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 ZambiaAfrica ZimbabweAfrica 32,680 31,692 30,538 +988 (+3.1%) +2,142 (+7.0%)
#2 ZambiaAfrica MalawiAfrica 30,614 31,375 36,918 -761 (-2.4%) -6,304 (-17.1%)
#3 ZambiaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 22,946 25,677 28,326 -2,731 (-10.6%) -5,380 (-19.0%)
#4 ZambiaAfrica AustraliaOceania 8,060 7,609 7,323 +451 (+5.9%) +737 (+10.1%)
#5 ZambiaAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 5,539 5,315 5,059 +224 (+4.2%) +480 (+9.5%)
#6 ZambiaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 4,661 4,415 4,128 +246 (+5.6%) +533 (+12.9%)
#7 ZambiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 3,359 3,167 2,959 +192 (+6.1%) +400 (+13.5%)
#8 ZambiaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,737 1,491 651 +246 (+16.5%) +1,086 (+166.8%)
#9 ZambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 911 890 807 +21 (+2.4%) +104 (+12.9%)
#10 ZambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 761 678 579 +83 (+12.2%) +182 (+31.4%)
#11 ZambiaAfrica DenmarkEurope 726 693 605 +33 (+4.8%) +121 (+20.0%)
#12 ZambiaAfrica NorwayEurope 620 558 537 +62 (+11.1%) +83 (+15.5%)
#13 ZambiaAfrica FinlandEurope 401 341 184 +60 (+17.6%) +217 (+117.9%)
#14 ZambiaAfrica AngolaAfrica 316 307 290 +9 (+2.9%) +26 (+9.0%)
#15 ZambiaAfrica GreeceEurope 256 241 237 +15 (+6.2%) +19 (+8.0%)
#16 ZambiaAfrica IndiaAsia 221 236 253 -15 (-6.4%) -32 (-12.6%)
#17 ZambiaAfrica LesothoAfrica 158 127 97 +31 (+24.4%) +61 (+62.9%)
#18 ZambiaAfrica CyprusEurope 143 135 131 +8 (+5.9%) +12 (+9.2%)
#19 ZambiaAfrica CroatiaEurope 40 42 46 -2 (-4.8%) -6 (-13.0%)
#20 ZambiaAfrica HungaryEurope 35 30 16 +5 (+16.7%) +19 (+118.8%)
#21 ZambiaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 24 21 0 +3 (+14.3%) N/A
#22 ZambiaAfrica TajikistanAsia 21 21 23 0 (0.0%) -2 (-8.7%)
#23 ZambiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 18 13 10 +5 (+38.5%) +8 (+80.0%)
#24 ZambiaAfrica IcelandEurope 18 12 8 +6 (+50.0%) +10 (+125.0%)
#25 ZambiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 16 17 18 -1 (-5.9%) -2 (-11.1%)
#26 ZambiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 12 11 11 +1 (+9.1%) +1 (+9.1%)
#27 ZambiaAfrica SloveniaEurope 7 6 5 +1 (+16.7%) +2 (+40.0%)
#28 ZambiaAfrica EstoniaEurope 3 3 2 0 (0.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#29 ZambiaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#30 ZambiaAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#31 ZambiaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#32 ZambiaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)