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
#1251 HondurasAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 13,606 13,110 12,439 +496 (+3.8%) +1,167 (+9.4%)
#1252 USAAmericas EcuadorAmericas 13,588 14,744 15,816 -1,156 (-7.8%) -2,228 (-14.1%)
#1253 EthiopiaAfrica South SudanAfrica 13,582 13,110 12,786 +472 (+3.6%) +796 (+6.2%)
#1254 PhilippinesAsia BelgiumEurope 13,572 12,048 10,549 +1,524 (+12.6%) +3,023 (+28.7%)
#1255 NorwayEurope PolandEurope 13,563 8,212 2,800 +5,351 (+65.2%) +10,763 (+384.4%)
#1256 AustriaEurope AustraliaOceania 13,561 15,703 17,969 -2,142 (-13.6%) -4,408 (-24.5%)
#1257 ChinaAsia PortugalEurope 13,500 12,000 10,461 +1,500 (+12.5%) +3,039 (+29.1%)
#1258 LebanonMiddle East DenmarkEurope 13,454 13,040 12,511 +414 (+3.2%) +943 (+7.5%)
#1259 MoroccoAfrica SwedenEurope 13,437 11,726 9,256 +1,711 (+14.6%) +4,181 (+45.2%)
#1260 LebanonMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 13,369 12,192 10,505 +1,177 (+9.7%) +2,864 (+27.3%)
#1261 SpainEurope PeruAmericas 13,320 11,229 8,252 +2,091 (+18.6%) +5,068 (+61.4%)
#1262 SwitzerlandEurope AustraliaOceania 13,265 13,924 14,177 -659 (-4.7%) -912 (-6.4%)
#1263 Dominican RepublicAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 13,260 13,899 14,743 -639 (-4.6%) -1,483 (-10.1%)
#1264 ComorosAfrica MadagascarAfrica 13,199 12,153 10,953 +1,046 (+8.6%) +2,246 (+20.5%)
#1265 AustriaEurope HungaryEurope 13,198 11,188 8,694 +2,010 (+18.0%) +4,504 (+51.8%)
#1266 NetherlandsEurope ItalyEurope 13,193 12,901 12,025 +292 (+2.3%) +1,168 (+9.7%)
#1267 CanadaAmericas New ZealandOceania 13,149 12,377 10,712 +772 (+6.2%) +2,437 (+22.8%)
#1268 ArmeniaAsia GeorgiaAsia 13,147 12,789 12,358 +358 (+2.8%) +789 (+6.4%)
#1269 AzerbaijanAsia BelarusEurope 13,138 13,294 13,493 -156 (-1.2%) -355 (-2.6%)
#1270 ChinaAsia ChileAmericas 13,126 14,364 8,379 -1,238 (-8.6%) +4,747 (+56.7%)
#1271 BelarusEurope CanadaAmericas 13,112 12,061 11,384 +1,051 (+8.7%) +1,728 (+15.2%)
#1272 LithuaniaEurope LatviaEurope 13,084 14,209 16,668 -1,125 (-7.9%) -3,584 (-21.5%)
#1273 ThailandAsia FinlandEurope 13,078 11,110 8,884 +1,968 (+17.7%) +4,194 (+47.2%)
#1274 ItalyEurope DenmarkEurope 13,051 10,101 7,704 +2,950 (+29.2%) +5,347 (+69.4%)
#1275 CanadaAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 13,033 12,359 11,678 +674 (+5.5%) +1,355 (+11.6%)
#1276 Côte d’IvoireAfrica AngolaAfrica 13,031 12,644 6,448 +387 (+3.1%) +6,583 (+102.1%)
#1277 BarbadosAmericas CanadaAmericas 13,022 13,877 15,217 -855 (-6.2%) -2,195 (-14.4%)
#1278 KazakhstanAsia UzbekistanAsia 13,013 13,092 13,194 -79 (-0.6%) -181 (-1.4%)
#1279 LebanonMiddle East BelgiumEurope 12,974 8,813 6,557 +4,161 (+47.2%) +6,417 (+97.9%)
#1280 UAEMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 12,928 7,489 2,384 +5,439 (+72.6%) +10,544 (+442.3%)
#1281 VietnamAsia SwitzerlandEurope 12,927 12,489 11,518 +438 (+3.5%) +1,409 (+12.2%)
#1282 SingaporeAsia BangladeshAsia 12,909 9,396 9,583 +3,513 (+37.4%) +3,326 (+34.7%)
#1283 BulgariaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 12,878 11,751 10,293 +1,127 (+9.6%) +2,585 (+25.1%)
#1284 SingaporeAsia CanadaAmericas 12,878 12,678 13,196 +200 (+1.6%) -318 (-2.4%)
#1285 South AfricaAfrica EswatiniAfrica 12,870 12,712 12,511 +158 (+1.2%) +359 (+2.9%)
#1286 GrenadaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 12,827 8,913 8,026 +3,914 (+43.9%) +4,801 (+59.8%)
#1287 PakistanAsia IranMiddle East 12,822 12,575 16,032 +247 (+2.0%) -3,210 (-20.0%)
#1288 HungaryEurope ItalyEurope 12,815 12,881 12,251 -66 (-0.5%) +564 (+4.6%)
#1289 GhanaAfrica BelgiumEurope 12,780 10,908 9,142 +1,872 (+17.2%) +3,638 (+39.8%)
#1290 VietnamAsia UkraineEurope 12,764 12,596 12,390 +168 (+1.3%) +374 (+3.0%)
#1291 ChileAmericas ItalyEurope 12,743 12,446 11,742 +297 (+2.4%) +1,001 (+8.5%)
#1292 VietnamAsia New ZealandOceania 12,670 10,533 7,669 +2,137 (+20.3%) +5,001 (+65.2%)
#1293 JapanAsia New ZealandOceania 12,621 12,929 11,640 -308 (-2.4%) +981 (+8.4%)
#1294 BulgariaEurope DenmarkEurope 12,544 10,194 7,704 +2,350 (+23.1%) +4,840 (+62.8%)
#1295 UkraineEurope GeorgiaAsia 12,544 12,203 11,792 +341 (+2.8%) +752 (+6.4%)
#1296 BulgariaEurope SwitzerlandEurope 12,532 9,659 6,983 +2,873 (+29.7%) +5,549 (+79.5%)
#1297 LebanonMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,486 11,812 11,029 +674 (+5.7%) +1,457 (+13.2%)
#1298 ChinaAsia VenezuelaAmericas 12,470 13,071 13,865 -601 (-4.6%) -1,395 (-10.1%)
#1299 AfghanistanAsia TajikistanAsia 12,467 12,433 12,393 +34 (+0.3%) +74 (+0.6%)
#1300 IraqMiddle East SwitzerlandEurope 12,464 10,967 7,908 +1,497 (+13.7%) +4,556 (+57.6%)