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
#2051 RomaniaEurope MaltaEurope 3,556 2,046 940 +1,510 (+73.8%) +2,616 (+278.3%)
#2052 DenmarkEurope PolandEurope 3,551 2,780 1,447 +771 (+27.7%) +2,104 (+145.4%)
#2053 EcuadorAmericas AustraliaOceania 3,550 2,836 2,758 +714 (+25.2%) +792 (+28.7%)
#2054 ItalyEurope PortugalEurope 3,516 3,125 2,726 +391 (+12.5%) +790 (+29.0%)
#2055 BangladeshAsia FinlandEurope 3,511 2,983 1,885 +528 (+17.7%) +1,626 (+86.3%)
#2056 ItalyEurope ColombiaAmericas 3,511 3,243 2,887 +268 (+8.3%) +624 (+21.6%)
#2057 PanamaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 3,506 3,113 2,566 +393 (+12.6%) +940 (+36.6%)
#2058 MexicoAmericas JapanAsia 3,503 4,148 3,191 -645 (-15.5%) +312 (+9.8%)
#2059 BangladeshAsia New ZealandOceania 3,499 2,905 1,998 +594 (+20.4%) +1,501 (+75.1%)
#2060 EstoniaEurope AustraliaOceania 3,498 3,553 3,443 -55 (-1.5%) +55 (+1.6%)
#2061 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East EgyptAfrica 3,490 4,757 0 -1,267 (-26.6%) N/A
#2062 ArgentinaAmericas BelgiumEurope 3,485 2,785 2,319 +700 (+25.1%) +1,166 (+50.3%)
#2063 TunisiaAfrica LibyaAfrica 3,480 3,292 3,074 +188 (+5.7%) +406 (+13.2%)
#2064 SingaporeAsia JapanAsia 3,472 12,799 13,474 -9,327 (-72.9%) -10,002 (-74.2%)
#2065 CubaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 3,471 2,412 157 +1,059 (+43.9%) +3,314 (+2,110.8%)
#2066 ChinaAsia LibyaAfrica 3,467 3,280 3,064 +187 (+5.7%) +403 (+13.2%)
#2067 UkraineEurope CyprusEurope 3,457 3,257 3,156 +200 (+6.1%) +301 (+9.5%)
#2068 ChinaAsia NamibiaAfrica 3,450 3,252 3,039 +198 (+6.1%) +411 (+13.5%)
#2069 PhilippinesAsia IcelandEurope 3,449 2,284 1,565 +1,165 (+51.0%) +1,884 (+120.4%)
#2070 MexicoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 3,444 3,610 3,831 -166 (-4.6%) -387 (-10.1%)
#2071 CanadaAmericas HungaryEurope 3,437 2,914 2,228 +523 (+17.9%) +1,209 (+54.3%)
#2072 USAAmericas LuxembourgEurope 3,433 2,972 1,095 +461 (+15.5%) +2,338 (+213.5%)
#2073 NigeriaAfrica FinlandEurope 3,431 2,915 2,093 +516 (+17.7%) +1,338 (+63.9%)
#2074 RussiaEurope MongoliaAsia 3,420 3,232 3,012 +188 (+5.8%) +408 (+13.5%)
#2075 NorwayEurope CanadaAmericas 3,410 3,947 4,534 -537 (-13.6%) -1,124 (-24.8%)
#2076 South KoreaAsia MalaysiaAsia 3,410 3,410 3,410 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#2077 AustriaEurope BelgiumEurope 3,408 3,304 3,325 +104 (+3.1%) +83 (+2.5%)
#2078 MauritiusAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,398 3,413 3,344 -15 (-0.4%) +54 (+1.6%)
#2079 FranceEurope VenezuelaAmericas 3,395 3,559 3,777 -164 (-4.6%) -382 (-10.1%)
#2080 GuineaAfrica TogoAfrica 3,392 3,367 3,338 +25 (+0.7%) +54 (+1.6%)
#2081 UruguayAmericas ParaguayAmericas 3,379 3,168 2,925 +211 (+6.7%) +454 (+15.5%)
#2082 New ZealandOceania SingaporeAsia 3,378 2,966 2,756 +412 (+13.9%) +622 (+22.6%)
#2083 RussiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,368 3,098 2,780 +270 (+8.7%) +588 (+21.2%)
#2084 ZambiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 3,359 3,167 2,959 +192 (+6.1%) +400 (+13.5%)
#2085 BruneiAsia AustraliaOceania 3,357 3,159 2,893 +198 (+6.3%) +464 (+16.0%)
#2086 USAAmericas CyprusEurope 3,355 3,161 3,063 +194 (+6.1%) +292 (+9.5%)
#2087 CubaAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,347 2,194 2,825 +1,153 (+52.6%) +522 (+18.5%)
#2088 LithuaniaEurope BelgiumEurope 3,341 2,650 1,814 +691 (+26.1%) +1,527 (+84.2%)
#2089 PortugalEurope RomaniaEurope 3,330 2,322 1,023 +1,008 (+43.4%) +2,307 (+225.5%)
#2090 VietnamAsia PolandEurope 3,330 3,196 3,539 +134 (+4.2%) -209 (-5.9%)
#2091 ChileAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,323 2,178 1,813 +1,145 (+52.6%) +1,510 (+83.3%)
#2092 SwitzerlandEurope DenmarkEurope 3,323 2,935 2,664 +388 (+13.2%) +659 (+24.7%)
#2093 BeninAfrica ItalyEurope 3,320 3,159 2,428 +161 (+5.1%) +892 (+36.7%)
#2094 SwedenEurope BelgiumEurope 3,319 3,119 3,304 +200 (+6.4%) +15 (+0.5%)
#2095 CanadaAmericas PanamaAmericas 3,312 2,171 1,808 +1,141 (+52.6%) +1,504 (+83.2%)
#2096 Sri LankaAsia MalaysiaAsia 3,310 3,865 5,536 -555 (-14.4%) -2,226 (-40.2%)
#2097 FranceEurope SlovakiaEurope 3,308 3,043 2,938 +265 (+8.7%) +370 (+12.6%)
#2098 AngolaAfrica CameroonAfrica 3,303 2,976 2,555 +327 (+11.0%) +748 (+29.3%)
#2099 North MacedoniaEurope MontenegroEurope 3,302 3,329 3,317 -27 (-0.8%) -15 (-0.5%)
#2100 SwitzerlandEurope New ZealandOceania 3,291 3,291 3,173 0 (0.0%) +118 (+3.7%)