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 GuatemalaAmericas USAAmericas 1,298,936 1,144,667 952,839 +154,269 (+13.5%) +346,097 (+36.3%)
#2 GuatemalaAmericas MexicoAmericas 81,012 63,459 45,664 +17,553 (+27.7%) +35,348 (+77.4%)
#3 GuatemalaAmericas BelizeAmericas 29,643 26,767 23,580 +2,876 (+10.7%) +6,063 (+25.7%)
#4 GuatemalaAmericas CanadaAmericas 18,187 18,131 18,309 +56 (+0.3%) -122 (-0.7%)
#5 GuatemalaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 9,157 9,036 8,885 +121 (+1.3%) +272 (+3.1%)
#6 GuatemalaAmericas HondurasAmericas 4,796 4,711 4,607 +85 (+1.8%) +189 (+4.1%)
#7 GuatemalaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 3,852 3,192 2,660 +660 (+20.7%) +1,192 (+44.8%)
#8 GuatemalaAmericas PanamaAmericas 2,937 1,925 1,606 +1,012 (+52.6%) +1,331 (+82.9%)
#9 GuatemalaAmericas ItalyEurope 2,492 2,321 2,036 +171 (+7.4%) +456 (+22.4%)
#10 GuatemalaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 1,912 1,843 1,762 +69 (+3.7%) +150 (+8.5%)
#11 GuatemalaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 979 846 660 +133 (+15.7%) +319 (+48.3%)
#12 GuatemalaAmericas AustraliaOceania 788 640 536 +148 (+23.1%) +252 (+47.0%)
#13 GuatemalaAmericas ChileAmericas 771 667 537 +104 (+15.6%) +234 (+43.6%)
#14 GuatemalaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 553 540 522 +13 (+2.4%) +31 (+5.9%)
#15 GuatemalaAmericas PeruAmericas 541 355 261 +186 (+52.4%) +280 (+107.3%)
#16 GuatemalaAmericas NorwayEurope 525 472 445 +53 (+11.2%) +80 (+18.0%)
#17 GuatemalaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 481 446 428 +35 (+7.8%) +53 (+12.4%)
#18 GuatemalaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 384 402 428 -18 (-4.5%) -44 (-10.3%)
#19 GuatemalaAmericas BrazilAmericas 372 437 356 -65 (-14.9%) +16 (+4.5%)
#20 GuatemalaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 334 334 329 0 (0.0%) +5 (+1.5%)
#21 GuatemalaAmericas DenmarkEurope 319 270 238 +49 (+18.1%) +81 (+34.0%)
#22 GuatemalaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 312 307 302 +5 (+1.6%) +10 (+3.3%)
#23 GuatemalaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 299 331 381 -32 (-9.7%) -82 (-21.5%)
#24 GuatemalaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 176 158 143 +18 (+11.4%) +33 (+23.1%)
#25 GuatemalaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 139 120 0 +19 (+15.8%) N/A
#26 GuatemalaAmericas FinlandEurope 100 85 71 +15 (+17.6%) +29 (+40.8%)
#27 GuatemalaAmericas IcelandEurope 54 36 37 +18 (+50.0%) +17 (+45.9%)
#28 GuatemalaAmericas BahamasAmericas 38 36 35 +2 (+5.6%) +3 (+8.6%)
#29 GuatemalaAmericas HungaryEurope 38 32 16 +6 (+18.8%) +22 (+137.5%)
#30 GuatemalaAmericas PortugalEurope 36 32 30 +4 (+12.5%) +6 (+20.0%)
#31 GuatemalaAmericas GreeceEurope 32 30 30 +2 (+6.7%) +2 (+6.7%)
#32 GuatemalaAmericas CubaAmericas 13 18 27 -5 (-27.8%) -14 (-51.9%)
#33 GuatemalaAmericas EstoniaEurope 10 10 10 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#34 GuatemalaAmericas BulgariaEurope 6 4 4 +2 (+50.0%) +2 (+50.0%)
#35 GuatemalaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 5 5 3 0 (0.0%) +2 (+66.7%)
#36 GuatemalaAmericas LatviaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#37 GuatemalaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#38 GuatemalaAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#39 GuatemalaAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 5 N/A -5 (-100.0%)