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 JapanAsia USAAmericas 547,444 536,286 538,574 +11,158 (+2.1%) +8,870 (+1.6%)
#2 JapanAsia ThailandAsia 104,515 96,936 88,674 +7,579 (+7.8%) +15,841 (+17.9%)
#3 JapanAsia AustraliaOceania 53,094 48,694 47,609 +4,400 (+9.0%) +5,485 (+11.5%)
#4 JapanAsia BrazilAmericas 52,758 28,829 38,165 +23,929 (+83.0%) +14,593 (+38.2%)
#5 JapanAsia ChinaAsia 40,436 37,470 50,193 +2,966 (+7.9%) -9,757 (-19.4%)
#6 JapanAsia CanadaAmericas 33,767 31,784 36,751 +1,983 (+6.2%) -2,984 (-8.1%)
#7 JapanAsia VietnamAsia 27,060 10,212 8,485 +16,848 (+165.0%) +18,575 (+218.9%)
#8 JapanAsia BangladeshAsia 18,539 13,494 13,763 +5,045 (+37.4%) +4,776 (+34.7%)
#9 JapanAsia New ZealandOceania 12,621 12,929 11,640 -308 (-2.4%) +981 (+8.4%)
#10 JapanAsia MalaysiaAsia 12,388 12,389 12,390 -1 (0.0%) -2 (0.0%)
#11 JapanAsia IndonesiaAsia 9,938 7,432 12,622 +2,506 (+33.7%) -2,684 (-21.3%)
#12 JapanAsia ItalyEurope 8,158 8,705 7,802 -547 (-6.3%) +356 (+4.6%)
#13 JapanAsia PeruAmericas 7,153 4,151 3,634 +3,002 (+72.3%) +3,519 (+96.8%)
#14 JapanAsia MexicoAmericas 6,655 5,620 4,132 +1,035 (+18.4%) +2,523 (+61.1%)
#15 JapanAsia PhilippinesAsia 4,492 4,492 7,972 0 (0.0%) -3,480 (-43.7%)
#16 JapanAsia BelgiumEurope 4,484 4,601 4,686 -117 (-2.5%) -202 (-4.3%)
#17 JapanAsia ArgentinaAmericas 2,909 2,912 3,434 -3 (-0.1%) -525 (-15.3%)
#18 JapanAsia HungaryEurope 2,441 2,069 1,423 +372 (+18.0%) +1,018 (+71.5%)
#19 JapanAsia DenmarkEurope 2,351 2,001 1,799 +350 (+17.5%) +552 (+30.7%)
#20 JapanAsia ParaguayAmericas 2,291 2,148 1,983 +143 (+6.7%) +308 (+15.5%)
#21 JapanAsia BoliviaAmericas 2,063 1,848 1,661 +215 (+11.6%) +402 (+24.2%)
#22 JapanAsia NorwayEurope 1,712 1,540 1,381 +172 (+11.2%) +331 (+24.0%)
#23 JapanAsia FinlandEurope 1,710 1,453 1,204 +257 (+17.7%) +506 (+42.0%)
#24 JapanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,471 1,587 1,728 -116 (-7.3%) -257 (-14.9%)
#25 JapanAsia ChileAmericas 1,198 1,123 1,041 +75 (+6.7%) +157 (+15.1%)
#26 JapanAsia LibyaAfrica 1,133 1,072 1,002 +61 (+5.7%) +131 (+13.1%)
#27 JapanAsia Sri LankaAsia 857 848 838 +9 (+1.1%) +19 (+2.3%)
#28 JapanAsia MaliAfrica 828 738 631 +90 (+12.2%) +197 (+31.2%)
#29 JapanAsia EgyptAfrica 805 1,034 0 -229 (-22.1%) N/A
#30 JapanAsia IndiaAsia 802 844 906 -42 (-5.0%) -104 (-11.5%)
#31 JapanAsia ColombiaAmericas 726 694 654 +32 (+4.6%) +72 (+11.0%)
#32 JapanAsia PanamaAmericas 680 446 372 +234 (+52.5%) +308 (+82.8%)
#33 JapanAsia LuxembourgEurope 679 588 282 +91 (+15.5%) +397 (+140.8%)
#34 JapanAsia PolandEurope 673 607 689 +66 (+10.9%) -16 (-2.3%)
#35 JapanAsia GreeceEurope 550 518 507 +32 (+6.2%) +43 (+8.5%)
#36 JapanAsia MongoliaAsia 470 444 415 +26 (+5.9%) +55 (+13.3%)
#37 JapanAsia South AfricaAfrica 450 461 656 -11 (-2.4%) -206 (-31.4%)
#38 JapanAsia Costa RicaAmericas 408 338 283 +70 (+20.7%) +125 (+44.2%)
#39 JapanAsia PortugalEurope 396 352 309 +44 (+12.5%) +87 (+28.2%)
#40 JapanAsia Dominican RepublicAmericas 387 359 345 +28 (+7.8%) +42 (+12.2%)
#41 JapanAsia VenezuelaAmericas 322 337 359 -15 (-4.5%) -37 (-10.3%)
#42 JapanAsia BulgariaEurope 303 220 159 +83 (+37.7%) +144 (+90.6%)
#43 JapanAsia BruneiAsia 236 220 204 +16 (+7.3%) +32 (+15.7%)
#44 JapanAsia MaltaEurope 233 134 62 +99 (+73.9%) +171 (+275.8%)
#45 JapanAsia IcelandEurope 178 118 98 +60 (+50.8%) +80 (+81.6%)
#46 JapanAsia GuatemalaAmericas 173 157 141 +16 (+10.2%) +32 (+22.7%)
#47 JapanAsia SlovakiaEurope 172 158 137 +14 (+8.9%) +35 (+25.5%)
#48 JapanAsia EstoniaEurope 163 160 85 +3 (+1.9%) +78 (+91.8%)
#49 JapanAsia ZambiaAfrica 163 123 88 +40 (+32.5%) +75 (+85.2%)
#50 JapanAsia PalauOceania 145 142 140 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.6%)