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 FinlandEurope SwedenEurope 129,139 142,468 157,247 -13,329 (-9.4%) -28,108 (-17.9%)
#2 FinlandEurope NorwayEurope 7,986 7,182 6,779 +804 (+11.2%) +1,207 (+17.8%)
#3 FinlandEurope AustraliaOceania 7,752 8,576 9,175 -824 (-9.6%) -1,423 (-15.5%)
#4 FinlandEurope CanadaAmericas 7,526 8,685 10,068 -1,159 (-13.3%) -2,542 (-25.2%)
#5 FinlandEurope EstoniaEurope 6,040 5,928 3,870 +112 (+1.9%) +2,170 (+56.1%)
#6 FinlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,948 3,980 3,779 -32 (-0.8%) +169 (+4.5%)
#7 FinlandEurope BelgiumEurope 2,596 2,549 2,554 +47 (+1.8%) +42 (+1.6%)
#8 FinlandEurope ItalyEurope 2,577 2,751 2,663 -174 (-6.3%) -86 (-3.2%)
#9 FinlandEurope BelarusEurope 2,055 2,079 2,111 -24 (-1.2%) -56 (-2.7%)
#10 FinlandEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,333 1,154 1,302 +179 (+15.5%) +31 (+2.4%)
#11 FinlandEurope RussiaEurope 1,227 1,477 1,791 -250 (-16.9%) -564 (-31.5%)
#12 FinlandEurope HungaryEurope 1,088 922 721 +166 (+18.0%) +367 (+50.9%)
#13 FinlandEurope LibyaAfrica 936 885 828 +51 (+5.8%) +108 (+13.0%)
#14 FinlandEurope GreeceEurope 833 784 768 +49 (+6.3%) +65 (+8.5%)
#15 FinlandEurope IsraelMiddle East 687 673 657 +14 (+2.1%) +30 (+4.6%)
#16 FinlandEurope PolandEurope 652 555 372 +97 (+17.5%) +280 (+75.3%)
#17 FinlandEurope BrazilAmericas 626 838 686 -212 (-25.3%) -60 (-8.7%)
#18 FinlandEurope ChinaAsia 575 537 859 +38 (+7.1%) -284 (-33.1%)
#19 FinlandEurope CyprusEurope 519 489 474 +30 (+6.1%) +45 (+9.5%)
#20 FinlandEurope PortugalEurope 429 381 334 +48 (+12.6%) +95 (+28.4%)
#21 FinlandEurope MaltaEurope 407 234 109 +173 (+73.9%) +298 (+273.4%)
#22 FinlandEurope IcelandEurope 356 236 178 +120 (+50.8%) +178 (+100.0%)
#23 FinlandEurope BulgariaEurope 290 211 129 +79 (+37.4%) +161 (+124.8%)
#24 FinlandEurope South AfricaAfrica 288 290 284 -2 (-0.7%) +4 (+1.4%)
#25 FinlandEurope ChileAmericas 264 239 209 +25 (+10.5%) +55 (+26.3%)
#26 FinlandEurope EgyptAfrica 236 293 0 -57 (-19.5%) N/A
#27 FinlandEurope SlovakiaEurope 226 208 154 +18 (+8.7%) +72 (+46.8%)
#28 FinlandEurope MexicoAmericas 222 195 170 +27 (+13.8%) +52 (+30.6%)
#29 FinlandEurope LithuaniaEurope 173 164 108 +9 (+5.5%) +65 (+60.2%)
#30 FinlandEurope LatviaEurope 139 151 170 -12 (-7.9%) -31 (-18.2%)
#31 FinlandEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 109 111 116 -2 (-1.8%) -7 (-6.0%)
#32 FinlandEurope NamibiaAfrica 86 81 77 +5 (+6.2%) +9 (+11.7%)
#33 FinlandEurope PanamaAmericas 84 55 46 +29 (+52.7%) +38 (+82.6%)
#34 FinlandEurope RomaniaEurope 71 77 83 -6 (-7.8%) -12 (-14.5%)
#35 FinlandEurope VenezuelaAmericas 64 67 72 -3 (-4.5%) -8 (-11.1%)
#36 FinlandEurope Sri LankaAsia 61 60 61 +1 (+1.7%) 0 (0.0%)
#37 FinlandEurope BoliviaAmericas 48 43 41 +5 (+11.6%) +7 (+17.1%)
#38 FinlandEurope SloveniaEurope 44 39 33 +5 (+12.8%) +11 (+33.3%)
#39 FinlandEurope CroatiaEurope 34 36 39 -2 (-5.6%) -5 (-12.8%)
#40 FinlandEurope Costa RicaAmericas 31 26 22 +5 (+19.2%) +9 (+40.9%)
#41 FinlandEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 29 27 27 +2 (+7.4%) +2 (+7.4%)
#42 FinlandEurope GeorgiaAsia 10 10 11 0 (0.0%) -1 (-9.1%)
#43 FinlandEurope LiechtensteinEurope 9 8 8 +1 (+12.5%) +1 (+12.5%)
#44 FinlandEurope GuineaAfrica 4 4 6 0 (0.0%) -2 (-33.3%)
#45 FinlandEurope MongoliaAsia 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)