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 GhanaAfrica USAAmericas 258,358 210,738 162,903 +47,620 (+22.6%) +95,455 (+58.6%)
#2 GhanaAfrica NigeriaAfrica 255,531 238,284 222,377 +17,247 (+7.2%) +33,154 (+14.9%)
#3 GhanaAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 97,313 97,313 97,313 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#4 GhanaAfrica ItalyEurope 48,828 51,085 42,714 -2,257 (-4.4%) +6,114 (+14.3%)
#5 GhanaAfrica TogoAfrica 47,579 47,232 46,794 +347 (+0.7%) +785 (+1.7%)
#6 GhanaAfrica CanadaAmericas 26,394 25,550 24,200 +844 (+3.3%) +2,194 (+9.1%)
#7 GhanaAfrica SpainEurope 24,178 19,766 13,560 +4,412 (+22.3%) +10,618 (+78.3%)
#8 GhanaAfrica BeninAfrica 17,211 16,226 15,076 +985 (+6.1%) +2,135 (+14.2%)
#9 GhanaAfrica NetherlandsEurope 16,779 15,285 13,970 +1,494 (+9.8%) +2,809 (+20.1%)
#10 GhanaAfrica BelgiumEurope 12,780 10,908 9,142 +1,872 (+17.2%) +3,638 (+39.8%)
#11 GhanaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 8,409 9,722 10,474 -1,313 (-13.5%) -2,065 (-19.7%)
#12 GhanaAfrica AustraliaOceania 8,327 7,169 5,909 +1,158 (+16.2%) +2,418 (+40.9%)
#13 GhanaAfrica GabonAfrica 6,900 6,392 5,811 +508 (+7.9%) +1,089 (+18.7%)
#14 GhanaAfrica MaliAfrica 6,574 5,857 4,993 +717 (+12.2%) +1,581 (+31.7%)
#15 GhanaAfrica LiberiaAfrica 6,196 7,524 8,113 -1,328 (-17.7%) -1,917 (-23.6%)
#16 GhanaAfrica ChinaAsia 3,252 2,842 1,837 +410 (+14.4%) +1,415 (+77.0%)
#17 GhanaAfrica JapanAsia 2,838 2,621 2,093 +217 (+8.3%) +745 (+35.6%)
#18 GhanaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,801 2,323 1,991 +478 (+20.6%) +810 (+40.7%)
#19 GhanaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,328 2,094 1,879 +234 (+11.2%) +449 (+23.9%)
#20 GhanaAfrica FinlandEurope 2,142 1,820 1,334 +322 (+17.7%) +808 (+60.6%)
#21 GhanaAfrica SenegalAfrica 1,892 1,845 1,790 +47 (+2.5%) +102 (+5.7%)
#22 GhanaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 874 939 995 -65 (-6.9%) -121 (-12.2%)
#23 GhanaAfrica MexicoAmericas 714 220 43 +494 (+224.5%) +671 (+1,560.5%)
#24 GhanaAfrica LibyaAfrica 692 655 612 +37 (+5.6%) +80 (+13.1%)
#25 GhanaAfrica GreeceEurope 646 608 595 +38 (+6.3%) +51 (+8.6%)
#26 GhanaAfrica BrazilAmericas 599 2,539 944 -1,940 (-76.4%) -345 (-36.5%)
#27 GhanaAfrica GuineaAfrica 545 564 588 -19 (-3.4%) -43 (-7.3%)
#28 GhanaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 419 512 0 -93 (-18.2%) N/A
#29 GhanaAfrica MaltaEurope 349 201 93 +148 (+73.6%) +256 (+275.3%)
#30 GhanaAfrica HungaryEurope 334 283 116 +51 (+18.0%) +218 (+187.9%)
#31 GhanaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 284 214 154 +70 (+32.7%) +130 (+84.4%)
#32 GhanaAfrica PortugalEurope 245 218 192 +27 (+12.4%) +53 (+27.6%)
#33 GhanaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 240 223 206 +17 (+7.6%) +34 (+16.5%)
#34 GhanaAfrica LesothoAfrica 203 163 124 +40 (+24.5%) +79 (+63.7%)
#35 GhanaAfrica IcelandEurope 201 133 62 +68 (+51.1%) +139 (+224.2%)
#36 GhanaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 157 148 139 +9 (+6.1%) +18 (+12.9%)
#37 GhanaAfrica CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#38 GhanaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 77 67 0 +10 (+14.9%) N/A
#39 GhanaAfrica SloveniaEurope 67 59 38 +8 (+13.6%) +29 (+76.3%)
#40 GhanaAfrica EstoniaEurope 60 59 12 +1 (+1.7%) +48 (+400.0%)
#41 GhanaAfrica BahamasAmericas 52 49 48 +3 (+6.1%) +4 (+8.3%)
#42 GhanaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 45 43 42 +2 (+4.7%) +3 (+7.1%)
#43 GhanaAfrica BulgariaEurope 40 29 15 +11 (+37.9%) +25 (+166.7%)
#44 GhanaAfrica Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 32 31 31 +1 (+3.2%) +1 (+3.2%)
#45 GhanaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 29 27 19 +2 (+7.4%) +10 (+52.6%)
#46 GhanaAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 29 30 33 -1 (-3.3%) -4 (-12.1%)
#47 GhanaAfrica BermudaOther 20 20 25 0 (0.0%) -5 (-20.0%)
#48 GhanaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#49 GhanaAfrica Saint LuciaAmericas 16 16 18 0 (0.0%) -2 (-11.1%)
#50 GhanaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 8 8 4 0 (0.0%) +4 (+100.0%)