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
#101 USAAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 387 370 351 +17 (+4.6%) +36 (+10.3%)
#102 USAAmericas Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas 352 346 342 +6 (+1.7%) +10 (+2.9%)
#103 USAAmericas PalauOceania 341 333 324 +8 (+2.4%) +17 (+5.2%)
#104 USAAmericas LiberiaAfrica 329 399 517 -70 (-17.5%) -188 (-36.4%)
#105 USAAmericas MontenegroEurope 314 317 317 -3 (-0.9%) -3 (-0.9%)
#106 USAAmericas SamoaOceania 284 297 316 -13 (-4.4%) -32 (-10.1%)
#107 USAAmericas GuineaAfrica 278 288 301 -10 (-3.5%) -23 (-7.6%)
#108 USAAmericas TajikistanAsia 274 273 274 +1 (+0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#109 USAAmericas EswatiniAfrica 262 259 256 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.3%)
#110 USAAmericas CambodiaAsia 220 208 195 +12 (+5.8%) +25 (+12.8%)
#111 USAAmericas LesothoAfrica 203 163 124 +40 (+24.5%) +79 (+63.7%)
#112 USAAmericas Guinea-BissauAfrica 190 226 311 -36 (-15.9%) -121 (-38.9%)
#113 USAAmericas TogoAfrica 183 182 182 +1 (+0.5%) +1 (+0.5%)
#114 USAAmericas BruneiAsia 177 165 153 +12 (+7.3%) +24 (+15.7%)
#115 USAAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 157 147 129 +10 (+6.8%) +28 (+21.7%)
#116 USAAmericas BhutanAsia 147 141 136 +6 (+4.3%) +11 (+8.1%)
#117 USAAmericas Sierra LeoneAfrica 141 152 179 -11 (-7.2%) -38 (-21.2%)
#118 USAAmericas CubaAmericas 125 176 253 -51 (-29.0%) -128 (-50.6%)
#119 USAAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 125 116 108 +9 (+7.8%) +17 (+15.7%)
#120 USAAmericas AndorraEurope 119 112 105 +7 (+6.3%) +14 (+13.3%)
#121 USAAmericas GeorgiaAsia 112 109 107 +3 (+2.8%) +5 (+4.7%)
#122 USAAmericas BelarusEurope 83 84 87 -1 (-1.2%) -4 (-4.6%)
#123 USAAmericas Timor-LesteAsia 56 57 59 -1 (-1.8%) -3 (-5.1%)
#124 USAAmericas MaldivesAsia 49 46 44 +3 (+6.5%) +5 (+11.4%)
#125 USAAmericas MauritiusAfrica 48 48 49 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.0%)
#126 USAAmericas NiueOther 9 9 10 0 (0.0%) -1 (-10.0%)