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
#1601 FranceEurope NorwayEurope 7,423 6,676 6,305 +747 (+11.2%) +1,118 (+17.7%)
#1602 Côte d’IvoireAfrica GuineaAfrica 7,401 7,654 7,968 -253 (-3.3%) -567 (-7.1%)
#1603 BelgiumEurope IsraelMiddle East 7,375 6,938 6,437 +437 (+6.3%) +938 (+14.6%)
#1604 ItalyEurope MexicoAmericas 7,359 6,676 5,764 +683 (+10.2%) +1,595 (+27.7%)
#1605 SyriaMiddle East FinlandEurope 7,325 6,223 1,326 +1,102 (+17.7%) +5,999 (+452.4%)
#1606 RussiaEurope PortugalEurope 7,321 6,508 5,674 +813 (+12.5%) +1,647 (+29.0%)
#1607 MauritiusAfrica ItalyEurope 7,315 7,810 8,103 -495 (-6.3%) -788 (-9.7%)
#1608 ItalyEurope HungaryEurope 7,298 6,187 4,428 +1,111 (+18.0%) +2,870 (+64.8%)
#1609 MexicoAmericas ChileAmericas 7,285 8,816 5,010 -1,531 (-17.4%) +2,275 (+45.4%)
#1610 FranceEurope GreeceEurope 7,251 6,826 6,680 +425 (+6.2%) +571 (+8.5%)
#1611 IndonesiaAsia BruneiAsia 7,195 6,717 6,165 +478 (+7.1%) +1,030 (+16.7%)
#1612 JapanAsia PeruAmericas 7,153 4,151 3,634 +3,002 (+72.3%) +3,519 (+96.8%)
#1613 GermanyEurope MexicoAmericas 7,151 6,880 6,541 +271 (+3.9%) +610 (+9.3%)
#1614 UAEMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 7,139 6,679 6,131 +460 (+6.9%) +1,008 (+16.4%)
#1615 Cabo VerdeAfrica MozambiqueAfrica 7,107 6,819 6,491 +288 (+4.2%) +616 (+9.5%)
#1616 IsraelMiddle East EgyptAfrica 7,095 9,264 0 -2,169 (-23.4%) N/A
#1617 ThailandAsia AustriaEurope 7,083 6,472 5,732 +611 (+9.4%) +1,351 (+23.6%)
#1618 USAAmericas HondurasAmericas 7,079 6,954 6,799 +125 (+1.8%) +280 (+4.1%)
#1619 GuyanaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 7,064 6,811 6,472 +253 (+3.7%) +592 (+9.1%)
#1620 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica AngolaAfrica 7,062 6,852 6,441 +210 (+3.1%) +621 (+9.6%)
#1621 FranceEurope MaliAfrica 7,061 6,291 5,362 +770 (+12.2%) +1,699 (+31.7%)
#1622 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica GabonAfrica 7,058 6,539 5,944 +519 (+7.9%) +1,114 (+18.7%)
#1623 AfghanistanAsia BrazilAmericas 7,050 381 156 +6,669 (+1,750.4%) +6,894 (+4,419.2%)
#1624 KuwaitMiddle East IndiaAsia 7,034 7,429 7,965 -395 (-5.3%) -931 (-11.7%)
#1625 NetherlandsEurope ArubaAmericas 7,032 5,128 4,585 +1,904 (+37.1%) +2,447 (+53.4%)
#1626 ArmeniaAsia TurkmenistanAsia 7,016 7,058 7,113 -42 (-0.6%) -97 (-1.4%)
#1627 SyriaMiddle East ArmeniaAsia 6,993 16,528 18,490 -9,535 (-57.7%) -11,497 (-62.2%)
#1628 BrazilAmericas NorwayEurope 6,956 6,256 5,152 +700 (+11.2%) +1,804 (+35.0%)
#1629 PakistanAsia New ZealandOceania 6,954 6,155 4,222 +799 (+13.0%) +2,732 (+64.7%)
#1630 HungaryEurope DenmarkEurope 6,940 5,685 4,804 +1,255 (+22.1%) +2,136 (+44.5%)
#1631 HungaryEurope RussiaEurope 6,932 9,417 12,524 -2,485 (-26.4%) -5,592 (-44.7%)
#1632 UzbekistanAsia JapanAsia 6,912 3,856 1,501 +3,056 (+79.3%) +5,411 (+360.5%)
#1633 GhanaAfrica GabonAfrica 6,900 6,392 5,811 +508 (+7.9%) +1,089 (+18.7%)
#1634 MoroccoAfrica NorwayEurope 6,893 6,199 5,522 +694 (+11.2%) +1,371 (+24.8%)
#1635 ArmeniaAsia KazakhstanAsia 6,889 6,994 7,123 -105 (-1.5%) -234 (-3.3%)
#1636 ColombiaAmericas NorwayEurope 6,878 6,186 5,636 +692 (+11.2%) +1,242 (+22.0%)
#1637 MongoliaAsia SwedenEurope 6,866 4,905 2,485 +1,961 (+40.0%) +4,381 (+176.3%)
#1638 SwedenEurope PolandEurope 6,855 4,756 2,112 +2,099 (+44.1%) +4,743 (+224.6%)
#1639 NepalAsia New ZealandOceania 6,832 4,839 2,507 +1,993 (+41.2%) +4,325 (+172.5%)
#1640 ItalyEurope GreeceEurope 6,826 6,426 6,289 +400 (+6.2%) +537 (+8.5%)
#1641 PhilippinesAsia LebanonMiddle East 6,816 0 0 N/A N/A
#1642 PortugalEurope IrelandEurope 6,795 5,271 3,535 +1,524 (+28.9%) +3,260 (+92.2%)
#1643 IranMiddle East ArmeniaAsia 6,793 6,065 8,510 +728 (+12.0%) -1,717 (-20.2%)
#1644 SpainEurope PanamaAmericas 6,784 4,447 3,702 +2,337 (+52.6%) +3,082 (+83.3%)
#1645 PortugalEurope ItalyEurope 6,761 6,812 5,994 -51 (-0.7%) +767 (+12.8%)
#1646 ChinaAsia UkraineEurope 6,757 6,668 6,560 +89 (+1.3%) +197 (+3.0%)
#1647 SlovakiaEurope AustraliaOceania 6,753 6,999 6,701 -246 (-3.5%) +52 (+0.8%)
#1648 GermanyEurope SlovakiaEurope 6,742 6,202 4,817 +540 (+8.7%) +1,925 (+40.0%)
#1649 PakistanAsia AustriaEurope 6,739 6,013 5,664 +726 (+12.1%) +1,075 (+19.0%)
#1650 IndiaAsia SeychellesAfrica 6,735 6,628 6,482 +107 (+1.6%) +253 (+3.9%)