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
#1401 CubaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 10,274 10,769 11,423 -495 (-4.6%) -1,149 (-10.1%)
#1402 SpainEurope BulgariaEurope 10,245 7,450 4,589 +2,795 (+37.5%) +5,656 (+123.3%)
#1403 RussiaEurope BelgiumEurope 10,232 8,436 7,027 +1,796 (+21.3%) +3,205 (+45.6%)
#1404 ColombiaAmericas BrazilAmericas 10,230 12,561 9,583 -2,331 (-18.6%) +647 (+6.8%)
#1405 USAAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 10,228 9,299 8,239 +929 (+10.0%) +1,989 (+24.1%)
#1406 North MacedoniaEurope CanadaAmericas 10,214 10,233 10,368 -19 (-0.2%) -154 (-1.5%)
#1407 VietnamAsia FinlandEurope 10,214 8,677 5,754 +1,537 (+17.7%) +4,460 (+77.5%)
#1408 LatviaEurope BelarusEurope 10,211 10,332 10,486 -121 (-1.2%) -275 (-2.6%)
#1409 VanuatuOceania AustraliaOceania 10,208 3,750 1,390 +6,458 (+172.2%) +8,818 (+634.4%)
#1410 LibyaAfrica TunisiaAfrica 10,180 9,688 9,119 +492 (+5.1%) +1,061 (+11.6%)
#1411 KenyaAfrica South SudanAfrica 10,153 9,800 9,558 +353 (+3.6%) +595 (+6.2%)
#1412 IraqMiddle East YemenMiddle East 10,139 9,987 9,801 +152 (+1.5%) +338 (+3.4%)
#1413 MozambiqueAfrica EswatiniAfrica 10,136 10,011 9,857 +125 (+1.2%) +279 (+2.8%)
#1414 NicaraguaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 10,131 9,211 8,161 +920 (+10.0%) +1,970 (+24.1%)
#1415 USAAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 10,111 10,598 11,242 -487 (-4.6%) -1,131 (-10.1%)
#1416 NetherlandsEurope NorwayEurope 10,105 9,088 8,590 +1,017 (+11.2%) +1,515 (+17.6%)
#1417 FranceEurope ChinaAsia 10,089 9,317 11,949 +772 (+8.3%) -1,860 (-15.6%)
#1418 IndiaAsia PortugalEurope 10,076 8,957 7,809 +1,119 (+12.5%) +2,267 (+29.0%)
#1419 GermanyEurope NamibiaAfrica 10,070 9,494 8,870 +576 (+6.1%) +1,200 (+13.5%)
#1420 EthiopiaAfrica UgandaAfrica 10,059 3,098 2,364 +6,961 (+224.7%) +7,695 (+325.5%)
#1421 EcuadorAmericas PeruAmericas 10,046 8,458 6,215 +1,588 (+18.8%) +3,831 (+61.6%)
#1422 CanadaAmericas IsraelMiddle East 10,021 9,426 8,745 +595 (+6.3%) +1,276 (+14.6%)
#1423 SwedenEurope SwitzerlandEurope 10,012 9,633 9,388 +379 (+3.9%) +624 (+6.6%)
#1424 FranceEurope DenmarkEurope 10,002 8,238 6,858 +1,764 (+21.4%) +3,144 (+45.8%)
#1425 UruguayAmericas AustraliaOceania 9,951 10,470 10,589 -519 (-5.0%) -638 (-6.0%)
#1426 FranceEurope MexicoAmericas 9,938 9,145 8,102 +793 (+8.7%) +1,836 (+22.7%)
#1427 JapanAsia IndonesiaAsia 9,938 7,432 12,622 +2,506 (+33.7%) -2,684 (-21.3%)
#1428 GermanyEurope South AfricaAfrica 9,935 13,176 16,988 -3,241 (-24.6%) -7,053 (-41.5%)
#1429 Equatorial GuineaAfrica GuineaAfrica 9,933 10,274 10,695 -341 (-3.3%) -762 (-7.1%)
#1430 HondurasAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 9,924 9,023 7,995 +901 (+10.0%) +1,929 (+24.1%)
#1431 GrenadaAmericas CanadaAmericas 9,873 9,982 10,521 -109 (-1.1%) -648 (-6.2%)
#1432 HondurasAmericas CanadaAmericas 9,817 8,902 8,198 +915 (+10.3%) +1,619 (+19.7%)
#1433 MalaysiaAsia ChinaAsia 9,810 8,948 9,977 +862 (+9.6%) -167 (-1.7%)
#1434 DenmarkEurope CanadaAmericas 9,798 11,365 13,671 -1,567 (-13.8%) -3,873 (-28.3%)
#1435 EcuadorAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 9,704 8,066 6,197 +1,638 (+20.3%) +3,507 (+56.6%)
#1436 South SudanAfrica AustraliaOceania 9,693 9,004 7,511 +689 (+7.7%) +2,182 (+29.1%)
#1437 ColombiaAmericas BelgiumEurope 9,685 7,888 6,217 +1,797 (+22.8%) +3,468 (+55.8%)
#1438 FranceEurope TunisiaAfrica 9,616 9,151 8,612 +465 (+5.1%) +1,004 (+11.7%)
#1439 PolandEurope RussiaEurope 9,615 14,463 20,491 -4,848 (-33.5%) -10,876 (-53.1%)
#1440 UkraineEurope ChinaAsia 9,603 3,330 2,172 +6,273 (+188.4%) +7,431 (+342.1%)
#1441 SlovakiaEurope IrelandEurope 9,573 9,510 9,626 +63 (+0.7%) -53 (-0.6%)
#1442 MadagascarAfrica ComorosAfrica 9,569 9,605 9,651 -36 (-0.4%) -82 (-0.8%)
#1443 Sri LankaAsia SwedenEurope 9,514 7,537 6,990 +1,977 (+26.2%) +2,524 (+36.1%)
#1444 HungaryEurope RomaniaEurope 9,504 8,125 6,455 +1,379 (+17.0%) +3,049 (+47.2%)
#1445 Cabo VerdeAfrica AngolaAfrica 9,497 9,215 8,662 +282 (+3.1%) +835 (+9.6%)
#1446 BelarusEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 9,480 9,684 9,947 -204 (-2.1%) -467 (-4.7%)
#1447 JordanMiddle East AustraliaOceania 9,469 8,544 6,554 +925 (+10.8%) +2,915 (+44.5%)
#1448 EstoniaEurope SwedenEurope 9,461 9,718 10,291 -257 (-2.6%) -830 (-8.1%)
#1449 USAAmericas RomaniaEurope 9,431 6,683 3,626 +2,748 (+41.1%) +5,805 (+160.1%)
#1450 South AfricaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 9,422 8,883 8,300 +539 (+6.1%) +1,122 (+13.5%)