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
| Rank | Origin | Destination | 2024 Migrant Stock | 2020 Migrant Stock | 2015 Migrant Stock | 2020-2024 Change | 2015-2024 Change |
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| #1 | LesothoAfrica | South AfricaAfrica | 237,718 | 215,957 | 183,120 | +21,761 (+10.1%) | +54,598 (+29.8%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationSouth Africa 2015 stock183,120 2020 stock215,957 2024 stock237,718 2015-2024 absolute change+54,598 2015-2024 percentage change+29.8% 2020-2024 absolute change+21,761 2020-2024 percentage change+10.1% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #2 | LesothoAfrica | MozambiqueAfrica | 8,173 | 7,842 | 7,465 | +331 (+4.2%) | +708 (+9.5%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationMozambique 2015 stock7,465 2020 stock7,842 2024 stock8,173 2015-2024 absolute change+708 2015-2024 percentage change+9.5% 2020-2024 absolute change+331 2020-2024 percentage change+4.2% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #3 | LesothoAfrica | BotswanaAfrica | 292 | 277 | 261 | +15 (+5.4%) | +31 (+11.9%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationBotswana 2015 stock261 2020 stock277 2024 stock292 2015-2024 absolute change+31 2015-2024 percentage change+11.9% 2020-2024 absolute change+15 2020-2024 percentage change+5.4% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #4 | LesothoAfrica | EswatiniAfrica | 226 | 223 | 221 | +3 (+1.3%) | +5 (+2.3%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationEswatini 2015 stock221 2020 stock223 2024 stock226 2015-2024 absolute change+5 2015-2024 percentage change+2.3% 2020-2024 absolute change+3 2020-2024 percentage change+1.3% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #5 | LesothoAfrica | AustraliaOceania | 157 | 150 | 150 | +7 (+4.7%) | +7 (+4.7%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationAustralia 2015 stock150 2020 stock150 2024 stock157 2015-2024 absolute change+7 2015-2024 percentage change+4.7% 2020-2024 absolute change+7 2020-2024 percentage change+4.7% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #6 | LesothoAfrica | NamibiaAfrica | 139 | 131 | 123 | +8 (+6.1%) | +16 (+13.0%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationNamibia 2015 stock123 2020 stock131 2024 stock139 2015-2024 absolute change+16 2015-2024 percentage change+13.0% 2020-2024 absolute change+8 2020-2024 percentage change+6.1% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #7 | LesothoAfrica | DenmarkEurope | 48 | 49 | 46 | -1 (-2.0%) | +2 (+4.3%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationDenmark 2015 stock46 2020 stock49 2024 stock48 2015-2024 absolute change+2 2015-2024 percentage change+4.3% 2020-2024 absolute change-1 2020-2024 percentage change-2.0% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #8 | LesothoAfrica | GuineaAfrica | 28 | 29 | 32 | -1 (-3.4%) | -4 (-12.5%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationGuinea 2015 stock32 2020 stock29 2024 stock28 2015-2024 absolute change-4 2015-2024 percentage change-12.5% 2020-2024 absolute change-1 2020-2024 percentage change-3.4% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #9 | LesothoAfrica | NorwayEurope | 10 | 9 | 14 | +1 (+11.1%) | -4 (-28.6%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationNorway 2015 stock14 2020 stock9 2024 stock10 2015-2024 absolute change-4 2015-2024 percentage change-28.6% 2020-2024 absolute change+1 2020-2024 percentage change+11.1% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #10 | LesothoAfrica | SlovakiaEurope | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 (0.0%) | -1 (-25.0%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationSlovakia 2015 stock4 2020 stock3 2024 stock3 2015-2024 absolute change-1 2015-2024 percentage change-25.0% 2020-2024 absolute change0 2020-2024 percentage change0.0% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #11 | LesothoAfrica | HungaryEurope | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 (0.0%) | -2 (-66.7%) |
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OriginLesotho DestinationHungary 2015 stock3 2020 stock1 2024 stock1 2015-2024 absolute change-2 2015-2024 percentage change-66.7% 2020-2024 absolute change0 2020-2024 percentage change0.0% SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #12 | LesothoAfrica | BoliviaAmericas | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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OriginLesotho DestinationBolivia 2015 stock0 2020 stock0 2024 stock0 2015-2024 absolute change0 2015-2024 percentage changeN/A 2020-2024 absolute change0 2020-2024 percentage changeN/A SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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| #13 | LesothoAfrica | GreeceEurope | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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OriginLesotho DestinationGreece 2015 stock0 2020 stock0 2024 stock0 2015-2024 absolute change0 2015-2024 percentage changeN/A 2020-2024 absolute change0 2020-2024 percentage changeN/A SourceUnited Nations DESA Observation typeInternational migrant stock |
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