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
#2301 ArmeniaAsia BulgariaEurope 2,478 1,802 1,371 +676 (+37.5%) +1,107 (+80.7%)
#2302 GuyanaAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,477 2,335 2,046 +142 (+6.1%) +431 (+21.1%)
#2303 EgyptAfrica South AfricaAfrica 2,476 2,657 3,437 -181 (-6.8%) -961 (-28.0%)
#2304 IrelandEurope RomaniaEurope 2,476 1,703 718 +773 (+45.4%) +1,758 (+244.8%)
#2305 Czech RepublicEurope NorwayEurope 2,474 2,225 2,139 +249 (+11.2%) +335 (+15.7%)
#2306 Sierra LeoneAfrica ItalyEurope 2,470 2,381 1,282 +89 (+3.7%) +1,188 (+92.7%)
#2307 LatviaEurope BelgiumEurope 2,466 1,957 1,440 +509 (+26.0%) +1,026 (+71.3%)
#2308 ItalyEurope TunisiaAfrica 2,464 2,345 2,208 +119 (+5.1%) +256 (+11.6%)
#2309 AngolaAfrica MexicoAmericas 2,457 247 51 +2,210 (+894.7%) +2,406 (+4,717.6%)
#2310 ChinaAsia EcuadorAmericas 2,452 2,853 3,290 -401 (-14.1%) -838 (-25.5%)
#2311 EgyptAfrica MaltaEurope 2,451 1,410 648 +1,041 (+73.8%) +1,803 (+278.2%)
#2312 EthiopiaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,443 2,256 2,145 +187 (+8.3%) +298 (+13.9%)
#2313 JapanAsia HungaryEurope 2,441 2,069 1,423 +372 (+18.0%) +1,018 (+71.5%)
#2314 SwedenEurope MaltaEurope 2,439 1,403 645 +1,036 (+73.8%) +1,794 (+278.1%)
#2315 AustriaEurope GreeceEurope 2,438 2,295 2,247 +143 (+6.2%) +191 (+8.5%)
#2316 NetherlandsEurope BulgariaEurope 2,437 1,772 911 +665 (+37.5%) +1,526 (+167.5%)
#2317 ColombiaAmericas GuineaAfrica 2,436 2,519 2,623 -83 (-3.3%) -187 (-7.1%)
#2318 ChileAmericas ParaguayAmericas 2,435 2,283 2,109 +152 (+6.7%) +326 (+15.5%)
#2319 IndiaAsia BrazilAmericas 2,433 2,046 1,020 +387 (+18.9%) +1,413 (+138.5%)
#2320 AustraliaOceania MalaysiaAsia 2,432 2,432 2,432 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
#2321 ItalyEurope PanamaAmericas 2,421 1,587 1,318 +834 (+52.6%) +1,103 (+83.7%)
#2322 FranceEurope EgyptAfrica 2,419 2,984 0 -565 (-18.9%) N/A
#2323 AlbaniaEurope NorwayEurope 2,417 2,174 969 +243 (+11.2%) +1,448 (+149.4%)
#2324 ArmeniaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 2,416 2,423 2,431 -7 (-0.3%) -15 (-0.6%)
#2325 GreeceEurope Czech RepublicEurope 2,415 2,176 1,866 +239 (+11.0%) +549 (+29.4%)
#2326 IrelandEurope HungaryEurope 2,413 2,046 1,120 +367 (+17.9%) +1,293 (+115.4%)
#2327 KazakhstanAsia MaliAfrica 2,409 2,146 1,830 +263 (+12.3%) +579 (+31.6%)
#2328 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 2,406 2,194 1,892 +212 (+9.7%) +514 (+27.2%)
#2329 YemenMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 2,404 2,320 2,232 +84 (+3.6%) +172 (+7.7%)
#2330 BrazilAmericas GreeceEurope 2,399 2,258 2,211 +141 (+6.2%) +188 (+8.5%)
#2331 ChinaAsia BruneiAsia 2,397 2,238 2,055 +159 (+7.1%) +342 (+16.6%)
#2332 BahrainMiddle East AustraliaOceania 2,395 2,135 1,734 +260 (+12.2%) +661 (+38.1%)
#2333 JamaicaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 2,390 1,661 1,497 +729 (+43.9%) +893 (+59.7%)
#2334 NigeriaAfrica BrazilAmericas 2,384 4,791 2,926 -2,407 (-50.2%) -542 (-18.5%)
#2335 DenmarkEurope IsraelMiddle East 2,383 2,240 2,078 +143 (+6.4%) +305 (+14.7%)
#2336 ChinaAsia MadagascarAfrica 2,382 2,193 1,979 +189 (+8.6%) +403 (+20.4%)
#2337 GreeceEurope RussiaEurope 2,381 2,234 2,052 +147 (+6.6%) +329 (+16.0%)
#2338 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas JamaicaAmericas 2,380 2,343 2,299 +37 (+1.6%) +81 (+3.5%)
#2339 ArmeniaAsia ItalyEurope 2,373 1,896 1,366 +477 (+25.2%) +1,007 (+73.7%)
#2340 IsraelMiddle East BrazilAmericas 2,367 2,274 2,130 +93 (+4.1%) +237 (+11.1%)
#2341 UzbekistanAsia LatviaEurope 2,366 2,569 2,052 -203 (-7.9%) +314 (+15.3%)
#2342 SerbiaEurope DenmarkEurope 2,365 1,746 1,169 +619 (+35.5%) +1,196 (+102.3%)
#2343 LibyaAfrica AlgeriaAfrica 2,364 2,281 2,195 +83 (+3.6%) +169 (+7.7%)
#2344 ChinaAsia RomaniaEurope 2,359 2,323 2,278 +36 (+1.5%) +81 (+3.6%)
#2345 SpainEurope Puerto RicoAmericas 2,353 2,604 1,816 -251 (-9.6%) +537 (+29.6%)
#2346 JapanAsia DenmarkEurope 2,351 2,001 1,799 +350 (+17.5%) +552 (+30.7%)
#2347 North MacedoniaEurope GreeceEurope 2,348 2,210 2,164 +138 (+6.2%) +184 (+8.5%)
#2348 CameroonAfrica MaliAfrica 2,339 2,084 1,778 +255 (+12.2%) +561 (+31.6%)
#2349 Czech RepublicEurope DenmarkEurope 2,331 1,902 1,419 +429 (+22.6%) +912 (+64.3%)
#2350 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas GrenadaAmericas 2,331 2,291 2,196 +40 (+1.7%) +135 (+6.1%)