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
#1451 NigeriaAfrica SwedenEurope 9,397 6,685 4,516 +2,712 (+40.6%) +4,881 (+108.1%)
#1452 South KoreaAsia BrazilAmericas 9,395 9,271 8,801 +124 (+1.3%) +594 (+6.7%)
#1453 CanadaAmericas PortugalEurope 9,387 8,344 7,275 +1,043 (+12.5%) +2,112 (+29.0%)
#1454 Czech RepublicEurope ItalyEurope 9,387 9,591 9,113 -204 (-2.1%) +274 (+3.0%)
#1455 MexicoAmericas AustraliaOceania 9,381 7,647 5,410 +1,734 (+22.7%) +3,971 (+73.4%)
#1456 PakistanAsia GreeceEurope 9,373 8,823 31,230 +550 (+6.2%) -21,857 (-70.0%)
#1457 RwandaAfrica CanadaAmericas 9,317 7,677 6,283 +1,640 (+21.4%) +3,034 (+48.3%)
#1458 EswatiniAfrica South AfricaAfrica 9,302 16,929 26,393 -7,627 (-45.1%) -17,091 (-64.8%)
#1459 MontenegroEurope North MacedoniaEurope 9,302 9,269 9,229 +33 (+0.4%) +73 (+0.8%)
#1460 USAAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 9,267 6,439 5,798 +2,828 (+43.9%) +3,469 (+59.8%)
#1461 CanadaAmericas MaltaEurope 9,242 5,317 2,440 +3,925 (+73.8%) +6,802 (+278.8%)
#1462 GermanyEurope Czech RepublicEurope 9,238 11,449 14,037 -2,211 (-19.3%) -4,799 (-34.2%)
#1463 El SalvadorAmericas HondurasAmericas 9,234 9,071 8,853 +163 (+1.8%) +381 (+4.3%)
#1464 PhilippinesAsia GreeceEurope 9,176 8,638 8,452 +538 (+6.2%) +724 (+8.6%)
#1465 NetherlandsEurope DenmarkEurope 9,170 7,945 7,057 +1,225 (+15.4%) +2,113 (+29.9%)
#1466 GuatemalaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 9,157 9,036 8,885 +121 (+1.3%) +272 (+3.1%)
#1467 ZimbabweAfrica New ZealandOceania 9,140 8,852 8,383 +288 (+3.3%) +757 (+9.0%)
#1468 SloveniaEurope SerbiaEurope 9,115 9,382 10,272 -267 (-2.8%) -1,157 (-11.3%)
#1469 SenegalAfrica BelgiumEurope 9,114 7,260 5,571 +1,854 (+25.5%) +3,543 (+63.6%)
#1470 South KoreaAsia MexicoAmericas 9,104 7,490 5,719 +1,614 (+21.5%) +3,385 (+59.2%)
#1471 TürkiyeAsia RussiaEurope 9,091 9,332 9,633 -241 (-2.6%) -542 (-5.6%)
#1472 SingaporeAsia ChinaAsia 9,088 8,360 10,170 +728 (+8.7%) -1,082 (-10.6%)
#1473 SerbiaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 9,041 9,550 10,222 -509 (-5.3%) -1,181 (-11.6%)
#1474 North MacedoniaEurope CroatiaEurope 9,014 9,462 10,055 -448 (-4.7%) -1,041 (-10.4%)
#1475 TürkiyeAsia FinlandEurope 8,998 7,644 6,082 +1,354 (+17.7%) +2,916 (+47.9%)
#1476 IrelandEurope New ZealandOceania 8,989 12,980 12,067 -3,991 (-30.7%) -3,078 (-25.5%)
#1477 UzbekistanAsia GreeceEurope 8,986 8,459 8,277 +527 (+6.2%) +709 (+8.6%)
#1478 USAAmericas PortugalEurope 8,977 7,980 6,957 +997 (+12.5%) +2,020 (+29.0%)
#1479 IranMiddle East FinlandEurope 8,959 7,611 5,589 +1,348 (+17.7%) +3,370 (+60.3%)
#1480 ArgentinaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 8,943 9,374 9,944 -431 (-4.6%) -1,001 (-10.1%)
#1481 MalaysiaAsia LibyaAfrica 8,936 8,454 7,894 +482 (+5.7%) +1,042 (+13.2%)
#1482 South KoreaAsia DenmarkEurope 8,936 8,805 8,613 +131 (+1.5%) +323 (+3.8%)
#1483 DenmarkEurope AustraliaOceania 8,927 9,646 10,235 -719 (-7.5%) -1,308 (-12.8%)
#1484 AfghanistanAsia KazakhstanAsia 8,919 8,381 7,295 +538 (+6.4%) +1,624 (+22.3%)
#1485 LebanonMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,898 7,877 6,580 +1,021 (+13.0%) +2,318 (+35.2%)
#1486 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 8,877 7,822 4,916 +1,055 (+13.5%) +3,961 (+80.6%)
#1487 IcelandEurope DenmarkEurope 8,868 8,480 7,839 +388 (+4.6%) +1,029 (+13.1%)
#1488 IndiaAsia MauritiusAfrica 8,855 8,778 8,651 +77 (+0.9%) +204 (+2.4%)
#1489 MexicoAmericas PanamaAmericas 8,850 5,801 4,832 +3,049 (+52.6%) +4,018 (+83.2%)
#1490 VietnamAsia BelgiumEurope 8,790 8,495 8,228 +295 (+3.5%) +562 (+6.8%)
#1491 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope North MacedoniaEurope 8,781 8,750 8,713 +31 (+0.4%) +68 (+0.8%)
#1492 SerbiaEurope MontenegroEurope 8,760 8,831 9,679 -71 (-0.8%) -919 (-9.5%)
#1493 UzbekistanAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 8,752 8,940 9,183 -188 (-2.1%) -431 (-4.7%)
#1494 PeruAmericas SwedenEurope 8,735 8,069 7,454 +666 (+8.3%) +1,281 (+17.2%)
#1495 RussiaEurope New ZealandOceania 8,732 8,127 6,582 +605 (+7.4%) +2,150 (+32.7%)
#1496 KazakhstanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 8,719 8,093 7,284 +626 (+7.7%) +1,435 (+19.7%)
#1497 SyriaMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,712 8,206 5,832 +506 (+6.2%) +2,880 (+49.4%)
#1498 GermanyEurope SloveniaEurope 8,709 7,682 7,586 +1,027 (+13.4%) +1,123 (+14.8%)
#1499 South KoreaAsia NorwayEurope 8,709 7,832 7,413 +877 (+11.2%) +1,296 (+17.5%)
#1500 IcelandEurope NorwayEurope 8,658 7,786 8,221 +872 (+11.2%) +437 (+5.3%)