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
#1201 South SudanAfrica UAEMiddle East 14,900 13,123 12,531 +1,777 (+13.5%) +2,369 (+18.9%)
#1202 LebanonMiddle East BrazilAmericas 14,879 11,213 11,549 +3,666 (+32.7%) +3,330 (+28.8%)
#1203 BelarusEurope ItalyEurope 14,832 13,503 10,864 +1,329 (+9.8%) +3,968 (+36.5%)
#1204 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas CanadaAmericas 14,817 13,930 13,757 +887 (+6.4%) +1,060 (+7.7%)
#1205 Dominican RepublicAmericas PanamaAmericas 14,815 9,711 8,095 +5,104 (+52.6%) +6,720 (+83.0%)
#1206 NigeriaAfrica ChadAfrica 14,802 13,033 6,531 +1,769 (+13.6%) +8,271 (+126.6%)
#1207 IranMiddle East IraqMiddle East 14,747 14,540 14,405 +207 (+1.4%) +342 (+2.4%)
#1208 IndonesiaAsia LibyaAfrica 14,740 13,944 13,019 +796 (+5.7%) +1,721 (+13.2%)
#1209 GuyanaAmericas SurinameAmericas 14,720 13,557 12,232 +1,163 (+8.6%) +2,488 (+20.3%)
#1210 FranceEurope SenegalAfrica 14,719 14,357 13,909 +362 (+2.5%) +810 (+5.8%)
#1211 EgyptAfrica IraqMiddle East 14,705 14,498 14,363 +207 (+1.4%) +342 (+2.4%)
#1212 NigeriaAfrica UAEMiddle East 14,690 12,937 12,353 +1,753 (+13.6%) +2,337 (+18.9%)
#1213 USAAmericas UAEMiddle East 14,618 12,874 12,293 +1,744 (+13.5%) +2,325 (+18.9%)
#1214 South AfricaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 14,535 13,837 12,381 +698 (+5.0%) +2,154 (+17.4%)
#1215 TunisiaAfrica SwitzerlandEurope 14,494 13,030 11,363 +1,464 (+11.2%) +3,131 (+27.6%)
#1216 AfghanistanAsia DenmarkEurope 14,440 13,602 12,512 +838 (+6.2%) +1,928 (+15.4%)
#1217 AustriaEurope ItalyEurope 14,432 15,171 15,066 -739 (-4.9%) -634 (-4.2%)
#1218 CanadaAmericas MexicoAmericas 14,431 12,587 10,031 +1,844 (+14.7%) +4,400 (+43.9%)
#1219 PeruAmericas AustraliaOceania 14,420 12,802 11,282 +1,618 (+12.6%) +3,138 (+27.8%)
#1220 UzbekistanAsia BelarusEurope 14,400 14,570 14,788 -170 (-1.2%) -388 (-2.6%)
#1221 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East AustraliaOceania 14,397 14,974 14,386 -577 (-3.9%) +11 (+0.1%)
#1222 FranceEurope SwedenEurope 14,381 11,684 9,257 +2,697 (+23.1%) +5,124 (+55.4%)
#1223 PhilippinesAsia AustriaEurope 14,332 13,494 12,725 +838 (+6.2%) +1,607 (+12.6%)
#1224 ZimbabweAfrica CanadaAmericas 14,291 11,982 11,429 +2,309 (+19.3%) +2,862 (+25.0%)
#1225 PeruAmericas EcuadorAmericas 14,275 15,265 16,015 -990 (-6.5%) -1,740 (-10.9%)
#1226 ColombiaAmericas SwedenEurope 14,267 12,961 11,814 +1,306 (+10.1%) +2,453 (+20.8%)
#1227 TürkiyeAsia KuwaitMiddle East 14,256 13,001 11,201 +1,255 (+9.7%) +3,055 (+27.3%)
#1228 South AfricaAfrica PortugalEurope 14,232 12,651 11,028 +1,581 (+12.5%) +3,204 (+29.1%)
#1229 Costa RicaAmericas PanamaAmericas 14,218 9,320 7,760 +4,898 (+52.6%) +6,458 (+83.2%)
#1230 ThailandAsia BangladeshAsia 14,210 10,343 10,548 +3,867 (+37.4%) +3,662 (+34.7%)
#1231 BrazilAmericas SwedenEurope 14,151 10,441 7,112 +3,710 (+35.5%) +7,039 (+99.0%)
#1232 GuineaAfrica ItalyEurope 14,112 12,278 3,960 +1,834 (+14.9%) +10,152 (+256.4%)
#1233 SyriaMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 14,059 14,737 15,632 -678 (-4.6%) -1,573 (-10.1%)
#1234 USAAmericas ChileAmericas 14,042 16,025 11,633 -1,983 (-12.4%) +2,409 (+20.7%)
#1235 CroatiaEurope SwedenEurope 14,041 12,041 7,941 +2,000 (+16.6%) +6,100 (+76.8%)
#1236 USAAmericas AustriaEurope 14,035 12,166 10,711 +1,869 (+15.4%) +3,324 (+31.0%)
#1237 PeruAmericas BoliviaAmericas 14,028 12,565 11,284 +1,463 (+11.6%) +2,744 (+24.3%)
#1238 HungaryEurope IsraelMiddle East 13,993 13,230 12,274 +763 (+5.8%) +1,719 (+14.0%)
#1239 LithuaniaEurope DenmarkEurope 13,942 13,211 10,158 +731 (+5.5%) +3,784 (+37.3%)
#1240 AustraliaOceania ChinaAsia 13,927 12,610 13,046 +1,317 (+10.4%) +881 (+6.8%)
#1241 Sierra LeoneAfrica LiberiaAfrica 13,878 16,853 14,536 -2,975 (-17.7%) -658 (-4.5%)
#1242 Dominican RepublicAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 13,870 12,751 11,342 +1,119 (+8.8%) +2,528 (+22.3%)
#1243 BelgiumEurope PolandEurope 13,815 10,879 5,848 +2,936 (+27.0%) +7,967 (+136.2%)
#1244 SenegalAfrica CanadaAmericas 13,811 9,813 8,249 +3,998 (+40.7%) +5,562 (+67.4%)
#1245 RussiaEurope CyprusEurope 13,731 12,935 12,530 +796 (+6.2%) +1,201 (+9.6%)
#1246 ChileAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 13,728 14,390 15,263 -662 (-4.6%) -1,535 (-10.1%)
#1247 ChinaAsia RussiaEurope 13,724 24,009 36,698 -10,285 (-42.8%) -22,974 (-62.6%)
#1248 ChinaAsia FinlandEurope 13,671 11,614 9,069 +2,057 (+17.7%) +4,602 (+50.7%)
#1249 CanadaAmericas GreeceEurope 13,663 12,862 12,584 +801 (+6.2%) +1,079 (+8.6%)
#1250 TürkiyeAsia NorwayEurope 13,608 12,238 11,106 +1,370 (+11.2%) +2,502 (+22.5%)