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 GambiaAfrica SpainEurope 29,653 23,430 18,367 +6,223 (+26.6%) +11,286 (+61.4%)
#2 GambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 26,164 21,662 4,921 +4,502 (+20.8%) +21,243 (+431.7%)
#3 GambiaAfrica SenegalAfrica 5,764 5,622 5,386 +142 (+2.5%) +378 (+7.0%)
#4 GambiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 2,109 1,888 1,645 +221 (+11.7%) +464 (+28.2%)
#5 GambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,629 1,451 1,237 +178 (+12.3%) +392 (+31.7%)
#6 GambiaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,392 1,252 1,151 +140 (+11.2%) +241 (+20.9%)
#7 GambiaAfrica TogoAfrica 1,079 1,071 1,063 +8 (+0.7%) +16 (+1.5%)
#8 GambiaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,062 902 648 +160 (+17.7%) +414 (+63.9%)
#9 GambiaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 917 1,092 1,495 -175 (-16.0%) -578 (-38.7%)
#10 GambiaAfrica DenmarkEurope 733 692 653 +41 (+5.9%) +80 (+12.3%)
#11 GambiaAfrica LiberiaAfrica 519 630 816 -111 (-17.6%) -297 (-36.4%)
#12 GambiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 487 524 705 -37 (-7.1%) -218 (-30.9%)
#13 GambiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 259 268 281 -9 (-3.4%) -22 (-7.8%)
#14 GambiaAfrica PortugalEurope 144 128 114 +16 (+12.5%) +30 (+26.3%)
#15 GambiaAfrica AustraliaOceania 141 130 128 +11 (+8.5%) +13 (+10.2%)
#16 GambiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 93 88 84 +5 (+5.7%) +9 (+10.7%)
#17 GambiaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 88 76 0 +12 (+15.8%) N/A
#18 GambiaAfrica BrazilAmericas 78 364 147 -286 (-78.6%) -69 (-46.9%)
#19 GambiaAfrica GreeceEurope 52 49 27 +3 (+6.1%) +25 (+92.6%)
#20 GambiaAfrica IcelandEurope 29 19 11 +10 (+52.6%) +18 (+163.6%)
#21 GambiaAfrica SloveniaEurope 22 19 16 +3 (+15.8%) +6 (+37.5%)
#22 GambiaAfrica HungaryEurope 15 13 11 +2 (+15.4%) +4 (+36.4%)
#23 GambiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 12 9 8 +3 (+33.3%) +4 (+50.0%)
#24 GambiaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 4 4 5 0 (0.0%) -1 (-20.0%)
#25 GambiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)
#26 GambiaAfrica EstoniaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#27 GambiaAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#28 GambiaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A
#29 GambiaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)