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 ColombiaAmericas USAAmericas 1,008,875 867,302 725,904 +141,573 (+16.3%) +282,971 (+39.0%)
#2 ColombiaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 875,552 917,753 973,315 -42,201 (-4.6%) -97,763 (-10.0%)
#3 ColombiaAmericas SpainEurope 792,228 513,451 344,064 +278,777 (+54.3%) +448,164 (+130.3%)
#4 ColombiaAmericas ChileAmericas 189,185 161,106 55,757 +28,079 (+17.4%) +133,428 (+239.3%)
#5 ColombiaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 159,966 210,790 216,114 -50,824 (-24.1%) -56,148 (-26.0%)
#6 ColombiaAmericas CanadaAmericas 101,001 79,420 72,901 +21,581 (+27.2%) +28,100 (+38.5%)
#7 ColombiaAmericas PanamaAmericas 77,349 50,702 55,251 +26,647 (+52.6%) +22,098 (+40.0%)
#8 ColombiaAmericas AustraliaOceania 59,674 39,104 19,945 +20,570 (+52.6%) +39,729 (+199.2%)
#9 ColombiaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 53,163 39,991 26,314 +13,172 (+32.9%) +26,849 (+102.0%)
#10 ColombiaAmericas MexicoAmericas 51,112 38,131 23,272 +12,981 (+34.0%) +27,840 (+119.6%)
#11 ColombiaAmericas ItalyEurope 45,753 41,866 36,835 +3,887 (+9.3%) +8,918 (+24.2%)
#12 ColombiaAmericas FranceEurope 43,218 38,553 31,276 +4,665 (+12.1%) +11,942 (+38.2%)
#13 ColombiaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 30,809 25,530 21,270 +5,279 (+20.7%) +9,539 (+44.8%)
#14 ColombiaAmericas PeruAmericas 25,477 18,217 11,815 +7,260 (+39.9%) +13,662 (+115.6%)
#15 ColombiaAmericas NetherlandsEurope 19,517 16,802 14,352 +2,715 (+16.2%) +5,165 (+36.0%)
#16 ColombiaAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 17,521 15,026 12,620 +2,495 (+16.6%) +4,901 (+38.8%)
#17 ColombiaAmericas ArubaAmericas 14,983 10,926 9,762 +4,057 (+37.1%) +5,221 (+53.5%)
#18 ColombiaAmericas SwedenEurope 14,267 12,961 11,814 +1,306 (+10.1%) +2,453 (+20.8%)
#19 ColombiaAmericas BrazilAmericas 10,230 12,561 9,583 -2,331 (-18.6%) +647 (+6.8%)
#20 ColombiaAmericas BelgiumEurope 9,685 7,888 6,217 +1,797 (+22.8%) +3,468 (+55.8%)
#21 ColombiaAmericas NorwayEurope 6,878 6,186 5,636 +692 (+11.2%) +1,242 (+22.0%)
#22 ColombiaAmericas New ZealandOceania 4,324 3,223 1,843 +1,101 (+34.2%) +2,481 (+134.6%)
#23 ColombiaAmericas DenmarkEurope 4,100 3,642 3,444 +458 (+12.6%) +656 (+19.0%)
#24 ColombiaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 3,685 3,301 2,965 +384 (+11.6%) +720 (+24.3%)
#25 ColombiaAmericas IsraelMiddle East 3,652 3,562 3,036 +90 (+2.5%) +616 (+20.3%)
#26 ColombiaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 3,650 4,039 3,788 -389 (-9.6%) -138 (-3.6%)
#27 ColombiaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 3,195 2,962 2,838 +233 (+7.9%) +357 (+12.6%)
#28 ColombiaAmericas JapanAsia 2,655 2,715 2,443 -60 (-2.2%) +212 (+8.7%)
#29 ColombiaAmericas GuineaAfrica 2,436 2,519 2,623 -83 (-3.3%) -187 (-7.1%)
#30 ColombiaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,446 1,228 985 +218 (+17.8%) +461 (+46.8%)
#31 ColombiaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,366 1,242 1,102 +124 (+10.0%) +264 (+24.0%)
#32 ColombiaAmericas ChinaAsia 951 871 851 +80 (+9.2%) +100 (+11.8%)
#33 ColombiaAmericas HondurasAmericas 902 886 868 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#34 ColombiaAmericas PortugalEurope 828 736 644 +92 (+12.5%) +184 (+28.6%)
#35 ColombiaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 595 515 25 +80 (+15.5%) +570 (+2,280.0%)
#36 ColombiaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 593 585 577 +8 (+1.4%) +16 (+2.8%)
#37 ColombiaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 485 467 447 +18 (+3.9%) +38 (+8.5%)
#38 ColombiaAmericas GreeceEurope 429 404 397 +25 (+6.2%) +32 (+8.1%)
#39 ColombiaAmericas HungaryEurope 395 335 202 +60 (+17.9%) +193 (+95.5%)
#40 ColombiaAmericas IcelandEurope 388 257 189 +131 (+51.0%) +199 (+105.3%)
#41 ColombiaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 220 196 163 +24 (+12.2%) +57 (+35.0%)
#42 ColombiaAmericas BahamasAmericas 217 205 193 +12 (+5.9%) +24 (+12.4%)
#43 ColombiaAmericas CyprusEurope 131 123 120 +8 (+6.5%) +11 (+9.2%)
#44 ColombiaAmericas BulgariaEurope 94 68 36 +26 (+38.2%) +58 (+161.1%)
#45 ColombiaAmericas SloveniaEurope 77 68 41 +9 (+13.2%) +36 (+87.8%)
#46 ColombiaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 75 69 56 +6 (+8.7%) +19 (+33.9%)
#47 ColombiaAmericas EstoniaEurope 58 57 27 +1 (+1.8%) +31 (+114.8%)
#48 ColombiaAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 46 43 41 +3 (+7.0%) +5 (+12.2%)
#49 ColombiaAmericas CroatiaEurope 39 41 45 -2 (-4.9%) -6 (-13.3%)
#50 ColombiaAmericas CubaAmericas 30 42 65 -12 (-28.6%) -35 (-53.8%)