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 YemenMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,999,619 1,809,639 1,779,422 +189,980 (+10.5%) +220,197 (+12.4%)
#2 YemenMiddle East UAEMiddle East 192,423 169,470 161,805 +22,953 (+13.5%) +30,618 (+18.9%)
#3 YemenMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 75,513 68,867 59,326 +6,646 (+9.7%) +16,187 (+27.3%)
#4 YemenMiddle East JordanMiddle East 38,858 35,268 30,074 +3,590 (+10.2%) +8,784 (+29.2%)
#5 YemenMiddle East IsraelMiddle East 34,979 33,053 30,665 +1,926 (+5.8%) +4,314 (+14.1%)
#6 YemenMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 21,256 14,003 2,555 +7,253 (+51.8%) +18,701 (+731.9%)
#7 YemenMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 19,392 18,140 16,653 +1,252 (+6.9%) +2,739 (+16.4%)
#8 YemenMiddle East EgyptAfrica 10,716 12,181 898 -1,465 (-12.0%) +9,818 (+1,093.3%)
#9 YemenMiddle East LibyaAfrica 6,684 6,323 21,266 +361 (+5.7%) -14,582 (-68.6%)
#10 YemenMiddle East ChinaAsia 4,407 3,812 2,826 +595 (+15.6%) +1,581 (+55.9%)
#11 YemenMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 3,228 3,662 654 -434 (-11.9%) +2,574 (+393.6%)
#12 YemenMiddle East EthiopiaAfrica 2,503 2,110 734 +393 (+18.6%) +1,769 (+241.0%)
#13 YemenMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 2,404 2,320 2,232 +84 (+3.6%) +172 (+7.7%)
#14 YemenMiddle East IraqMiddle East 2,049 2,020 2,001 +29 (+1.4%) +48 (+2.4%)
#15 YemenMiddle East AustraliaOceania 1,189 1,011 715 +178 (+17.6%) +474 (+66.3%)
#16 YemenMiddle East NorwayEurope 679 611 352 +68 (+11.1%) +327 (+92.9%)
#17 YemenMiddle East IndiaAsia 665 837 118 -172 (-20.5%) +547 (+463.6%)
#18 YemenMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 448 441 92 +7 (+1.6%) +356 (+387.0%)
#19 YemenMiddle East HungaryEurope 436 370 271 +66 (+17.8%) +165 (+60.9%)
#20 YemenMiddle East GreeceEurope 296 279 32 +17 (+6.1%) +264 (+825.0%)
#21 YemenMiddle East FinlandEurope 263 223 63 +40 (+17.9%) +200 (+317.5%)
#22 YemenMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 223 183 102 +40 (+21.9%) +121 (+118.6%)
#23 YemenMiddle East DenmarkEurope 220 188 168 +32 (+17.0%) +52 (+31.0%)
#24 YemenMiddle East BulgariaEurope 128 93 46 +35 (+37.6%) +82 (+178.3%)
#25 YemenMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 45 41 34 +4 (+9.8%) +11 (+32.4%)
#26 YemenMiddle East BelarusEurope 31 31 33 0 (0.0%) -2 (-6.1%)
#27 YemenMiddle East NicaraguaAmericas 31 30 30 +1 (+3.3%) +1 (+3.3%)
#28 YemenMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 22 19 0 +3 (+15.8%) N/A
#29 YemenMiddle East EstoniaEurope 19 19 5 0 (0.0%) +14 (+280.0%)
#30 YemenMiddle East SloveniaEurope 16 14 13 +2 (+14.3%) +3 (+23.1%)
#31 YemenMiddle East CyprusEurope 14 13 13 +1 (+7.7%) +1 (+7.7%)
#32 YemenMiddle East IcelandEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#33 YemenMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#34 YemenMiddle East LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)