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 CyprusEurope TürkiyeAsia 30,993 26,185 20,247 +4,808 (+18.4%) +10,746 (+53.1%)
#2 CyprusEurope GreeceEurope 23,412 22,039 21,562 +1,373 (+6.2%) +1,850 (+8.6%)
#3 CyprusEurope AustraliaOceania 16,610 18,425 20,077 -1,815 (-9.9%) -3,467 (-17.3%)
#4 CyprusEurope CanadaAmericas 3,907 4,124 4,155 -217 (-5.3%) -248 (-6.0%)
#5 CyprusEurope BulgariaEurope 2,034 1,479 883 +555 (+37.5%) +1,151 (+130.4%)
#6 CyprusEurope South AfricaAfrica 661 683 1,015 -22 (-3.2%) -354 (-34.9%)
#7 CyprusEurope ItalyEurope 474 501 657 -27 (-5.4%) -183 (-27.9%)
#8 CyprusEurope DenmarkEurope 401 295 221 +106 (+35.9%) +180 (+81.4%)
#9 CyprusEurope HungaryEurope 362 307 276 +55 (+17.9%) +86 (+31.2%)
#10 CyprusEurope ArgentinaAmericas 356 347 337 +9 (+2.6%) +19 (+5.6%)
#11 CyprusEurope Sri LankaAsia 254 251 250 +3 (+1.2%) +4 (+1.6%)
#12 CyprusEurope FinlandEurope 239 203 157 +36 (+17.7%) +82 (+52.2%)
#13 CyprusEurope NorwayEurope 234 210 196 +24 (+11.4%) +38 (+19.4%)
#14 CyprusEurope MaltaEurope 228 131 61 +97 (+74.0%) +167 (+273.8%)
#15 CyprusEurope SlovakiaEurope 186 171 120 +15 (+8.8%) +66 (+55.0%)
#16 CyprusEurope LuxembourgEurope 166 144 62 +22 (+15.3%) +104 (+167.7%)
#17 CyprusEurope LatviaEurope 54 59 44 -5 (-8.5%) +10 (+22.7%)
#18 CyprusEurope LithuaniaEurope 54 51 33 +3 (+5.9%) +21 (+63.6%)
#19 CyprusEurope EstoniaEurope 48 47 20 +1 (+2.1%) +28 (+140.0%)
#20 CyprusEurope PortugalEurope 35 31 29 +4 (+12.9%) +6 (+20.7%)
#21 CyprusEurope IcelandEurope 17 11 5 +6 (+54.5%) +12 (+240.0%)
#22 CyprusEurope VenezuelaAmericas 12 13 15 -1 (-7.7%) -3 (-20.0%)
#23 CyprusEurope SloveniaEurope 11 10 16 +1 (+10.0%) -5 (-31.3%)
#24 CyprusEurope Costa RicaAmericas 4 3 3 +1 (+33.3%) +1 (+33.3%)
#25 CyprusEurope BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)