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
#51 CanadaAmericas IcelandEurope 553 366 277 +187 (+51.1%) +276 (+99.6%)
#52 CanadaAmericas UruguayAmericas 480 372 313 +108 (+29.0%) +167 (+53.4%)
#53 CanadaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 470 453 434 +17 (+3.8%) +36 (+8.3%)
#54 CanadaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 469 426 379 +43 (+10.1%) +90 (+23.7%)
#55 CanadaAmericas SloveniaEurope 442 390 389 +52 (+13.3%) +53 (+13.6%)
#56 CanadaAmericas GuyanaAmericas 408 235 224 +173 (+73.6%) +184 (+82.1%)
#57 CanadaAmericas GhanaAfrica 361 323 283 +38 (+11.8%) +78 (+27.6%)
#58 CanadaAmericas HondurasAmericas 361 355 349 +6 (+1.7%) +12 (+3.4%)
#59 CanadaAmericas ZambiaAfrica 326 246 176 +80 (+32.5%) +150 (+85.2%)
#60 CanadaAmericas GabonAfrica 314 291 266 +23 (+7.9%) +48 (+18.0%)
#61 CanadaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 272 262 252 +10 (+3.8%) +20 (+7.9%)
#62 CanadaAmericas Sri LankaAsia 254 251 250 +3 (+1.2%) +4 (+1.6%)
#63 CanadaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 251 248 245 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.4%)
#64 CanadaAmericas UgandaAfrica 241 246 253 -5 (-2.0%) -12 (-4.7%)
#65 CanadaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 237 245 257 -8 (-3.3%) -20 (-7.8%)
#66 CanadaAmericas CameroonAfrica 230 207 178 +23 (+11.1%) +52 (+29.2%)
#67 CanadaAmericas GrenadaAmericas 229 225 227 +4 (+1.8%) +2 (+0.9%)
#68 CanadaAmericas EstoniaEurope 213 209 122 +4 (+1.9%) +91 (+74.6%)
#69 CanadaAmericas NamibiaAfrica 208 196 184 +12 (+6.1%) +24 (+13.0%)
#70 CanadaAmericas BotswanaAfrica 195 185 174 +10 (+5.4%) +21 (+12.1%)
#71 CanadaAmericas DominicaAmericas 190 186 184 +4 (+2.2%) +6 (+3.3%)
#72 CanadaAmericas Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas 176 173 172 +3 (+1.7%) +4 (+2.3%)
#73 CanadaAmericas MongoliaAsia 174 164 154 +10 (+6.1%) +20 (+13.0%)
#74 CanadaAmericas LatviaEurope 163 177 120 -14 (-7.9%) +43 (+35.8%)
#75 CanadaAmericas BelarusEurope 150 152 155 -2 (-1.3%) -5 (-3.2%)
#76 CanadaAmericas MaldivesAsia 108 101 94 +7 (+6.9%) +14 (+14.9%)
#77 CanadaAmericas MontenegroEurope 67 68 69 -1 (-1.5%) -2 (-2.9%)
#78 CanadaAmericas MauritaniaAfrica 57 53 50 +4 (+7.5%) +7 (+14.0%)
#79 CanadaAmericas TajikistanAsia 47 47 49 0 (0.0%) -2 (-4.1%)
#80 CanadaAmericas TogoAfrica 47 47 48 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.1%)
#81 CanadaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 46 51 119 -5 (-9.8%) -73 (-61.3%)
#82 CanadaAmericas CambodiaAsia 45 43 42 +2 (+4.7%) +3 (+7.1%)
#83 CanadaAmericas GuineaAfrica 41 42 46 -1 (-2.4%) -5 (-10.9%)
#84 CanadaAmericas LithuaniaEurope 40 38 29 +2 (+5.3%) +11 (+37.9%)
#85 CanadaAmericas BhutanAsia 38 37 37 +1 (+2.7%) +1 (+2.7%)
#86 CanadaAmericas LiberiaAfrica 35 42 56 -7 (-16.7%) -21 (-37.5%)
#87 CanadaAmericas MauritiusAfrica 35 35 36 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.8%)
#88 CanadaAmericas Guinea-BissauAfrica 34 41 57 -7 (-17.1%) -23 (-40.4%)
#89 CanadaAmericas CubaAmericas 18 25 34 -7 (-28.0%) -16 (-47.1%)
#90 CanadaAmericas EswatiniAfrica 17 17 19 0 (0.0%) -2 (-10.5%)
#91 CanadaAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 17 16 15 +1 (+6.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#92 CanadaAmericas Sierra LeoneAfrica 15 16 19 -1 (-6.3%) -4 (-21.1%)
#93 CanadaAmericas SamoaOceania 7 7 9 0 (0.0%) -2 (-22.2%)