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
#701 SamoaOceania AustraliaOceania 38,964 33,647 27,802 +5,317 (+15.8%) +11,162 (+40.1%)
#702 ItalyEurope AustriaEurope 38,913 35,547 30,284 +3,366 (+9.5%) +8,629 (+28.5%)
#703 BelarusEurope LatviaEurope 38,908 42,251 48,588 -3,343 (-7.9%) -9,680 (-19.9%)
#704 YemenMiddle East JordanMiddle East 38,858 35,268 30,074 +3,590 (+10.2%) +8,784 (+29.2%)
#705 BulgariaEurope AustriaEurope 38,651 31,709 22,800 +6,942 (+21.9%) +15,851 (+69.5%)
#706 LiberiaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 38,437 37,675 36,756 +762 (+2.0%) +1,681 (+4.6%)
#707 RomaniaEurope SwedenEurope 38,394 32,526 25,499 +5,868 (+18.0%) +12,895 (+50.6%)
#708 RussiaEurope GeorgiaAsia 38,308 37,267 35,936 +1,041 (+2.8%) +2,372 (+6.6%)
#709 FranceEurope NetherlandsEurope 38,275 32,168 25,473 +6,107 (+19.0%) +12,802 (+50.3%)
#710 LatviaEurope RussiaEurope 38,075 50,955 66,994 -12,880 (-25.3%) -28,919 (-43.2%)
#711 South SudanAfrica EgyptAfrica 37,915 19,410 3,578 +18,505 (+95.3%) +34,337 (+959.7%)
#712 TürkiyeAsia CanadaAmericas 37,802 34,204 28,928 +3,598 (+10.5%) +8,874 (+30.7%)
#713 PhilippinesAsia South KoreaAsia 37,555 45,708 49,570 -8,153 (-17.8%) -12,015 (-24.2%)
#714 Sri LankaAsia SwitzerlandEurope 37,483 35,903 31,923 +1,580 (+4.4%) +5,560 (+17.4%)
#715 DenmarkEurope SwedenEurope 37,372 39,185 42,114 -1,813 (-4.6%) -4,742 (-11.3%)
#716 VietnamAsia BangladeshAsia 37,076 26,986 27,521 +10,090 (+37.4%) +9,555 (+34.7%)
#717 SpainEurope ItalyEurope 37,029 38,174 29,775 -1,145 (-3.0%) +7,254 (+24.4%)
#718 SyriaMiddle East AustraliaOceania 37,008 31,180 13,864 +5,828 (+18.7%) +23,144 (+166.9%)
#719 EgyptAfrica FranceEurope 36,806 35,106 33,678 +1,700 (+4.8%) +3,128 (+9.3%)
#720 GabonAfrica FranceEurope 36,785 31,774 23,500 +5,011 (+15.8%) +13,285 (+56.5%)
#721 Guinea-BissauAfrica PortugalEurope 36,682 32,607 28,422 +4,075 (+12.5%) +8,260 (+29.1%)
#722 UAEMiddle East CanadaAmericas 36,578 28,236 21,677 +8,342 (+29.5%) +14,901 (+68.7%)
#723 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BeninAfrica 36,443 34,358 31,920 +2,085 (+6.1%) +4,523 (+14.2%)
#724 USAAmericas IrelandEurope 36,363 32,488 28,482 +3,875 (+11.9%) +7,881 (+27.7%)
#725 PakistanAsia FranceEurope 36,278 31,711 26,302 +4,567 (+14.4%) +9,976 (+37.9%)
#726 MaliAfrica SenegalAfrica 36,252 35,360 34,245 +892 (+2.5%) +2,007 (+5.9%)
#727 TürkiyeAsia GreeceEurope 36,204 34,081 33,420 +2,123 (+6.2%) +2,784 (+8.3%)
#728 RussiaEurope NetherlandsEurope 36,095 14,654 3,093 +21,441 (+146.3%) +33,002 (+1,067.0%)
#729 MaliAfrica SpainEurope 36,036 26,040 19,793 +9,996 (+38.4%) +16,243 (+82.1%)
#730 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope CanadaAmericas 36,008 36,028 36,610 -20 (-0.1%) -602 (-1.6%)
#731 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East CanadaAmericas 35,996 29,531 28,250 +6,465 (+21.9%) +7,746 (+27.4%)
#732 ChileAmericas AustraliaOceania 35,849 33,595 30,250 +2,254 (+6.7%) +5,599 (+18.5%)
#733 TürkiyeAsia UAEMiddle East 35,736 31,473 30,050 +4,263 (+13.5%) +5,686 (+18.9%)
#734 BulgariaEurope FranceEurope 35,728 32,257 27,173 +3,471 (+10.8%) +8,555 (+31.5%)
#735 BelarusEurope LithuaniaEurope 35,625 33,813 33,613 +1,812 (+5.4%) +2,012 (+6.0%)
#736 North MacedoniaEurope TürkiyeAsia 35,535 38,728 43,868 -3,193 (-8.2%) -8,333 (-19.0%)
#737 TürkiyeAsia DenmarkEurope 35,075 33,006 32,210 +2,069 (+6.3%) +2,865 (+8.9%)
#738 Côte d’IvoireAfrica ItalyEurope 35,037 33,948 23,479 +1,089 (+3.2%) +11,558 (+49.2%)
#739 CroatiaEurope CanadaAmericas 35,035 37,407 41,477 -2,372 (-6.3%) -6,442 (-15.5%)
#740 YemenMiddle East IsraelMiddle East 34,979 33,053 30,665 +1,926 (+5.8%) +4,314 (+14.1%)
#741 ThailandAsia CambodiaAsia 34,957 33,048 30,806 +1,909 (+5.8%) +4,151 (+13.5%)
#742 North MacedoniaEurope SerbiaEurope 34,921 37,902 41,857 -2,981 (-7.9%) -6,936 (-16.6%)
#743 Cabo VerdeAfrica FranceEurope 34,814 31,783 30,310 +3,031 (+9.5%) +4,504 (+14.9%)
#744 GermanyEurope PortugalEurope 34,724 30,866 26,905 +3,858 (+12.5%) +7,819 (+29.1%)
#745 SyriaMiddle East NorwayEurope 34,690 31,197 13,249 +3,493 (+11.2%) +21,441 (+161.8%)
#746 BrazilAmericas NetherlandsEurope 34,662 25,713 16,894 +8,949 (+34.8%) +17,768 (+105.2%)
#747 ChinaAsia EgyptAfrica 34,659 7,407 14 +27,252 (+367.9%) +34,645 (+247,464.3%)
#748 MonacoEurope FranceEurope 34,658 31,746 26,366 +2,912 (+9.2%) +8,292 (+31.4%)
#749 LithuaniaEurope IrelandEurope 34,584 33,974 33,565 +610 (+1.8%) +1,019 (+3.0%)
#750 VenezuelaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 34,543 24,001 1,870 +10,542 (+43.9%) +32,673 (+1,747.2%)