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 Côte d’IvoireAfrica MaliAfrica 219,185 195,271 166,367 +23,914 (+12.2%) +52,818 (+31.7%)
#2 Côte d’IvoireAfrica FranceEurope 169,206 144,739 111,792 +24,467 (+16.9%) +57,414 (+51.4%)
#3 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GhanaAfrica 82,933 74,228 64,621 +8,705 (+11.7%) +18,312 (+28.3%)
#4 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BeninAfrica 36,443 34,358 31,920 +2,085 (+6.1%) +4,523 (+14.2%)
#5 Côte d’IvoireAfrica ItalyEurope 35,037 33,948 23,479 +1,089 (+3.2%) +11,558 (+49.2%)
#6 Côte d’IvoireAfrica CanadaAmericas 27,793 17,685 11,442 +10,108 (+57.2%) +16,351 (+142.9%)
#7 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LiberiaAfrica 16,235 19,715 36,541 -3,480 (-17.7%) -20,306 (-55.6%)
#8 Côte d’IvoireAfrica AngolaAfrica 13,031 12,644 6,448 +387 (+3.1%) +6,583 (+102.1%)
#9 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,359 7,088 5,746 +1,271 (+17.9%) +2,613 (+45.5%)
#10 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GuineaAfrica 7,401 7,654 7,968 -253 (-3.3%) -567 (-7.1%)
#11 Côte d’IvoireAfrica TogoAfrica 5,841 5,798 5,746 +43 (+0.7%) +95 (+1.7%)
#12 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GabonAfrica 3,679 3,408 3,099 +271 (+8.0%) +580 (+18.7%)
#13 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SenegalAfrica 3,002 2,928 2,850 +74 (+2.5%) +152 (+5.3%)
#14 Côte d’IvoireAfrica TunisiaAfrica 720 685 646 +35 (+5.1%) +74 (+11.5%)
#15 Côte d’IvoireAfrica AustraliaOceania 682 657 595 +25 (+3.8%) +87 (+14.6%)
#16 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LibyaAfrica 672 636 594 +36 (+5.7%) +78 (+13.1%)
#17 Côte d’IvoireAfrica ChinaAsia 588 499 235 +89 (+17.8%) +353 (+150.2%)
#18 Côte d’IvoireAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 542 504 462 +38 (+7.5%) +80 (+17.3%)
#19 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LuxembourgEurope 514 445 0 +69 (+15.5%) N/A
#20 Côte d’IvoireAfrica DenmarkEurope 506 483 453 +23 (+4.8%) +53 (+11.7%)
#21 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BrazilAmericas 502 609 430 -107 (-17.6%) +72 (+16.7%)
#22 Côte d’IvoireAfrica South AfricaAfrica 432 581 664 -149 (-25.6%) -232 (-34.9%)
#23 Côte d’IvoireAfrica NorwayEurope 410 369 336 +41 (+11.1%) +74 (+22.0%)
#24 Côte d’IvoireAfrica EgyptAfrica 176 296 303 -120 (-40.5%) -127 (-41.9%)
#25 Côte d’IvoireAfrica FinlandEurope 172 146 122 +26 (+17.8%) +50 (+41.0%)
#26 Côte d’IvoireAfrica PortugalEurope 165 147 130 +18 (+12.2%) +35 (+26.9%)
#27 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GreeceEurope 133 125 80 +8 (+6.4%) +53 (+66.3%)
#28 Côte d’IvoireAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 110 118 154 -8 (-6.8%) -44 (-28.6%)
#29 Côte d’IvoireAfrica HungaryEurope 70 59 35 +11 (+18.6%) +35 (+100.0%)
#30 Côte d’IvoireAfrica IsraelMiddle East 40 15 5 +25 (+166.7%) +35 (+700.0%)
#31 Côte d’IvoireAfrica NamibiaAfrica 32 30 29 +2 (+6.7%) +3 (+10.3%)
#32 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BulgariaEurope 21 15 12 +6 (+40.0%) +9 (+75.0%)
#33 Côte d’IvoireAfrica IcelandEurope 11 7 1 +4 (+57.1%) +10 (+1,000.0%)
#34 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SlovakiaEurope 10 9 9 +1 (+11.1%) +1 (+11.1%)
#35 Côte d’IvoireAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#36 Côte d’IvoireAfrica EstoniaEurope 6 6 5 0 (0.0%) +1 (+20.0%)
#37 Côte d’IvoireAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 4 3 3 +1 (+33.3%) +1 (+33.3%)
#38 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BoliviaAmericas 3 3 4 0 (0.0%) -1 (-25.0%)
#39 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SloveniaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#40 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#41 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#42 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A