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
#51 IraqMiddle East CroatiaEurope 71 75 82 -4 (-5.3%) -11 (-13.4%)
#52 IraqMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 70 73 79 -3 (-4.1%) -9 (-11.4%)
#53 IraqMiddle East EstoniaEurope 64 63 12 +1 (+1.6%) +52 (+433.3%)
#54 IraqMiddle East TajikistanAsia 60 60 62 0 (0.0%) -2 (-3.2%)
#55 IraqMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 58 55 16 +3 (+5.5%) +42 (+262.5%)
#56 IraqMiddle East LatviaEurope 48 52 33 -4 (-7.7%) +15 (+45.5%)
#57 IraqMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 39 39 40 0 (0.0%) -1 (-2.5%)
#58 IraqMiddle East Dominican RepublicAmericas 29 27 27 +2 (+7.4%) +2 (+7.4%)
#59 IraqMiddle East Costa RicaAmericas 22 18 15 +4 (+22.2%) +7 (+46.7%)
#60 IraqMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 11 10 11 +1 (+10.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#61 IraqMiddle East LiechtensteinEurope 11 10 5 +1 (+10.0%) +6 (+120.0%)
#62 IraqMiddle East Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 0 N/A N/A