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
#7001 SurinameAmericas EstoniaEurope 2 2 2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7002 SyriaMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7003 Timor-LesteAsia DenmarkEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#7004 TogoAfrica EstoniaEurope 2 2 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7005 TogoAfrica SlovakiaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7006 TongaOceania HungaryEurope 2 2 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7007 TongaOceania IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#7008 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas EstoniaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7009 TurkmenistanAsia IcelandEurope 2 1 1 +1 (+100.0%) +1 (+100.0%)
#7010 UAEMiddle East LiechtensteinEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7011 YemenMiddle East IcelandEurope 2 1 0 +1 (+100.0%) N/A
#7012 ZambiaAfrica BoliviaAmericas 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7013 ZimbabweAfrica GuineaAfrica 2 2 4 0 (0.0%) -2 (-50.0%)
#7014 ZimbabweAfrica LatviaEurope 2 2 3 0 (0.0%) -1 (-33.3%)
#7015 AfghanistanAsia BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7016 AfghanistanAsia GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7017 AlbaniaEurope BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7018 AndorraEurope EstoniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7019 AndorraEurope GreeceEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7020 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas FinlandEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7021 ArubaAmericas LithuaniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7022 ArubaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7023 ArubaAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7024 AzerbaijanAsia BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7025 BahamasAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7026 BahrainMiddle East Costa RicaAmericas 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7027 BahrainMiddle East GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7028 BarbadosAmericas EstoniaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7029 BarbadosAmericas SlovakiaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7030 BarbadosAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7031 BelizeAmericas SloveniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7032 BeninAfrica BoliviaAmericas 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7033 BeninAfrica Costa RicaAmericas 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7034 BeninAfrica EstoniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7035 BeninAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7036 BermudaOther BulgariaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7037 BermudaOther HungaryEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7038 BhutanAsia GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7039 BhutanAsia LuxembourgEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7040 BoliviaAmericas LatviaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7041 BoliviaAmericas LithuaniaEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7042 BotswanaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A
#7043 BotswanaAfrica SloveniaEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7044 BruneiAsia BulgariaEurope 1 1 1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#7045 BruneiAsia CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7046 BruneiAsia HungaryEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7047 BulgariaEurope GuineaAfrica 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7048 Costa RicaAmericas CyprusEurope 1 1 2 0 (0.0%) -1 (-50.0%)
#7049 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LatviaEurope 1 1 3 0 (0.0%) -2 (-66.7%)
#7050 Côte d’IvoireAfrica LithuaniaEurope 1 1 0 0 (0.0%) N/A