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 VietnamAsia USAAmericas 1,434,631 1,396,246 1,350,067 +38,385 (+2.7%) +84,564 (+6.3%)
#2 VietnamAsia JapanAsia 589,874 437,740 124,232 +152,134 (+34.8%) +465,642 (+374.8%)
#3 VietnamAsia AustraliaOceania 294,435 273,771 235,732 +20,664 (+7.5%) +58,703 (+24.9%)
#4 VietnamAsia South KoreaAsia 260,609 199,080 122,422 +61,529 (+30.9%) +138,187 (+112.9%)
#5 VietnamAsia CanadaAmericas 179,690 180,973 174,495 -1,283 (-0.7%) +5,195 (+3.0%)
#6 VietnamAsia GermanyEurope 140,939 112,160 95,193 +28,779 (+25.7%) +45,746 (+48.1%)
#7 VietnamAsia FranceEurope 116,008 117,857 117,595 -1,849 (-1.6%) -1,587 (-1.3%)
#8 VietnamAsia ChinaAsia 88,254 75,187 52,155 +13,067 (+17.4%) +36,099 (+69.2%)
#9 VietnamAsia CambodiaAsia 41,357 39,098 36,436 +2,259 (+5.8%) +4,921 (+13.5%)
#10 VietnamAsia BangladeshAsia 37,076 26,986 27,521 +10,090 (+37.4%) +9,555 (+34.7%)
#11 VietnamAsia Czech RepublicEurope 29,508 36,263 44,191 -6,755 (-18.6%) -14,683 (-33.2%)
#12 VietnamAsia SwedenEurope 23,055 20,925 16,853 +2,130 (+10.2%) +6,202 (+36.8%)
#13 VietnamAsia ThailandAsia 17,986 17,713 17,687 +273 (+1.5%) +299 (+1.7%)
#14 VietnamAsia NetherlandsEurope 16,343 15,002 12,745 +1,341 (+8.9%) +3,598 (+28.2%)
#15 VietnamAsia NorwayEurope 16,230 14,596 13,682 +1,634 (+11.2%) +2,548 (+18.6%)
#16 VietnamAsia SwitzerlandEurope 12,927 12,489 11,518 +438 (+3.5%) +1,409 (+12.2%)
#17 VietnamAsia UkraineEurope 12,764 12,596 12,390 +168 (+1.3%) +374 (+3.0%)
#18 VietnamAsia New ZealandOceania 12,670 10,533 7,669 +2,137 (+20.3%) +5,001 (+65.2%)
#19 VietnamAsia DenmarkEurope 11,473 10,408 9,917 +1,065 (+10.2%) +1,556 (+15.7%)
#20 VietnamAsia FinlandEurope 10,214 8,677 5,754 +1,537 (+17.7%) +4,460 (+77.5%)
#21 VietnamAsia BelgiumEurope 8,790 8,495 8,228 +295 (+3.5%) +562 (+6.8%)
#22 VietnamAsia ItalyEurope 6,580 6,218 5,042 +362 (+5.8%) +1,538 (+30.5%)
#23 VietnamAsia HungaryEurope 6,219 5,272 3,091 +947 (+18.0%) +3,128 (+101.2%)
#24 VietnamAsia PeruAmericas 5,527 75 34 +5,452 (+7,269.3%) +5,493 (+16,155.9%)
#25 VietnamAsia RussiaEurope 3,881 6,280 9,253 -2,399 (-38.2%) -5,372 (-58.1%)
#26 VietnamAsia AustriaEurope 3,837 3,543 3,009 +294 (+8.3%) +828 (+27.5%)
#27 VietnamAsia PolandEurope 3,330 3,196 3,539 +134 (+4.2%) -209 (-5.9%)
#28 VietnamAsia SlovakiaEurope 2,580 2,373 2,145 +207 (+8.7%) +435 (+20.3%)
#29 VietnamAsia PhilippinesAsia 1,391 1,391 962 0 (0.0%) +429 (+44.6%)
#30 VietnamAsia IcelandEurope 1,384 916 613 +468 (+51.1%) +771 (+125.8%)
#31 VietnamAsia BrazilAmericas 1,357 147 140 +1,210 (+823.1%) +1,217 (+869.3%)
#32 VietnamAsia BulgariaEurope 975 709 557 +266 (+37.5%) +418 (+75.0%)
#33 VietnamAsia LuxembourgEurope 658 570 71 +88 (+15.4%) +587 (+826.8%)
#34 VietnamAsia IndiaAsia 520 545 584 -25 (-4.6%) -64 (-11.0%)
#35 VietnamAsia South AfricaAfrica 435 331 192 +104 (+31.4%) +243 (+126.6%)
#36 VietnamAsia BelarusEurope 355 359 366 -4 (-1.1%) -11 (-3.0%)
#37 VietnamAsia MongoliaAsia 314 297 278 +17 (+5.7%) +36 (+12.9%)
#38 VietnamAsia GreeceEurope 225 212 209 +13 (+6.1%) +16 (+7.7%)
#39 VietnamAsia Timor-LesteAsia 202 204 208 -2 (-1.0%) -6 (-2.9%)
#40 VietnamAsia PanamaAmericas 105 69 59 +36 (+52.2%) +46 (+78.0%)
#41 VietnamAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 100 102 107 -2 (-2.0%) -7 (-6.5%)
#42 VietnamAsia LatviaEurope 76 83 7 -7 (-8.4%) +69 (+985.7%)
#43 VietnamAsia PortugalEurope 65 58 53 +7 (+12.1%) +12 (+22.6%)
#44 VietnamAsia CyprusEurope 64 60 59 +4 (+6.7%) +5 (+8.5%)
#45 VietnamAsia EstoniaEurope 54 53 32 +1 (+1.9%) +22 (+68.8%)
#46 VietnamAsia LithuaniaEurope 42 40 35 +2 (+5.0%) +7 (+20.0%)
#47 VietnamAsia SloveniaEurope 27 24 15 +3 (+12.5%) +12 (+80.0%)
#48 VietnamAsia Puerto RicoAmericas 24 27 64 -3 (-11.1%) -40 (-62.5%)
#49 VietnamAsia BoliviaAmericas 15 13 13 +2 (+15.4%) +2 (+15.4%)
#50 VietnamAsia IndonesiaAsia 15 20 0 -5 (-25.0%) N/A