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
#1801 EgyptAfrica CyprusEurope 5,473 5,156 4,995 +317 (+6.1%) +478 (+9.6%)
#1802 EgyptAfrica South SudanAfrica 5,465 5,275 5,145 +190 (+3.6%) +320 (+6.2%)
#1803 IndiaAsia LibyaAfrica 5,462 5,167 4,826 +295 (+5.7%) +636 (+13.2%)
#1804 ArmeniaAsia CanadaAmericas 5,457 4,937 4,219 +520 (+10.5%) +1,238 (+29.3%)
#1805 PortugalEurope AngolaAfrica 5,454 5,292 5,867 +162 (+3.1%) -413 (-7.0%)
#1806 CroatiaEurope NorwayEurope 5,445 4,897 3,390 +548 (+11.2%) +2,055 (+60.6%)
#1807 IraqMiddle East New ZealandOceania 5,423 5,634 5,614 -211 (-3.7%) -191 (-3.4%)
#1808 BrazilAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 5,419 5,680 6,026 -261 (-4.6%) -607 (-10.1%)
#1809 USAAmericas RussiaEurope 5,408 5,120 4,763 +288 (+5.6%) +645 (+13.5%)
#1810 ChileAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,406 4,599 3,397 +807 (+17.5%) +2,009 (+59.1%)
#1811 RussiaEurope HungaryEurope 5,406 4,583 3,462 +823 (+18.0%) +1,944 (+56.2%)
#1812 GuineaAfrica GabonAfrica 5,396 4,999 4,546 +397 (+7.9%) +850 (+18.7%)
#1813 South KoreaAsia ArgentinaAmericas 5,368 5,285 5,151 +83 (+1.6%) +217 (+4.2%)
#1814 BrazilAmericas ColombiaAmericas 5,335 4,600 3,527 +735 (+16.0%) +1,808 (+51.3%)
#1815 ParaguayAmericas BoliviaAmericas 5,328 4,772 4,286 +556 (+11.7%) +1,042 (+24.3%)
#1816 TurkmenistanAsia BelarusEurope 5,319 5,382 5,464 -63 (-1.2%) -145 (-2.7%)
#1817 KazakhstanAsia ItalyEurope 5,280 4,869 3,731 +411 (+8.4%) +1,549 (+41.5%)
#1818 EstoniaEurope NorwayEurope 5,273 4,742 5,013 +531 (+11.2%) +260 (+5.2%)
#1819 Dominican RepublicAmericas MexicoAmericas 5,267 2,942 2,179 +2,325 (+79.0%) +3,088 (+141.7%)
#1820 South AfricaAfrica BelgiumEurope 5,259 4,370 3,631 +889 (+20.3%) +1,628 (+44.8%)
#1821 ItalyEurope JapanAsia 5,245 8,118 8,154 -2,873 (-35.4%) -2,909 (-35.7%)
#1822 South AfricaAfrica CyprusEurope 5,240 4,937 4,784 +303 (+6.1%) +456 (+9.5%)
#1823 Czech RepublicEurope PolandEurope 5,227 5,507 5,305 -280 (-5.1%) -78 (-1.5%)
#1824 GreeceEurope DenmarkEurope 5,226 3,859 2,693 +1,367 (+35.4%) +2,533 (+94.1%)
#1825 ItalyEurope Sri LankaAsia 5,226 5,168 5,096 +58 (+1.1%) +130 (+2.6%)
#1826 RwandaAfrica KenyaAfrica 5,208 5,510 6,330 -302 (-5.5%) -1,122 (-17.7%)
#1827 KazakhstanAsia LatviaEurope 5,204 5,651 5,931 -447 (-7.9%) -727 (-12.3%)
#1828 GermanyEurope MaltaEurope 5,160 2,969 1,363 +2,191 (+73.8%) +3,797 (+278.6%)
#1829 Puerto RicoAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 5,156 4,780 4,578 +376 (+7.9%) +578 (+12.6%)
#1830 DominicaAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 5,148 4,963 4,745 +185 (+3.7%) +403 (+8.5%)
#1831 NigeriaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 5,147 4,694 4,045 +453 (+9.7%) +1,102 (+27.2%)
#1832 USAAmericas BelizeAmericas 5,146 4,647 4,097 +499 (+10.7%) +1,049 (+25.6%)
#1833 AustriaEurope SlovakiaEurope 5,133 4,722 3,361 +411 (+8.7%) +1,772 (+52.7%)
#1834 South AfricaAfrica ChinaAsia 5,129 4,509 2,925 +620 (+13.8%) +2,204 (+75.4%)
#1835 Costa RicaAmericas CanadaAmericas 5,117 4,672 4,743 +445 (+9.5%) +374 (+7.9%)
#1836 ItalyEurope SloveniaEurope 5,114 4,511 3,646 +603 (+13.4%) +1,468 (+40.3%)
#1837 NetherlandsEurope PortugalEurope 5,110 4,542 3,960 +568 (+12.5%) +1,150 (+29.0%)
#1838 IraqMiddle East LebanonMiddle East 5,101 25,349 26,055 -20,248 (-79.9%) -20,954 (-80.4%)
#1839 KyrgyzstanAsia BelarusEurope 5,096 5,156 5,234 -60 (-1.2%) -138 (-2.6%)
#1840 UgandaAfrica AustraliaOceania 5,079 4,582 3,800 +497 (+10.8%) +1,279 (+33.7%)
#1841 CanadaAmericas BelgiumEurope 5,070 5,047 4,920 +23 (+0.5%) +150 (+3.0%)
#1842 LuxembourgEurope PortugalEurope 5,065 4,502 3,926 +563 (+12.5%) +1,139 (+29.0%)
#1843 TogoAfrica MaliAfrica 5,049 4,498 3,833 +551 (+12.2%) +1,216 (+31.7%)
#1844 ChinaAsia BotswanaAfrica 5,043 4,777 4,466 +266 (+5.6%) +577 (+12.9%)
#1845 NetherlandsEurope HungaryEurope 5,030 4,264 3,076 +766 (+18.0%) +1,954 (+63.5%)
#1846 AustriaEurope RomaniaEurope 5,029 3,859 2,267 +1,170 (+30.3%) +2,762 (+121.8%)
#1847 South AfricaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 5,022 3,788 2,706 +1,234 (+32.6%) +2,316 (+85.6%)
#1848 ChadAfrica UAEMiddle East 5,007 4,409 4,211 +598 (+13.6%) +796 (+18.9%)
#1849 SyriaMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 4,984 4,663 4,280 +321 (+6.9%) +704 (+16.4%)
#1850 RussiaEurope MaltaEurope 4,980 2,865 1,315 +2,115 (+73.8%) +3,665 (+278.7%)