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 El SalvadorAmericas USAAmericas 1,569,946 1,463,484 1,379,162 +106,462 (+7.3%) +190,784 (+13.8%)
#2 El SalvadorAmericas MexicoAmericas 55,410 38,533 14,048 +16,877 (+43.8%) +41,362 (+294.4%)
#3 El SalvadorAmericas CanadaAmericas 49,004 49,409 48,522 -405 (-0.8%) +482 (+1.0%)
#4 El SalvadorAmericas SpainEurope 42,228 26,018 13,781 +16,210 (+62.3%) +28,447 (+206.4%)
#5 El SalvadorAmericas ItalyEurope 24,538 18,402 12,473 +6,136 (+33.3%) +12,065 (+96.7%)
#6 El SalvadorAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 22,750 20,683 18,301 +2,067 (+10.0%) +4,449 (+24.3%)
#7 El SalvadorAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 20,131 16,682 13,900 +3,449 (+20.7%) +6,231 (+44.8%)
#8 El SalvadorAmericas BelizeAmericas 11,092 10,016 8,828 +1,076 (+10.7%) +2,264 (+25.6%)
#9 El SalvadorAmericas AustraliaOceania 10,898 11,260 11,360 -362 (-3.2%) -462 (-4.1%)
#10 El SalvadorAmericas HondurasAmericas 9,234 9,071 8,853 +163 (+1.8%) +381 (+4.3%)
#11 El SalvadorAmericas PanamaAmericas 6,326 4,147 3,225 +2,179 (+52.5%) +3,101 (+96.2%)
#12 El SalvadorAmericas BelgiumEurope 2,981 2,691 569 +290 (+10.8%) +2,412 (+423.9%)
#13 El SalvadorAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 2,653 2,557 2,444 +96 (+3.8%) +209 (+8.6%)
#14 El SalvadorAmericas ChileAmericas 1,289 1,084 806 +205 (+18.9%) +483 (+59.9%)
#15 El SalvadorAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 912 956 1,015 -44 (-4.6%) -103 (-10.1%)
#16 El SalvadorAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 901 761 599 +140 (+18.4%) +302 (+50.4%)
#17 El SalvadorAmericas ColombiaAmericas 898 778 596 +120 (+15.4%) +302 (+50.7%)
#18 El SalvadorAmericas LibyaAfrica 797 754 706 +43 (+5.7%) +91 (+12.9%)
#19 El SalvadorAmericas PeruAmericas 615 476 295 +139 (+29.2%) +320 (+108.5%)
#20 El SalvadorAmericas EcuadorAmericas 433 398 298 +35 (+8.8%) +135 (+45.3%)
#21 El SalvadorAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 300 278 267 +22 (+7.9%) +33 (+12.4%)
#22 El SalvadorAmericas NorwayEurope 250 225 202 +25 (+11.1%) +48 (+23.8%)
#23 El SalvadorAmericas BoliviaAmericas 156 140 128 +16 (+11.4%) +28 (+21.9%)
#24 El SalvadorAmericas JamaicaAmericas 135 133 132 +2 (+1.5%) +3 (+2.3%)
#25 El SalvadorAmericas DenmarkEurope 125 109 84 +16 (+14.7%) +41 (+48.8%)
#26 El SalvadorAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 117 130 846 -13 (-10.0%) -729 (-86.2%)
#27 El SalvadorAmericas PortugalEurope 108 96 85 +12 (+12.5%) +23 (+27.1%)
#28 El SalvadorAmericas FinlandEurope 87 74 60 +13 (+17.6%) +27 (+45.0%)
#29 El SalvadorAmericas BahamasAmericas 81 77 73 +4 (+5.2%) +8 (+11.0%)
#30 El SalvadorAmericas BrazilAmericas 71 73 113 -2 (-2.7%) -42 (-37.2%)
#31 El SalvadorAmericas LuxembourgEurope 54 47 0 +7 (+14.9%) N/A
#32 El SalvadorAmericas GreeceEurope 52 49 49 +3 (+6.1%) +3 (+6.1%)
#33 El SalvadorAmericas IcelandEurope 41 27 13 +14 (+51.9%) +28 (+215.4%)
#34 El SalvadorAmericas HungaryEurope 25 21 15 +4 (+19.0%) +10 (+66.7%)
#35 El SalvadorAmericas BulgariaEurope 15 11 8 +4 (+36.4%) +7 (+87.5%)
#36 El SalvadorAmericas CyprusEurope 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#37 El SalvadorAmericas EstoniaEurope 4 4 1 0 (0.0%) +3 (+300.0%)
#38 El SalvadorAmericas GuineaAfrica 2 2 4 0 (0.0%) -2 (-50.0%)
#39 El SalvadorAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#40 El SalvadorAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#41 El SalvadorAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A