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 MadagascarAfrica FranceEurope 162,751 150,882 133,839 +11,869 (+7.9%) +28,912 (+21.6%)
#2 MadagascarAfrica ComorosAfrica 9,569 9,605 9,651 -36 (-0.4%) -82 (-0.8%)
#3 MadagascarAfrica ItalyEurope 2,903 2,722 2,249 +181 (+6.6%) +654 (+29.1%)
#4 MadagascarAfrica BelgiumEurope 2,773 2,417 2,102 +356 (+14.7%) +671 (+31.9%)
#5 MadagascarAfrica MauritiusAfrica 2,321 2,301 2,277 +20 (+0.9%) +44 (+1.9%)
#6 MadagascarAfrica SeychellesAfrica 829 816 801 +13 (+1.6%) +28 (+3.5%)
#7 MadagascarAfrica ChinaAsia 705 618 379 +87 (+14.1%) +326 (+86.0%)
#8 MadagascarAfrica BotswanaAfrica 591 560 525 +31 (+5.5%) +66 (+12.6%)
#9 MadagascarAfrica NorwayEurope 547 492 471 +55 (+11.2%) +76 (+16.1%)
#10 MadagascarAfrica AustraliaOceania 348 353 295 -5 (-1.4%) +53 (+18.0%)
#11 MadagascarAfrica South AfricaAfrica 299 282 271 +17 (+6.0%) +28 (+10.3%)
#12 MadagascarAfrica LuxembourgEurope 225 195 0 +30 (+15.4%) N/A
#13 MadagascarAfrica GreeceEurope 138 130 129 +8 (+6.2%) +9 (+7.0%)
#14 MadagascarAfrica DenmarkEurope 95 80 61 +15 (+18.8%) +34 (+55.7%)
#15 MadagascarAfrica HungaryEurope 52 44 32 +8 (+18.2%) +20 (+62.5%)
#16 MadagascarAfrica PortugalEurope 31 28 26 +3 (+10.7%) +5 (+19.2%)
#17 MadagascarAfrica SloveniaEurope 25 22 15 +3 (+13.6%) +10 (+66.7%)
#18 MadagascarAfrica FinlandEurope 22 19 14 +3 (+15.8%) +8 (+57.1%)
#19 MadagascarAfrica SlovakiaEurope 20 18 18 +2 (+11.1%) +2 (+11.1%)
#20 MadagascarAfrica GuineaAfrica 8 8 10 0 (0.0%) -2 (-20.0%)
#21 MadagascarAfrica BoliviaAmericas 6 5 6 +1 (+20.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#22 MadagascarAfrica CyprusEurope 6 6 7 0 (0.0%) -1 (-14.3%)
#23 MadagascarAfrica LithuaniaEurope 6 6 2 0 (0.0%) +4 (+200.0%)
#24 MadagascarAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 4 3 3 +1 (+33.3%) +1 (+33.3%)
#25 MadagascarAfrica IcelandEurope 3 2 2 +1 (+50.0%) +1 (+50.0%)
#26 MadagascarAfrica BulgariaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#27 MadagascarAfrica EstoniaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#28 MadagascarAfrica LiechtensteinEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#29 MadagascarAfrica LatviaEurope 0 0 0 N/A N/A