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 UgandaAfrica KenyaAfrica 274,655 290,597 333,789 -15,942 (-5.5%) -59,134 (-17.7%)
#2 UgandaAfrica South SudanAfrica 156,437 151,003 145,607 +5,434 (+3.6%) +10,830 (+7.4%)
#3 UgandaAfrica RwandaAfrica 91,955 92,061 92,195 -106 (-0.1%) -240 (-0.3%)
#4 UgandaAfrica CanadaAmericas 15,355 14,870 13,438 +485 (+3.3%) +1,917 (+14.3%)
#5 UgandaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 7,678 10,155 8,609 -2,477 (-24.4%) -931 (-10.8%)
#6 UgandaAfrica AustraliaOceania 5,079 4,582 3,800 +497 (+10.8%) +1,279 (+33.7%)
#7 UgandaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,226 1,711 1,537 +515 (+30.1%) +689 (+44.8%)
#8 UgandaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,764 1,586 1,126 +178 (+11.2%) +638 (+56.7%)
#9 UgandaAfrica ItalyEurope 1,205 1,132 1,083 +73 (+6.4%) +122 (+11.3%)
#10 UgandaAfrica ChinaAsia 917 833 520 +84 (+10.1%) +397 (+76.3%)
#11 UgandaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 741 559 401 +182 (+32.6%) +340 (+84.8%)
#12 UgandaAfrica IndiaAsia 718 714 764 +4 (+0.6%) -46 (-6.0%)
#13 UgandaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 532 502 470 +30 (+6.0%) +62 (+13.2%)
#14 UgandaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 342 324 305 +18 (+5.6%) +37 (+12.1%)
#15 UgandaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 329 161 0 +168 (+104.3%) N/A
#16 UgandaAfrica FinlandEurope 319 271 183 +48 (+17.7%) +136 (+74.3%)
#17 UgandaAfrica LesothoAfrica 313 251 191 +62 (+24.7%) +122 (+63.9%)
#18 UgandaAfrica GreeceEurope 149 140 138 +9 (+6.4%) +11 (+8.0%)
#19 UgandaAfrica HungaryEurope 114 97 36 +17 (+17.5%) +78 (+216.7%)
#20 UgandaAfrica IcelandEurope 91 60 37 +31 (+51.7%) +54 (+145.9%)
#21 UgandaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 55 54 55 +1 (+1.9%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 UgandaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 40 35 0 +5 (+14.3%) N/A
#23 UgandaAfrica PortugalEurope 33 29 27 +4 (+13.8%) +6 (+22.2%)
#24 UgandaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 27 27 28 0 (0.0%) -1 (-3.6%)
#25 UgandaAfrica CyprusEurope 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#26 UgandaAfrica EthiopiaAfrica 18 18 24 0 (0.0%) -6 (-25.0%)
#27 UgandaAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 13 11 9 +2 (+18.2%) +4 (+44.4%)
#28 UgandaAfrica BahamasAmericas 12 11 12 +1 (+9.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#29 UgandaAfrica BulgariaEurope 12 9 7 +3 (+33.3%) +5 (+71.4%)
#30 UgandaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 12 11 8 +1 (+9.1%) +4 (+50.0%)
#31 UgandaAfrica EstoniaEurope 9 9 6 0 (0.0%) +3 (+50.0%)
#32 UgandaAfrica SloveniaEurope 7 6 4 +1 (+16.7%) +3 (+75.0%)
#33 UgandaAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#34 UgandaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#35 UgandaAfrica GuineaAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#36 UgandaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#37 UgandaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)