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
#1351 CroatiaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 11,319 11,956 12,776 -637 (-5.3%) -1,457 (-11.4%)
#1352 SpainEurope CanadaAmericas 11,315 11,807 13,007 -492 (-4.2%) -1,692 (-13.0%)
#1353 MalaysiaAsia IndiaAsia 11,283 11,915 12,776 -632 (-5.3%) -1,493 (-11.7%)
#1354 MalaysiaAsia JapanAsia 11,275 18,987 18,602 -7,712 (-40.6%) -7,327 (-39.4%)
#1355 ItalyEurope UruguayAmericas 11,274 8,744 7,327 +2,530 (+28.9%) +3,947 (+53.9%)
#1356 FranceEurope BrazilAmericas 11,237 10,766 10,144 +471 (+4.4%) +1,093 (+10.8%)
#1357 GermanyEurope EgyptAfrica 11,205 11,919 0 -714 (-6.0%) N/A
#1358 MongoliaAsia AustraliaOceania 11,188 6,319 1,782 +4,869 (+77.1%) +9,406 (+527.8%)
#1359 AustraliaOceania IrelandEurope 11,165 8,883 6,602 +2,282 (+25.7%) +4,563 (+69.1%)
#1360 USAAmericas LibyaAfrica 11,152 10,550 9,851 +602 (+5.7%) +1,301 (+13.2%)
#1361 El SalvadorAmericas BelizeAmericas 11,092 10,016 8,828 +1,076 (+10.7%) +2,264 (+25.6%)
#1362 GreeceEurope BulgariaEurope 11,085 8,061 6,276 +3,024 (+37.5%) +4,809 (+76.6%)
#1363 RomaniaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 11,061 11,573 12,202 -512 (-4.4%) -1,141 (-9.4%)
#1364 USAAmericas HungaryEurope 11,044 9,362 7,273 +1,682 (+18.0%) +3,771 (+51.8%)
#1365 AlgeriaAfrica SwitzerlandEurope 11,016 10,311 9,442 +705 (+6.8%) +1,574 (+16.7%)
#1366 BulgariaEurope SwedenEurope 11,009 9,870 8,552 +1,139 (+11.5%) +2,457 (+28.7%)
#1367 IndiaAsia GreeceEurope 10,998 10,353 10,130 +645 (+6.2%) +868 (+8.6%)
#1368 USAAmericas BahamasAmericas 10,962 10,359 9,664 +603 (+5.8%) +1,298 (+13.4%)
#1369 IndiaAsia Sri LankaAsia 10,957 10,837 10,658 +120 (+1.1%) +299 (+2.8%)
#1370 ThailandAsia BelgiumEurope 10,952 10,100 8,829 +852 (+8.4%) +2,123 (+24.0%)
#1371 El SalvadorAmericas AustraliaOceania 10,898 11,260 11,360 -362 (-3.2%) -462 (-4.1%)
#1372 BrazilAmericas IsraelMiddle East 10,891 10,254 9,506 +637 (+6.2%) +1,385 (+14.6%)
#1373 New ZealandOceania CanadaAmericas 10,875 10,929 12,381 -54 (-0.5%) -1,506 (-12.2%)
#1374 HondurasAmericas BelizeAmericas 10,835 9,784 8,624 +1,051 (+10.7%) +2,211 (+25.6%)
#1375 SpainEurope DenmarkEurope 10,780 8,097 6,422 +2,683 (+33.1%) +4,358 (+67.9%)
#1376 SyriaMiddle East IsraelMiddle East 10,778 10,179 9,443 +599 (+5.9%) +1,335 (+14.1%)
#1377 FranceEurope MadagascarAfrica 10,776 9,922 8,950 +854 (+8.6%) +1,826 (+20.4%)
#1378 NicaraguaAmericas CanadaAmericas 10,768 10,646 10,071 +122 (+1.1%) +697 (+6.9%)
#1379 NetherlandsEurope AustriaEurope 10,748 9,554 8,286 +1,194 (+12.5%) +2,462 (+29.7%)
#1380 LibyaAfrica CanadaAmericas 10,737 8,394 8,384 +2,343 (+27.9%) +2,353 (+28.1%)
#1381 BelarusEurope EstoniaEurope 10,721 10,521 11,119 +200 (+1.9%) -398 (-3.6%)
#1382 YemenMiddle East EgyptAfrica 10,716 12,181 898 -1,465 (-12.0%) +9,818 (+1,093.3%)
#1383 UkraineEurope SerbiaEurope 10,681 1,967 1,670 +8,714 (+443.0%) +9,011 (+539.6%)
#1384 EgyptAfrica LebanonMiddle East 10,620 18,786 17,117 -8,166 (-43.5%) -6,497 (-38.0%)
#1385 RomaniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 10,613 9,763 8,299 +850 (+8.7%) +2,314 (+27.9%)
#1386 MaliAfrica CameroonAfrica 10,608 9,556 8,202 +1,052 (+11.0%) +2,406 (+29.3%)
#1387 Sri LankaAsia NorwayEurope 10,598 9,531 9,187 +1,067 (+11.2%) +1,411 (+15.4%)
#1388 JordanMiddle East IraqMiddle East 10,581 10,432 10,336 +149 (+1.4%) +245 (+2.4%)
#1389 EthiopiaAfrica NorwayEurope 10,556 9,493 7,900 +1,063 (+11.2%) +2,656 (+33.6%)
#1390 FranceEurope AustriaEurope 10,544 9,563 8,387 +981 (+10.3%) +2,157 (+25.7%)
#1391 EstoniaEurope UkraineEurope 10,531 10,392 10,222 +139 (+1.3%) +309 (+3.0%)
#1392 ThailandAsia IndonesiaAsia 10,481 9,238 5,806 +1,243 (+13.5%) +4,675 (+80.5%)
#1393 Czech RepublicEurope AustraliaOceania 10,450 11,756 13,236 -1,306 (-11.1%) -2,786 (-21.0%)
#1394 Sri LankaAsia CyprusEurope 10,425 9,821 9,514 +604 (+6.2%) +911 (+9.6%)
#1395 PeruAmericas MexicoAmericas 10,394 8,821 7,209 +1,573 (+17.8%) +3,185 (+44.2%)
#1396 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndiaAsia 10,381 10,823 11,604 -442 (-4.1%) -1,223 (-10.5%)
#1397 SpainEurope AustriaEurope 10,355 8,100 6,559 +2,255 (+27.8%) +3,796 (+57.9%)
#1398 EthiopiaAfrica UAEMiddle East 10,340 9,107 8,696 +1,233 (+13.5%) +1,644 (+18.9%)
#1399 SlovakiaEurope ItalyEurope 10,301 10,952 10,187 -651 (-5.9%) +114 (+1.1%)
#1400 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 10,277 7,141 6,430 +3,136 (+43.9%) +3,847 (+59.8%)