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
#1701 FranceEurope ChileAmericas 6,250 8,410 5,080 -2,160 (-25.7%) +1,170 (+23.0%)
#1702 South AfricaAfrica ItalyEurope 6,245 5,960 5,429 +285 (+4.8%) +816 (+15.0%)
#1703 NepalAsia BruneiAsia 6,237 5,822 5,344 +415 (+7.1%) +893 (+16.7%)
#1704 UruguayAmericas CanadaAmericas 6,231 6,484 6,796 -253 (-3.9%) -565 (-8.3%)
#1705 BhutanAsia CanadaAmericas 6,227 4,097 4,284 +2,130 (+52.0%) +1,943 (+45.4%)
#1706 VietnamAsia HungaryEurope 6,219 5,272 3,091 +947 (+18.0%) +3,128 (+101.2%)
#1707 LithuaniaEurope ItalyEurope 6,214 6,077 5,500 +137 (+2.3%) +714 (+13.0%)
#1708 KenyaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 6,208 8,580 10,174 -2,372 (-27.6%) -3,966 (-39.0%)
#1709 GhanaAfrica LiberiaAfrica 6,196 7,524 8,113 -1,328 (-17.7%) -1,917 (-23.6%)
#1710 AzerbaijanAsia GeorgiaAsia 6,191 6,023 5,821 +168 (+2.8%) +370 (+6.4%)
#1711 ChinaAsia South AfricaAfrica 6,189 6,371 12,008 -182 (-2.9%) -5,819 (-48.5%)
#1712 PeruAmericas ColombiaAmericas 6,178 5,716 5,124 +462 (+8.1%) +1,054 (+20.6%)
#1713 ItalyEurope IsraelMiddle East 6,174 5,822 5,401 +352 (+6.0%) +773 (+14.3%)
#1714 ParaguayAmericas CanadaAmericas 6,174 6,363 8,065 -189 (-3.0%) -1,891 (-23.4%)
#1715 MoroccoAfrica DenmarkEurope 6,166 5,874 5,485 +292 (+5.0%) +681 (+12.4%)
#1716 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East UAEMiddle East 6,157 5,422 5,178 +735 (+13.6%) +979 (+18.9%)
#1717 AlbaniaEurope AustriaEurope 6,148 4,820 3,508 +1,328 (+27.6%) +2,640 (+75.3%)
#1718 LatviaEurope EstoniaEurope 6,143 6,029 4,703 +114 (+1.9%) +1,440 (+30.6%)
#1719 FranceEurope SerbiaEurope 6,141 5,667 4,751 +474 (+8.4%) +1,390 (+29.3%)
#1720 RwandaAfrica MalawiAfrica 6,128 6,280 5,582 -152 (-2.4%) +546 (+9.8%)
#1721 ChileAmericas New ZealandOceania 6,116 4,738 3,147 +1,378 (+29.1%) +2,969 (+94.3%)
#1722 CambodiaAsia ChinaAsia 6,091 5,042 1,185 +1,049 (+20.8%) +4,906 (+414.0%)
#1723 ItalyEurope MonacoEurope 6,091 5,978 5,841 +113 (+1.9%) +250 (+4.3%)
#1724 USAAmericas BoliviaAmericas 6,088 5,453 4,897 +635 (+11.6%) +1,191 (+24.3%)
#1725 NetherlandsEurope IsraelMiddle East 6,070 5,722 5,309 +348 (+6.1%) +761 (+14.3%)
#1726 South AfricaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 6,052 5,733 5,359 +319 (+5.6%) +693 (+12.9%)
#1727 AfghanistanAsia JapanAsia 6,050 3,482 2,448 +2,568 (+73.8%) +3,602 (+147.1%)
#1728 SloveniaEurope ItalyEurope 6,049 6,689 16,033 -640 (-9.6%) -9,984 (-62.3%)
#1729 BrazilAmericas SurinameAmericas 6,044 5,566 5,023 +478 (+8.6%) +1,021 (+20.3%)
#1730 FinlandEurope EstoniaEurope 6,040 5,928 3,870 +112 (+1.9%) +2,170 (+56.1%)
#1731 RomaniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 6,036 5,225 1,739 +811 (+15.5%) +4,297 (+247.1%)
#1732 LatviaEurope LithuaniaEurope 6,029 5,722 5,630 +307 (+5.4%) +399 (+7.1%)
#1733 LatviaEurope DenmarkEurope 5,985 5,214 4,649 +771 (+14.8%) +1,336 (+28.7%)
#1734 AfghanistanAsia IndonesiaAsia 5,979 7,646 6,263 -1,667 (-21.8%) -284 (-4.5%)
#1735 FranceEurope CameroonAfrica 5,968 5,376 4,615 +592 (+11.0%) +1,353 (+29.3%)
#1736 IndiaAsia BotswanaAfrica 5,964 5,650 5,282 +314 (+5.6%) +682 (+12.9%)
#1737 South AfricaAfrica LesothoAfrica 5,964 4,782 3,629 +1,182 (+24.7%) +2,335 (+64.3%)
#1738 UruguayAmericas ChileAmericas 5,963 6,112 4,679 -149 (-2.4%) +1,284 (+27.4%)
#1739 SwedenEurope ItalyEurope 5,953 6,079 5,760 -126 (-2.1%) +193 (+3.4%)
#1740 MexicoAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 5,941 5,876 5,957 +65 (+1.1%) -16 (-0.3%)
#1741 BelgiumEurope RomaniaEurope 5,923 4,186 1,923 +1,737 (+41.5%) +4,000 (+208.0%)
#1742 GuineaAfrica CameroonAfrica 5,918 5,331 4,577 +587 (+11.0%) +1,341 (+29.3%)
#1743 DenmarkEurope IcelandEurope 5,917 3,918 3,283 +1,999 (+51.0%) +2,634 (+80.2%)
#1744 FranceEurope Equatorial GuineaAfrica 5,917 5,482 4,561 +435 (+7.9%) +1,356 (+29.7%)
#1745 AzerbaijanAsia CanadaAmericas 5,913 5,001 3,872 +912 (+18.2%) +2,041 (+52.7%)
#1746 ChinaAsia SurinameAmericas 5,913 5,446 4,915 +467 (+8.6%) +998 (+20.3%)
#1747 PolandEurope FinlandEurope 5,907 5,018 3,983 +889 (+17.7%) +1,924 (+48.3%)
#1748 South AfricaAfrica MalawiAfrica 5,907 6,054 7,124 -147 (-2.4%) -1,217 (-17.1%)
#1749 NepalAsia BelgiumEurope 5,887 4,257 3,568 +1,630 (+38.3%) +2,319 (+65.0%)
#1750 VenezuelaAmericas ChinaAsia 5,886 5,168 3,287 +718 (+13.9%) +2,599 (+79.1%)