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 LiberiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 39,038 34,940 30,418 +4,098 (+11.7%) +8,620 (+28.3%)
#2 LiberiaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 38,437 37,675 36,756 +762 (+2.0%) +1,681 (+4.6%)
#3 LiberiaAfrica NigeriaAfrica 23,602 22,009 20,541 +1,593 (+7.2%) +3,061 (+14.9%)
#4 LiberiaAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 16,014 23,757 33,436 -7,743 (-32.6%) -17,422 (-52.1%)
#5 LiberiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 8,462 9,097 10,917 -635 (-7.0%) -2,455 (-22.5%)
#6 LiberiaAfrica CameroonAfrica 5,501 4,956 4,255 +545 (+11.0%) +1,246 (+29.3%)
#7 LiberiaAfrica AustraliaOceania 3,630 3,579 3,518 +51 (+1.4%) +112 (+3.2%)
#8 LiberiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 2,567 2,655 2,765 -88 (-3.3%) -198 (-7.2%)
#9 LiberiaAfrica ItalyEurope 2,038 2,181 1,942 -143 (-6.6%) +96 (+4.9%)
#10 LiberiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,473 1,312 1,119 +161 (+12.3%) +354 (+31.6%)
#11 LiberiaAfrica GambiaAfrica 1,185 1,082 968 +103 (+9.5%) +217 (+22.4%)
#12 LiberiaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,062 955 922 +107 (+11.2%) +140 (+15.2%)
#13 LiberiaAfrica ChinaAsia 794 679 309 +115 (+16.9%) +485 (+157.0%)
#14 LiberiaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 532 634 898 -102 (-16.1%) -366 (-40.8%)
#15 LiberiaAfrica SenegalAfrica 459 448 439 +11 (+2.5%) +20 (+4.6%)
#16 LiberiaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 384 408 397 -24 (-5.9%) -13 (-3.3%)
#17 LiberiaAfrica DenmarkEurope 171 164 159 +7 (+4.3%) +12 (+7.5%)
#18 LiberiaAfrica TogoAfrica 169 168 168 +1 (+0.6%) +1 (+0.6%)
#19 LiberiaAfrica FinlandEurope 134 114 102 +20 (+17.5%) +32 (+31.4%)
#20 LiberiaAfrica BrazilAmericas 46 331 302 -285 (-86.1%) -256 (-84.8%)
#21 LiberiaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 45 44 46 +1 (+2.3%) -1 (-2.2%)
#22 LiberiaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 45 39 0 +6 (+15.4%) N/A
#23 LiberiaAfrica PortugalEurope 34 30 28 +4 (+13.3%) +6 (+21.4%)
#24 LiberiaAfrica GreeceEurope 32 30 30 +2 (+6.7%) +2 (+6.7%)
#25 LiberiaAfrica HungaryEurope 25 21 33 +4 (+19.0%) -8 (-24.2%)
#26 LiberiaAfrica SloveniaEurope 14 12 4 +2 (+16.7%) +10 (+250.0%)
#27 LiberiaAfrica IcelandEurope 9 6 1 +3 (+50.0%) +8 (+800.0%)
#28 LiberiaAfrica BulgariaEurope 8 6 5 +2 (+33.3%) +3 (+60.0%)
#29 LiberiaAfrica LithuaniaEurope 5 5 6 0 (0.0%) -1 (-16.7%)
#30 LiberiaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#31 LiberiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)