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 Cabo VerdeAfrica PortugalEurope 76,835 68,299 59,532 +8,536 (+12.5%) +17,303 (+29.1%)
#2 Cabo VerdeAfrica FranceEurope 34,814 31,783 30,310 +3,031 (+9.5%) +4,504 (+14.9%)
#3 Cabo VerdeAfrica AngolaAfrica 9,497 9,215 8,662 +282 (+3.1%) +835 (+9.6%)
#4 Cabo VerdeAfrica LuxembourgEurope 8,211 7,108 1,617 +1,103 (+15.5%) +6,594 (+407.8%)
#5 Cabo VerdeAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 7,107 6,819 6,491 +288 (+4.2%) +616 (+9.5%)
#6 Cabo VerdeAfrica ItalyEurope 5,847 6,073 5,764 -226 (-3.7%) +83 (+1.4%)
#7 Cabo VerdeAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,430 1,523 1,305 -93 (-6.1%) +125 (+9.6%)
#8 Cabo VerdeAfrica São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica 1,115 1,220 1,363 -105 (-8.6%) -248 (-18.2%)
#9 Cabo VerdeAfrica NorwayEurope 451 406 405 +45 (+11.1%) +46 (+11.4%)
#10 Cabo VerdeAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 338 403 552 -65 (-16.1%) -214 (-38.8%)
#11 Cabo VerdeAfrica ColombiaAmericas 255 194 94 +61 (+31.4%) +161 (+171.3%)
#12 Cabo VerdeAfrica BoliviaAmericas 157 141 129 +16 (+11.3%) +28 (+21.7%)
#13 Cabo VerdeAfrica IcelandEurope 82 54 33 +28 (+51.9%) +49 (+148.5%)
#14 Cabo VerdeAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 82 88 43 -6 (-6.8%) +39 (+90.7%)
#15 Cabo VerdeAfrica DenmarkEurope 43 40 32 +3 (+7.5%) +11 (+34.4%)
#16 Cabo VerdeAfrica TogoAfrica 39 39 40 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.5%)
#17 Cabo VerdeAfrica GuineaAfrica 30 31 34 -1 (-3.2%) -4 (-11.8%)
#18 Cabo VerdeAfrica HungaryEurope 22 19 5 +3 (+15.8%) +17 (+340.0%)
#19 Cabo VerdeAfrica FinlandEurope 15 13 11 +2 (+15.4%) +4 (+36.4%)
#20 Cabo VerdeAfrica GreeceEurope 13 12 13 +1 (+8.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#21 Cabo VerdeAfrica BulgariaEurope 7 5 6 +2 (+40.0%) +1 (+16.7%)
#22 Cabo VerdeAfrica Dominican RepublicAmericas 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 Cabo VerdeAfrica SloveniaEurope 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#24 Cabo VerdeAfrica EstoniaEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)
#25 Cabo VerdeAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A