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
#751 SyriaMiddle East DenmarkEurope 34,528 35,386 17,492 -858 (-2.4%) +17,036 (+97.4%)
#752 MaltaEurope AustraliaOceania 34,451 39,249 44,062 -4,798 (-12.2%) -9,611 (-21.8%)
#753 IrelandEurope PolandEurope 34,300 21,601 10,185 +12,699 (+58.8%) +24,115 (+236.8%)
#754 NamibiaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 34,273 36,795 38,929 -2,522 (-6.9%) -4,656 (-12.0%)
#755 SurinameAmericas FranceEurope 34,228 32,289 25,096 +1,939 (+6.0%) +9,132 (+36.4%)
#756 ChinaAsia PanamaAmericas 34,214 22,427 18,665 +11,787 (+52.6%) +15,549 (+83.3%)
#757 SerbiaEurope ItalyEurope 34,138 33,712 40,472 +426 (+1.3%) -6,334 (-15.7%)
#758 VenezuelaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 34,048 28,214 1,381 +5,834 (+20.7%) +32,667 (+2,365.5%)
#759 NigeriaAfrica SpainEurope 33,772 32,892 31,616 +880 (+2.7%) +2,156 (+6.8%)
#760 JapanAsia CanadaAmericas 33,767 31,784 36,751 +1,983 (+6.2%) -2,984 (-8.1%)
#761 USAAmericas TürkiyeAsia 33,577 27,054 23,570 +6,523 (+24.1%) +10,007 (+42.5%)
#762 GuineaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 33,542 36,058 39,375 -2,516 (-7.0%) -5,833 (-14.8%)
#763 ChadAfrica NigeriaAfrica 33,524 31,261 29,175 +2,263 (+7.2%) +4,349 (+14.9%)
#764 PeruAmericas CanadaAmericas 33,504 31,394 30,711 +2,110 (+6.7%) +2,793 (+9.1%)
#765 IndiaAsia BelgiumEurope 33,480 27,351 20,286 +6,129 (+22.4%) +13,194 (+65.0%)
#766 GeorgiaAsia ItalyEurope 33,454 16,535 12,569 +16,919 (+102.3%) +20,885 (+166.2%)
#767 CambodiaAsia South KoreaAsia 33,452 42,303 40,557 -8,851 (-20.9%) -7,105 (-17.5%)
#768 VenezuelaAmericas CanadaAmericas 33,298 26,756 23,221 +6,542 (+24.5%) +10,077 (+43.4%)
#769 EcuadorAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 33,255 34,858 36,973 -1,603 (-4.6%) -3,718 (-10.1%)
#770 SpainEurope BrazilAmericas 33,197 18,904 24,343 +14,293 (+75.6%) +8,854 (+36.4%)
#771 SenegalAfrica GabonAfrica 33,087 30,652 27,861 +2,435 (+7.9%) +5,226 (+18.8%)
#772 USAAmericas New ZealandOceania 32,863 29,584 24,806 +3,279 (+11.1%) +8,057 (+32.5%)
#773 Czech RepublicEurope AustriaEurope 32,780 35,914 40,004 -3,134 (-8.7%) -7,224 (-18.1%)
#774 ZambiaAfrica ZimbabweAfrica 32,680 31,692 30,538 +988 (+3.1%) +2,142 (+7.0%)
#775 LuxembourgEurope FranceEurope 32,587 16,121 16,173 +16,466 (+102.1%) +16,414 (+101.5%)
#776 NigeriaAfrica TogoAfrica 32,503 32,266 31,974 +237 (+0.7%) +529 (+1.7%)
#777 SenegalAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 32,378 31,873 31,242 +505 (+1.6%) +1,136 (+3.6%)
#778 TürkiyeAsia IsraelMiddle East 32,098 30,532 27,954 +1,566 (+5.1%) +4,144 (+14.8%)
#779 BrazilAmericas BoliviaAmericas 31,945 28,612 25,692 +3,333 (+11.6%) +6,253 (+24.3%)
#780 South KoreaAsia New ZealandOceania 31,878 31,307 30,491 +571 (+1.8%) +1,387 (+4.5%)
#781 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope MontenegroEurope 31,869 32,126 32,042 -257 (-0.8%) -173 (-0.5%)
#782 PolandEurope IcelandEurope 31,868 21,102 10,967 +10,766 (+51.0%) +20,901 (+190.6%)
#783 GermanyEurope ThailandAsia 31,844 29,457 26,832 +2,387 (+8.1%) +5,012 (+18.7%)
#784 North MacedoniaEurope AustriaEurope 31,837 28,104 23,741 +3,733 (+13.3%) +8,096 (+34.1%)
#785 BeninAfrica FranceEurope 31,581 28,360 23,132 +3,221 (+11.4%) +8,449 (+36.5%)
#786 GreeceEurope TürkiyeAsia 31,548 30,225 27,005 +1,323 (+4.4%) +4,543 (+16.8%)
#787 PakistanAsia SwedenEurope 31,536 20,142 11,304 +11,394 (+56.6%) +20,232 (+179.0%)
#788 GermanyEurope NorwayEurope 31,499 28,327 28,005 +3,172 (+11.2%) +3,494 (+12.5%)
#789 ArgentinaAmericas BrazilAmericas 31,403 30,742 29,835 +661 (+2.2%) +1,568 (+5.3%)
#790 Guinea-BissauAfrica SenegalAfrica 31,321 30,550 29,591 +771 (+2.5%) +1,730 (+5.8%)
#791 VenezuelaAmericas PortugalEurope 31,198 27,732 24,174 +3,466 (+12.5%) +7,024 (+29.1%)
#792 South AfricaAfrica NetherlandsEurope 31,024 20,331 13,669 +10,693 (+52.6%) +17,355 (+127.0%)
#793 CyprusEurope TürkiyeAsia 30,993 26,185 20,247 +4,808 (+18.4%) +10,746 (+53.1%)
#794 AustriaEurope TürkiyeAsia 30,987 25,174 17,910 +5,813 (+23.1%) +13,077 (+73.0%)
#795 GeorgiaAsia ArmeniaAsia 30,983 34,247 42,753 -3,264 (-9.5%) -11,770 (-27.5%)
#796 ChadAfrica CameroonAfrica 30,917 27,852 33,968 +3,065 (+11.0%) -3,051 (-9.0%)
#797 ColombiaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 30,809 25,530 21,270 +5,279 (+20.7%) +9,539 (+44.8%)
#798 GreeceEurope NetherlandsEurope 30,769 21,670 14,489 +9,099 (+42.0%) +16,280 (+112.4%)
#799 ArgentinaAmericas PeruAmericas 30,704 19,297 15,237 +11,407 (+59.1%) +15,467 (+101.5%)
#800 BangladeshAsia South AfricaAfrica 30,637 47,821 27,930 -17,184 (-35.9%) +2,707 (+9.7%)