkmenistanAsia DenmarkEurope 41 22 19 +19 (+86.4%) +22 (+115.8%)
#25 TurkmenistanAsia FinlandEurope 40 34 21 +6 (+17.6%) +19 (+90.5%)
#26 TurkmenistanAsia LuxembourgEurope 22 19 0 +3 (+15.8%) N/A
#27 TurkmenistanAsia SlovakiaEurope 14 13 11 +1 (+7.7%) +3 (+27.3%)
#28 TurkmenistanAsia SloveniaEurope 12 11 5 +1 (+9.1%) +7 (+140.0%)
#29 TurkmenistanAsia CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#30 TurkmenistanAsia IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#31 TurkmenistanAsia BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A