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 EgyptAfrica Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 1,498,313 1,475,593 1,509,854 +22,720 (+1.5%) -11,541 (-0.8%)
#2 EgyptAfrica UAEMiddle East 841,883 741,460 707,918 +100,423 (+13.5%) +133,965 (+18.9%)
#3 EgyptAfrica JordanMiddle East 767,948 706,516 616,302 +61,432 (+8.7%) +151,646 (+24.6%)
#4 EgyptAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 449,863 410,273 353,426 +39,590 (+9.6%) +96,437 (+27.3%)
#5 EgyptAfrica USAAmericas 262,714 229,880 192,005 +32,834 (+14.3%) +70,709 (+36.8%)
#6 EgyptAfrica ItalyEurope 157,018 133,078 103,239 +23,940 (+18.0%) +53,779 (+52.1%)
#7 EgyptAfrica OmanMiddle East 84,977 65,728 68,029 +19,249 (+29.3%) +16,948 (+24.9%)
#8 EgyptAfrica BahrainMiddle East 84,943 79,462 72,947 +5,481 (+6.9%) +11,996 (+16.4%)
#9 EgyptAfrica CanadaAmericas 79,528 72,513 64,334 +7,015 (+9.7%) +15,194 (+23.6%)
#10 EgyptAfrica AustraliaOceania 46,879 47,278 44,717 -399 (-0.8%) +2,162 (+4.8%)
#11 EgyptAfrica TürkiyeAsia 42,894 29,478 4,282 +13,416 (+45.5%) +38,612 (+901.7%)
#12 EgyptAfrica FranceEurope 36,806 35,106 33,678 +1,700 (+4.8%) +3,128 (+9.3%)
#13 EgyptAfrica GreeceEurope 30,630 28,834 28,209 +1,796 (+6.2%) +2,421 (+8.6%)
#14 EgyptAfrica IsraelMiddle East 24,428 23,060 21,383 +1,368 (+5.9%) +3,045 (+14.2%)
#15 EgyptAfrica LibyaAfrica 23,699 22,420 20,932 +1,279 (+5.7%) +2,767 (+13.2%)
#16 EgyptAfrica NetherlandsEurope 20,227 16,892 13,047 +3,335 (+19.7%) +7,180 (+55.0%)
#17 EgyptAfrica AustriaEurope 16,395 15,070 13,662 +1,325 (+8.8%) +2,733 (+20.0%)
#18 EgyptAfrica IraqMiddle East 14,705 14,498 14,363 +207 (+1.4%) +342 (+2.4%)
#19 EgyptAfrica SwedenEurope 12,132 9,299 6,022 +2,833 (+30.5%) +6,110 (+101.5%)
#20 EgyptAfrica LebanonMiddle East 10,620 18,786 17,117 -8,166 (-43.5%) -6,497 (-38.0%)
#21 EgyptAfrica YemenMiddle East 7,857 7,739 7,596 +118 (+1.5%) +261 (+3.4%)
#22 EgyptAfrica BelgiumEurope 6,288 5,353 4,382 +935 (+17.5%) +1,906 (+43.5%)
#23 EgyptAfrica RussiaEurope 5,856 4,049 2,038 +1,807 (+44.6%) +3,818 (+187.3%)
#24 EgyptAfrica CyprusEurope 5,473 5,156 4,995 +317 (+6.1%) +478 (+9.6%)
#25 EgyptAfrica South SudanAfrica 5,465 5,275 5,145 +190 (+3.6%) +320 (+6.2%)
#26 EgyptAfrica BrazilAmericas 3,808 3,396 3,088 +412 (+12.1%) +720 (+23.3%)
#27 EgyptAfrica PolandEurope 3,184 2,059 1,112 +1,125 (+54.6%) +2,072 (+186.3%)
#28 EgyptAfrica HungaryEurope 2,619 2,220 1,264 +399 (+18.0%) +1,355 (+107.2%)
#29 EgyptAfrica South AfricaAfrica 2,476 2,657 3,437 -181 (-6.8%) -961 (-28.0%)
#30 EgyptAfrica MaltaEurope 2,451 1,410 648 +1,041 (+73.8%) +1,803 (+278.2%)
#31 EgyptAfrica JapanAsia 2,236 2,331 1,937 -95 (-4.1%) +299 (+15.4%)
#32 EgyptAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,187 1,988 1,771 +199 (+10.0%) +416 (+23.5%)
#33 EgyptAfrica MoroccoAfrica 2,176 2,005 1,825 +171 (+8.5%) +351 (+19.2%)
#34 EgyptAfrica North MacedoniaEurope 1,978 1,971 1,964 +7 (+0.4%) +14 (+0.7%)
#35 EgyptAfrica FinlandEurope 1,772 1,505 1,058 +267 (+17.7%) +714 (+67.5%)
#36 EgyptAfrica NorwayEurope 1,507 1,355 1,071 +152 (+11.2%) +436 (+40.7%)
#37 EgyptAfrica ChinaAsia 1,423 1,285 1,300 +138 (+10.7%) +123 (+9.5%)
#38 EgyptAfrica Czech RepublicEurope 1,315 1,122 865 +193 (+17.2%) +450 (+52.0%)
#39 EgyptAfrica TunisiaAfrica 1,267 1,206 1,136 +61 (+5.1%) +131 (+11.5%)
#40 EgyptAfrica MaliAfrica 952 848 724 +104 (+12.3%) +228 (+31.5%)
#41 EgyptAfrica PortugalEurope 540 480 420 +60 (+12.5%) +120 (+28.6%)
#42 EgyptAfrica BulgariaEurope 492 358 210 +134 (+37.4%) +282 (+134.3%)
#43 EgyptAfrica LuxembourgEurope 401 347 25 +54 (+15.6%) +376 (+1,504.0%)
#44 EgyptAfrica MexicoAmericas 349 287 240 +62 (+21.6%) +109 (+45.4%)
#45 EgyptAfrica ArgentinaAmericas 298 291 283 +7 (+2.4%) +15 (+5.3%)
#46 EgyptAfrica SlovakiaEurope 283 260 195 +23 (+8.8%) +88 (+45.1%)
#47 EgyptAfrica ZambiaAfrica 265 200 144 +65 (+32.5%) +121 (+84.0%)
#48 EgyptAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 263 245 225 +18 (+7.3%) +38 (+16.9%)
#49 EgyptAfrica CroatiaEurope 221 232 247 -11 (-4.7%) -26 (-10.5%)
#50 EgyptAfrica NamibiaAfrica 191 180 170 +11 (+6.1%) +21 (+12.4%)