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 CanadaAmericas USAAmericas 950,387 931,908 955,022 +18,479 (+2.0%) -4,635 (-0.5%)
#2 CanadaAmericas AustraliaOceania 57,190 56,241 52,593 +949 (+1.7%) +4,597 (+8.7%)
#3 CanadaAmericas ItalyEurope 23,315 24,275 24,171 -960 (-4.0%) -856 (-3.5%)
#4 CanadaAmericas ChinaAsia 23,177 20,917 20,594 +2,260 (+10.8%) +2,583 (+12.5%)
#5 CanadaAmericas MexicoAmericas 14,431 12,587 10,031 +1,844 (+14.7%) +4,400 (+43.9%)
#6 CanadaAmericas GreeceEurope 13,663 12,862 12,584 +801 (+6.2%) +1,079 (+8.6%)
#7 CanadaAmericas New ZealandOceania 13,149 12,377 10,712 +772 (+6.2%) +2,437 (+22.8%)
#8 CanadaAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 13,033 12,359 11,678 +674 (+5.5%) +1,355 (+11.6%)
#9 CanadaAmericas JapanAsia 11,477 16,750 15,871 -5,273 (-31.5%) -4,394 (-27.7%)
#10 CanadaAmericas IsraelMiddle East 10,021 9,426 8,745 +595 (+6.3%) +1,276 (+14.6%)
#11 CanadaAmericas PortugalEurope 9,387 8,344 7,275 +1,043 (+12.5%) +2,112 (+29.0%)
#12 CanadaAmericas MaltaEurope 9,242 5,317 2,440 +3,925 (+73.8%) +6,802 (+278.8%)
#13 CanadaAmericas IrelandEurope 7,811 6,537 5,222 +1,274 (+19.5%) +2,589 (+49.6%)
#14 CanadaAmericas PolandEurope 6,421 4,725 2,903 +1,696 (+35.9%) +3,518 (+121.2%)
#15 CanadaAmericas BelgiumEurope 5,070 5,047 4,920 +23 (+0.5%) +150 (+3.0%)
#16 CanadaAmericas DenmarkEurope 4,217 3,806 3,676 +411 (+10.8%) +541 (+14.7%)
#17 CanadaAmericas NorwayEurope 3,729 3,354 3,028 +375 (+11.2%) +701 (+23.2%)
#18 CanadaAmericas HungaryEurope 3,437 2,914 2,228 +523 (+17.9%) +1,209 (+54.3%)
#19 CanadaAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,312 2,171 1,808 +1,141 (+52.6%) +1,504 (+83.2%)
#20 CanadaAmericas LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#21 CanadaAmericas SingaporeAsia 3,197 2,831 2,665 +366 (+12.9%) +532 (+20.0%)
#22 CanadaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 2,838 1,972 1,777 +866 (+43.9%) +1,061 (+59.7%)
#23 CanadaAmericas ParaguayAmericas 2,635 2,471 2,281 +164 (+6.6%) +354 (+15.5%)
#24 CanadaAmericas IndiaAsia 2,590 2,727 2,924 -137 (-5.0%) -334 (-11.4%)
#25 CanadaAmericas BermudaOther 2,076 2,032 2,154 +44 (+2.2%) -78 (-3.6%)
#26 CanadaAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,064 1,925 1,750 +139 (+7.2%) +314 (+17.9%)
#27 CanadaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 2,038 1,689 1,408 +349 (+20.7%) +630 (+44.7%)
#28 CanadaAmericas ChileAmericas 2,004 1,972 1,962 +32 (+1.6%) +42 (+2.1%)
#29 CanadaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 1,954 1,967 2,038 -13 (-0.7%) -84 (-4.1%)
#30 CanadaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,948 1,655 1,481 +293 (+17.7%) +467 (+31.5%)
#31 CanadaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,942 1,697 1,348 +245 (+14.4%) +594 (+44.1%)
#32 CanadaAmericas PeruAmericas 1,842 917 967 +925 (+100.9%) +875 (+90.5%)
#33 CanadaAmericas BahamasAmericas 1,777 1,679 1,567 +98 (+5.8%) +210 (+13.4%)
#34 CanadaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 1,715 1,536 1,381 +179 (+11.7%) +334 (+24.2%)
#35 CanadaAmericas CyprusEurope 1,586 1,494 1,449 +92 (+6.2%) +137 (+9.5%)
#36 CanadaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 1,481 1,484 1,754 -3 (-0.2%) -273 (-15.6%)
#37 CanadaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,367 1,267 1,215 +100 (+7.9%) +152 (+12.5%)
#38 CanadaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 1,359 1,338 1,313 +21 (+1.6%) +46 (+3.5%)
#39 CanadaAmericas Czech RepublicEurope 1,336 1,241 1,118 +95 (+7.7%) +218 (+19.5%)
#40 CanadaAmericas SerbiaEurope 1,168 926 588 +242 (+26.1%) +580 (+98.6%)
#41 CanadaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 1,088 1,100 1,106 -12 (-1.1%) -18 (-1.6%)
#42 CanadaAmericas BulgariaEurope 1,035 753 484 +282 (+37.5%) +551 (+113.8%)
#43 CanadaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,021 1,070 1,136 -49 (-4.6%) -115 (-10.1%)
#44 CanadaAmericas BelizeAmericas 1,012 914 807 +98 (+10.7%) +205 (+25.4%)
#45 CanadaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 907 785 236 +122 (+15.5%) +671 (+284.3%)
#46 CanadaAmericas CroatiaEurope 898 943 1,004 -45 (-4.8%) -106 (-10.6%)
#47 CanadaAmericas AlbaniaEurope 807 849 906 -42 (-4.9%) -99 (-10.9%)
#48 CanadaAmericas BarbadosAmericas 701 695 689 +6 (+0.9%) +12 (+1.7%)
#49 CanadaAmericas EgyptAfrica 690 843 0 -153 (-18.1%) N/A
#50 CanadaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 666 613 480 +53 (+8.6%) +186 (+38.8%)