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
#201 CubaAmericas SpainEurope 215,409 164,108 129,263 +51,301 (+31.3%) +86,146 (+66.6%)
#202 South AfricaAfrica AustraliaOceania 213,447 199,994 177,482 +13,453 (+6.7%) +35,965 (+20.3%)
#203 AustriaEurope GermanyEurope 213,019 214,565 211,754 -1,546 (-0.7%) +1,265 (+0.6%)
#204 HungaryEurope GermanyEurope 212,221 206,199 185,593 +6,022 (+2.9%) +26,628 (+14.3%)
#205 ArgentinaAmericas USAAmericas 212,091 207,388 193,602 +4,703 (+2.3%) +18,489 (+9.6%)
#206 KenyaAfrica USAAmericas 210,991 164,517 140,254 +46,474 (+28.2%) +70,737 (+50.4%)
#207 PolandEurope NetherlandsEurope 210,981 159,749 113,415 +51,232 (+32.1%) +97,566 (+86.0%)
#208 PhilippinesAsia KuwaitMiddle East 210,397 191,881 165,295 +18,516 (+9.6%) +45,102 (+27.3%)
#209 IraqMiddle East SyriaMiddle East 209,390 203,003 195,204 +6,387 (+3.1%) +14,186 (+7.3%)
#210 JordanMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 209,093 205,283 209,149 +3,810 (+1.9%) -56 (0.0%)
#211 BrazilAmericas JapanAsia 207,220 211,713 176,123 -4,493 (-2.1%) +31,097 (+17.7%)
#212 IndonesiaAsia BangladeshAsia 205,947 149,901 152,862 +56,046 (+37.4%) +53,085 (+34.7%)
#213 IranMiddle East CanadaAmericas 205,304 178,830 154,303 +26,474 (+14.8%) +51,001 (+33.1%)
#214 PortugalEurope SwitzerlandEurope 202,178 212,350 220,901 -10,172 (-4.8%) -18,723 (-8.5%)
#215 Dominican RepublicAmericas SpainEurope 202,074 183,845 157,123 +18,229 (+9.9%) +44,951 (+28.6%)
#216 AngolaAfrica PortugalEurope 201,961 179,524 156,251 +22,437 (+12.5%) +45,710 (+29.3%)
#217 ThailandAsia South KoreaAsia 199,861 171,058 73,878 +28,803 (+16.8%) +125,983 (+170.5%)
#218 IranMiddle East TürkiyeAsia 199,735 125,721 52,639 +74,014 (+58.9%) +147,096 (+279.4%)
#219 AfghanistanAsia USAAmericas 199,252 135,452 80,014 +63,800 (+47.1%) +119,238 (+149.0%)
#220 ChinaAsia SpainEurope 198,909 190,373 162,210 +8,536 (+4.5%) +36,699 (+22.6%)
#221 NepalAsia AustraliaOceania 197,472 128,651 50,235 +68,821 (+53.5%) +147,237 (+293.1%)
#222 FranceEurope BelgiumEurope 196,995 188,926 183,005 +8,069 (+4.3%) +13,990 (+7.6%)
#223 ChinaAsia KazakhstanAsia 196,398 179,583 156,368 +16,815 (+9.4%) +40,030 (+25.6%)
#224 FranceEurope SwitzerlandEurope 195,100 175,221 156,030 +19,879 (+11.3%) +39,070 (+25.0%)
#225 GermanyEurope ItalyEurope 194,597 201,340 202,362 -6,743 (-3.3%) -7,765 (-3.8%)
#226 RussiaEurope TürkiyeAsia 193,302 60,671 32,381 +132,631 (+218.6%) +160,921 (+497.0%)
#227 VenezuelaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 192,595 103,540 27,857 +89,055 (+86.0%) +164,738 (+591.4%)
#228 YemenMiddle East UAEMiddle East 192,423 169,470 161,805 +22,953 (+13.5%) +30,618 (+18.9%)
#229 MoroccoAfrica IsraelMiddle East 190,607 179,842 166,846 +10,765 (+6.0%) +23,761 (+14.2%)
#230 GermanyEurope FranceEurope 189,761 191,298 207,393 -1,537 (-0.8%) -17,632 (-8.5%)
#231 ColombiaAmericas ChileAmericas 189,185 161,106 55,757 +28,079 (+17.4%) +133,428 (+239.3%)
#232 BoliviaAmericas SpainEurope 188,863 175,328 156,578 +13,535 (+7.7%) +32,285 (+20.6%)
#233 NigeriaAfrica CameroonAfrica 188,266 169,602 131,616 +18,664 (+11.0%) +56,650 (+43.0%)
#234 AzerbaijanAsia ArmeniaAsia 187,421 84,050 58,387 +103,371 (+123.0%) +129,034 (+221.0%)
#235 IndiaAsia ItalyEurope 186,967 167,256 130,430 +19,711 (+11.8%) +56,537 (+43.3%)
#236 NepalAsia JapanAsia 185,644 98,765 49,012 +86,879 (+88.0%) +136,632 (+278.8%)
#237 MaliAfrica NigeriaAfrica 184,965 172,481 160,967 +12,484 (+7.2%) +23,998 (+14.9%)
#238 ItalyEurope CanadaAmericas 183,368 210,139 245,361 -26,771 (-12.7%) -61,993 (-25.3%)
#239 VenezuelaAmericas PanamaAmericas 182,386 119,553 9,883 +62,833 (+52.6%) +172,503 (+1,745.5%)
#240 UkraineEurope RomaniaEurope 182,364 14,868 10,487 +167,496 (+1,126.6%) +171,877 (+1,639.0%)
#241 SwitzerlandEurope ItalyEurope 181,622 188,643 189,643 -7,021 (-3.7%) -8,021 (-4.2%)
#242 MalaysiaAsia AustraliaOceania 181,202 177,343 144,205 +3,859 (+2.2%) +36,997 (+25.7%)
#243 EthiopiaAfrica Saudi ArabiaMiddle East 180,746 160,421 155,294 +20,325 (+12.7%) +25,452 (+16.4%)
#244 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope AustriaEurope 180,515 171,472 160,538 +9,043 (+5.3%) +19,977 (+12.4%)
#245 IndonesiaAsia SingaporeAsia 180,437 169,056 172,869 +11,381 (+6.7%) +7,568 (+4.4%)
#246 BrazilAmericas SpainEurope 179,946 151,847 103,028 +28,099 (+18.5%) +76,918 (+74.7%)
#247 VietnamAsia CanadaAmericas 179,690 180,973 174,495 -1,283 (-0.7%) +5,195 (+3.0%)
#248 BangladeshAsia ItalyEurope 179,289 138,205 96,050 +41,084 (+29.7%) +83,239 (+86.7%)
#249 RomaniaEurope USAAmericas 178,498 177,875 162,580 +623 (+0.4%) +15,918 (+9.8%)
#250 SurinameAmericas NetherlandsEurope 177,165 178,623 180,157 -1,458 (-0.8%) -2,992 (-1.7%)