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
#1151 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope DenmarkEurope 16,175 16,685 17,263 -510 (-3.1%) -1,088 (-6.3%)
#1152 GermanyEurope New ZealandOceania 16,172 16,446 14,713 -274 (-1.7%) +1,459 (+9.9%)
#1153 ChinaAsia DenmarkEurope 16,145 14,577 12,426 +1,568 (+10.8%) +3,719 (+29.9%)
#1154 GeorgiaAsia CyprusEurope 16,136 15,201 14,727 +935 (+6.2%) +1,409 (+9.6%)
#1155 LuxembourgEurope BelgiumEurope 16,076 14,609 13,431 +1,467 (+10.0%) +2,645 (+19.7%)
#1156 PakistanAsia IrelandEurope 16,059 14,470 12,019 +1,589 (+11.0%) +4,040 (+33.6%)
#1157 ZimbabweAfrica NamibiaAfrica 16,053 15,135 14,141 +918 (+6.1%) +1,912 (+13.5%)
#1158 LiberiaAfrica Côte d’IvoireAfrica 16,014 23,757 33,436 -7,743 (-32.6%) -17,422 (-52.1%)
#1159 JordanMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 15,949 14,920 13,697 +1,029 (+6.9%) +2,252 (+16.4%)
#1160 FranceEurope IrelandEurope 15,924 13,904 11,591 +2,020 (+14.5%) +4,333 (+37.4%)
#1161 RussiaEurope PolandEurope 15,923 21,433 30,954 -5,510 (-25.7%) -15,031 (-48.6%)
#1162 NetherlandsEurope SwedenEurope 15,864 12,609 10,415 +3,255 (+25.8%) +5,449 (+52.3%)
#1163 Sierra LeoneAfrica SenegalAfrica 15,843 15,453 14,963 +390 (+2.5%) +880 (+5.9%)
#1164 KuwaitMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 15,838 9,361 1,450 +6,477 (+69.2%) +14,388 (+992.3%)
#1165 PakistanAsia BelgiumEurope 15,808 13,612 12,192 +2,196 (+16.1%) +3,616 (+29.7%)
#1166 USAAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 15,776 14,626 14,010 +1,150 (+7.9%) +1,766 (+12.6%)
#1167 RomaniaEurope AustraliaOceania 15,735 16,766 17,054 -1,031 (-6.1%) -1,319 (-7.7%)
#1168 AlgeriaAfrica MoroccoAfrica 15,731 14,497 13,194 +1,234 (+8.5%) +2,537 (+19.2%)
#1169 GuyanaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 15,720 10,923 9,830 +4,797 (+43.9%) +5,890 (+59.9%)
#1170 PhilippinesAsia BruneiAsia 15,708 14,664 13,457 +1,044 (+7.1%) +2,251 (+16.7%)
#1171 GreeceEurope ItalyEurope 15,677 16,361 15,536 -684 (-4.2%) +141 (+0.9%)
#1172 IndiaAsia MaldivesAsia 15,642 14,596 13,364 +1,046 (+7.2%) +2,278 (+17.0%)
#1173 CroatiaEurope IrelandEurope 15,615 9,858 3,971 +5,757 (+58.4%) +11,644 (+293.2%)
#1174 AzerbaijanAsia IsraelMiddle East 15,580 14,733 13,609 +847 (+5.7%) +1,971 (+14.5%)
#1175 GabonAfrica MaliAfrica 15,565 13,867 11,817 +1,698 (+12.2%) +3,748 (+31.7%)
#1176 ChileAmericas MexicoAmericas 15,510 7,286 5,890 +8,224 (+112.9%) +9,620 (+163.3%)
#1177 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope NorwayEurope 15,507 13,946 13,201 +1,561 (+11.2%) +2,306 (+17.5%)
#1178 BangladeshAsia SwedenEurope 15,502 11,938 7,250 +3,564 (+29.9%) +8,252 (+113.8%)
#1179 GermanyEurope IrelandEurope 15,484 14,226 12,962 +1,258 (+8.8%) +2,522 (+19.5%)
#1180 ArmeniaAsia GreeceEurope 15,479 14,571 14,257 +908 (+6.2%) +1,222 (+8.6%)
#1181 RwandaAfrica BelgiumEurope 15,445 14,698 14,033 +747 (+5.1%) +1,412 (+10.1%)
#1182 SwitzerlandEurope LiechtensteinEurope 15,441 14,437 12,882 +1,004 (+7.0%) +2,559 (+19.9%)
#1183 ThailandAsia DenmarkEurope 15,432 14,266 12,622 +1,166 (+8.2%) +2,810 (+22.3%)
#1184 CroatiaEurope MontenegroEurope 15,398 15,523 15,486 -125 (-0.8%) -88 (-0.6%)
#1185 KazakhstanAsia CanadaAmericas 15,397 13,839 12,638 +1,558 (+11.3%) +2,759 (+21.8%)
#1186 IndonesiaAsia TürkiyeAsia 15,386 6,222 2,983 +9,164 (+147.3%) +12,403 (+415.8%)
#1187 UgandaAfrica CanadaAmericas 15,355 14,870 13,438 +485 (+3.3%) +1,917 (+14.3%)
#1188 IranMiddle East BelgiumEurope 15,212 12,789 10,604 +2,423 (+18.9%) +4,608 (+43.5%)
#1189 JordanMiddle East OmanMiddle East 15,210 11,765 12,177 +3,445 (+29.3%) +3,033 (+24.9%)
#1190 AngolaAfrica BrazilAmericas 15,174 12,789 8,211 +2,385 (+18.6%) +6,963 (+84.8%)
#1191 Dominican RepublicAmericas CanadaAmericas 15,172 13,081 11,356 +2,091 (+16.0%) +3,816 (+33.6%)
#1192 SpainEurope SwedenEurope 15,166 12,808 9,859 +2,358 (+18.4%) +5,307 (+53.8%)
#1193 SpainEurope BoliviaAmericas 15,148 13,568 12,183 +1,580 (+11.6%) +2,965 (+24.3%)
#1194 Guinea-BissauAfrica GambiaAfrica 15,119 13,808 12,328 +1,311 (+9.5%) +2,791 (+22.6%)
#1195 ChinaAsia NorwayEurope 15,099 13,579 12,197 +1,520 (+11.2%) +2,902 (+23.8%)
#1196 FranceEurope JapanAsia 15,078 18,157 16,048 -3,079 (-17.0%) -970 (-6.0%)
#1197 ColombiaAmericas ArubaAmericas 14,983 10,926 9,762 +4,057 (+37.1%) +5,221 (+53.5%)
#1198 BoliviaAmericas ItalyEurope 14,942 14,838 14,404 +104 (+0.7%) +538 (+3.7%)
#1199 USAAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 14,917 14,822 16,861 +95 (+0.6%) -1,944 (-11.5%)
#1200 PakistanAsia DenmarkEurope 14,908 14,208 13,418 +700 (+4.9%) +1,490 (+11.1%)