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
#2401 USAAmericas MoroccoAfrica 2,139 1,971 1,795 +168 (+8.5%) +344 (+19.2%)
#2402 CameroonAfrica ChinaAsia 2,133 1,907 988 +226 (+11.9%) +1,145 (+115.9%)
#2403 ChinaAsia BulgariaEurope 2,132 1,550 1,083 +582 (+37.5%) +1,049 (+96.9%)
#2404 GermanyEurope UruguayAmericas 2,129 1,651 1,384 +478 (+29.0%) +745 (+53.8%)
#2405 MaltaEurope ItalyEurope 2,127 1,941 1,765 +186 (+9.6%) +362 (+20.5%)
#2406 ArgentinaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 2,125 1,761 1,468 +364 (+20.7%) +657 (+44.8%)
#2407 MozambiqueAfrica ZambiaAfrica 2,125 1,603 1,146 +522 (+32.6%) +979 (+85.4%)
#2408 SyriaMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 2,124 1,839 0 +285 (+15.5%) N/A
#2409 MongoliaAsia HungaryEurope 2,114 1,792 862 +322 (+18.0%) +1,252 (+145.2%)
#2410 USAAmericas AlbaniaEurope 2,114 2,225 2,373 -111 (-5.0%) -259 (-10.9%)
#2411 SenegalAfrica MoroccoAfrica 2,113 1,947 1,774 +166 (+8.5%) +339 (+19.1%)
#2412 South KoreaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 2,113 1,921 1,703 +192 (+10.0%) +410 (+24.1%)
#2413 GambiaAfrica GhanaAfrica 2,109 1,888 1,645 +221 (+11.7%) +464 (+28.2%)
#2414 Czech RepublicEurope BulgariaEurope 2,108 1,533 1,039 +575 (+37.5%) +1,069 (+102.9%)
#2415 South KoreaAsia MongoliaAsia 2,103 1,987 1,853 +116 (+5.8%) +250 (+13.5%)
#2416 BelgiumEurope NorwayEurope 2,102 1,890 1,660 +212 (+11.2%) +442 (+26.6%)
#2417 NigeriaAfrica DenmarkEurope 2,102 1,702 1,479 +400 (+23.5%) +623 (+42.1%)
#2418 TajikistanAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 2,101 2,146 2,205 -45 (-2.1%) -104 (-4.7%)
#2419 BelgiumEurope BrazilAmericas 2,100 1,985 1,840 +115 (+5.8%) +260 (+14.1%)
#2420 HungaryEurope LuxembourgEurope 2,100 1,818 1,084 +282 (+15.5%) +1,016 (+93.7%)
#2421 ItalyEurope RussiaEurope 2,099 2,022 1,925 +77 (+3.8%) +174 (+9.0%)
#2422 BeninAfrica MaliAfrica 2,098 1,869 1,594 +229 (+12.3%) +504 (+31.6%)
#2423 NorwayEurope IcelandEurope 2,098 1,390 1,036 +708 (+50.9%) +1,062 (+102.5%)
#2424 CubaAmericas PortugalEurope 2,090 1,858 1,621 +232 (+12.5%) +469 (+28.9%)
#2425 GermanyEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 2,090 1,938 1,857 +152 (+7.8%) +233 (+12.5%)
#2426 NigeriaAfrica HungaryEurope 2,087 1,769 1,447 +318 (+18.0%) +640 (+44.2%)
#2427 AustraliaOceania PolandEurope 2,079 1,764 1,153 +315 (+17.9%) +926 (+80.3%)
#2428 KenyaAfrica IndiaAsia 2,078 2,184 2,328 -106 (-4.9%) -250 (-10.7%)
#2429 AustriaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 2,076 2,726 3,475 -650 (-23.8%) -1,399 (-40.3%)
#2430 CanadaAmericas BermudaOther 2,076 2,032 2,154 +44 (+2.2%) -78 (-3.6%)
#2431 Costa RicaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 2,070 1,810 1,440 +260 (+14.4%) +630 (+43.8%)
#2432 TunisiaAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 2,068 1,886 1,625 +182 (+9.7%) +443 (+27.3%)
#2433 CanadaAmericas BrazilAmericas 2,064 1,925 1,750 +139 (+7.2%) +314 (+17.9%)
#2434 EthiopiaAfrica LibyaAfrica 2,063 1,952 1,825 +111 (+5.7%) +238 (+13.0%)
#2435 JapanAsia BoliviaAmericas 2,063 1,848 1,661 +215 (+11.6%) +402 (+24.2%)
#2436 FinlandEurope BelarusEurope 2,055 2,079 2,111 -24 (-1.2%) -56 (-2.7%)
#2437 IsraelMiddle East DenmarkEurope 2,053 1,737 1,649 +316 (+18.2%) +404 (+24.5%)
#2438 SurinameAmericas ArubaAmericas 2,049 1,494 1,337 +555 (+37.1%) +712 (+53.3%)
#2439 YemenMiddle East IraqMiddle East 2,049 2,020 2,001 +29 (+1.4%) +48 (+2.4%)
#2440 CroatiaEurope Czech RepublicEurope 2,048 2,174 2,329 -126 (-5.8%) -281 (-12.1%)
#2441 GuyanaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 2,045 2,111 2,185 -66 (-3.1%) -140 (-6.4%)
#2442 GermanyEurope LiechtensteinEurope 2,044 1,911 1,787 +133 (+7.0%) +257 (+14.4%)
#2443 IsraelMiddle East PanamaAmericas 2,041 1,338 1,114 +703 (+52.5%) +927 (+83.2%)
#2444 CanadaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 2,038 1,689 1,408 +349 (+20.7%) +630 (+44.7%)
#2445 LiberiaAfrica ItalyEurope 2,038 2,181 1,942 -143 (-6.6%) +96 (+4.9%)
#2446 CyprusEurope BulgariaEurope 2,034 1,479 883 +555 (+37.5%) +1,151 (+130.4%)
#2447 USAAmericas SerbiaEurope 2,032 1,713 1,229 +319 (+18.6%) +803 (+65.3%)
#2448 BelarusEurope TurkmenistanAsia 2,030 2,042 2,059 -12 (-0.6%) -29 (-1.4%)
#2449 AngolaAfrica MaliAfrica 2,028 1,807 1,542 +221 (+12.2%) +486 (+31.5%)
#2450 NigeriaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 2,024 2,176 2,022 -152 (-7.0%) +2 (+0.1%)