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 GabonAfrica FranceEurope 36,785 31,774 23,500 +5,011 (+15.8%) +13,285 (+56.5%)
#2 GabonAfrica MaliAfrica 15,565 13,867 11,817 +1,698 (+12.2%) +3,748 (+31.7%)
#3 GabonAfrica CameroonAfrica 1,363 1,228 1,055 +135 (+11.0%) +308 (+29.2%)
#4 GabonAfrica TogoAfrica 910 903 896 +7 (+0.8%) +14 (+1.6%)
#5 GabonAfrica PortugalEurope 728 647 566 +81 (+12.5%) +162 (+28.6%)
#6 GabonAfrica ItalyEurope 662 551 367 +111 (+20.1%) +295 (+80.4%)
#7 GabonAfrica South AfricaAfrica 652 666 931 -14 (-2.1%) -279 (-30.0%)
#8 GabonAfrica ChadAfrica 455 401 347 +54 (+13.5%) +108 (+31.1%)
#9 GabonAfrica Equatorial GuineaAfrica 331 307 256 +24 (+7.8%) +75 (+29.3%)
#10 GabonAfrica São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica 192 210 237 -18 (-8.6%) -45 (-19.0%)
#11 GabonAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 97 90 84 +7 (+7.8%) +13 (+15.5%)
#12 GabonAfrica LuxembourgEurope 94 81 0 +13 (+16.0%) N/A
#13 GabonAfrica GuineaAfrica 68 70 74 -2 (-2.9%) -6 (-8.1%)
#14 GabonAfrica AustraliaOceania 57 50 47 +7 (+14.0%) +10 (+21.3%)
#15 GabonAfrica DenmarkEurope 16 14 7 +2 (+14.3%) +9 (+128.6%)
#16 GabonAfrica FinlandEurope 16 14 10 +2 (+14.3%) +6 (+60.0%)
#17 GabonAfrica NorwayEurope 12 11 9 +1 (+9.1%) +3 (+33.3%)
#18 GabonAfrica BulgariaEurope 11 8 10 +3 (+37.5%) +1 (+10.0%)
#19 GabonAfrica HungaryEurope 8 7 7 +1 (+14.3%) +1 (+14.3%)
#20 GabonAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 7 7 8 0 (0.0%) -1 (-12.5%)
#21 GabonAfrica GreeceEurope 5 5 7 0 (0.0%) -2 (-28.6%)
#22 GabonAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#23 GabonAfrica BoliviaAmericas 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#24 GabonAfrica IcelandEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#25 GabonAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#26 GabonAfrica SloveniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)