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 VenezuelaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 2,904,873 1,796,066 33,080 +1,108,807 (+61.7%) +2,871,793 (+8,681.4%)
#2 VenezuelaAmericas PeruAmericas 1,596,667 1,016,263 26,036 +580,404 (+57.1%) +1,570,631 (+6,032.5%)
#3 VenezuelaAmericas USAAmericas 763,915 526,853 271,836 +237,062 (+45.0%) +492,079 (+181.0%)
#4 VenezuelaAmericas SpainEurope 602,539 398,098 166,705 +204,441 (+51.4%) +435,834 (+261.4%)
#5 VenezuelaAmericas BrazilAmericas 571,919 278,304 3,780 +293,615 (+105.5%) +568,139 (+15,030.1%)
#6 VenezuelaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 487,871 412,755 7,068 +75,116 (+18.2%) +480,803 (+6,802.5%)
#7 VenezuelaAmericas ChileAmericas 427,821 444,618 58,302 -16,797 (-3.8%) +369,519 (+633.8%)
#8 VenezuelaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 192,595 103,540 27,857 +89,055 (+86.0%) +164,738 (+591.4%)
#9 VenezuelaAmericas PanamaAmericas 182,386 119,553 9,883 +62,833 (+52.6%) +172,503 (+1,745.5%)
#10 VenezuelaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 124,140 34,063 3,561 +90,077 (+264.4%) +120,579 (+3,386.1%)
#11 VenezuelaAmericas MexicoAmericas 111,191 73,310 24,059 +37,881 (+51.7%) +87,132 (+362.2%)
#12 VenezuelaAmericas ItalyEurope 64,313 61,258 47,291 +3,055 (+5.0%) +17,022 (+36.0%)
#13 VenezuelaAmericas GuyanaAmericas 40,545 23,326 1,181 +17,219 (+73.8%) +39,364 (+3,333.1%)
#14 VenezuelaAmericas UruguayAmericas 39,689 14,908 583 +24,781 (+166.2%) +39,106 (+6,707.7%)
#15 VenezuelaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 34,543 24,001 1,870 +10,542 (+43.9%) +32,673 (+1,747.2%)
#16 VenezuelaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 34,048 28,214 1,381 +5,834 (+20.7%) +32,667 (+2,365.5%)
#17 VenezuelaAmericas CanadaAmericas 33,298 26,756 23,221 +6,542 (+24.5%) +10,077 (+43.4%)
#18 VenezuelaAmericas PortugalEurope 31,198 27,732 24,174 +3,466 (+12.5%) +7,024 (+29.1%)
#19 VenezuelaAmericas ArubaAmericas 23,312 17,000 3,399 +6,312 (+37.1%) +19,913 (+585.8%)
#20 VenezuelaAmericas AustraliaOceania 8,402 7,349 5,771 +1,053 (+14.3%) +2,631 (+45.6%)
#21 VenezuelaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 6,372 5,707 774 +665 (+11.7%) +5,598 (+723.3%)
#22 VenezuelaAmericas ChinaAsia 5,886 5,168 3,287 +718 (+13.9%) +2,599 (+79.1%)
#23 VenezuelaAmericas BelgiumEurope 4,270 3,227 1,559 +1,043 (+32.3%) +2,711 (+173.9%)
#24 VenezuelaAmericas IsraelMiddle East 1,769 1,662 1,537 +107 (+6.4%) +232 (+15.1%)
#25 VenezuelaAmericas NorwayEurope 1,362 1,225 1,059 +137 (+11.2%) +303 (+28.6%)
#26 VenezuelaAmericas DenmarkEurope 1,315 974 719 +341 (+35.0%) +596 (+82.9%)
#27 VenezuelaAmericas GreeceEurope 1,111 1,046 1,023 +65 (+6.2%) +88 (+8.6%)
#28 VenezuelaAmericas HungaryEurope 977 828 203 +149 (+18.0%) +774 (+381.3%)
#29 VenezuelaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 898 994 2,302 -96 (-9.7%) -1,404 (-61.0%)
#30 VenezuelaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 633 548 25 +85 (+15.5%) +608 (+2,432.0%)
#31 VenezuelaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 476 467 443 +9 (+1.9%) +33 (+7.4%)
#32 VenezuelaAmericas FinlandEurope 341 290 201 +51 (+17.6%) +140 (+69.7%)
#33 VenezuelaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 333 303 270 +30 (+9.9%) +63 (+23.3%)
#34 VenezuelaAmericas GrenadaAmericas 330 324 341 +6 (+1.9%) -11 (-3.2%)
#35 VenezuelaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 248 245 242 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.5%)
#36 VenezuelaAmericas CubaAmericas 174 245 241 -71 (-29.0%) -67 (-27.8%)
#37 VenezuelaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 171 165 159 +6 (+3.6%) +12 (+7.5%)
#38 VenezuelaAmericas IcelandEurope 156 103 39 +53 (+51.5%) +117 (+300.0%)
#39 VenezuelaAmericas HondurasAmericas 105 103 102 +2 (+1.9%) +3 (+2.9%)
#40 VenezuelaAmericas SloveniaEurope 102 90 46 +12 (+13.3%) +56 (+121.7%)
#41 VenezuelaAmericas BulgariaEurope 72 52 34 +20 (+38.5%) +38 (+111.8%)
#42 VenezuelaAmericas CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#43 VenezuelaAmericas CroatiaEurope 47 49 55 -2 (-4.1%) -8 (-14.5%)
#44 VenezuelaAmericas EstoniaEurope 47 46 11 +1 (+2.2%) +36 (+327.3%)
#45 VenezuelaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 40 39 39 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#46 VenezuelaAmericas BahamasAmericas 32 30 30 +2 (+6.7%) +2 (+6.7%)
#47 VenezuelaAmericas LatviaEurope 31 34 22 -3 (-8.8%) +9 (+40.9%)
#48 VenezuelaAmericas DominicaAmericas 30 29 30 +1 (+3.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#49 VenezuelaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 27 25 19 +2 (+8.0%) +8 (+42.1%)
#50 VenezuelaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 26 27 29 -1 (-3.7%) -3 (-10.3%)