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 EstoniaEurope FinlandEurope 55,655 47,280 41,006 +8,375 (+17.7%) +14,649 (+35.7%)
#2 EstoniaEurope RussiaEurope 24,906 33,399 43,974 -8,493 (-25.4%) -19,068 (-43.4%)
#3 EstoniaEurope UkraineEurope 10,531 10,392 10,222 +139 (+1.3%) +309 (+3.0%)
#4 EstoniaEurope SwedenEurope 9,461 9,718 10,291 -257 (-2.6%) -830 (-8.1%)
#5 EstoniaEurope NorwayEurope 5,273 4,742 5,013 +531 (+11.2%) +260 (+5.2%)
#6 EstoniaEurope AustraliaOceania 3,498 3,553 3,443 -55 (-1.5%) +55 (+1.6%)
#7 EstoniaEurope BelarusEurope 3,157 3,194 3,243 -37 (-1.2%) -86 (-2.7%)
#8 EstoniaEurope LatviaEurope 2,622 2,847 3,081 -225 (-7.9%) -459 (-14.9%)
#9 EstoniaEurope ItalyEurope 1,524 1,515 1,373 +9 (+0.6%) +151 (+11.0%)
#10 EstoniaEurope DenmarkEurope 1,483 1,424 1,481 +59 (+4.1%) +2 (+0.1%)
#11 EstoniaEurope KazakhstanAsia 1,346 1,308 1,262 +38 (+2.9%) +84 (+6.7%)
#12 EstoniaEurope LithuaniaEurope 866 822 816 +44 (+5.4%) +50 (+6.1%)
#13 EstoniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 690 597 526 +93 (+15.6%) +164 (+31.2%)
#14 EstoniaEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 545 557 573 -12 (-2.2%) -28 (-4.9%)
#15 EstoniaEurope South AfricaAfrica 529 408 233 +121 (+29.7%) +296 (+127.0%)
#16 EstoniaEurope ChileAmericas 385 349 151 +36 (+10.3%) +234 (+155.0%)
#17 EstoniaEurope IcelandEurope 269 178 129 +91 (+51.1%) +140 (+108.5%)
#18 EstoniaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 224 219 213 +5 (+2.3%) +11 (+5.2%)
#19 EstoniaEurope BrazilAmericas 210 202 192 +8 (+4.0%) +18 (+9.4%)
#20 EstoniaEurope HungaryEurope 189 160 148 +29 (+18.1%) +41 (+27.7%)
#21 EstoniaEurope PortugalEurope 163 145 128 +18 (+12.4%) +35 (+27.3%)
#22 EstoniaEurope BulgariaEurope 142 103 64 +39 (+37.9%) +78 (+121.9%)
#23 EstoniaEurope GreeceEurope 138 130 128 +8 (+6.2%) +10 (+7.8%)
#24 EstoniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 124 121 119 +3 (+2.5%) +5 (+4.2%)
#25 EstoniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 75 69 55 +6 (+8.7%) +20 (+36.4%)
#26 EstoniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 45 47 52 -2 (-4.3%) -7 (-13.5%)
#27 EstoniaEurope CyprusEurope 28 26 26 +2 (+7.7%) +2 (+7.7%)
#28 EstoniaEurope SloveniaEurope 27 24 28 +3 (+12.5%) -1 (-3.6%)
#29 EstoniaEurope BahamasAmericas 16 15 16 +1 (+6.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#30 EstoniaEurope CroatiaEurope 16 17 20 -1 (-5.9%) -4 (-20.0%)
#31 EstoniaEurope AzerbaijanAsia 10 12 77 -2 (-16.7%) -67 (-87.0%)
#32 EstoniaEurope BoliviaAmericas 7 6 7 +1 (+16.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#33 EstoniaEurope Costa RicaAmericas 4 3 3 +1 (+33.3%) +1 (+33.3%)
#34 EstoniaEurope LiechtensteinEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)