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
#1501 HungaryEurope IrelandEurope 8,628 8,638 8,443 -10 (-0.1%) +185 (+2.2%)
#1502 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SwedenEurope 8,610 6,795 3,340 +1,815 (+26.7%) +5,270 (+157.8%)
#1503 GreeceEurope AustriaEurope 8,581 7,238 5,505 +1,343 (+18.6%) +3,076 (+55.9%)
#1504 AngolaAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,571 7,514 6,370 +1,057 (+14.1%) +2,201 (+34.6%)
#1505 NepalAsia DenmarkEurope 8,562 4,331 2,948 +4,231 (+97.7%) +5,614 (+190.4%)
#1506 IraqMiddle East ItalyEurope 8,547 6,674 3,555 +1,873 (+28.1%) +4,992 (+140.4%)
#1507 NigeriaAfrica AustriaEurope 8,525 8,269 7,814 +256 (+3.1%) +711 (+9.1%)
#1508 HungaryEurope BelgiumEurope 8,518 8,143 8,093 +375 (+4.6%) +425 (+5.3%)
#1509 RussiaEurope DenmarkEurope 8,516 6,581 6,052 +1,935 (+29.4%) +2,464 (+40.7%)
#1510 JamaicaAmericas BahamasAmericas 8,510 8,042 7,503 +468 (+5.8%) +1,007 (+13.4%)
#1511 GermanyEurope UzbekistanAsia 8,491 8,543 8,610 -52 (-0.6%) -119 (-1.4%)
#1512 BangladeshAsia MauritiusAfrica 8,488 8,415 8,327 +73 (+0.9%) +161 (+1.9%)
#1513 RussiaEurope IrelandEurope 8,466 7,431 6,328 +1,035 (+13.9%) +2,138 (+33.8%)
#1514 PakistanAsia ChinaAsia 8,464 7,663 7,768 +801 (+10.5%) +696 (+9.0%)
#1515 LiberiaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 8,462 9,097 10,917 -635 (-7.0%) -2,455 (-22.5%)
#1516 GhanaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 8,409 9,722 10,474 -1,313 (-13.5%) -2,065 (-19.7%)
#1517 VenezuelaAmericas AustraliaOceania 8,402 7,349 5,771 +1,053 (+14.3%) +2,631 (+45.6%)
#1518 MoroccoAfrica UAEMiddle East 8,368 7,370 7,038 +998 (+13.5%) +1,330 (+18.9%)
#1519 Côte d’IvoireAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,359 7,088 5,746 +1,271 (+17.9%) +2,613 (+45.5%)
#1520 CubaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 8,336 6,908 5,756 +1,428 (+20.7%) +2,580 (+44.8%)
#1521 GhanaAfrica AustraliaOceania 8,327 7,169 5,909 +1,158 (+16.2%) +2,418 (+40.9%)
#1522 KuwaitMiddle East AustraliaOceania 8,304 7,381 6,575 +923 (+12.5%) +1,729 (+26.3%)
#1523 GeorgiaAsia BelarusEurope 8,283 8,381 8,507 -98 (-1.2%) -224 (-2.6%)
#1524 AfghanistanAsia FinlandEurope 8,262 7,019 4,623 +1,243 (+17.7%) +3,639 (+78.7%)
#1525 MaliAfrica TogoAfrica 8,256 8,196 8,122 +60 (+0.7%) +134 (+1.6%)
#1526 SyriaMiddle East BrazilAmericas 8,237 8,923 4,068 -686 (-7.7%) +4,169 (+102.5%)
#1527 CambodiaAsia New ZealandOceania 8,231 7,888 7,111 +343 (+4.3%) +1,120 (+15.8%)
#1528 Dominican RepublicAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 8,231 7,425 6,458 +806 (+10.9%) +1,773 (+27.5%)
#1529 GuyanaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 8,227 8,624 9,149 -397 (-4.6%) -922 (-10.1%)
#1530 Sri LankaAsia DenmarkEurope 8,218 7,956 7,863 +262 (+3.3%) +355 (+4.5%)
#1531 IndiaAsia PanamaAmericas 8,212 5,383 4,481 +2,829 (+52.6%) +3,731 (+83.3%)
#1532 Cabo VerdeAfrica LuxembourgEurope 8,211 7,108 1,617 +1,103 (+15.5%) +6,594 (+407.8%)
#1533 BrazilAmericas AustriaEurope 8,207 6,642 5,036 +1,565 (+23.6%) +3,171 (+63.0%)
#1534 ItalyEurope MaltaEurope 8,204 4,720 2,166 +3,484 (+73.8%) +6,038 (+278.8%)
#1535 IndiaAsia FinlandEurope 8,186 6,954 5,159 +1,232 (+17.7%) +3,027 (+58.7%)
#1536 GermanyEurope JapanAsia 8,181 10,087 9,856 -1,906 (-18.9%) -1,675 (-17.0%)
#1537 RussiaEurope LibyaAfrica 8,175 7,734 7,221 +441 (+5.7%) +954 (+13.2%)
#1538 LesothoAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 8,173 7,842 7,465 +331 (+4.2%) +708 (+9.5%)
#1539 SpainEurope NorwayEurope 8,173 7,350 6,239 +823 (+11.2%) +1,934 (+31.0%)
#1540 GeorgiaAsia IsraelMiddle East 8,167 8,952 7,174 -785 (-8.8%) +993 (+13.8%)
#1541 KazakhstanAsia PolandEurope 8,163 7,548 6,168 +615 (+8.1%) +1,995 (+32.3%)
#1542 JapanAsia ItalyEurope 8,158 8,705 7,802 -547 (-6.3%) +356 (+4.6%)
#1543 NigeriaAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,134 6,694 5,633 +1,440 (+21.5%) +2,501 (+44.4%)
#1544 UzbekistanAsia AzerbaijanAsia 8,122 9,458 12,151 -1,336 (-14.1%) -4,029 (-33.2%)
#1545 BulgariaEurope NorwayEurope 8,109 7,293 5,696 +816 (+11.2%) +2,413 (+42.4%)
#1546 UkraineEurope AzerbaijanAsia 8,108 1,630 2,065 +6,478 (+397.4%) +6,043 (+292.6%)
#1547 NicaraguaAmericas HondurasAmericas 8,086 7,943 7,767 +143 (+1.8%) +319 (+4.1%)
#1548 EthiopiaAfrica BelgiumEurope 8,073 5,842 4,203 +2,231 (+38.2%) +3,870 (+92.1%)
#1549 Sierra LeoneAfrica GuineaAfrica 8,065 8,342 8,683 -277 (-3.3%) -618 (-7.1%)
#1550 NicaraguaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 8,063 7,956 7,823 +107 (+1.3%) +240 (+3.1%)