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
#2251 CanadaAmericas ParaguayAmericas 2,635 2,471 2,281 +164 (+6.6%) +354 (+15.5%)
#2252 BelgiumEurope South AfricaAfrica 2,630 2,662 3,004 -32 (-1.2%) -374 (-12.5%)
#2253 SeychellesAfrica AustraliaOceania 2,623 2,831 3,025 -208 (-7.3%) -402 (-13.3%)
#2254 EstoniaEurope LatviaEurope 2,622 2,847 3,081 -225 (-7.9%) -459 (-14.9%)
#2255 EthiopiaAfrica GreeceEurope 2,620 2,466 2,414 +154 (+6.2%) +206 (+8.5%)
#2256 EgyptAfrica HungaryEurope 2,619 2,220 1,264 +399 (+18.0%) +1,355 (+107.2%)
#2257 JordanMiddle East EgyptAfrica 2,616 3,363 5 -747 (-22.2%) +2,611 (+52,220.0%)
#2258 BulgariaEurope RussiaEurope 2,615 3,428 4,445 -813 (-23.7%) -1,830 (-41.2%)
#2259 GermanyEurope KazakhstanAsia 2,608 2,968 3,366 -360 (-12.1%) -758 (-22.5%)
#2260 TürkiyeAsia Czech RepublicEurope 2,604 2,268 1,825 +336 (+14.8%) +779 (+42.7%)
#2261 IrelandEurope DenmarkEurope 2,603 2,038 1,693 +565 (+27.7%) +910 (+53.8%)
#2262 IsraelMiddle East RussiaEurope 2,601 2,864 3,194 -263 (-9.2%) -593 (-18.6%)
#2263 UkraineEurope New ZealandOceania 2,597 2,182 1,635 +415 (+19.0%) +962 (+58.8%)
#2264 FinlandEurope BelgiumEurope 2,596 2,549 2,554 +47 (+1.8%) +42 (+1.6%)
#2265 CanadaAmericas IndiaAsia 2,590 2,727 2,924 -137 (-5.0%) -334 (-11.4%)
#2266 BelarusEurope AustraliaOceania 2,586 2,479 2,177 +107 (+4.3%) +409 (+18.8%)
#2267 BulgariaEurope PolandEurope 2,585 2,598 2,677 -13 (-0.5%) -92 (-3.4%)
#2268 VietnamAsia SlovakiaEurope 2,580 2,373 2,145 +207 (+8.7%) +435 (+20.3%)
#2269 FinlandEurope ItalyEurope 2,577 2,751 2,663 -174 (-6.3%) -86 (-3.2%)
#2270 IrelandEurope South AfricaAfrica 2,575 2,622 3,075 -47 (-1.8%) -500 (-16.3%)
#2271 ChinaAsia BelizeAmericas 2,572 2,323 2,048 +249 (+10.7%) +524 (+25.6%)
#2272 KenyaAfrica RwandaAfrica 2,572 2,575 2,581 -3 (-0.1%) -9 (-0.3%)
#2273 Czech RepublicEurope New ZealandOceania 2,569 2,438 1,804 +131 (+5.4%) +765 (+42.4%)
#2274 KenyaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,567 2,309 1,964 +258 (+11.2%) +603 (+30.7%)
#2275 LiberiaAfrica GuineaAfrica 2,567 2,655 2,765 -88 (-3.3%) -198 (-7.2%)
#2276 RussiaEurope RomaniaEurope 2,566 3,221 4,053 -655 (-20.3%) -1,487 (-36.7%)
#2277 LibyaAfrica EgyptAfrica 2,564 3,285 5 -721 (-21.9%) +2,559 (+51,180.0%)
#2278 IndiaAsia MozambiqueAfrica 2,559 2,455 2,338 +104 (+4.2%) +221 (+9.5%)
#2279 GermanyEurope EstoniaEurope 2,554 2,507 1,823 +47 (+1.9%) +731 (+40.1%)
#2280 NepalAsia ItalyEurope 2,550 2,452 1,804 +98 (+4.0%) +746 (+41.4%)
#2281 IcelandEurope PolandEurope 2,546 1,563 634 +983 (+62.9%) +1,912 (+301.6%)
#2282 UzbekistanAsia AustraliaOceania 2,546 2,292 1,838 +254 (+11.1%) +708 (+38.5%)
#2283 MoroccoAfrica PortugalEurope 2,538 2,256 1,968 +282 (+12.5%) +570 (+29.0%)
#2284 AustriaEurope BrazilAmericas 2,536 1,535 1,904 +1,001 (+65.2%) +632 (+33.2%)
#2285 RomaniaEurope IcelandEurope 2,529 1,675 400 +854 (+51.0%) +2,129 (+532.3%)
#2286 LithuaniaEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 2,524 2,578 2,649 -54 (-2.1%) -125 (-4.7%)
#2287 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 2,524 2,646 2,808 -122 (-4.6%) -284 (-10.1%)
#2288 ChileAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 2,517 2,086 1,739 +431 (+20.7%) +778 (+44.7%)
#2289 GermanyEurope BoliviaAmericas 2,513 2,251 2,023 +262 (+11.6%) +490 (+24.2%)
#2290 PhilippinesAsia MaltaEurope 2,512 1,445 664 +1,067 (+73.8%) +1,848 (+278.3%)
#2291 USAAmericas EgyptAfrica 2,512 3,217 0 -705 (-21.9%) N/A
#2292 PolandEurope New ZealandOceania 2,511 2,467 2,185 +44 (+1.8%) +326 (+14.9%)
#2293 UzbekistanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 2,510 2,555 2,611 -45 (-1.8%) -101 (-3.9%)
#2294 ChinaAsia Sri LankaAsia 2,509 2,481 2,447 +28 (+1.1%) +62 (+2.5%)
#2295 NetherlandsEurope ChinaAsia 2,508 2,307 2,812 +201 (+8.7%) -304 (-10.8%)
#2296 YemenMiddle East EthiopiaAfrica 2,503 2,110 734 +393 (+18.6%) +1,769 (+241.0%)
#2297 PakistanAsia PortugalEurope 2,494 2,217 1,935 +277 (+12.5%) +559 (+28.9%)
#2298 GuatemalaAmericas ItalyEurope 2,492 2,321 2,036 +171 (+7.4%) +456 (+22.4%)
#2299 North MacedoniaEurope BelgiumEurope 2,492 1,819 1,323 +673 (+37.0%) +1,169 (+88.4%)
#2300 NepalAsia NorwayEurope 2,483 2,233 1,559 +250 (+11.2%) +924 (+59.3%)