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
#51 FranceEurope FinlandEurope 3,159 2,684 2,268 +475 (+17.7%) +891 (+39.3%)
#52 FranceEurope South AfricaAfrica 3,082 3,111 3,566 -29 (-0.9%) -484 (-13.6%)
#53 FranceEurope EgyptAfrica 2,419 2,984 0 -565 (-18.9%) N/A
#54 FranceEurope MaltaEurope 2,253 1,296 596 +957 (+73.8%) +1,657 (+278.0%)
#55 FranceEurope RussiaEurope 2,013 2,148 2,318 -135 (-6.3%) -305 (-13.2%)
#56 FranceEurope PeruAmericas 1,804 1,872 1,955 -68 (-3.6%) -151 (-7.7%)
#57 FranceEurope PanamaAmericas 1,774 1,163 969 +611 (+52.5%) +805 (+83.1%)
#58 FranceEurope BahrainMiddle East 1,715 1,605 1,473 +110 (+6.9%) +242 (+16.4%)
#59 FranceEurope CroatiaEurope 1,577 1,655 1,760 -78 (-4.7%) -183 (-10.4%)
#60 FranceEurope BoliviaAmericas 1,537 1,377 1,238 +160 (+11.6%) +299 (+24.2%)
#61 FranceEurope MauritiusAfrica 1,532 1,519 1,505 +13 (+0.9%) +27 (+1.8%)
#62 FranceEurope BeninAfrica 1,487 1,402 1,304 +85 (+6.1%) +183 (+14.0%)
#63 FranceEurope ChadAfrica 1,381 1,216 1,048 +165 (+13.6%) +333 (+31.8%)
#64 FranceEurope IcelandEurope 1,374 910 538 +464 (+51.0%) +836 (+155.4%)
#65 FranceEurope SloveniaEurope 1,340 1,182 1,167 +158 (+13.4%) +173 (+14.8%)
#66 FranceEurope Costa RicaAmericas 1,262 1,046 873 +216 (+20.7%) +389 (+44.6%)
#67 FranceEurope EstoniaEurope 978 960 536 +18 (+1.9%) +442 (+82.5%)
#68 FranceEurope CyprusEurope 964 908 881 +56 (+6.2%) +83 (+9.4%)
#69 FranceEurope IndiaAsia 888 941 1,008 -53 (-5.6%) -120 (-11.9%)
#70 FranceEurope TogoAfrica 804 798 792 +6 (+0.8%) +12 (+1.5%)
#71 FranceEurope EcuadorAmericas 787 928 1,083 -141 (-15.2%) -296 (-27.3%)
#72 FranceEurope UruguayAmericas 722 560 470 +162 (+28.9%) +252 (+53.6%)
#73 FranceEurope ParaguayAmericas 707 663 614 +44 (+6.6%) +93 (+15.1%)
#74 FranceEurope NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#75 FranceEurope VanuatuOceania 565 555 543 +10 (+1.8%) +22 (+4.1%)
#76 FranceEurope AlgeriaAfrica 563 543 523 +20 (+3.7%) +40 (+7.6%)
#77 FranceEurope LithuaniaEurope 547 519 334 +28 (+5.4%) +213 (+63.8%)
#78 FranceEurope ComorosAfrica 477 479 482 -2 (-0.4%) -5 (-1.0%)
#79 FranceEurope MontenegroEurope 442 446 446 -4 (-0.9%) -4 (-0.9%)
#80 FranceEurope CambodiaAsia 311 294 275 +17 (+5.8%) +36 (+13.1%)
#81 FranceEurope Sri LankaAsia 303 300 297 +3 (+1.0%) +6 (+2.0%)
#82 FranceEurope GuatemalaAmericas 302 275 246 +27 (+9.8%) +56 (+22.8%)
#83 FranceEurope GhanaAfrica 284 254 223 +30 (+11.8%) +61 (+27.4%)
#84 FranceEurope LatviaEurope 257 279 181 -22 (-7.9%) +76 (+42.0%)
#85 FranceEurope SeychellesAfrica 246 242 239 +4 (+1.7%) +7 (+2.9%)
#86 FranceEurope GuineaAfrica 229 237 248 -8 (-3.4%) -19 (-7.7%)
#87 FranceEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 221 211 201 +10 (+4.7%) +20 (+10.0%)
#88 FranceEurope El SalvadorAmericas 219 216 214 +3 (+1.4%) +5 (+2.3%)
#89 FranceEurope BahamasAmericas 161 152 143 +9 (+5.9%) +18 (+12.6%)
#90 FranceEurope NicaraguaAmericas 160 154 148 +6 (+3.9%) +12 (+8.1%)
#91 FranceEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 153 162 174 -9 (-5.6%) -21 (-12.1%)
#92 FranceEurope HondurasAmericas 149 146 144 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.5%)
#93 FranceEurope LiechtensteinEurope 138 129 125 +9 (+7.0%) +13 (+10.4%)
#94 FranceEurope MaldivesAsia 133 124 115 +9 (+7.3%) +18 (+15.7%)
#95 FranceEurope ZambiaAfrica 111 84 61 +27 (+32.1%) +50 (+82.0%)
#96 FranceEurope BermudaOther 101 99 101 +2 (+2.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#97 FranceEurope MongoliaAsia 91 86 81 +5 (+5.8%) +10 (+12.3%)
#98 FranceEurope DominicaAmericas 82 80 80 +2 (+2.5%) +2 (+2.5%)
#99 FranceEurope Guinea-BissauAfrica 66 79 110 -13 (-16.5%) -44 (-40.0%)
#100 FranceEurope Puerto RicoAmericas 55 61 143 -6 (-9.8%) -88 (-61.5%)