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 UkraineEurope EgyptAfrica 1,643 2,135 0 -492 (-23.0%) N/A
#52 UkraineEurope MaltaEurope 1,509 868 399 +641 (+73.8%) +1,110 (+278.2%)
#53 UkraineEurope TajikistanAsia 1,215 1,212 1,209 +3 (+0.2%) +6 (+0.5%)
#54 UkraineEurope MexicoAmericas 1,099 743 499 +356 (+47.9%) +600 (+120.2%)
#55 UkraineEurope LibyaAfrica 986 933 871 +53 (+5.7%) +115 (+13.2%)
#56 UkraineEurope PanamaAmericas 920 603 502 +317 (+52.6%) +418 (+83.3%)
#57 UkraineEurope IcelandEurope 660 437 274 +223 (+51.0%) +386 (+140.9%)
#58 UkraineEurope PeruAmericas 638 384 308 +254 (+66.1%) +330 (+107.1%)
#59 UkraineEurope South AfricaAfrica 556 570 755 -14 (-2.5%) -199 (-26.4%)
#60 UkraineEurope EcuadorAmericas 456 345 277 +111 (+32.2%) +179 (+64.6%)
#61 UkraineEurope ChileAmericas 393 342 269 +51 (+14.9%) +124 (+46.1%)
#62 UkraineEurope NamibiaAfrica 283 267 251 +16 (+6.0%) +32 (+12.7%)
#63 UkraineEurope Costa RicaAmericas 224 186 155 +38 (+20.4%) +69 (+44.5%)
#64 UkraineEurope VenezuelaAmericas 188 197 211 -9 (-4.6%) -23 (-10.9%)
#65 UkraineEurope BoliviaAmericas 141 126 115 +15 (+11.9%) +26 (+22.6%)
#66 UkraineEurope CubaAmericas 93 131 212 -38 (-29.0%) -119 (-56.1%)
#67 UkraineEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 83 77 75 +6 (+7.8%) +8 (+10.7%)
#68 UkraineEurope NicaraguaAmericas 83 80 78 +3 (+3.8%) +5 (+6.4%)
#69 UkraineEurope LiechtensteinEurope 65 61 38 +4 (+6.6%) +27 (+71.1%)
#70 UkraineEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 23 22 22 +1 (+4.5%) +1 (+4.5%)
#71 UkraineEurope BahamasAmericas 19 18 18 +1 (+5.6%) +1 (+5.6%)
#72 UkraineEurope GuineaAfrica 7 7 9 0 (0.0%) -2 (-22.2%)