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 ChinaAsia USAAmericas 2,488,775 2,255,170 2,101,592 +233,605 (+10.4%) +387,183 (+18.4%)
#2 ChinaAsia JapanAsia 809,893 917,070 758,791 -107,177 (-11.7%) +51,102 (+6.7%)
#3 ChinaAsia CanadaAmericas 771,973 721,158 737,086 +50,815 (+7.0%) +34,887 (+4.7%)
#4 ChinaAsia South KoreaAsia 756,684 751,745 662,499 +4,939 (+0.7%) +94,185 (+14.2%)
#5 ChinaAsia AustraliaOceania 656,264 632,690 509,635 +23,574 (+3.7%) +146,629 (+28.8%)
#6 ChinaAsia SingaporeAsia 533,745 509,007 532,271 +24,738 (+4.9%) +1,474 (+0.3%)
#7 ChinaAsia ItalyEurope 240,895 241,671 192,597 -776 (-0.3%) +48,298 (+25.1%)
#8 ChinaAsia BangladeshAsia 219,299 159,619 162,772 +59,680 (+37.4%) +56,527 (+34.7%)
#9 ChinaAsia SpainEurope 198,909 190,373 162,210 +8,536 (+4.5%) +36,699 (+22.6%)
#10 ChinaAsia KazakhstanAsia 196,398 179,583 156,368 +16,815 (+9.4%) +40,030 (+25.6%)
#11 ChinaAsia GermanyEurope 168,314 152,761 117,274 +15,553 (+10.2%) +51,040 (+43.5%)
#12 ChinaAsia New ZealandOceania 145,906 144,287 115,315 +1,619 (+1.1%) +30,591 (+26.5%)
#13 ChinaAsia FranceEurope 120,595 114,237 110,174 +6,358 (+5.6%) +10,421 (+9.5%)
#14 ChinaAsia IndiaAsia 88,321 106,434 126,420 -18,113 (-17.0%) -38,099 (-30.1%)
#15 ChinaAsia ThailandAsia 85,764 100,327 121,694 -14,563 (-14.5%) -35,930 (-29.5%)
#16 ChinaAsia VietnamAsia 83,887 31,657 26,302 +52,230 (+165.0%) +57,585 (+218.9%)
#17 ChinaAsia IndonesiaAsia 82,568 47,633 15,036 +34,935 (+73.3%) +67,532 (+449.1%)
#18 ChinaAsia NetherlandsEurope 82,477 73,837 63,431 +8,640 (+11.7%) +19,046 (+30.0%)
#19 ChinaAsia SwedenEurope 40,898 35,677 28,556 +5,221 (+14.6%) +12,342 (+43.2%)
#20 ChinaAsia EgyptAfrica 34,659 7,407 14 +27,252 (+367.9%) +34,645 (+247,464.3%)
#21 ChinaAsia PanamaAmericas 34,214 22,427 18,665 +11,787 (+52.6%) +15,549 (+83.3%)
#22 ChinaAsia MalaysiaAsia 30,524 30,606 30,708 -82 (-0.3%) -184 (-0.6%)
#23 ChinaAsia SwitzerlandEurope 30,309 26,848 21,580 +3,461 (+12.9%) +8,729 (+40.4%)
#24 ChinaAsia TürkiyeAsia 29,249 21,804 11,377 +7,445 (+34.1%) +17,872 (+157.1%)
#25 ChinaAsia PhilippinesAsia 27,676 27,676 29,091 0 (0.0%) -1,415 (-4.9%)
#26 ChinaAsia EthiopiaAfrica 26,824 38,672 54,628 -11,848 (-30.6%) -27,804 (-50.9%)
#27 ChinaAsia BrazilAmericas 24,462 32,715 24,025 -8,253 (-25.2%) +437 (+1.8%)
#28 ChinaAsia BelgiumEurope 23,856 21,781 19,235 +2,075 (+9.5%) +4,621 (+24.0%)
#29 ChinaAsia HungaryEurope 20,818 17,648 13,867 +3,170 (+18.0%) +6,951 (+50.1%)
#30 ChinaAsia ArgentinaAmericas 19,955 17,325 14,216 +2,630 (+15.2%) +5,739 (+40.4%)
#31 ChinaAsia AustriaEurope 19,448 18,120 15,907 +1,328 (+7.3%) +3,541 (+22.3%)
#32 ChinaAsia NepalAsia 18,757 19,428 20,302 -671 (-3.5%) -1,545 (-7.6%)
#33 ChinaAsia IrelandEurope 18,391 14,712 11,276 +3,679 (+25.0%) +7,115 (+63.1%)
#34 ChinaAsia DenmarkEurope 16,145 14,577 12,426 +1,568 (+10.8%) +3,719 (+29.9%)
#35 ChinaAsia NorwayEurope 15,099 13,579 12,197 +1,520 (+11.2%) +2,902 (+23.8%)
#36 ChinaAsia RussiaEurope 13,724 24,009 36,698 -10,285 (-42.8%) -22,974 (-62.6%)
#37 ChinaAsia FinlandEurope 13,671 11,614 9,069 +2,057 (+17.7%) +4,602 (+50.7%)
#38 ChinaAsia PortugalEurope 13,500 12,000 10,461 +1,500 (+12.5%) +3,039 (+29.1%)
#39 ChinaAsia ChileAmericas 13,126 14,364 8,379 -1,238 (-8.6%) +4,747 (+56.7%)
#40 ChinaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 12,470 13,071 13,865 -601 (-4.6%) -1,395 (-10.1%)
#41 ChinaAsia MongoliaAsia 12,085 11,419 10,595 +666 (+5.8%) +1,490 (+14.1%)
#42 ChinaAsia MexicoAmericas 12,070 10,667 8,828 +1,403 (+13.2%) +3,242 (+36.7%)
#43 ChinaAsia UkraineEurope 6,757 6,668 6,560 +89 (+1.3%) +197 (+3.0%)
#44 ChinaAsia South AfricaAfrica 6,189 6,371 12,008 -182 (-2.9%) -5,819 (-48.5%)
#45 ChinaAsia SurinameAmericas 5,913 5,446 4,915 +467 (+8.6%) +998 (+20.3%)
#46 ChinaAsia BotswanaAfrica 5,043 4,777 4,466 +266 (+5.6%) +577 (+12.9%)
#47 ChinaAsia LuxembourgEurope 4,961 4,295 1,054 +666 (+15.5%) +3,907 (+370.7%)
#48 ChinaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 4,799 4,832 4,874 -33 (-0.7%) -75 (-1.5%)
#49 ChinaAsia PeruAmericas 4,560 4,355 4,085 +205 (+4.7%) +475 (+11.6%)
#50 ChinaAsia MaliAfrica 4,529 4,035 3,439 +494 (+12.2%) +1,090 (+31.7%)