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
#2351 GhanaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,328 2,094 1,879 +234 (+11.2%) +449 (+23.9%)
#2352 MadagascarAfrica MauritiusAfrica 2,321 2,301 2,277 +20 (+0.9%) +44 (+1.9%)
#2353 MalaysiaAsia EgyptAfrica 2,311 2,761 0 -450 (-16.3%) N/A
#2354 North MacedoniaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 2,311 2,220 2,106 +91 (+4.1%) +205 (+9.7%)
#2355 MexicoAmericas DenmarkEurope 2,302 1,655 1,216 +647 (+39.1%) +1,086 (+89.3%)
#2356 JordanMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 2,296 2,216 2,132 +80 (+3.6%) +164 (+7.7%)
#2357 JapanAsia ParaguayAmericas 2,291 2,148 1,983 +143 (+6.7%) +308 (+15.5%)
#2358 South KoreaAsia HungaryEurope 2,278 1,931 1,160 +347 (+18.0%) +1,118 (+96.4%)
#2359 ChinaAsia SerbiaEurope 2,274 1,780 1,134 +494 (+27.8%) +1,140 (+100.5%)
#2360 RussiaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 2,271 2,267 2,503 +4 (+0.2%) -232 (-9.3%)
#2361 ChileAmericas DenmarkEurope 2,270 2,187 1,548 +83 (+3.8%) +722 (+46.6%)
#2362 ArmeniaAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 2,266 2,315 2,380 -49 (-2.1%) -114 (-4.8%)
#2363 ThailandAsia IcelandEurope 2,265 1,500 1,196 +765 (+51.0%) +1,069 (+89.4%)
#2364 AfghanistanAsia MexicoAmericas 2,262 28 22 +2,234 (+7,978.6%) +2,240 (+10,181.8%)
#2365 FranceEurope MaltaEurope 2,253 1,296 596 +957 (+73.8%) +1,657 (+278.0%)
#2366 GermanyEurope ColombiaAmericas 2,248 2,172 2,076 +76 (+3.5%) +172 (+8.3%)
#2367 MoroccoAfrica GreeceEurope 2,246 2,114 2,070 +132 (+6.2%) +176 (+8.5%)
#2368 UzbekistanAsia LibyaAfrica 2,243 2,122 375 +121 (+5.7%) +1,868 (+498.1%)
#2369 PanamaAmericas MexicoAmericas 2,241 1,968 1,842 +273 (+13.9%) +399 (+21.7%)
#2370 IsraelMiddle East HungaryEurope 2,239 1,898 1,556 +341 (+18.0%) +683 (+43.9%)
#2371 EgyptAfrica JapanAsia 2,236 2,331 1,937 -95 (-4.1%) +299 (+15.4%)
#2372 NetherlandsEurope MaltaEurope 2,228 1,282 589 +946 (+73.8%) +1,639 (+278.3%)
#2373 UgandaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,226 1,711 1,537 +515 (+30.1%) +689 (+44.8%)
#2374 BrazilAmericas FinlandEurope 2,224 1,889 1,221 +335 (+17.7%) +1,003 (+82.1%)
#2375 LebanonMiddle East GreeceEurope 2,222 2,092 2,047 +130 (+6.2%) +175 (+8.5%)
#2376 Saint LuciaAmericas BarbadosAmericas 2,220 2,200 2,177 +20 (+0.9%) +43 (+2.0%)
#2377 ItalyEurope MoroccoAfrica 2,219 2,045 1,862 +174 (+8.5%) +357 (+19.2%)
#2378 ComorosAfrica EgyptAfrica 2,218 2,075 0 +143 (+6.9%) N/A
#2379 Timor-LesteAsia PortugalEurope 2,215 1,969 1,717 +246 (+12.5%) +498 (+29.0%)
#2380 RomaniaEurope JapanAsia 2,212 2,562 2,678 -350 (-13.7%) -466 (-17.4%)
#2381 LithuaniaEurope EstoniaEurope 2,210 2,169 2,028 +41 (+1.9%) +182 (+9.0%)
#2382 ParaguayAmericas PeruAmericas 2,205 1,574 1,067 +631 (+40.1%) +1,138 (+106.7%)
#2383 GermanyEurope LithuaniaEurope 2,202 2,090 1,628 +112 (+5.4%) +574 (+35.3%)
#2384 CubaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 2,201 1,971 1,771 +230 (+11.7%) +430 (+24.3%)
#2385 ParaguayAmericas JapanAsia 2,201 2,180 1,882 +21 (+1.0%) +319 (+17.0%)
#2386 IranMiddle East UkraineEurope 2,199 2,170 2,136 +29 (+1.3%) +63 (+2.9%)
#2387 NigeriaAfrica NorwayEurope 2,198 1,977 1,776 +221 (+11.2%) +422 (+23.8%)
#2388 AustriaEurope DenmarkEurope 2,195 1,973 1,865 +222 (+11.3%) +330 (+17.7%)
#2389 SwedenEurope HungaryEurope 2,192 1,858 1,500 +334 (+18.0%) +692 (+46.1%)
#2390 BrazilAmericas GuyanaAmericas 2,190 1,260 1,201 +930 (+73.8%) +989 (+82.3%)
#2391 EgyptAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,187 1,988 1,771 +199 (+10.0%) +416 (+23.5%)
#2392 MontenegroEurope ItalyEurope 2,186 2,167 2,345 +19 (+0.9%) -159 (-6.8%)
#2393 EcuadorAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,181 2,388 2,070 -207 (-8.7%) +111 (+5.4%)
#2394 NorwayEurope FinlandEurope 2,180 1,852 1,607 +328 (+17.7%) +573 (+35.7%)
#2395 EgyptAfrica MoroccoAfrica 2,176 2,005 1,825 +171 (+8.5%) +351 (+19.2%)
#2396 RomaniaEurope SerbiaEurope 2,160 2,592 3,010 -432 (-16.7%) -850 (-28.2%)
#2397 KenyaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,150 1,924 1,679 +226 (+11.7%) +471 (+28.1%)
#2398 IranMiddle East PakistanAsia 2,148 2,148 2,301 0 (0.0%) -153 (-6.6%)
#2399 AfghanistanAsia HungaryEurope 2,142 1,816 9,411 +326 (+18.0%) -7,269 (-77.2%)
#2400 GhanaAfrica FinlandEurope 2,142 1,820 1,334 +322 (+17.7%) +808 (+60.6%)