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
#1651 LebanonMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 6,732 7,056 7,486 -324 (-4.6%) -754 (-10.1%)
#1652 SurinameAmericas BelgiumEurope 6,731 5,346 3,197 +1,385 (+25.9%) +3,534 (+110.5%)
#1653 USAAmericas South AfricaAfrica 6,729 6,143 5,226 +586 (+9.5%) +1,503 (+28.8%)
#1654 GuyanaAmericas BarbadosAmericas 6,728 6,667 6,594 +61 (+0.9%) +134 (+2.0%)
#1655 TürkiyeAsia KazakhstanAsia 6,713 6,643 6,572 +70 (+1.1%) +141 (+2.1%)
#1656 AfghanistanAsia New ZealandOceania 6,706 4,833 3,071 +1,873 (+38.8%) +3,635 (+118.4%)
#1657 YemenMiddle East LibyaAfrica 6,684 6,323 21,266 +361 (+5.7%) -14,582 (-68.6%)
#1658 BulgariaEurope PortugalEurope 6,682 5,940 5,179 +742 (+12.5%) +1,503 (+29.0%)
#1659 UruguayAmericas ItalyEurope 6,681 7,114 6,921 -433 (-6.1%) -240 (-3.5%)
#1660 CubaAmericas PeruAmericas 6,676 4,977 1,854 +1,699 (+34.1%) +4,822 (+260.1%)
#1661 JapanAsia MexicoAmericas 6,655 5,620 4,132 +1,035 (+18.4%) +2,523 (+61.1%)
#1662 Dominican RepublicAmericas ArubaAmericas 6,636 4,839 4,327 +1,797 (+37.1%) +2,309 (+53.4%)
#1663 LibyaAfrica MaltaEurope 6,607 3,801 1,745 +2,806 (+73.8%) +4,862 (+278.6%)
#1664 MaliAfrica GhanaAfrica 6,592 5,900 5,137 +692 (+11.7%) +1,455 (+28.3%)
#1665 VietnamAsia ItalyEurope 6,580 6,218 5,042 +362 (+5.8%) +1,538 (+30.5%)
#1666 TogoAfrica ItalyEurope 6,576 6,371 4,777 +205 (+3.2%) +1,799 (+37.7%)
#1667 GhanaAfrica MaliAfrica 6,574 5,857 4,993 +717 (+12.2%) +1,581 (+31.7%)
#1668 BhutanAsia IndiaAsia 6,555 6,922 7,422 -367 (-5.3%) -867 (-11.7%)
#1669 AlgeriaAfrica GuineaAfrica 6,542 6,766 7,044 -224 (-3.3%) -502 (-7.1%)
#1670 ItalyEurope PeruAmericas 6,538 5,697 4,545 +841 (+14.8%) +1,993 (+43.9%)
#1671 SpainEurope LuxembourgEurope 6,528 5,651 3,998 +877 (+15.5%) +2,530 (+63.3%)
#1672 South KoreaAsia IndonesiaAsia 6,527 4,889 8,494 +1,638 (+33.5%) -1,967 (-23.2%)
#1673 IraqMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 6,510 6,566 6,514 -56 (-0.9%) -4 (-0.1%)
#1674 BulgariaEurope CyprusEurope 6,498 6,121 5,930 +377 (+6.2%) +568 (+9.6%)
#1675 ArgentinaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,491 5,653 4,460 +838 (+14.8%) +2,031 (+45.5%)
#1676 South AfricaAfrica AngolaAfrica 6,487 6,295 5,917 +192 (+3.1%) +570 (+9.6%)
#1677 USAAmericas PhilippinesAsia 6,469 6,469 17,899 0 (0.0%) -11,430 (-63.9%)
#1678 MoroccoAfrica TunisiaAfrica 6,458 6,146 5,785 +312 (+5.1%) +673 (+11.6%)
#1679 BoliviaAmericas JapanAsia 6,454 6,154 5,417 +300 (+4.9%) +1,037 (+19.1%)
#1680 USAAmericas JamaicaAmericas 6,452 6,349 6,193 +103 (+1.6%) +259 (+4.2%)
#1681 BrazilAmericas DenmarkEurope 6,445 4,829 3,482 +1,616 (+33.5%) +2,963 (+85.1%)
#1682 MexicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,422 5,545 4,265 +877 (+15.8%) +2,157 (+50.6%)
#1683 CanadaAmericas PolandEurope 6,421 4,725 2,903 +1,696 (+35.9%) +3,518 (+121.2%)
#1684 SloveniaEurope CanadaAmericas 6,412 7,154 8,388 -742 (-10.4%) -1,976 (-23.6%)
#1685 SwedenEurope CanadaAmericas 6,411 6,829 7,675 -418 (-6.1%) -1,264 (-16.5%)
#1686 USAAmericas FinlandEurope 6,410 5,445 4,427 +965 (+17.7%) +1,983 (+44.8%)
#1687 GermanyEurope ChileAmericas 6,408 7,956 6,101 -1,548 (-19.5%) +307 (+5.0%)
#1688 TürkiyeAsia JapanAsia 6,403 7,147 4,425 -744 (-10.4%) +1,978 (+44.7%)
#1689 GreeceEurope PolandEurope 6,389 5,816 3,989 +573 (+9.9%) +2,400 (+60.2%)
#1690 VenezuelaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 6,372 5,707 774 +665 (+11.7%) +5,598 (+723.3%)
#1691 KuwaitMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 6,371 5,960 5,472 +411 (+6.9%) +899 (+16.4%)
#1692 AngolaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 6,354 6,501 10,076 -147 (-2.3%) -3,722 (-36.9%)
#1693 ParaguayAmericas ChileAmericas 6,354 5,835 3,843 +519 (+8.9%) +2,511 (+65.3%)
#1694 North MacedoniaEurope BulgariaEurope 6,345 4,614 2,402 +1,731 (+37.5%) +3,943 (+164.2%)
#1695 El SalvadorAmericas PanamaAmericas 6,326 4,147 3,225 +2,179 (+52.5%) +3,101 (+96.2%)
#1696 ArgentinaAmericas DenmarkEurope 6,313 3,697 1,352 +2,616 (+70.8%) +4,961 (+366.9%)
#1697 USAAmericas MaltaEurope 6,313 3,632 1,667 +2,681 (+73.8%) +4,646 (+278.7%)
#1698 SwitzerlandEurope South AfricaAfrica 6,305 6,077 5,605 +228 (+3.8%) +700 (+12.5%)
#1699 EgyptAfrica BelgiumEurope 6,288 5,353 4,382 +935 (+17.5%) +1,906 (+43.5%)
#1700 GreeceEurope SerbiaEurope 6,269 1,058 961 +5,211 (+492.5%) +5,308 (+552.3%)