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 GuineaAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 111,634 112,571 113,743 -937 (-0.8%) -2,109 (-1.9%)
#2 GuineaAfrica FranceEurope 92,446 69,716 41,415 +22,730 (+32.6%) +51,031 (+123.2%)
#3 GuineaAfrica SenegalAfrica 54,779 53,430 51,711 +1,349 (+2.5%) +3,068 (+5.9%)
#4 GuineaAfrica GambiaAfrica 49,508 45,215 40,369 +4,293 (+9.5%) +9,139 (+22.6%)
#5 GuineaAfrica MaliAfrica 47,098 41,960 35,755 +5,138 (+12.2%) +11,343 (+31.7%)
#6 GuineaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 33,542 36,058 39,375 -2,516 (-7.0%) -5,833 (-14.8%)
#7 GuineaAfrica LiberiaAfrica 22,216 26,978 32,482 -4,762 (-17.7%) -10,266 (-31.6%)
#8 GuineaAfrica BelgiumEurope 21,859 17,921 13,285 +3,938 (+22.0%) +8,574 (+64.5%)
#9 GuineaAfrica AngolaAfrica 18,697 18,142 9,252 +555 (+3.1%) +9,445 (+102.1%)
#10 GuineaAfrica ItalyEurope 14,112 12,278 3,960 +1,834 (+14.9%) +10,152 (+256.4%)
#11 GuineaAfrica CanadaAmericas 7,598 6,109 5,451 +1,489 (+24.4%) +2,147 (+39.4%)
#12 GuineaAfrica CameroonAfrica 5,918 5,331 4,577 +587 (+11.0%) +1,341 (+29.3%)
#13 GuineaAfrica PortugalEurope 5,805 5,160 4,500 +645 (+12.5%) +1,305 (+29.0%)
#14 GuineaAfrica GabonAfrica 5,396 4,999 4,546 +397 (+7.9%) +850 (+18.7%)
#15 GuineaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 3,650 3,396 3,105 +254 (+7.5%) +545 (+17.6%)
#16 GuineaAfrica TogoAfrica 3,392 3,367 3,338 +25 (+0.7%) +54 (+1.6%)
#17 GuineaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 3,032 3,612 4,938 -580 (-16.1%) -1,906 (-38.6%)
#18 GuineaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,175 1,050 933 +125 (+11.9%) +242 (+25.9%)
#19 GuineaAfrica MoroccoAfrica 1,151 1,061 967 +90 (+8.5%) +184 (+19.0%)
#20 GuineaAfrica ChinaAsia 724 591 489 +133 (+22.5%) +235 (+48.1%)
#21 GuineaAfrica MexicoAmericas 488 121 35 +367 (+303.3%) +453 (+1,294.3%)
#22 GuineaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 484 419 0 +65 (+15.5%) N/A
#23 GuineaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 456 436 413 +20 (+4.6%) +43 (+10.4%)
#24 GuineaAfrica BrazilAmericas 443 1,071 319 -628 (-58.6%) +124 (+38.9%)
#25 GuineaAfrica NorwayEurope 331 298 273 +33 (+11.1%) +58 (+21.2%)
#26 GuineaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 201 218 149 -17 (-7.8%) +52 (+34.9%)
#27 GuineaAfrica EgyptAfrica 200 165 66 +35 (+21.2%) +134 (+203.0%)
#28 GuineaAfrica GreeceEurope 187 176 54 +11 (+6.3%) +133 (+246.3%)
#29 GuineaAfrica GhanaAfrica 178 159 140 +19 (+11.9%) +38 (+27.1%)
#30 GuineaAfrica DenmarkEurope 136 124 134 +12 (+9.7%) +2 (+1.5%)
#31 GuineaAfrica FinlandEurope 131 111 85 +20 (+18.0%) +46 (+54.1%)
#32 GuineaAfrica HungaryEurope 71 60 38 +11 (+18.3%) +33 (+86.8%)
#33 GuineaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 56 53 51 +3 (+5.7%) +5 (+9.8%)
#34 GuineaAfrica IcelandEurope 35 23 18 +12 (+52.2%) +17 (+94.4%)
#35 GuineaAfrica BulgariaEurope 12 9 9 +3 (+33.3%) +3 (+33.3%)
#36 GuineaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 10 9 10 +1 (+11.1%) 0 (0.0%)
#37 GuineaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 7 6 6 +1 (+16.7%) +1 (+16.7%)
#38 GuineaAfrica SloveniaEurope 7 6 5 +1 (+16.7%) +2 (+40.0%)
#39 GuineaAfrica EstoniaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#40 GuineaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#41 GuineaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A