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 JapanAsia HondurasAmericas 144 141 139 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.6%)
#52 JapanAsia CambodiaAsia 140 132 125 +8 (+6.1%) +15 (+12.0%)
#53 JapanAsia BhutanAsia 137 132 127 +5 (+3.8%) +10 (+7.9%)
#54 JapanAsia EcuadorAmericas 134 177 231 -43 (-24.3%) -97 (-42.0%)
#55 JapanAsia MaldivesAsia 126 118 109 +8 (+6.8%) +17 (+15.6%)
#56 JapanAsia NamibiaAfrica 124 117 110 +7 (+6.0%) +14 (+12.7%)
#57 JapanAsia SloveniaEurope 111 98 81 +13 (+13.3%) +30 (+37.0%)
#58 JapanAsia CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#59 JapanAsia GhanaAfrica 70 63 56 +7 (+11.1%) +14 (+25.0%)
#60 JapanAsia TongaOceania 62 65 70 -3 (-4.6%) -8 (-11.4%)
#61 JapanAsia El SalvadorAmericas 55 54 54 +1 (+1.9%) +1 (+1.9%)
#62 JapanAsia CroatiaEurope 48 50 56 -2 (-4.0%) -8 (-14.3%)
#63 JapanAsia GuineaAfrica 48 50 54 -2 (-4.0%) -6 (-11.1%)
#64 JapanAsia NicaraguaAmericas 42 40 40 +2 (+5.0%) +2 (+5.0%)
#65 JapanAsia BahamasAmericas 38 36 35 +2 (+5.6%) +3 (+8.6%)
#66 JapanAsia SamoaOceania 37 39 43 -2 (-5.1%) -6 (-14.0%)
#67 JapanAsia Puerto RicoAmericas 32 35 83 -3 (-8.6%) -51 (-61.4%)
#68 JapanAsia BermudaOther 31 30 45 +1 (+3.3%) -14 (-31.1%)
#69 JapanAsia GabonAfrica 31 29 29 +2 (+6.9%) +2 (+6.9%)
#70 JapanAsia LatviaEurope 25 27 16 -2 (-7.4%) +9 (+56.3%)
#71 JapanAsia LithuaniaEurope 24 23 26 +1 (+4.3%) -2 (-7.7%)
#72 JapanAsia Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 20 19 20 +1 (+5.3%) 0 (0.0%)
#73 JapanAsia LiechtensteinEurope 19 18 13 +1 (+5.6%) +6 (+46.2%)
#74 JapanAsia MauritiusAfrica 8 8 9 0 (0.0%) -1 (-11.1%)
#75 JapanAsia Saint LuciaAmericas 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#76 JapanAsia Cabo VerdeAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)
#77 JapanAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)