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
#1851 Czech RepublicEurope RussiaEurope 4,978 6,559 8,539 -1,581 (-24.1%) -3,561 (-41.7%)
#1852 IranMiddle East GreeceEurope 4,976 4,684 1,900 +292 (+6.2%) +3,076 (+161.9%)
#1853 PhilippinesAsia LibyaAfrica 4,976 4,707 4,395 +269 (+5.7%) +581 (+13.2%)
#1854 ChinaAsia LuxembourgEurope 4,961 4,295 1,054 +666 (+15.5%) +3,907 (+370.7%)
#1855 AfghanistanAsia UkraineEurope 4,956 4,891 4,812 +65 (+1.3%) +144 (+3.0%)
#1856 CameroonAfrica South AfricaAfrica 4,916 6,112 5,747 -1,196 (-19.6%) -831 (-14.5%)
#1857 NigeriaAfrica ChinaAsia 4,915 4,242 2,426 +673 (+15.9%) +2,489 (+102.6%)
#1858 TunisiaAfrica AustriaEurope 4,909 4,329 3,774 +580 (+13.4%) +1,135 (+30.1%)
#1859 ChadAfrica GabonAfrica 4,904 4,543 4,132 +361 (+7.9%) +772 (+18.7%)
#1860 PeruAmericas BelgiumEurope 4,891 4,110 3,612 +781 (+19.0%) +1,279 (+35.4%)
#1861 EcuadorAmericas PanamaAmericas 4,883 3,201 2,672 +1,682 (+52.5%) +2,211 (+82.7%)
#1862 AzerbaijanAsia IranMiddle East 4,882 4,788 5,744 +94 (+2.0%) -862 (-15.0%)
#1863 BrazilAmericas ChinaAsia 4,866 4,331 3,625 +535 (+12.4%) +1,241 (+34.2%)
#1864 IranMiddle East HungaryEurope 4,866 4,125 1,997 +741 (+18.0%) +2,869 (+143.7%)
#1865 ComorosAfrica LibyaAfrica 4,846 4,584 4,281 +262 (+5.7%) +565 (+13.2%)
#1866 RomaniaEurope BulgariaEurope 4,839 3,519 4,039 +1,320 (+37.5%) +800 (+19.8%)
#1867 KyrgyzstanAsia UzbekistanAsia 4,827 4,856 4,894 -29 (-0.6%) -67 (-1.4%)
#1868 ItalyEurope EcuadorAmericas 4,800 4,467 3,932 +333 (+7.5%) +868 (+22.1%)
#1869 ChinaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 4,799 4,832 4,874 -33 (-0.7%) -75 (-1.5%)
#1870 Czech RepublicEurope GreeceEurope 4,797 4,516 4,420 +281 (+6.2%) +377 (+8.5%)
#1871 SpainEurope MoroccoAfrica 4,797 4,421 4,025 +376 (+8.5%) +772 (+19.2%)
#1872 GuatemalaAmericas HondurasAmericas 4,796 4,711 4,607 +85 (+1.8%) +189 (+4.1%)
#1873 LithuaniaEurope IcelandEurope 4,789 3,171 1,499 +1,618 (+51.0%) +3,290 (+219.5%)
#1874 HungaryEurope NorwayEurope 4,788 4,306 3,902 +482 (+11.2%) +886 (+22.7%)
#1875 NigeriaAfrica MaliAfrica 4,787 4,265 3,636 +522 (+12.2%) +1,151 (+31.7%)
#1876 HondurasAmericas ItalyEurope 4,756 3,530 2,411 +1,226 (+34.7%) +2,345 (+97.3%)
#1877 KenyaAfrica ItalyEurope 4,755 4,407 3,555 +348 (+7.9%) +1,200 (+33.8%)
#1878 USAAmericas BulgariaEurope 4,750 3,454 2,129 +1,296 (+37.5%) +2,621 (+123.1%)
#1879 SerbiaEurope GreeceEurope 4,745 4,467 4,372 +278 (+6.2%) +373 (+8.5%)
#1880 BulgariaEurope MaltaEurope 4,743 2,729 1,253 +2,014 (+73.8%) +3,490 (+278.5%)
#1881 PortugalEurope MozambiqueAfrica 4,741 4,549 4,331 +192 (+4.2%) +410 (+9.5%)
#1882 ItalyEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 4,719 4,375 4,192 +344 (+7.9%) +527 (+12.6%)
#1883 SurinameAmericas GuyanaAmericas 4,717 2,714 2,586 +2,003 (+73.8%) +2,131 (+82.4%)
#1884 SyriaMiddle East RussiaEurope 4,697 4,225 3,642 +472 (+11.2%) +1,055 (+29.0%)
#1885 PortugalEurope DenmarkEurope 4,695 3,087 2,233 +1,608 (+52.1%) +2,462 (+110.3%)
#1886 South KoreaAsia ItalyEurope 4,692 4,914 3,481 -222 (-4.5%) +1,211 (+34.8%)
#1887 ItalyEurope ChinaAsia 4,682 4,299 5,097 +383 (+8.9%) -415 (-8.1%)
#1888 Sierra LeoneAfrica NigeriaAfrica 4,679 4,363 4,073 +316 (+7.2%) +606 (+14.9%)
#1889 SwitzerlandEurope IsraelMiddle East 4,679 4,406 4,087 +273 (+6.2%) +592 (+14.5%)
#1890 HungaryEurope SerbiaEurope 4,677 1,533 1,614 +3,144 (+205.1%) +3,063 (+189.8%)
#1891 ArgentinaAmericas PanamaAmericas 4,671 3,062 2,550 +1,609 (+52.5%) +2,121 (+83.2%)
#1892 ZambiaAfrica BotswanaAfrica 4,661 4,415 4,128 +246 (+5.6%) +533 (+12.9%)
#1893 GermanyEurope ArgentinaAmericas 4,642 4,690 6,305 -48 (-1.0%) -1,663 (-26.4%)
#1894 ChileAmericas BelgiumEurope 4,639 4,360 4,220 +279 (+6.4%) +419 (+9.9%)
#1895 AustriaEurope CroatiaEurope 4,614 4,843 5,148 -229 (-4.7%) -534 (-10.4%)
#1896 LatviaEurope CanadaAmericas 4,608 5,244 6,262 -636 (-12.1%) -1,654 (-26.4%)
#1897 NetherlandsEurope LuxembourgEurope 4,604 3,986 4,463 +618 (+15.5%) +141 (+3.2%)
#1898 Costa RicaAmericas MexicoAmericas 4,592 3,900 3,104 +692 (+17.7%) +1,488 (+47.9%)
#1899 ChinaAsia PeruAmericas 4,560 4,355 4,085 +205 (+4.7%) +475 (+11.6%)
#1900 RomaniaEurope FinlandEurope 4,557 3,871 2,478 +686 (+17.7%) +2,079 (+83.9%)