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
#901 LithuaniaEurope UkraineEurope 25,157 24,825 24,418 +332 (+1.3%) +739 (+3.0%)
#902 GreeceEurope CyprusEurope 25,031 23,581 22,844 +1,450 (+6.1%) +2,187 (+9.6%)
#903 SpainEurope UruguayAmericas 24,980 19,374 16,232 +5,606 (+28.9%) +8,748 (+53.9%)
#904 JordanMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 24,978 15,655 2,361 +9,323 (+59.6%) +22,617 (+957.9%)
#905 MalaysiaAsia CanadaAmericas 24,975 25,152 25,384 -177 (-0.7%) -409 (-1.6%)
#906 TogoAfrica GabonAfrica 24,966 23,129 21,023 +1,837 (+7.9%) +3,943 (+18.8%)
#907 LebanonMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 24,965 9,296 3,150 +15,669 (+168.6%) +21,815 (+692.5%)
#908 BelgiumEurope LuxembourgEurope 24,933 21,583 19,800 +3,350 (+15.5%) +5,133 (+25.9%)
#909 CambodiaAsia JapanAsia 24,912 17,561 5,254 +7,351 (+41.9%) +19,658 (+374.2%)
#910 EstoniaEurope RussiaEurope 24,906 33,399 43,974 -8,493 (-25.4%) -19,068 (-43.4%)
#911 ThailandAsia NorwayEurope 24,801 22,304 18,017 +2,497 (+11.2%) +6,784 (+37.7%)
#912 SlovakiaEurope HungaryEurope 24,748 20,980 19,717 +3,768 (+18.0%) +5,031 (+25.5%)
#913 USAAmericas GreeceEurope 24,748 23,297 22,792 +1,451 (+6.2%) +1,956 (+8.6%)
#914 UzbekistanAsia IsraelMiddle East 24,744 23,687 21,497 +1,057 (+4.5%) +3,247 (+15.1%)
#915 SyriaMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 24,742 22,565 19,439 +2,177 (+9.6%) +5,303 (+27.3%)
#916 ArgentinaAmericas AustraliaOceania 24,708 20,027 15,530 +4,681 (+23.4%) +9,178 (+59.1%)
#917 EthiopiaAfrica SwedenEurope 24,644 21,922 16,406 +2,722 (+12.4%) +8,238 (+50.2%)
#918 UkraineEurope EstoniaEurope 24,628 24,170 21,770 +458 (+1.9%) +2,858 (+13.1%)
#919 IraqMiddle East BelgiumEurope 24,557 21,276 15,603 +3,281 (+15.4%) +8,954 (+57.4%)
#920 SyriaMiddle East BulgariaEurope 24,543 17,848 15,502 +6,695 (+37.5%) +9,041 (+58.3%)
#921 El SalvadorAmericas ItalyEurope 24,538 18,402 12,473 +6,136 (+33.3%) +12,065 (+96.7%)
#922 BrazilAmericas BelgiumEurope 24,464 18,018 12,913 +6,446 (+35.8%) +11,551 (+89.5%)
#923 ChinaAsia BrazilAmericas 24,462 32,715 24,025 -8,253 (-25.2%) +437 (+1.8%)
#924 SlovakiaEurope SwitzerlandEurope 24,437 21,120 16,181 +3,317 (+15.7%) +8,256 (+51.0%)
#925 EgyptAfrica IsraelMiddle East 24,428 23,060 21,383 +1,368 (+5.9%) +3,045 (+14.2%)
#926 ItalyEurope PolandEurope 24,380 18,946 11,962 +5,434 (+28.7%) +12,418 (+103.8%)
#927 Equatorial GuineaAfrica SpainEurope 24,372 21,824 19,370 +2,548 (+11.7%) +5,002 (+25.8%)
#928 NetherlandsEurope SwitzerlandEurope 24,215 23,568 22,904 +647 (+2.7%) +1,311 (+5.7%)
#929 GhanaAfrica SpainEurope 24,178 19,766 13,560 +4,412 (+22.3%) +10,618 (+78.3%)
#930 FijiOceania CanadaAmericas 24,028 24,774 25,117 -746 (-3.0%) -1,089 (-4.3%)
#931 AfghanistanAsia SwitzerlandEurope 24,005 16,224 6,874 +7,781 (+48.0%) +17,131 (+249.2%)
#932 IranMiddle East ItalyEurope 23,973 19,481 14,197 +4,492 (+23.1%) +9,776 (+68.9%)
#933 MaliAfrica ItalyEurope 23,958 19,179 7,001 +4,779 (+24.9%) +16,957 (+242.2%)
#934 CubaAmericas CanadaAmericas 23,859 19,420 18,001 +4,439 (+22.9%) +5,858 (+32.5%)
#935 ChinaAsia BelgiumEurope 23,856 21,781 19,235 +2,075 (+9.5%) +4,621 (+24.0%)
#936 EgyptAfrica LibyaAfrica 23,699 22,420 20,932 +1,279 (+5.7%) +2,767 (+13.2%)
#937 NicaraguaAmericas PanamaAmericas 23,672 15,517 12,915 +8,155 (+52.6%) +10,757 (+83.3%)
#938 LiberiaAfrica NigeriaAfrica 23,602 22,009 20,541 +1,593 (+7.2%) +3,061 (+14.9%)
#939 SpainEurope AndorraEurope 23,577 22,196 20,577 +1,381 (+6.2%) +3,000 (+14.6%)
#940 PakistanAsia NorwayEurope 23,507 21,140 19,283 +2,367 (+11.2%) +4,224 (+21.9%)
#941 IndiaAsia IsraelMiddle East 23,441 22,343 19,585 +1,098 (+4.9%) +3,856 (+19.7%)
#942 KenyaAfrica UgandaAfrica 23,416 23,675 23,998 -259 (-1.1%) -582 (-2.4%)
#943 CyprusEurope GreeceEurope 23,412 22,039 21,562 +1,373 (+6.2%) +1,850 (+8.6%)
#944 PhilippinesAsia ThailandAsia 23,402 21,554 19,500 +1,848 (+8.6%) +3,902 (+20.0%)
#945 ArubaAmericas NetherlandsEurope 23,381 11,589 4,333 +11,792 (+101.8%) +19,048 (+439.6%)
#946 CanadaAmericas ItalyEurope 23,315 24,275 24,171 -960 (-4.0%) -856 (-3.5%)
#947 VenezuelaAmericas ArubaAmericas 23,312 17,000 3,399 +6,312 (+37.1%) +19,913 (+585.8%)
#948 TurkmenistanAsia UkraineEurope 23,286 22,979 22,602 +307 (+1.3%) +684 (+3.0%)
#949 MalaysiaAsia New ZealandOceania 23,224 21,097 18,046 +2,127 (+10.1%) +5,178 (+28.7%)
#950 CanadaAmericas ChinaAsia 23,177 20,917 20,594 +2,260 (+10.8%) +2,583 (+12.5%)