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 DenmarkEurope SwedenEurope 37,372 39,185 42,114 -1,813 (-4.6%) -4,742 (-11.3%)
#2 DenmarkEurope NorwayEurope 27,624 24,842 25,312 +2,782 (+11.2%) +2,312 (+9.1%)
#3 DenmarkEurope CanadaAmericas 9,798 11,365 13,671 -1,567 (-13.8%) -3,873 (-28.3%)
#4 DenmarkEurope AustraliaOceania 8,927 9,646 10,235 -719 (-7.5%) -1,308 (-12.8%)
#5 DenmarkEurope IcelandEurope 5,917 3,918 3,283 +1,999 (+51.0%) +2,634 (+80.2%)
#6 DenmarkEurope PolandEurope 3,551 2,780 1,447 +771 (+27.7%) +2,104 (+145.4%)
#7 DenmarkEurope ItalyEurope 3,005 3,034 2,910 -29 (-1.0%) +95 (+3.3%)
#8 DenmarkEurope IsraelMiddle East 2,383 2,240 2,078 +143 (+6.4%) +305 (+14.7%)
#9 DenmarkEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,846 1,598 2,535 +248 (+15.5%) -689 (-27.2%)
#10 DenmarkEurope FinlandEurope 1,321 1,122 923 +199 (+17.7%) +398 (+43.1%)
#11 DenmarkEurope GreeceEurope 974 917 899 +57 (+6.2%) +75 (+8.3%)
#12 DenmarkEurope JapanAsia 937 1,140 1,035 -203 (-17.8%) -98 (-9.5%)
#13 DenmarkEurope LibyaAfrica 868 821 768 +47 (+5.7%) +100 (+13.0%)
#14 DenmarkEurope ChinaAsia 837 781 1,182 +56 (+7.2%) -345 (-29.2%)
#15 DenmarkEurope BulgariaEurope 763 555 201 +208 (+37.5%) +562 (+279.6%)
#16 DenmarkEurope HungaryEurope 758 643 435 +115 (+17.9%) +323 (+74.3%)
#17 DenmarkEurope MaltaEurope 683 393 181 +290 (+73.8%) +502 (+277.3%)
#18 DenmarkEurope LithuaniaEurope 637 605 377 +32 (+5.3%) +260 (+69.0%)
#19 DenmarkEurope EgyptAfrica 616 654 0 -38 (-5.8%) N/A
#20 DenmarkEurope South AfricaAfrica 594 601 660 -7 (-1.2%) -66 (-10.0%)
#21 DenmarkEurope BrazilAmericas 564 547 514 +17 (+3.1%) +50 (+9.7%)
#22 DenmarkEurope PortugalEurope 507 451 395 +56 (+12.4%) +112 (+28.4%)
#23 DenmarkEurope ArgentinaAmericas 472 461 447 +11 (+2.4%) +25 (+5.6%)
#24 DenmarkEurope BotswanaAfrica 363 344 324 +19 (+5.5%) +39 (+12.0%)
#25 DenmarkEurope MexicoAmericas 359 328 288 +31 (+9.5%) +71 (+24.7%)
#26 DenmarkEurope SlovakiaEurope 354 326 260 +28 (+8.6%) +94 (+36.2%)
#27 DenmarkEurope SerbiaEurope 340 267 170 +73 (+27.3%) +170 (+100.0%)
#28 DenmarkEurope ChileAmericas 297 283 269 +14 (+4.9%) +28 (+10.4%)
#29 DenmarkEurope PanamaAmericas 268 176 147 +92 (+52.3%) +121 (+82.3%)
#30 DenmarkEurope EstoniaEurope 229 225 168 +4 (+1.8%) +61 (+36.3%)
#31 DenmarkEurope LatviaEurope 219 238 203 -19 (-8.0%) +16 (+7.9%)
#32 DenmarkEurope PeruAmericas 203 60 110 +143 (+238.3%) +93 (+84.5%)
#33 DenmarkEurope BelarusEurope 193 195 199 -2 (-1.0%) -6 (-3.0%)
#34 DenmarkEurope CyprusEurope 174 164 161 +10 (+6.1%) +13 (+8.1%)
#35 DenmarkEurope BoliviaAmericas 132 118 108 +14 (+11.9%) +24 (+22.2%)
#36 DenmarkEurope VenezuelaAmericas 130 136 145 -6 (-4.4%) -15 (-10.3%)
#37 DenmarkEurope TajikistanAsia 129 129 130 0 (0.0%) -1 (-0.8%)
#38 DenmarkEurope AndorraEurope 126 119 112 +7 (+5.9%) +14 (+12.5%)
#39 DenmarkEurope NamibiaAfrica 124 117 110 +7 (+6.0%) +14 (+12.7%)
#40 DenmarkEurope MontenegroEurope 95 96 97 -1 (-1.0%) -2 (-2.1%)
#41 DenmarkEurope Costa RicaAmericas 91 75 63 +16 (+21.3%) +28 (+44.4%)
#42 DenmarkEurope CroatiaEurope 90 95 102 -5 (-5.3%) -12 (-11.8%)
#43 DenmarkEurope SloveniaEurope 78 69 58 +9 (+13.0%) +20 (+34.5%)
#44 DenmarkEurope GuineaAfrica 61 63 66 -2 (-3.2%) -5 (-7.6%)
#45 DenmarkEurope RomaniaEurope 58 57 57 +1 (+1.8%) +1 (+1.8%)
#46 DenmarkEurope NicaraguaAmericas 55 53 52 +2 (+3.8%) +3 (+5.8%)
#47 DenmarkEurope BhutanAsia 39 38 38 +1 (+2.6%) +1 (+2.6%)
#48 DenmarkEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 27 25 25 +2 (+8.0%) +2 (+8.0%)
#49 DenmarkEurope BermudaOther 18 18 20 0 (0.0%) -2 (-10.0%)
#50 DenmarkEurope BahamasAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)