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 BelizeAmericas MexicoAmericas 3,170 2,863 2,564 +307 (+10.7%) +606 (+23.6%)
#2 BelizeAmericas BoliviaAmericas 1,124 1,007 906 +117 (+11.6%) +218 (+24.1%)
#3 BelizeAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,082 984 874 +98 (+10.0%) +208 (+23.8%)
#4 BelizeAmericas HondurasAmericas 379 372 365 +7 (+1.9%) +14 (+3.8%)
#5 BelizeAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 349 344 339 +5 (+1.5%) +10 (+2.9%)
#6 BelizeAmericas ChileAmericas 252 228 99 +24 (+10.5%) +153 (+154.5%)
#7 BelizeAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 202 167 139 +35 (+21.0%) +63 (+45.3%)
#8 BelizeAmericas PanamaAmericas 157 103 86 +54 (+52.4%) +71 (+82.6%)
#9 BelizeAmericas AustraliaOceania 80 80 80 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#10 BelizeAmericas BahamasAmericas 48 45 44 +3 (+6.7%) +4 (+9.1%)
#11 BelizeAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 25 24 24 +1 (+4.2%) +1 (+4.2%)
#12 BelizeAmericas BarbadosAmericas 21 21 22 0 (0.0%) -1 (-4.5%)
#13 BelizeAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 17 18 20 -1 (-5.6%) -3 (-15.0%)
#14 BelizeAmericas NorwayEurope 14 13 12 +1 (+7.7%) +2 (+16.7%)
#15 BelizeAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 13 13 14 0 (0.0%) -1 (-7.1%)
#16 BelizeAmericas DenmarkEurope 8 6 6 +2 (+33.3%) +2 (+33.3%)
#17 BelizeAmericas JamaicaAmericas 7 7 7 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#18 BelizeAmericas GreeceEurope 2 2 4 0 (0.0%) -2 (-50.0%)
#19 BelizeAmericas HungaryEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#20 BelizeAmericas SlovakiaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 BelizeAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#22 BelizeAmericas BulgariaEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#23 BelizeAmericas EstoniaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#24 BelizeAmericas FinlandEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#25 BelizeAmericas GuineaAfrica 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#26 BelizeAmericas IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#27 BelizeAmericas LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#28 BelizeAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A