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 LebanonMiddle East USAAmericas 150,380 139,103 131,683 +11,277 (+8.1%) +18,697 (+14.2%)
#2 LebanonMiddle East CanadaAmericas 97,179 95,048 90,524 +2,131 (+2.2%) +6,655 (+7.4%)
#3 LebanonMiddle East AustraliaOceania 93,967 95,153 93,227 -1,186 (-1.2%) +740 (+0.8%)
#4 LebanonMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 52,864 53,016 54,516 -152 (-0.3%) -1,652 (-3.0%)
#5 LebanonMiddle East FranceEurope 51,485 49,532 45,265 +1,953 (+3.9%) +6,220 (+13.7%)
#6 LebanonMiddle East UAEMiddle East 39,223 34,545 32,983 +4,678 (+13.5%) +6,240 (+18.9%)
#7 LebanonMiddle East SwedenEurope 30,587 28,695 25,919 +1,892 (+6.6%) +4,668 (+18.0%)
#8 LebanonMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 24,965 9,296 3,150 +15,669 (+168.6%) +21,815 (+692.5%)
#9 LebanonMiddle East BrazilAmericas 14,879 11,213 11,549 +3,666 (+32.7%) +3,330 (+28.8%)
#10 LebanonMiddle East DenmarkEurope 13,454 13,040 12,511 +414 (+3.2%) +943 (+7.5%)
#11 LebanonMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 13,369 12,192 10,505 +1,177 (+9.7%) +2,864 (+27.3%)
#12 LebanonMiddle East BelgiumEurope 12,974 8,813 6,557 +4,161 (+47.2%) +6,417 (+97.9%)
#13 LebanonMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,486 11,812 11,029 +674 (+5.7%) +1,457 (+13.2%)
#14 LebanonMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,898 7,877 6,580 +1,021 (+13.0%) +2,318 (+35.2%)
#15 LebanonMiddle East IsraelMiddle East 7,638 7,184 6,665 +454 (+6.3%) +973 (+14.6%)
#16 LebanonMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 6,732 7,056 7,486 -324 (-4.6%) -754 (-10.1%)
#17 LebanonMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 3,961 3,705 3,402 +256 (+6.9%) +559 (+16.4%)
#18 LebanonMiddle East NorwayEurope 3,096 2,784 1,846 +312 (+11.2%) +1,250 (+67.7%)
#19 LebanonMiddle East CyprusEurope 2,904 2,736 2,651 +168 (+6.1%) +253 (+9.5%)
#20 LebanonMiddle East GabonAfrica 2,710 2,511 2,284 +199 (+7.9%) +426 (+18.7%)
#21 LebanonMiddle East GreeceEurope 2,222 2,092 2,047 +130 (+6.2%) +175 (+8.5%)
#22 LebanonMiddle East UkraineEurope 1,816 1,792 1,764 +24 (+1.3%) +52 (+2.9%)
#23 LebanonMiddle East MoroccoAfrica 1,579 1,455 1,326 +124 (+8.5%) +253 (+19.1%)
#24 LebanonMiddle East EgyptAfrica 1,572 2,015 5 -443 (-22.0%) +1,567 (+31,340.0%)
#25 LebanonMiddle East IraqMiddle East 1,558 1,536 1,522 +22 (+1.4%) +36 (+2.4%)
#26 LebanonMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,411 1,026 662 +385 (+37.5%) +749 (+113.1%)
#27 LebanonMiddle East GhanaAfrica 1,290 1,155 1,006 +135 (+11.7%) +284 (+28.2%)
#28 LebanonMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 1,242 1,199 1,155 +43 (+3.6%) +87 (+7.5%)
#29 LebanonMiddle East SenegalAfrica 1,169 1,140 1,106 +29 (+2.5%) +63 (+5.7%)
#30 LebanonMiddle East PanamaAmericas 964 632 526 +332 (+52.5%) +438 (+83.3%)
#31 LebanonMiddle East MexicoAmericas 893 815 886 +78 (+9.6%) +7 (+0.8%)
#32 LebanonMiddle East FinlandEurope 860 731 521 +129 (+17.6%) +339 (+65.1%)
#33 LebanonMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 749 741 732 +8 (+1.1%) +17 (+2.3%)
#34 LebanonMiddle East ArmeniaAsia 694 489 829 +205 (+41.9%) -135 (-16.3%)
#35 LebanonMiddle East LiberiaAfrica 635 771 999 -136 (-17.6%) -364 (-36.4%)
#36 LebanonMiddle East ArgentinaAmericas 616 621 763 -5 (-0.8%) -147 (-19.3%)
#37 LebanonMiddle East HungaryEurope 615 521 369 +94 (+18.0%) +246 (+66.7%)
#38 LebanonMiddle East ColombiaAmericas 560 520 641 +40 (+7.7%) -81 (-12.6%)
#39 LebanonMiddle East Sierra LeoneAfrica 545 586 617 -41 (-7.0%) -72 (-11.7%)
#40 LebanonMiddle East PolandEurope 518 508 423 +10 (+2.0%) +95 (+22.5%)
#41 LebanonMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 406 404 487 +2 (+0.5%) -81 (-16.6%)
#42 LebanonMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 394 341 35 +53 (+15.5%) +359 (+1,025.7%)
#43 LebanonMiddle East MaltaEurope 332 191 89 +141 (+73.8%) +243 (+273.0%)
#44 LebanonMiddle East PortugalEurope 277 246 73 +31 (+12.6%) +204 (+279.5%)
#45 LebanonMiddle East ChileAmericas 268 259 249 +9 (+3.5%) +19 (+7.6%)
#46 LebanonMiddle East EcuadorAmericas 183 177 164 +6 (+3.4%) +19 (+11.6%)
#47 LebanonMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 171 157 111 +14 (+8.9%) +60 (+54.1%)
#48 LebanonMiddle East Dominican RepublicAmericas 166 154 149 +12 (+7.8%) +17 (+11.4%)
#49 LebanonMiddle East GuineaAfrica 143 148 156 -5 (-3.4%) -13 (-8.3%)
#50 LebanonMiddle East MauritaniaAfrica 138 128 118 +10 (+7.8%) +20 (+16.9%)