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
#2101 MexicoAmericas BrazilAmericas 3,278 4,045 3,383 -767 (-19.0%) -105 (-3.1%)
#2102 ArgentinaAmericas JapanAsia 3,266 3,352 2,994 -86 (-2.6%) +272 (+9.1%)
#2103 North MacedoniaEurope NorwayEurope 3,260 2,932 2,467 +328 (+11.2%) +793 (+32.1%)
#2104 ItalyEurope New ZealandOceania 3,256 3,233 2,572 +23 (+0.7%) +684 (+26.6%)
#2105 ArgentinaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 3,254 3,121 2,861 +133 (+4.3%) +393 (+13.7%)
#2106 GhanaAfrica ChinaAsia 3,252 2,842 1,837 +410 (+14.4%) +1,415 (+77.0%)
#2107 LatviaEurope AustraliaOceania 3,247 3,990 4,992 -743 (-18.6%) -1,745 (-35.0%)
#2108 GermanyEurope IcelandEurope 3,243 2,148 1,649 +1,095 (+51.0%) +1,594 (+96.7%)
#2109 MoroccoAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 3,240 2,955 2,546 +285 (+9.6%) +694 (+27.3%)
#2110 MexicoAmericas IsraelMiddle East 3,237 3,047 2,819 +190 (+6.2%) +418 (+14.8%)
#2111 YemenMiddle East MalaysiaAsia 3,228 3,662 654 -434 (-11.9%) +2,574 (+393.6%)
#2112 IndiaAsia LuxembourgEurope 3,224 2,791 193 +433 (+15.5%) +3,031 (+1,570.5%)
#2113 CanadaAmericas LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#2114 NigeriaAfrica LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#2115 ThailandAsia LibyaAfrica 3,215 3,041 2,841 +174 (+5.7%) +374 (+13.2%)
#2116 RussiaEurope LuxembourgEurope 3,211 2,780 390 +431 (+15.5%) +2,821 (+723.3%)
#2117 CroatiaEurope DenmarkEurope 3,200 2,483 1,265 +717 (+28.9%) +1,935 (+153.0%)
#2118 SlovakiaEurope DenmarkEurope 3,199 2,968 2,063 +231 (+7.8%) +1,136 (+55.1%)
#2119 CanadaAmericas SingaporeAsia 3,197 2,831 2,665 +366 (+12.9%) +532 (+20.0%)
#2120 ColombiaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 3,195 2,962 2,838 +233 (+7.9%) +357 (+12.6%)
#2121 AustriaEurope SloveniaEurope 3,190 2,814 2,820 +376 (+13.4%) +370 (+13.1%)
#2122 EgyptAfrica PolandEurope 3,184 2,059 1,112 +1,125 (+54.6%) +2,072 (+186.3%)
#2123 UkraineEurope SloveniaEurope 3,181 2,806 1,803 +375 (+13.4%) +1,378 (+76.4%)
#2124 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas BarbadosAmericas 3,177 3,148 3,114 +29 (+0.9%) +63 (+2.0%)
#2125 SyriaMiddle East HungaryEurope 3,177 2,693 19,083 +484 (+18.0%) -15,906 (-83.4%)
#2126 PeruAmericas IsraelMiddle East 3,175 2,978 2,746 +197 (+6.6%) +429 (+15.6%)
#2127 KazakhstanAsia BulgariaEurope 3,174 2,308 1,327 +866 (+37.5%) +1,847 (+139.2%)
#2128 RwandaAfrica South AfricaAfrica 3,172 3,569 3,845 -397 (-11.1%) -673 (-17.5%)
#2129 BelizeAmericas MexicoAmericas 3,170 2,863 2,564 +307 (+10.7%) +606 (+23.6%)
#2130 PolandEurope UkraineEurope 3,170 3,128 3,078 +42 (+1.3%) +92 (+3.0%)
#2131 CubaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 3,164 2,720 2,246 +444 (+16.3%) +918 (+40.9%)
#2132 FranceEurope FinlandEurope 3,159 2,684 2,268 +475 (+17.7%) +891 (+39.3%)
#2133 EstoniaEurope BelarusEurope 3,157 3,194 3,243 -37 (-1.2%) -86 (-2.7%)
#2134 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope LuxembourgEurope 3,156 2,732 2,421 +424 (+15.5%) +735 (+30.4%)
#2135 AustraliaOceania CyprusEurope 3,143 2,961 2,870 +182 (+6.1%) +273 (+9.5%)
#2136 MontenegroEurope LuxembourgEurope 3,136 2,715 8,543 +421 (+15.5%) -5,407 (-63.3%)
#2137 SpainEurope Costa RicaAmericas 3,132 2,595 2,163 +537 (+20.7%) +969 (+44.8%)
#2138 Guinea-BissauAfrica ItalyEurope 3,131 2,595 923 +536 (+20.7%) +2,208 (+239.2%)
#2139 UAEMiddle East LibyaAfrica 3,130 2,961 2,766 +169 (+5.7%) +364 (+13.2%)
#2140 ArmeniaAsia PolandEurope 3,117 2,685 2,833 +432 (+16.1%) +284 (+10.0%)
#2141 GeorgiaAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 3,116 3,183 3,270 -67 (-2.1%) -154 (-4.7%)
#2142 ArmeniaAsia BelgiumEurope 3,107 2,144 1,423 +963 (+44.9%) +1,684 (+118.3%)
#2143 ParaguayAmericas ItalyEurope 3,107 2,799 2,476 +308 (+11.0%) +631 (+25.5%)
#2144 BeninAfrica CameroonAfrica 3,103 2,795 2,400 +308 (+11.0%) +703 (+29.3%)
#2145 LebanonMiddle East NorwayEurope 3,096 2,784 1,846 +312 (+11.2%) +1,250 (+67.7%)
#2146 NigeriaAfrica GreeceEurope 3,096 2,914 2,851 +182 (+6.2%) +245 (+8.6%)
#2147 HungaryEurope Czech RepublicEurope 3,095 3,611 4,225 -516 (-14.3%) -1,130 (-26.7%)
#2148 PhilippinesAsia PalauOceania 3,095 3,021 2,919 +74 (+2.4%) +176 (+6.0%)
#2149 AfghanistanAsia KuwaitMiddle East 3,094 2,822 2,431 +272 (+9.6%) +663 (+27.3%)
#2150 LithuaniaEurope AustraliaOceania 3,094 3,339 3,374 -245 (-7.3%) -280 (-8.3%)