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 ChileAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 141,348 155,359 172,916 -14,011 (-9.0%) -31,568 (-18.3%)
#2 ChileAmericas SpainEurope 73,732 61,195 53,591 +12,537 (+20.5%) +20,141 (+37.6%)
#3 ChileAmericas AustraliaOceania 35,849 33,595 30,250 +2,254 (+6.7%) +5,599 (+18.5%)
#4 ChileAmericas SwedenEurope 27,831 27,976 28,139 -145 (-0.5%) -308 (-1.1%)
#5 ChileAmericas CanadaAmericas 27,191 27,873 28,300 -682 (-2.4%) -1,109 (-3.9%)
#6 ChileAmericas PeruAmericas 19,221 16,170 11,830 +3,051 (+18.9%) +7,391 (+62.5%)
#7 ChileAmericas BrazilAmericas 17,324 14,096 14,615 +3,228 (+22.9%) +2,709 (+18.5%)
#8 ChileAmericas MexicoAmericas 15,510 7,286 5,890 +8,224 (+112.9%) +9,620 (+163.3%)
#9 ChileAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 13,728 14,390 15,263 -662 (-4.6%) -1,535 (-10.1%)
#10 ChileAmericas ItalyEurope 12,743 12,446 11,742 +297 (+2.4%) +1,001 (+8.5%)
#11 ChileAmericas NorwayEurope 7,448 6,698 6,585 +750 (+11.2%) +863 (+13.1%)
#12 ChileAmericas New ZealandOceania 6,116 4,738 3,147 +1,378 (+29.1%) +2,969 (+94.3%)
#13 ChileAmericas BoliviaAmericas 5,882 5,268 4,731 +614 (+11.7%) +1,151 (+24.3%)
#14 ChileAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,406 4,599 3,397 +807 (+17.5%) +2,009 (+59.1%)
#15 ChileAmericas BelgiumEurope 4,639 4,360 4,220 +279 (+6.4%) +419 (+9.9%)
#16 ChileAmericas EcuadorAmericas 4,102 4,290 4,407 -188 (-4.4%) -305 (-6.9%)
#17 ChileAmericas IsraelMiddle East 4,070 3,831 3,554 +239 (+6.2%) +516 (+14.5%)
#18 ChileAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,323 2,178 1,813 +1,145 (+52.6%) +1,510 (+83.3%)
#19 ChileAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 2,517 2,086 1,739 +431 (+20.7%) +778 (+44.7%)
#20 ChileAmericas ParaguayAmericas 2,435 2,283 2,109 +152 (+6.7%) +326 (+15.5%)
#21 ChileAmericas DenmarkEurope 2,270 2,187 1,548 +83 (+3.8%) +722 (+46.6%)
#22 ChileAmericas MaliAfrica 2,011 1,792 1,528 +219 (+12.2%) +483 (+31.6%)
#23 ChileAmericas UruguayAmericas 1,980 1,536 1,288 +444 (+28.9%) +692 (+53.7%)
#24 ChileAmericas JapanAsia 1,177 1,089 807 +88 (+8.1%) +370 (+45.8%)
#25 ChileAmericas ChinaAsia 930 799 574 +131 (+16.4%) +356 (+62.0%)
#26 ChileAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 713 661 633 +52 (+7.9%) +80 (+12.6%)
#27 ChileAmericas FinlandEurope 638 542 408 +96 (+17.7%) +230 (+56.4%)
#28 ChileAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 408 452 789 -44 (-9.7%) -381 (-48.3%)
#29 ChileAmericas GreeceEurope 395 372 366 +23 (+6.2%) +29 (+7.9%)
#30 ChileAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 354 322 287 +32 (+9.9%) +67 (+23.3%)
#31 ChileAmericas HondurasAmericas 320 314 309 +6 (+1.9%) +11 (+3.6%)
#32 ChileAmericas South AfricaAfrica 266 267 273 -1 (-0.4%) -7 (-2.6%)
#33 ChileAmericas HungaryEurope 252 214 132 +38 (+17.8%) +120 (+90.9%)
#34 ChileAmericas LuxembourgEurope 251 217 57 +34 (+15.7%) +194 (+340.4%)
#35 ChileAmericas PortugalEurope 249 221 194 +28 (+12.7%) +55 (+28.4%)
#36 ChileAmericas AndorraEurope 243 229 214 +14 (+6.1%) +29 (+13.6%)
#37 ChileAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 235 232 229 +3 (+1.3%) +6 (+2.6%)
#38 ChileAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 135 130 126 +5 (+3.8%) +9 (+7.1%)
#39 ChileAmericas IcelandEurope 131 87 77 +44 (+50.6%) +54 (+70.1%)
#40 ChileAmericas CroatiaEurope 111 117 126 -6 (-5.1%) -15 (-11.9%)
#41 ChileAmericas CyprusEurope 49 46 45 +3 (+6.5%) +4 (+8.9%)
#42 ChileAmericas CubaAmericas 47 67 92 -20 (-29.9%) -45 (-48.9%)
#43 ChileAmericas SloveniaEurope 43 38 28 +5 (+13.2%) +15 (+53.6%)
#44 ChileAmericas BahamasAmericas 38 36 35 +2 (+5.6%) +3 (+8.6%)
#45 ChileAmericas BulgariaEurope 37 27 20 +10 (+37.0%) +17 (+85.0%)
#46 ChileAmericas SlovakiaEurope 35 32 28 +3 (+9.4%) +7 (+25.0%)
#47 ChileAmericas NamibiaAfrica 34 32 31 +2 (+6.3%) +3 (+9.7%)
#48 ChileAmericas EstoniaEurope 29 28 13 +1 (+3.6%) +16 (+123.1%)
#49 ChileAmericas GuineaAfrica 9 9 11 0 (0.0%) -2 (-18.2%)
#50 ChileAmericas LatviaEurope 6 7 5 -1 (-14.3%) +1 (+20.0%)