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 USAAmericas MexicoAmericas 823,502 799,179 768,225 +24,323 (+3.0%) +55,277 (+7.2%)
#2 USAAmericas CanadaAmericas 256,571 267,441 334,930 -10,870 (-4.1%) -78,359 (-23.4%)
#3 USAAmericas GermanyEurope 152,501 144,138 128,204 +8,363 (+5.8%) +24,297 (+19.0%)
#4 USAAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 144,149 159,515 165,147 -15,366 (-9.6%) -20,998 (-12.7%)
#5 USAAmericas AustraliaOceania 114,202 112,841 104,434 +1,361 (+1.2%) +9,768 (+9.4%)
#6 USAAmericas IsraelMiddle East 97,258 91,494 84,882 +5,764 (+6.3%) +12,376 (+14.6%)
#7 USAAmericas SpainEurope 68,613 53,484 40,176 +15,129 (+28.3%) +28,437 (+70.8%)
#8 USAAmericas JapanAsia 62,509 89,237 82,623 -26,728 (-30.0%) -20,114 (-24.3%)
#9 USAAmericas BangladeshAsia 61,983 45,115 46,008 +16,868 (+37.4%) +15,975 (+34.7%)
#10 USAAmericas ChinaAsia 60,434 55,280 63,341 +5,154 (+9.3%) -2,907 (-4.6%)
#11 USAAmericas FranceEurope 59,171 57,596 54,702 +1,575 (+2.7%) +4,469 (+8.2%)
#12 USAAmericas South KoreaAsia 53,226 65,941 54,293 -12,715 (-19.3%) -1,067 (-2.0%)
#13 USAAmericas ThailandAsia 52,400 48,509 44,243 +3,891 (+8.0%) +8,157 (+18.4%)
#14 USAAmericas ItalyEurope 50,957 53,577 50,236 -2,620 (-4.9%) +721 (+1.4%)
#15 USAAmericas NetherlandsEurope 43,208 36,718 28,357 +6,490 (+17.7%) +14,851 (+52.4%)
#16 USAAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 42,809 39,454 36,430 +3,355 (+8.5%) +6,379 (+17.5%)
#17 USAAmericas IrelandEurope 36,363 32,488 28,482 +3,875 (+11.9%) +7,881 (+27.7%)
#18 USAAmericas TürkiyeAsia 33,577 27,054 23,570 +6,523 (+24.1%) +10,007 (+42.5%)
#19 USAAmericas New ZealandOceania 32,863 29,584 24,806 +3,279 (+11.1%) +8,057 (+32.5%)
#20 USAAmericas PolandEurope 29,646 25,274 16,179 +4,372 (+17.3%) +13,467 (+83.2%)
#21 USAAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,764 32,451 28,195 -4,687 (-14.4%) -431 (-1.5%)
#22 USAAmericas SingaporeAsia 26,705 23,638 22,252 +3,067 (+13.0%) +4,453 (+20.0%)
#23 USAAmericas SwedenEurope 26,172 23,047 19,543 +3,125 (+13.6%) +6,629 (+33.9%)
#24 USAAmericas PanamaAmericas 25,732 16,867 14,040 +8,865 (+52.6%) +11,692 (+83.3%)
#25 USAAmericas GreeceEurope 24,748 23,297 22,792 +1,451 (+6.2%) +1,956 (+8.6%)
#26 USAAmericas ColombiaAmericas 22,519 20,944 18,862 +1,575 (+7.5%) +3,657 (+19.4%)
#27 USAAmericas NorwayEurope 20,746 18,657 17,500 +2,089 (+11.2%) +3,246 (+18.5%)
#28 USAAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 18,354 15,209 12,673 +3,145 (+20.7%) +5,681 (+44.8%)
#29 USAAmericas IndiaAsia 16,671 17,244 18,489 -573 (-3.3%) -1,818 (-9.8%)
#30 USAAmericas BelgiumEurope 16,645 16,216 16,025 +429 (+2.6%) +620 (+3.9%)
#31 USAAmericas DenmarkEurope 16,584 14,036 12,483 +2,548 (+18.2%) +4,101 (+32.9%)
#32 USAAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 15,776 14,626 14,010 +1,150 (+7.9%) +1,766 (+12.6%)
#33 USAAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 14,917 14,822 16,861 +95 (+0.6%) -1,944 (-11.5%)
#34 USAAmericas UAEMiddle East 14,618 12,874 12,293 +1,744 (+13.5%) +2,325 (+18.9%)
#35 USAAmericas ChileAmericas 14,042 16,025 11,633 -1,983 (-12.4%) +2,409 (+20.7%)
#36 USAAmericas AustriaEurope 14,035 12,166 10,711 +1,869 (+15.4%) +3,324 (+31.0%)
#37 USAAmericas EcuadorAmericas 13,588 14,744 15,816 -1,156 (-7.8%) -2,228 (-14.1%)
#38 USAAmericas PeruAmericas 11,392 10,796 10,026 +596 (+5.5%) +1,366 (+13.6%)
#39 USAAmericas LibyaAfrica 11,152 10,550 9,851 +602 (+5.7%) +1,301 (+13.2%)
#40 USAAmericas HungaryEurope 11,044 9,362 7,273 +1,682 (+18.0%) +3,771 (+51.8%)
#41 USAAmericas BahamasAmericas 10,962 10,359 9,664 +603 (+5.8%) +1,298 (+13.4%)
#42 USAAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 10,228 9,299 8,239 +929 (+10.0%) +1,989 (+24.1%)
#43 USAAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 10,111 10,598 11,242 -487 (-4.6%) -1,131 (-10.1%)
#44 USAAmericas RomaniaEurope 9,431 6,683 3,626 +2,748 (+41.1%) +5,805 (+160.1%)
#45 USAAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 9,267 6,439 5,798 +2,828 (+43.9%) +3,469 (+59.8%)
#46 USAAmericas PortugalEurope 8,977 7,980 6,957 +997 (+12.5%) +2,020 (+29.0%)
#47 USAAmericas Czech RepublicEurope 7,462 7,315 7,129 +147 (+2.0%) +333 (+4.7%)
#48 USAAmericas HondurasAmericas 7,079 6,954 6,799 +125 (+1.8%) +280 (+4.1%)
#49 USAAmericas South AfricaAfrica 6,729 6,143 5,226 +586 (+9.5%) +1,503 (+28.8%)
#50 USAAmericas PhilippinesAsia 6,469 6,469 17,899 0 (0.0%) -11,430 (-63.9%)