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 UruguayAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 91,485 98,600 107,516 -7,115 (-7.2%) -16,031 (-14.9%)
#2 UruguayAmericas SpainEurope 89,340 82,123 73,106 +7,217 (+8.8%) +16,234 (+22.2%)
#3 UruguayAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,225 23,583 23,712 +3,642 (+15.4%) +3,513 (+14.8%)
#4 UruguayAmericas AustraliaOceania 9,951 10,470 10,589 -519 (-5.0%) -638 (-6.0%)
#5 UruguayAmericas IsraelMiddle East 7,774 7,318 6,790 +456 (+6.2%) +984 (+14.5%)
#6 UruguayAmericas ItalyEurope 6,681 7,114 6,921 -433 (-6.1%) -240 (-3.5%)
#7 UruguayAmericas CanadaAmericas 6,231 6,484 6,796 -253 (-3.9%) -565 (-8.3%)
#8 UruguayAmericas ChileAmericas 5,963 6,112 4,679 -149 (-2.4%) +1,284 (+27.4%)
#9 UruguayAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 4,311 4,519 4,795 -208 (-4.6%) -484 (-10.1%)
#10 UruguayAmericas ParaguayAmericas 3,379 3,168 2,925 +211 (+6.7%) +454 (+15.5%)
#11 UruguayAmericas MexicoAmericas 2,946 2,734 2,538 +212 (+7.8%) +408 (+16.1%)
#12 UruguayAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,394 914 762 +480 (+52.5%) +632 (+82.9%)
#13 UruguayAmericas PeruAmericas 1,224 1,065 842 +159 (+14.9%) +382 (+45.4%)
#14 UruguayAmericas ColombiaAmericas 746 659 542 +87 (+13.2%) +204 (+37.6%)
#15 UruguayAmericas MaliAfrica 657 585 500 +72 (+12.3%) +157 (+31.4%)
#16 UruguayAmericas BoliviaAmericas 631 565 510 +66 (+11.7%) +121 (+23.7%)
#17 UruguayAmericas EcuadorAmericas 487 488 499 -1 (-0.2%) -12 (-2.4%)
#18 UruguayAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 451 374 313 +77 (+20.6%) +138 (+44.1%)
#19 UruguayAmericas DenmarkEurope 304 229 230 +75 (+32.8%) +74 (+32.2%)
#20 UruguayAmericas PortugalEurope 288 256 225 +32 (+12.5%) +63 (+28.0%)
#21 UruguayAmericas NorwayEurope 276 248 234 +28 (+11.3%) +42 (+17.9%)
#22 UruguayAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 204 189 182 +15 (+7.9%) +22 (+12.1%)
#23 UruguayAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 164 149 134 +15 (+10.1%) +30 (+22.4%)
#24 UruguayAmericas FinlandEurope 148 126 99 +22 (+17.5%) +49 (+49.5%)
#25 UruguayAmericas GreeceEurope 119 112 111 +7 (+6.3%) +8 (+7.2%)
#26 UruguayAmericas AndorraEurope 115 108 102 +7 (+6.5%) +13 (+12.7%)
#27 UruguayAmericas LuxembourgEurope 105 91 0 +14 (+15.4%) N/A
#28 UruguayAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 77 76 75 +1 (+1.3%) +2 (+2.7%)
#29 UruguayAmericas HondurasAmericas 68 67 66 +1 (+1.5%) +2 (+3.0%)
#30 UruguayAmericas HungaryEurope 66 56 62 +10 (+17.9%) +4 (+6.5%)
#31 UruguayAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 39 38 38 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#32 UruguayAmericas BelarusEurope 26 26 28 0 (0.0%) -2 (-7.1%)
#33 UruguayAmericas BulgariaEurope 23 17 16 +6 (+35.3%) +7 (+43.8%)
#34 UruguayAmericas SlovakiaEurope 20 18 12 +2 (+11.1%) +8 (+66.7%)
#35 UruguayAmericas BahamasAmericas 18 17 17 +1 (+5.9%) +1 (+5.9%)
#36 UruguayAmericas LithuaniaEurope 18 17 25 +1 (+5.9%) -7 (-28.0%)
#37 UruguayAmericas IcelandEurope 17 11 9 +6 (+54.5%) +8 (+88.9%)
#38 UruguayAmericas SloveniaEurope 15 13 11 +2 (+15.4%) +4 (+36.4%)
#39 UruguayAmericas EstoniaEurope 6 6 5 0 (0.0%) +1 (+20.0%)
#40 UruguayAmericas LatviaEurope 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#41 UruguayAmericas CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#42 UruguayAmericas GuineaAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#43 UruguayAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#44 UruguayAmericas MongoliaAsia 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)