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
#51 KazakhstanAsia GermanyEurope 896,268 872,932 849,840 +23,336 (+2.7%) +46,428 (+5.5%)
#52 RomaniaEurope ItalyEurope 880,402 947,155 953,353 -66,753 (-7.0%) -72,951 (-7.7%)
#53 IndiaAsia AustraliaOceania 876,074 707,980 448,940 +168,094 (+23.7%) +427,134 (+95.1%)
#54 ColombiaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 875,552 917,753 973,315 -42,201 (-4.6%) -97,763 (-10.0%)
#55 RussiaEurope UzbekistanAsia 865,767 871,047 877,690 -5,280 (-0.6%) -11,923 (-1.4%)
#56 SyriaMiddle East GermanyEurope 860,697 687,147 203,711 +173,550 (+25.3%) +656,986 (+322.5%)
#57 EgyptAfrica UAEMiddle East 841,883 741,460 707,918 +100,423 (+13.5%) +133,965 (+18.9%)
#58 PhilippinesAsia CanadaAmericas 835,779 702,144 603,495 +133,635 (+19.0%) +232,284 (+38.5%)
#59 USAAmericas MexicoAmericas 823,502 799,179 768,225 +24,323 (+3.0%) +55,277 (+7.2%)
#60 ChinaAsia JapanAsia 809,893 917,070 758,791 -107,177 (-11.7%) +51,102 (+6.7%)
#61 IndiaAsia OmanMiddle East 803,105 621,187 642,934 +181,918 (+29.3%) +160,171 (+24.9%)
#62 ColombiaAmericas SpainEurope 792,228 513,451 344,064 +278,777 (+54.3%) +448,164 (+130.3%)
#63 SyriaMiddle East LebanonMiddle East 784,884 887,943 1,105,309 -103,059 (-11.6%) -320,425 (-29.0%)
#64 UzbekistanAsia RussiaEurope 778,041 871,154 987,806 -93,113 (-10.7%) -209,765 (-21.2%)
#65 ChinaAsia CanadaAmericas 771,973 721,158 737,086 +50,815 (+7.0%) +34,887 (+4.7%)
#66 PakistanAsia IndiaAsia 768,138 814,599 873,404 -46,461 (-5.7%) -105,266 (-12.1%)
#67 EgyptAfrica JordanMiddle East 767,948 706,516 616,302 +61,432 (+8.7%) +151,646 (+24.6%)
#68 VenezuelaAmericas USAAmericas 763,915 526,853 271,836 +237,062 (+45.0%) +492,079 (+181.0%)
#69 ChinaAsia South KoreaAsia 756,684 751,745 662,499 +4,939 (+0.7%) +94,185 (+14.2%)
#70 PhilippinesAsia Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 755,432 730,715 738,497 +24,717 (+3.4%) +16,935 (+2.3%)
#71 UzbekistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 744,161 689,957 616,254 +54,204 (+7.9%) +127,907 (+20.8%)
#72 BrazilAmericas USAAmericas 738,994 571,580 380,949 +167,414 (+29.3%) +358,045 (+94.0%)
#73 BangladeshAsia OmanMiddle East 737,087 570,123 590,082 +166,964 (+29.3%) +147,005 (+24.9%)
#74 RussiaEurope BelarusEurope 664,610 672,481 682,362 -7,871 (-1.2%) -17,752 (-2.6%)
#75 NepalAsia IndiaAsia 663,518 696,618 746,906 -33,100 (-4.8%) -83,388 (-11.2%)
#76 ChinaAsia AustraliaOceania 656,264 632,690 509,635 +23,574 (+3.7%) +146,629 (+28.8%)
#77 VenezuelaAmericas SpainEurope 602,539 398,098 166,705 +204,441 (+51.4%) +435,834 (+261.4%)
#78 VietnamAsia JapanAsia 589,874 437,740 124,232 +152,134 (+34.8%) +465,642 (+374.8%)
#79 New ZealandOceania AustraliaOceania 588,088 583,769 575,163 +4,319 (+0.7%) +12,925 (+2.2%)
#80 PortugalEurope FranceEurope 585,896 621,051 648,445 -35,155 (-5.7%) -62,549 (-9.6%)
#81 VenezuelaAmericas BrazilAmericas 571,919 278,304 3,780 +293,615 (+105.5%) +568,139 (+15,030.1%)
#82 NigeriaAfrica USAAmericas 565,053 451,656 324,227 +113,397 (+25.1%) +240,826 (+74.3%)
#83 EcuadorAmericas USAAmericas 561,895 469,786 447,534 +92,109 (+19.6%) +114,361 (+25.6%)
#84 RussiaEurope KazakhstanAsia 552,258 579,845 612,650 -27,587 (-4.8%) -60,392 (-9.9%)
#85 JapanAsia USAAmericas 547,444 536,286 538,574 +11,158 (+2.1%) +8,870 (+1.6%)
#86 AlbaniaEurope ItalyEurope 542,638 493,666 418,672 +48,972 (+9.9%) +123,966 (+29.6%)
#87 ChinaAsia SingaporeAsia 533,745 509,007 532,271 +24,738 (+4.9%) +1,474 (+0.3%)
#88 PhilippinesAsia UAEMiddle East 528,527 465,483 444,426 +63,044 (+13.5%) +84,101 (+18.9%)
#89 RomaniaEurope SpainEurope 522,578 571,347 635,020 -48,769 (-8.5%) -112,442 (-17.7%)
#90 ParaguayAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 517,429 527,081 539,157 -9,652 (-1.8%) -21,728 (-4.0%)
#91 UkraineEurope Czech RepublicEurope 515,214 156,128 146,067 +359,086 (+230.0%) +369,147 (+252.7%)
#92 PeruAmericas USAAmericas 512,316 463,475 458,582 +48,841 (+10.5%) +53,734 (+11.7%)
#93 NepalAsia MalaysiaAsia 502,596 502,596 502,596 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#94 SyriaMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 496,044 456,607 446,037 +39,437 (+8.6%) +50,007 (+11.2%)
#95 VenezuelaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 487,871 412,755 7,068 +75,116 (+18.2%) +480,803 (+6,802.5%)
#96 AlbaniaEurope GreeceEurope 474,441 446,614 436,566 +27,827 (+6.2%) +37,875 (+8.7%)
#97 MoroccoAfrica ItalyEurope 472,734 450,791 399,627 +21,943 (+4.9%) +73,107 (+18.3%)
#98 RussiaEurope USAAmericas 452,940 437,372 416,733 +15,568 (+3.6%) +36,207 (+8.7%)
#99 PakistanAsia USAAmericas 452,748 412,484 390,102 +40,264 (+9.8%) +62,646 (+16.1%)
#100 EgyptAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 449,863 410,273 353,426 +39,590 (+9.6%) +96,437 (+27.3%)