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 BrazilAmericas USAAmericas 738,994 571,580 380,949 +167,414 (+29.3%) +358,045 (+94.0%)
#2 BrazilAmericas JapanAsia 207,220 211,713 176,123 -4,493 (-2.1%) +31,097 (+17.7%)
#3 BrazilAmericas SpainEurope 179,946 151,847 103,028 +28,099 (+18.5%) +76,918 (+74.7%)
#4 BrazilAmericas PortugalEurope 173,266 154,017 134,245 +19,249 (+12.5%) +39,021 (+29.1%)
#5 BrazilAmericas ItalyEurope 137,935 135,965 97,077 +1,970 (+1.4%) +40,858 (+42.1%)
#6 BrazilAmericas ParaguayAmericas 85,207 79,897 73,715 +5,310 (+6.6%) +11,492 (+15.6%)
#7 BrazilAmericas FranceEurope 72,483 68,818 69,604 +3,665 (+5.3%) +2,879 (+4.1%)
#8 BrazilAmericas AustraliaOceania 70,220 52,702 27,395 +17,518 (+33.2%) +42,825 (+156.3%)
#9 BrazilAmericas CanadaAmericas 58,045 46,952 37,848 +11,093 (+23.6%) +20,197 (+53.4%)
#10 BrazilAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 51,527 48,454 44,633 +3,073 (+6.3%) +6,894 (+15.4%)
#11 BrazilAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 51,063 44,709 37,167 +6,354 (+14.2%) +13,896 (+37.4%)
#12 BrazilAmericas IrelandEurope 48,605 30,415 14,425 +18,190 (+59.8%) +34,180 (+236.9%)
#13 BrazilAmericas NetherlandsEurope 34,662 25,713 16,894 +8,949 (+34.8%) +17,768 (+105.2%)
#14 BrazilAmericas BoliviaAmericas 31,945 28,612 25,692 +3,333 (+11.6%) +6,253 (+24.3%)
#15 BrazilAmericas BelgiumEurope 24,464 18,018 12,913 +6,446 (+35.8%) +11,551 (+89.5%)
#16 BrazilAmericas BangladeshAsia 20,097 14,628 14,919 +5,469 (+37.4%) +5,178 (+34.7%)
#17 BrazilAmericas ChileAmericas 19,238 18,925 12,851 +313 (+1.7%) +6,387 (+49.7%)
#18 BrazilAmericas UruguayAmericas 19,034 14,762 12,369 +4,272 (+28.9%) +6,665 (+53.9%)
#19 BrazilAmericas MexicoAmericas 18,794 9,503 6,362 +9,291 (+97.8%) +12,432 (+195.4%)
#20 BrazilAmericas SwedenEurope 14,151 10,441 7,112 +3,710 (+35.5%) +7,039 (+99.0%)
#21 BrazilAmericas PeruAmericas 11,785 7,153 5,903 +4,632 (+64.8%) +5,882 (+99.6%)
#22 BrazilAmericas New ZealandOceania 11,421 9,080 5,582 +2,341 (+25.8%) +5,839 (+104.6%)
#23 BrazilAmericas IsraelMiddle East 10,891 10,254 9,506 +637 (+6.2%) +1,385 (+14.6%)
#24 BrazilAmericas AustriaEurope 8,207 6,642 5,036 +1,565 (+23.6%) +3,171 (+63.0%)
#25 BrazilAmericas NorwayEurope 6,956 6,256 5,152 +700 (+11.2%) +1,804 (+35.0%)
#26 BrazilAmericas DenmarkEurope 6,445 4,829 3,482 +1,616 (+33.5%) +2,963 (+85.1%)
#27 BrazilAmericas SurinameAmericas 6,044 5,566 5,023 +478 (+8.6%) +1,021 (+20.3%)
#28 BrazilAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 5,419 5,680 6,026 -261 (-4.6%) -607 (-10.1%)
#29 BrazilAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,335 4,600 3,527 +735 (+16.0%) +1,808 (+51.3%)
#30 BrazilAmericas ChinaAsia 4,866 4,331 3,625 +535 (+12.4%) +1,241 (+34.2%)
#31 BrazilAmericas LuxembourgEurope 4,300 3,722 297 +578 (+15.5%) +4,003 (+1,347.8%)
#32 BrazilAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,670 2,406 2,002 +1,264 (+52.5%) +1,668 (+83.3%)
#33 BrazilAmericas GreeceEurope 2,399 2,258 2,211 +141 (+6.2%) +188 (+8.5%)
#34 BrazilAmericas FinlandEurope 2,224 1,889 1,221 +335 (+17.7%) +1,003 (+82.1%)
#35 BrazilAmericas GuyanaAmericas 2,190 1,260 1,201 +930 (+73.8%) +989 (+82.3%)
#36 BrazilAmericas HungaryEurope 1,558 1,321 1,621 +237 (+17.9%) -63 (-3.9%)
#37 BrazilAmericas Czech RepublicEurope 1,483 1,175 747 +308 (+26.2%) +736 (+98.5%)
#38 BrazilAmericas South AfricaAfrica 1,290 1,297 1,476 -7 (-0.5%) -186 (-12.6%)
#39 BrazilAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,256 1,330 1,357 -74 (-5.6%) -101 (-7.4%)
#40 BrazilAmericas PolandEurope 833 684 482 +149 (+21.8%) +351 (+72.8%)
#41 BrazilAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 787 652 544 +135 (+20.7%) +243 (+44.7%)
#42 BrazilAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 724 671 644 +53 (+7.9%) +80 (+12.4%)
#43 BrazilAmericas SenegalAfrica 687 670 650 +17 (+2.5%) +37 (+5.7%)
#44 BrazilAmericas NamibiaAfrica 592 558 522 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#45 BrazilAmericas MaltaEurope 499 287 133 +212 (+73.9%) +366 (+275.2%)
#46 BrazilAmericas IcelandEurope 328 217 139 +111 (+51.2%) +189 (+136.0%)
#47 BrazilAmericas Cabo VerdeAfrica 315 301 286 +14 (+4.7%) +29 (+10.1%)
#48 BrazilAmericas BulgariaEurope 289 210 120 +79 (+37.6%) +169 (+140.8%)
#49 BrazilAmericas LibyaAfrica 285 270 255 +15 (+5.6%) +30 (+11.8%)
#50 BrazilAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 283 257 229 +26 (+10.1%) +54 (+23.6%)