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
#2151 ItalyEurope Costa RicaAmericas 3,087 2,558 2,132 +529 (+20.7%) +955 (+44.8%)
#2152 FranceEurope South AfricaAfrica 3,082 3,111 3,566 -29 (-0.9%) -484 (-13.6%)
#2153 IndonesiaAsia EgyptAfrica 3,074 3,447 0 -373 (-10.8%) N/A
#2154 BangladeshAsia BelgiumEurope 3,070 2,719 2,673 +351 (+12.9%) +397 (+14.9%)
#2155 SpainEurope HungaryEurope 3,066 2,599 1,788 +467 (+18.0%) +1,278 (+71.5%)
#2156 Sierra LeoneAfrica GhanaAfrica 3,061 2,740 2,386 +321 (+11.7%) +675 (+28.3%)
#2157 PolandEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 3,060 3,126 3,212 -66 (-2.1%) -152 (-4.7%)
#2158 SwitzerlandEurope BrazilAmericas 3,047 3,030 3,005 +17 (+0.6%) +42 (+1.4%)
#2159 BelgiumEurope HungaryEurope 3,036 2,574 1,853 +462 (+17.9%) +1,183 (+63.8%)
#2160 GuineaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica 3,032 3,612 4,938 -580 (-16.1%) -1,906 (-38.6%)
#2161 BangladeshAsia GreeceEurope 3,029 2,851 9,791 +178 (+6.2%) -6,762 (-69.1%)
#2162 BulgariaEurope FinlandEurope 3,021 2,566 1,863 +455 (+17.7%) +1,158 (+62.2%)
#2163 MauritaniaAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,018 2,523 2,198 +495 (+19.6%) +820 (+37.3%)
#2164 Sierra LeoneAfrica BelgiumEurope 3,018 2,507 2,006 +511 (+20.4%) +1,012 (+50.4%)
#2165 TunisiaAfrica MoroccoAfrica 3,018 2,781 2,533 +237 (+8.5%) +485 (+19.1%)
#2166 IranMiddle East KazakhstanAsia 3,012 3,019 3,033 -7 (-0.2%) -21 (-0.7%)
#2167 TajikistanAsia AfghanistanAsia 3,011 4,422 15,031 -1,411 (-31.9%) -12,020 (-80.0%)
#2168 ChinaAsia MauritiusAfrica 3,007 2,981 2,951 +26 (+0.9%) +56 (+1.9%)
#2169 DenmarkEurope ItalyEurope 3,005 3,034 2,910 -29 (-1.0%) +95 (+3.3%)
#2170 BelgiumEurope DenmarkEurope 3,003 2,470 2,019 +533 (+21.6%) +984 (+48.7%)
#2171 Côte d’IvoireAfrica SenegalAfrica 3,002 2,928 2,850 +74 (+2.5%) +152 (+5.3%)
#2172 South AfricaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,999 2,413 1,925 +586 (+24.3%) +1,074 (+55.8%)
#2173 SlovakiaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 2,996 3,165 3,389 -169 (-5.3%) -393 (-11.6%)
#2174 TurkmenistanAsia IsraelMiddle East 2,996 2,806 2,598 +190 (+6.8%) +398 (+15.3%)
#2175 RussiaEurope MexicoAmericas 2,995 2,405 1,940 +590 (+24.5%) +1,055 (+54.4%)
#2176 ItalyEurope SerbiaEurope 2,983 2,399 1,565 +584 (+24.3%) +1,418 (+90.6%)
#2177 El SalvadorAmericas BelgiumEurope 2,981 2,691 569 +290 (+10.8%) +2,412 (+423.9%)
#2178 MoroccoAfrica FinlandEurope 2,976 2,528 1,952 +448 (+17.7%) +1,024 (+52.5%)
#2179 UAEMiddle East New ZealandOceania 2,976 2,122 1,258 +854 (+40.2%) +1,718 (+136.6%)
#2180 NetherlandsEurope UAEMiddle East 2,953 2,600 2,484 +353 (+13.6%) +469 (+18.9%)
#2181 GreeceEurope LibyaAfrica 2,951 2,792 2,608 +159 (+5.7%) +343 (+13.2%)
#2182 UruguayAmericas MexicoAmericas 2,946 2,734 2,538 +212 (+7.8%) +408 (+16.1%)
#2183 SpainEurope ChinaAsia 2,945 2,692 3,059 +253 (+9.4%) -114 (-3.7%)
#2184 South KoreaAsia ParaguayAmericas 2,942 2,759 2,547 +183 (+6.6%) +395 (+15.5%)
#2185 GuatemalaAmericas PanamaAmericas 2,937 1,925 1,606 +1,012 (+52.6%) +1,331 (+82.9%)
#2186 PhilippinesAsia PanamaAmericas 2,934 1,923 1,601 +1,011 (+52.6%) +1,333 (+83.3%)
#2187 AfghanistanAsia IsraelMiddle East 2,927 2,764 2,564 +163 (+5.9%) +363 (+14.2%)
#2188 ZimbabweAfrica ChinaAsia 2,913 2,471 637 +442 (+17.9%) +2,276 (+357.3%)
#2189 NorwayEurope LithuaniaEurope 2,911 2,763 1,418 +148 (+5.4%) +1,493 (+105.3%)
#2190 AfghanistanAsia South AfricaAfrica 2,910 1,935 766 +975 (+50.4%) +2,144 (+279.9%)
#2191 JapanAsia ArgentinaAmericas 2,909 2,912 3,434 -3 (-0.1%) -525 (-15.3%)
#2192 JordanMiddle East ItalyEurope 2,908 2,983 2,686 -75 (-2.5%) +222 (+8.3%)
#2193 AfghanistanAsia MalaysiaAsia 2,906 2,574 452 +332 (+12.9%) +2,454 (+542.9%)
#2194 LebanonMiddle East CyprusEurope 2,904 2,736 2,651 +168 (+6.1%) +253 (+9.5%)
#2195 MadagascarAfrica ItalyEurope 2,903 2,722 2,249 +181 (+6.6%) +654 (+29.1%)
#2196 LatviaEurope IcelandEurope 2,902 1,922 735 +980 (+51.0%) +2,167 (+294.8%)
#2197 IndiaAsia CyprusEurope 2,900 2,732 2,648 +168 (+6.1%) +252 (+9.5%)
#2198 LithuaniaEurope IsraelMiddle East 2,896 2,761 2,561 +135 (+4.9%) +335 (+13.1%)
#2199 KazakhstanAsia AustraliaOceania 2,892 2,438 1,911 +454 (+18.6%) +981 (+51.3%)
#2200 EthiopiaAfrica FinlandEurope 2,891 2,456 1,845 +435 (+17.7%) +1,046 (+56.7%)