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 Costa RicaAmericas PanamaAmericas 14,218 9,320 7,760 +4,898 (+52.6%) +6,458 (+83.2%)
#2 Costa RicaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 11,707 11,281 10,772 +426 (+3.8%) +935 (+8.7%)
#3 Costa RicaAmericas CanadaAmericas 5,117 4,672 4,743 +445 (+9.5%) +374 (+7.9%)
#4 Costa RicaAmericas MexicoAmericas 4,592 3,900 3,104 +692 (+17.7%) +1,488 (+47.9%)
#5 Costa RicaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 2,070 1,810 1,440 +260 (+14.4%) +630 (+43.8%)
#6 Costa RicaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,840 1,730 1,428 +110 (+6.4%) +412 (+28.9%)
#7 Costa RicaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,373 1,248 1,108 +125 (+10.0%) +265 (+23.9%)
#8 Costa RicaAmericas ChileAmericas 1,067 955 819 +112 (+11.7%) +248 (+30.3%)
#9 Costa RicaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,012 1,061 1,127 -49 (-4.6%) -115 (-10.2%)
#10 Costa RicaAmericas PeruAmericas 912 574 450 +338 (+58.9%) +462 (+102.7%)
#11 Costa RicaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 901 889 876 +12 (+1.3%) +25 (+2.9%)
#12 Costa RicaAmericas HondurasAmericas 895 879 861 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#13 Costa RicaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 835 924 685 -89 (-9.6%) +150 (+21.9%)
#14 Costa RicaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 719 694 664 +25 (+3.6%) +55 (+8.3%)
#15 Costa RicaAmericas AustraliaOceania 674 616 505 +58 (+9.4%) +169 (+33.5%)
#16 Costa RicaAmericas BrazilAmericas 462 539 460 -77 (-14.3%) +2 (+0.4%)
#17 Costa RicaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 431 437 479 -6 (-1.4%) -48 (-10.0%)
#18 Costa RicaAmericas NorwayEurope 356 320 277 +36 (+11.3%) +79 (+28.5%)
#19 Costa RicaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 345 320 307 +25 (+7.8%) +38 (+12.4%)
#20 Costa RicaAmericas DenmarkEurope 220 193 170 +27 (+14.0%) +50 (+29.4%)
#21 Costa RicaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 181 162 147 +19 (+11.7%) +34 (+23.1%)
#22 Costa RicaAmericas HungaryEurope 116 98 44 +18 (+18.4%) +72 (+163.6%)
#23 Costa RicaAmericas GuineaAfrica 108 112 118 -4 (-3.6%) -10 (-8.5%)
#24 Costa RicaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 102 100 99 +2 (+2.0%) +3 (+3.0%)
#25 Costa RicaAmericas FinlandEurope 86 73 61 +13 (+17.8%) +25 (+41.0%)
#26 Costa RicaAmericas BahamasAmericas 59 56 54 +3 (+5.4%) +5 (+9.3%)
#27 Costa RicaAmericas GreeceEurope 39 37 37 +2 (+5.4%) +2 (+5.4%)
#28 Costa RicaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 33 29 0 +4 (+13.8%) N/A
#29 Costa RicaAmericas IcelandEurope 27 18 7 +9 (+50.0%) +20 (+285.7%)
#30 Costa RicaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 17 16 12 +1 (+6.3%) +5 (+41.7%)
#31 Costa RicaAmericas EstoniaEurope 12 12 3 0 (0.0%) +9 (+300.0%)
#32 Costa RicaAmericas BulgariaEurope 11 8 7 +3 (+37.5%) +4 (+57.1%)
#33 Costa RicaAmericas SloveniaEurope 6 5 4 +1 (+20.0%) +2 (+50.0%)
#34 Costa RicaAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 4 4 5 0 (0.0%) -1 (-20.0%)
#35 Costa RicaAmericas CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#36 Costa RicaAmericas LatviaEurope 0 0 2 N/A -2 (-100.0%)