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 KuwaitMiddle East UAEMiddle East 63,192 55,654 53,137 +7,538 (+13.5%) +10,055 (+18.9%)
#2 KuwaitMiddle East CanadaAmericas 18,999 17,395 15,773 +1,604 (+9.2%) +3,226 (+20.5%)
#3 KuwaitMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 15,838 9,361 1,450 +6,477 (+69.2%) +14,388 (+992.3%)
#4 KuwaitMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,185 11,527 10,763 +658 (+5.7%) +1,422 (+13.2%)
#5 KuwaitMiddle East AustraliaOceania 8,304 7,381 6,575 +923 (+12.5%) +1,729 (+26.3%)
#6 KuwaitMiddle East IndiaAsia 7,034 7,429 7,965 -395 (-5.3%) -931 (-11.7%)
#7 KuwaitMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 6,371 5,960 5,472 +411 (+6.9%) +899 (+16.4%)
#8 KuwaitMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,772 1,753 1,731 +19 (+1.1%) +41 (+2.4%)
#9 KuwaitMiddle East DenmarkEurope 1,516 1,446 1,362 +70 (+4.8%) +154 (+11.3%)
#10 KuwaitMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 1,215 1,172 1,129 +43 (+3.7%) +86 (+7.6%)
#11 KuwaitMiddle East EgyptAfrica 1,064 1,434 0 -370 (-25.8%) N/A
#12 KuwaitMiddle East ItalyEurope 747 667 535 +80 (+12.0%) +212 (+39.6%)
#13 KuwaitMiddle East NorwayEurope 546 491 399 +55 (+11.2%) +147 (+36.8%)
#14 KuwaitMiddle East HungaryEurope 448 380 243 +68 (+17.9%) +205 (+84.4%)
#15 KuwaitMiddle East IraqMiddle East 409 403 400 +6 (+1.5%) +9 (+2.3%)
#16 KuwaitMiddle East BulgariaEurope 312 227 100 +85 (+37.4%) +212 (+212.0%)
#17 KuwaitMiddle East MaltaEurope 295 170 79 +125 (+73.5%) +216 (+273.4%)
#18 KuwaitMiddle East GreeceEurope 279 263 138 +16 (+6.1%) +141 (+102.2%)
#19 KuwaitMiddle East FinlandEurope 259 220 121 +39 (+17.7%) +138 (+114.0%)
#20 KuwaitMiddle East CyprusEurope 243 229 223 +14 (+6.1%) +20 (+9.0%)
#21 KuwaitMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 99 91 75 +8 (+8.8%) +24 (+32.0%)
#22 KuwaitMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 63 66 71 -3 (-4.5%) -8 (-11.3%)
#23 KuwaitMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 54 47 0 +7 (+14.9%) N/A
#24 KuwaitMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 35 33 31 +2 (+6.1%) +4 (+12.9%)
#25 KuwaitMiddle East SloveniaEurope 14 12 11 +2 (+16.7%) +3 (+27.3%)
#26 KuwaitMiddle East EstoniaEurope 12 12 9 0 (0.0%) +3 (+33.3%)
#27 KuwaitMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 6 5 6 +1 (+20.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#28 KuwaitMiddle East IcelandEurope 5 3 2 +2 (+66.7%) +3 (+150.0%)
#29 KuwaitMiddle East LatviaEurope 5 5 3 0 (0.0%) +2 (+66.7%)
#30 KuwaitMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 5 5 11 0 (0.0%) -6 (-54.5%)
#31 KuwaitMiddle East LiechtensteinEurope 0 0 1 N/A -1 (-100.0%)