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
#851 TajikistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 27,922 26,306 24,162 +1,616 (+6.1%) +3,760 (+15.6%)
#852 ChileAmericas SwedenEurope 27,831 27,976 28,139 -145 (-0.5%) -308 (-1.1%)
#853 IndonesiaAsia South KoreaAsia 27,807 36,236 40,400 -8,429 (-23.3%) -12,593 (-31.2%)
#854 Côte d’IvoireAfrica CanadaAmericas 27,793 17,685 11,442 +10,108 (+57.2%) +16,351 (+142.9%)
#855 USAAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,764 32,451 28,195 -4,687 (-14.4%) -431 (-1.5%)
#856 ChinaAsia PhilippinesAsia 27,676 27,676 29,091 0 (0.0%) -1,415 (-4.9%)
#857 IndiaAsia South AfricaAfrica 27,674 32,302 34,185 -4,628 (-14.3%) -6,511 (-19.0%)
#858 IndiaAsia SwitzerlandEurope 27,635 23,761 20,080 +3,874 (+16.3%) +7,555 (+37.6%)
#859 DenmarkEurope NorwayEurope 27,624 24,842 25,312 +2,782 (+11.2%) +2,312 (+9.1%)
#860 KyrgyzstanAsia UkraineEurope 27,538 27,175 26,729 +363 (+1.3%) +809 (+3.0%)
#861 SenegalAfrica MaliAfrica 27,227 24,257 20,671 +2,970 (+12.2%) +6,556 (+31.7%)
#862 UruguayAmericas BrazilAmericas 27,225 23,583 23,712 +3,642 (+15.4%) +3,513 (+14.8%)
#863 ChileAmericas CanadaAmericas 27,191 27,873 28,300 -682 (-2.4%) -1,109 (-3.9%)
#864 MauritaniaAfrica MaliAfrica 27,160 24,197 13,539 +2,963 (+12.2%) +13,621 (+100.6%)
#865 PhilippinesAsia NorwayEurope 27,118 24,388 20,512 +2,730 (+11.2%) +6,606 (+32.2%)
#866 MoroccoAfrica TürkiyeAsia 27,080 15,343 3,629 +11,737 (+76.5%) +23,451 (+646.2%)
#867 JapanAsia VietnamAsia 27,060 10,212 8,485 +16,848 (+165.0%) +18,575 (+218.9%)
#868 GermanyEurope IsraelMiddle East 27,015 25,519 23,675 +1,496 (+5.9%) +3,340 (+14.1%)
#869 ChinaAsia EthiopiaAfrica 26,824 38,672 54,628 -11,848 (-30.6%) -27,804 (-50.9%)
#870 AustraliaOceania CanadaAmericas 26,777 26,000 30,029 +777 (+3.0%) -3,252 (-10.8%)
#871 NigeriaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 26,707 30,996 33,525 -4,289 (-13.8%) -6,818 (-20.3%)
#872 USAAmericas SingaporeAsia 26,705 23,638 22,252 +3,067 (+13.0%) +4,453 (+20.0%)
#873 ZimbabweAfrica MalawiAfrica 26,561 27,221 32,030 -660 (-2.4%) -5,469 (-17.1%)
#874 BhutanAsia NepalAsia 26,552 27,502 28,740 -950 (-3.5%) -2,188 (-7.6%)
#875 CambodiaAsia BangladeshAsia 26,460 19,259 19,642 +7,201 (+37.4%) +6,818 (+34.7%)
#876 SwedenEurope DenmarkEurope 26,460 24,507 22,222 +1,953 (+8.0%) +4,238 (+19.1%)
#877 GhanaAfrica CanadaAmericas 26,394 25,550 24,200 +844 (+3.3%) +2,194 (+9.1%)
#878 RussiaEurope SwedenEurope 26,376 22,520 19,243 +3,856 (+17.1%) +7,133 (+37.1%)
#879 RussiaEurope EgyptAfrica 26,357 27,682 100 -1,325 (-4.8%) +26,257 (+26,257.0%)
#880 BelarusEurope IsraelMiddle East 26,340 24,755 22,129 +1,585 (+6.4%) +4,211 (+19.0%)
#881 NepalAsia KuwaitMiddle East 26,292 23,979 20,658 +2,313 (+9.6%) +5,634 (+27.3%)
#882 BangladeshAsia JordanMiddle East 26,252 23,051 18,937 +3,201 (+13.9%) +7,315 (+38.6%)
#883 IraqMiddle East NorwayEurope 26,194 23,557 22,006 +2,637 (+11.2%) +4,188 (+19.0%)
#884 USAAmericas SwedenEurope 26,172 23,047 19,543 +3,125 (+13.6%) +6,629 (+33.9%)
#885 BelarusEurope UzbekistanAsia 26,170 26,330 26,532 -160 (-0.6%) -362 (-1.4%)
#886 GambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 26,164 21,662 4,921 +4,502 (+20.8%) +21,243 (+431.7%)
#887 NepalAsia UAEMiddle East 26,097 22,984 21,945 +3,113 (+13.5%) +4,152 (+18.9%)
#888 PakistanAsia TürkiyeAsia 26,088 9,410 2,945 +16,678 (+177.2%) +23,143 (+785.8%)
#889 NigeriaAfrica GabonAfrica 25,938 24,029 21,840 +1,909 (+7.9%) +4,098 (+18.8%)
#890 PortugalEurope NetherlandsEurope 25,933 20,206 16,987 +5,727 (+28.3%) +8,946 (+52.7%)
#891 KenyaAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 25,824 24,779 23,584 +1,045 (+4.2%) +2,240 (+9.5%)
#892 PakistanAsia JapanAsia 25,754 19,338 12,638 +6,416 (+33.2%) +13,116 (+103.8%)
#893 USAAmericas PanamaAmericas 25,732 16,867 14,040 +8,865 (+52.6%) +11,692 (+83.3%)
#894 SloveniaEurope AustriaEurope 25,669 24,792 21,691 +877 (+3.5%) +3,978 (+18.3%)
#895 UkraineEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 25,517 26,066 26,771 -549 (-2.1%) -1,254 (-4.7%)
#896 ColombiaAmericas PeruAmericas 25,477 18,217 11,815 +7,260 (+39.9%) +13,662 (+115.6%)
#897 UkraineEurope CroatiaEurope 25,475 711 758 +24,764 (+3,483.0%) +24,717 (+3,260.8%)
#898 LithuaniaEurope RussiaEurope 25,430 36,765 50,820 -11,335 (-30.8%) -25,390 (-50.0%)
#899 EthiopiaAfrica ItalyEurope 25,419 27,383 26,441 -1,964 (-7.2%) -1,022 (-3.9%)
#900 BhutanAsia AustraliaOceania 25,363 12,424 5,834 +12,939 (+104.1%) +19,529 (+334.7%)