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
#1301 ThailandAsia New ZealandOceania 12,405 11,043 8,944 +1,362 (+12.3%) +3,461 (+38.7%)
#1302 JapanAsia MalaysiaAsia 12,388 12,389 12,390 -1 (0.0%) -2 (0.0%)
#1303 PhilippinesAsia DenmarkEurope 12,381 11,515 11,065 +866 (+7.5%) +1,316 (+11.9%)
#1304 AustriaEurope CanadaAmericas 12,372 14,276 16,802 -1,904 (-13.3%) -4,430 (-26.4%)
#1305 SlovakiaEurope CanadaAmericas 12,340 13,311 15,089 -971 (-7.3%) -2,749 (-18.2%)
#1306 KazakhstanAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 12,333 12,599 12,940 -266 (-2.1%) -607 (-4.7%)
#1307 GermanyEurope ChinaAsia 12,294 11,242 12,840 +1,052 (+9.4%) -546 (-4.3%)
#1308 PortugalEurope AndorraEurope 12,251 11,534 10,697 +717 (+6.2%) +1,554 (+14.5%)
#1309 RwandaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 12,201 9,202 6,573 +2,999 (+32.6%) +5,628 (+85.6%)
#1310 KuwaitMiddle East LibyaAfrica 12,185 11,527 10,763 +658 (+5.7%) +1,422 (+13.2%)
#1311 SpainEurope PolandEurope 12,179 8,438 5,203 +3,741 (+44.3%) +6,976 (+134.1%)
#1312 South KoreaAsia SwedenEurope 12,163 11,686 10,714 +477 (+4.1%) +1,449 (+13.5%)
#1313 SyriaMiddle East CyprusEurope 12,150 11,446 6,949 +704 (+6.2%) +5,201 (+74.8%)
#1314 EgyptAfrica SwedenEurope 12,132 9,299 6,022 +2,833 (+30.5%) +6,110 (+101.5%)
#1315 ChinaAsia MongoliaAsia 12,085 11,419 10,595 +666 (+5.8%) +1,490 (+14.1%)
#1316 PeruAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 12,080 10,913 9,713 +1,167 (+10.7%) +2,367 (+24.4%)
#1317 ChinaAsia MexicoAmericas 12,070 10,667 8,828 +1,403 (+13.2%) +3,242 (+36.7%)
#1318 HondurasAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 12,039 11,878 11,676 +161 (+1.4%) +363 (+3.1%)
#1319 GeorgiaAsia KazakhstanAsia 12,026 11,744 11,396 +282 (+2.4%) +630 (+5.5%)
#1320 ThailandAsia UAEMiddle East 11,996 10,565 10,089 +1,431 (+13.5%) +1,907 (+18.9%)
#1321 AlbaniaEurope SwedenEurope 11,986 7,495 2,320 +4,491 (+59.9%) +9,666 (+416.6%)
#1322 CubaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 11,964 10,619 8,582 +1,345 (+12.7%) +3,382 (+39.4%)
#1323 AustraliaOceania JapanAsia 11,962 30,721 34,359 -18,759 (-61.1%) -22,397 (-65.2%)
#1324 RussiaEurope SerbiaEurope 11,961 9,427 6,139 +2,534 (+26.9%) +5,822 (+94.8%)
#1325 MexicoAmericas BoliviaAmericas 11,841 10,606 9,524 +1,235 (+11.6%) +2,317 (+24.3%)
#1326 IsraelMiddle East AustraliaOceania 11,821 12,151 11,250 -330 (-2.7%) +571 (+5.1%)
#1327 ArgentinaAmericas SwitzerlandEurope 11,810 10,108 8,793 +1,702 (+16.8%) +3,017 (+34.3%)
#1328 North MacedoniaEurope SwedenEurope 11,796 9,177 6,302 +2,619 (+28.5%) +5,494 (+87.2%)
#1329 BrazilAmericas PeruAmericas 11,785 7,153 5,903 +4,632 (+64.8%) +5,882 (+99.6%)
#1330 ThailandAsia ItalyEurope 11,785 11,293 9,318 +492 (+4.4%) +2,467 (+26.5%)
#1331 FranceEurope RomaniaEurope 11,775 8,639 5,078 +3,136 (+36.3%) +6,697 (+131.9%)
#1332 LatviaEurope NorwayEurope 11,774 10,589 9,541 +1,185 (+11.2%) +2,233 (+23.4%)
#1333 Costa RicaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 11,707 11,281 10,772 +426 (+3.8%) +935 (+8.7%)
#1334 AlgeriaAfrica TunisiaAfrica 11,622 11,060 10,411 +562 (+5.1%) +1,211 (+11.6%)
#1335 RussiaEurope JapanAsia 11,547 12,498 10,522 -951 (-7.6%) +1,025 (+9.7%)
#1336 Timor-LesteAsia AustraliaOceania 11,546 10,247 9,992 +1,299 (+12.7%) +1,554 (+15.6%)
#1337 SwedenEurope AustraliaOceania 11,508 11,728 11,485 -220 (-1.9%) +23 (+0.2%)
#1338 CanadaAmericas JapanAsia 11,477 16,750 15,871 -5,273 (-31.5%) -4,394 (-27.7%)
#1339 LatviaEurope SwedenEurope 11,474 8,708 6,771 +2,766 (+31.8%) +4,703 (+69.5%)
#1340 VietnamAsia DenmarkEurope 11,473 10,408 9,917 +1,065 (+10.2%) +1,556 (+15.7%)
#1341 BrazilAmericas New ZealandOceania 11,421 9,080 5,582 +2,341 (+25.8%) +5,839 (+104.6%)
#1342 CubaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 11,420 12,637 13,321 -1,217 (-9.6%) -1,901 (-14.3%)
#1343 RomaniaEurope TürkiyeAsia 11,400 9,612 9,448 +1,788 (+18.6%) +1,952 (+20.7%)
#1344 USAAmericas PeruAmericas 11,392 10,796 10,026 +596 (+5.5%) +1,366 (+13.6%)
#1345 KyrgyzstanAsia TajikistanAsia 11,382 11,351 11,301 +31 (+0.3%) +81 (+0.7%)
#1346 Sri LankaAsia BahrainMiddle East 11,369 10,636 9,764 +733 (+6.9%) +1,605 (+16.4%)
#1347 MexicoAmericas ItalyEurope 11,351 10,352 8,163 +999 (+9.7%) +3,188 (+39.1%)
#1348 MaliAfrica GambiaAfrica 11,344 10,360 9,251 +984 (+9.5%) +2,093 (+22.6%)
#1349 TajikistanAsia TürkiyeAsia 11,341 5,017 2,417 +6,324 (+126.1%) +8,924 (+369.2%)
#1350 TajikistanAsia UzbekistanAsia 11,339 11,408 11,496 -69 (-0.6%) -157 (-1.4%)