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 KenyaAfrica USAAmericas 210,991 164,517 140,254 +46,474 (+28.2%) +70,737 (+50.4%)
#2 KenyaAfrica AustraliaOceania 30,123 24,960 19,736 +5,163 (+20.7%) +10,387 (+52.6%)
#3 KenyaAfrica CanadaAmericas 29,988 29,160 28,317 +828 (+2.8%) +1,671 (+5.9%)
#4 KenyaAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 25,824 24,779 23,584 +1,045 (+4.2%) +2,240 (+9.5%)
#5 KenyaAfrica UgandaAfrica 23,416 23,675 23,998 -259 (-1.1%) -582 (-2.4%)
#6 KenyaAfrica South SudanAfrica 10,153 9,800 9,558 +353 (+3.6%) +595 (+6.2%)
#7 KenyaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 6,208 8,580 10,174 -2,372 (-27.6%) -3,966 (-39.0%)
#8 KenyaAfrica EthiopiaAfrica 5,564 5,372 4,422 +192 (+3.6%) +1,142 (+25.8%)
#9 KenyaAfrica ItalyEurope 4,755 4,407 3,555 +348 (+7.9%) +1,200 (+33.8%)
#10 KenyaAfrica RwandaAfrica 2,572 2,575 2,581 -3 (-0.1%) -9 (-0.3%)
#11 KenyaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,567 2,309 1,964 +258 (+11.2%) +603 (+30.7%)
#12 KenyaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,150 1,924 1,679 +226 (+11.7%) +471 (+28.1%)
#13 KenyaAfrica IndiaAsia 2,078 2,184 2,328 -106 (-4.9%) -250 (-10.7%)
#14 KenyaAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,856 1,920 1,999 -64 (-3.3%) -143 (-7.2%)
#15 KenyaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,839 1,562 1,238 +277 (+17.7%) +601 (+48.5%)
#16 KenyaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,277 1,210 1,133 +67 (+5.5%) +144 (+12.7%)
#17 KenyaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 1,232 1,161 1,086 +71 (+6.1%) +146 (+13.4%)
#18 KenyaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,078 974 801 +104 (+10.7%) +277 (+34.6%)
#19 KenyaAfrica JapanAsia 1,041 863 721 +178 (+20.6%) +320 (+44.4%)
#20 KenyaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 875 660 472 +215 (+32.6%) +403 (+85.4%)
#21 KenyaAfrica GreeceEurope 489 460 452 +29 (+6.3%) +37 (+8.2%)
#22 KenyaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 422 415 409 +7 (+1.7%) +13 (+3.2%)
#23 KenyaAfrica LibyaAfrica 377 357 334 +20 (+5.6%) +43 (+12.9%)
#24 KenyaAfrica HungaryEurope 300 254 95 +46 (+18.1%) +205 (+215.8%)
#25 KenyaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 239 107 0 +132 (+123.4%) N/A
#26 KenyaAfrica MaltaEurope 167 96 45 +71 (+74.0%) +122 (+271.1%)
#27 KenyaAfrica IcelandEurope 156 103 90 +53 (+51.5%) +66 (+73.3%)
#28 KenyaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 128 111 0 +17 (+15.3%) N/A
#29 KenyaAfrica PortugalEurope 127 113 101 +14 (+12.4%) +26 (+25.7%)
#30 KenyaAfrica CyprusEurope 86 81 80 +5 (+6.2%) +6 (+7.5%)
#31 KenyaAfrica ComorosAfrica 74 74 76 0 (0.0%) -2 (-2.6%)
#32 KenyaAfrica SloveniaEurope 40 35 25 +5 (+14.3%) +15 (+60.0%)
#33 KenyaAfrica BulgariaEurope 39 28 16 +11 (+39.3%) +23 (+143.8%)
#34 KenyaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 30 28 25 +2 (+7.1%) +5 (+20.0%)
#35 KenyaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 24 26 27 -2 (-7.7%) -3 (-11.1%)
#36 KenyaAfrica BahamasAmericas 22 21 21 +1 (+4.8%) +1 (+4.8%)
#37 KenyaAfrica EstoniaEurope 22 22 7 0 (0.0%) +15 (+214.3%)
#38 KenyaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#39 KenyaAfrica GhanaAfrica 17 15 15 +2 (+13.3%) +2 (+13.3%)
#40 KenyaAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 11 9 8 +2 (+22.2%) +3 (+37.5%)
#41 KenyaAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 9 8 6 +1 (+12.5%) +3 (+50.0%)
#42 KenyaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 8 8 5 0 (0.0%) +3 (+60.0%)
#43 KenyaAfrica LatviaEurope 4 4 3 0 (0.0%) +1 (+33.3%)