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 ChadAfrica NigeriaAfrica 33,524 31,261 29,175 +2,263 (+7.2%) +4,349 (+14.9%)
#2 ChadAfrica CameroonAfrica 30,917 27,852 33,968 +3,065 (+11.0%) -3,051 (-9.0%)
#3 ChadAfrica South SudanAfrica 5,506 5,315 5,184 +191 (+3.6%) +322 (+6.2%)
#4 ChadAfrica UAEMiddle East 5,007 4,409 4,211 +598 (+13.6%) +796 (+18.9%)
#5 ChadAfrica GabonAfrica 4,904 4,543 4,132 +361 (+7.9%) +772 (+18.7%)
#6 ChadAfrica AngolaAfrica 1,947 1,889 31 +58 (+3.1%) +1,916 (+6,180.6%)
#7 ChadAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 1,511 1,378 1,189 +133 (+9.7%) +322 (+27.1%)
#8 ChadAfrica BeninAfrica 1,105 1,042 969 +63 (+6.0%) +136 (+14.0%)
#9 ChadAfrica LibyaAfrica 970 918 858 +52 (+5.7%) +112 (+13.1%)
#10 ChadAfrica MaliAfrica 779 694 593 +85 (+12.2%) +186 (+31.4%)
#11 ChadAfrica TogoAfrica 723 718 713 +5 (+0.7%) +10 (+1.4%)
#12 ChadAfrica ItalyEurope 531 498 493 +33 (+6.6%) +38 (+7.7%)
#13 ChadAfrica BahrainMiddle East 504 472 433 +32 (+6.8%) +71 (+16.4%)
#14 ChadAfrica GuineaAfrica 360 372 389 -12 (-3.2%) -29 (-7.5%)
#15 ChadAfrica EgyptAfrica 225 208 111 +17 (+8.2%) +114 (+102.7%)
#16 ChadAfrica SlovakiaEurope 145 133 139 +12 (+9.0%) +6 (+4.3%)
#17 ChadAfrica AustraliaOceania 110 94 68 +16 (+17.0%) +42 (+61.8%)
#18 ChadAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 58 54 51 +4 (+7.4%) +7 (+13.7%)
#19 ChadAfrica NorwayEurope 34 31 24 +3 (+9.7%) +10 (+41.7%)
#20 ChadAfrica DenmarkEurope 25 26 18 -1 (-3.8%) +7 (+38.9%)
#21 ChadAfrica GhanaAfrica 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#22 ChadAfrica GreeceEurope 17 16 17 +1 (+6.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 ChadAfrica LuxembourgEurope 14 12 0 +2 (+16.7%) N/A
#24 ChadAfrica FinlandEurope 13 11 7 +2 (+18.2%) +6 (+85.7%)
#25 ChadAfrica BulgariaEurope 6 4 5 +2 (+50.0%) +1 (+20.0%)
#26 ChadAfrica HungaryEurope 6 5 1 +1 (+20.0%) +5 (+500.0%)
#27 ChadAfrica Dominican RepublicAmericas 3 3 3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#28 ChadAfrica IcelandEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#29 ChadAfrica BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#30 ChadAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#31 ChadAfrica SloveniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)