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
#1951 SwitzerlandEurope PolandEurope 4,171 2,594 1,234 +1,577 (+60.8%) +2,937 (+238.0%)
#1952 EthiopiaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 4,166 3,799 3,275 +367 (+9.7%) +891 (+27.2%)
#1953 FranceEurope BulgariaEurope 4,154 3,021 1,560 +1,133 (+37.5%) +2,594 (+166.3%)
#1954 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas GuineaAfrica 4,134 4,276 4,452 -142 (-3.3%) -318 (-7.1%)
#1955 AlbaniaEurope AustraliaOceania 4,105 3,973 3,447 +132 (+3.3%) +658 (+19.1%)
#1956 ChileAmericas EcuadorAmericas 4,102 4,290 4,407 -188 (-4.4%) -305 (-6.9%)
#1957 IrelandEurope ItalyEurope 4,101 3,766 3,251 +335 (+8.9%) +850 (+26.1%)
#1958 ColombiaAmericas DenmarkEurope 4,100 3,642 3,444 +458 (+12.6%) +656 (+19.0%)
#1959 MexicoAmericas PeruAmericas 4,077 3,423 2,487 +654 (+19.1%) +1,590 (+63.9%)
#1960 SenegalAfrica CameroonAfrica 4,077 3,673 3,153 +404 (+11.0%) +924 (+29.3%)
#1961 SyriaMiddle East YemenMiddle East 4,074 4,013 3,943 +61 (+1.5%) +131 (+3.3%)
#1962 ChileAmericas IsraelMiddle East 4,070 3,831 3,554 +239 (+6.2%) +516 (+14.5%)
#1963 IndonesiaAsia Timor-LesteAsia 4,066 4,113 4,177 -47 (-1.1%) -111 (-2.7%)
#1964 NetherlandsEurope GreeceEurope 4,057 3,819 3,737 +238 (+6.2%) +320 (+8.6%)
#1965 RussiaEurope SloveniaEurope 4,050 3,572 2,082 +478 (+13.4%) +1,968 (+94.5%)
#1966 AlgeriaAfrica LibyaAfrica 4,049 3,830 3,577 +219 (+5.7%) +472 (+13.2%)
#1967 IsraelMiddle East ItalyEurope 4,033 4,107 3,661 -74 (-1.8%) +372 (+10.2%)
#1968 MontenegroEurope SloveniaEurope 4,014 3,541 2,843 +473 (+13.4%) +1,171 (+41.2%)
#1969 CubaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 4,007 3,843 3,641 +164 (+4.3%) +366 (+10.1%)
#1970 SwitzerlandEurope GreeceEurope 4,004 3,769 3,689 +235 (+6.2%) +315 (+8.5%)
#1971 TürkiyeAsia HungaryEurope 4,000 3,391 2,075 +609 (+18.0%) +1,925 (+92.8%)
#1972 MauritaniaAfrica GambiaAfrica 3,992 3,646 3,257 +346 (+9.5%) +735 (+22.6%)
#1973 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 3,992 3,852 3,706 +140 (+3.6%) +286 (+7.7%)
#1974 PolandEurope HungaryEurope 3,991 3,383 3,018 +608 (+18.0%) +973 (+32.2%)
#1975 UAEMiddle East MaliAfrica 3,990 3,555 3,030 +435 (+12.2%) +960 (+31.7%)
#1976 SyriaMiddle East MoroccoAfrica 3,989 3,676 2,619 +313 (+8.5%) +1,370 (+52.3%)
#1977 AustraliaOceania IsraelMiddle East 3,987 3,752 3,480 +235 (+6.3%) +507 (+14.6%)
#1978 BotswanaAfrica ZimbabweAfrica 3,985 3,865 3,725 +120 (+3.1%) +260 (+7.0%)
#1979 LebanonMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 3,961 3,705 3,402 +256 (+6.9%) +559 (+16.4%)
#1980 NiueOther New ZealandOceania 3,957 3,966 4,090 -9 (-0.2%) -133 (-3.3%)
#1981 FinlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,948 3,980 3,779 -32 (-0.8%) +169 (+4.5%)
#1982 MexicoAmericas BelgiumEurope 3,940 3,271 2,420 +669 (+20.5%) +1,520 (+62.8%)
#1983 NigeriaAfrica JapanAsia 3,939 3,438 2,725 +501 (+14.6%) +1,214 (+44.6%)
#1984 PortugalEurope NorwayEurope 3,932 3,536 2,854 +396 (+11.2%) +1,078 (+37.8%)
#1985 USAAmericas IcelandEurope 3,932 2,604 2,019 +1,328 (+51.0%) +1,913 (+94.7%)
#1986 IndiaAsia UkraineEurope 3,931 3,879 3,816 +52 (+1.3%) +115 (+3.0%)
#1987 USAAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 3,918 3,775 3,606 +143 (+3.8%) +312 (+8.7%)
#1988 NetherlandsEurope South AfricaAfrica 3,911 4,062 6,901 -151 (-3.7%) -2,990 (-43.3%)
#1989 NorwayEurope AustraliaOceania 3,910 4,100 4,382 -190 (-4.6%) -472 (-10.8%)
#1990 CyprusEurope CanadaAmericas 3,907 4,124 4,155 -217 (-5.3%) -248 (-6.0%)
#1991 SpainEurope JapanAsia 3,896 5,327 4,489 -1,431 (-26.9%) -593 (-13.2%)
#1992 MontenegroEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 3,889 4,108 4,398 -219 (-5.3%) -509 (-11.6%)
#1993 SwitzerlandEurope SerbiaEurope 3,881 3,279 2,353 +602 (+18.4%) +1,528 (+64.9%)
#1994 VietnamAsia RussiaEurope 3,881 6,280 9,253 -2,399 (-38.2%) -5,372 (-58.1%)
#1995 BulgariaEurope AustraliaOceania 3,874 4,108 3,939 -234 (-5.7%) -65 (-1.7%)
#1996 IsraelMiddle East UkraineEurope 3,864 3,813 3,752 +51 (+1.3%) +112 (+3.0%)
#1997 GuatemalaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 3,852 3,192 2,660 +660 (+20.7%) +1,192 (+44.8%)
#1998 VietnamAsia AustriaEurope 3,837 3,543 3,009 +294 (+8.3%) +828 (+27.5%)
#1999 BeninAfrica SenegalAfrica 3,834 3,740 3,621 +94 (+2.5%) +213 (+5.9%)
#2000 SyriaMiddle East UkraineEurope 3,832 3,781 3,720 +51 (+1.3%) +112 (+3.0%)