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
#2451 FranceEurope RussiaEurope 2,013 2,148 2,318 -135 (-6.3%) -305 (-13.2%)
#2452 IrelandEurope PortugalEurope 2,013 1,789 1,561 +224 (+12.5%) +452 (+29.0%)
#2453 ChileAmericas MaliAfrica 2,011 1,792 1,528 +219 (+12.2%) +483 (+31.6%)
#2454 IraqMiddle East MoroccoAfrica 2,006 1,849 1,683 +157 (+8.5%) +323 (+19.2%)
#2455 CanadaAmericas ChileAmericas 2,004 1,972 1,962 +32 (+1.6%) +42 (+2.1%)
#2456 South SudanAfrica LibyaAfrica 2,004 1,896 1,770 +108 (+5.7%) +234 (+13.2%)
#2457 UkraineEurope BrazilAmericas 2,004 909 806 +1,095 (+120.5%) +1,198 (+148.6%)
#2458 PolandEurope LithuaniaEurope 2,002 1,900 2,167 +102 (+5.4%) -165 (-7.6%)
#2459 CameroonAfrica CyprusEurope 2,001 1,885 54 +116 (+6.2%) +1,947 (+3,605.6%)
#2460 South SudanAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 1,999 1,823 1,572 +176 (+9.7%) +427 (+27.2%)
#2461 NetherlandsEurope LibyaAfrica 1,998 1,890 1,764 +108 (+5.7%) +234 (+13.3%)
#2462 KazakhstanAsia AzerbaijanAsia 1,994 2,310 2,787 -316 (-13.7%) -793 (-28.5%)
#2463 SpainEurope IsraelMiddle East 1,993 1,887 1,750 +106 (+5.6%) +243 (+13.9%)
#2464 GermanyEurope LatviaEurope 1,992 2,163 2,424 -171 (-7.9%) -432 (-17.8%)
#2465 TurkmenistanAsia IranMiddle East 1,992 1,954 2,344 +38 (+1.9%) -352 (-15.0%)
#2466 OmanMiddle East AustraliaOceania 1,986 1,877 1,577 +109 (+5.8%) +409 (+25.9%)
#2467 SenegalAfrica GuineaAfrica 1,985 2,053 2,139 -68 (-3.3%) -154 (-7.2%)
#2468 ChileAmericas UruguayAmericas 1,980 1,536 1,288 +444 (+28.9%) +692 (+53.7%)
#2469 AustraliaOceania FijiOceania 1,979 1,941 1,887 +38 (+2.0%) +92 (+4.9%)
#2470 EgyptAfrica North MacedoniaEurope 1,978 1,971 1,964 +7 (+0.4%) +14 (+0.7%)
#2471 BulgariaEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,975 1,710 878 +265 (+15.5%) +1,097 (+124.9%)
#2472 GreeceEurope FinlandEurope 1,971 1,674 1,110 +297 (+17.7%) +861 (+77.6%)
#2473 PolandEurope EgyptAfrica 1,970 1,968 0 +2 (+0.1%) N/A
#2474 CanadaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 1,954 1,967 2,038 -13 (-0.7%) -84 (-4.1%)
#2475 GermanyEurope PanamaAmericas 1,951 1,279 1,065 +672 (+52.5%) +886 (+83.2%)
#2476 CanadaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,948 1,655 1,481 +293 (+17.7%) +467 (+31.5%)
#2477 ChadAfrica AngolaAfrica 1,947 1,889 31 +58 (+3.1%) +1,916 (+6,180.6%)
#2478 NetherlandsEurope FinlandEurope 1,946 1,653 1,381 +293 (+17.7%) +565 (+40.9%)
#2479 CanadaAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,942 1,697 1,348 +245 (+14.4%) +594 (+44.1%)
#2480 South AfricaAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,941 2,193 1,876 -252 (-11.5%) +65 (+3.5%)
#2481 AustraliaOceania IndonesiaAsia 1,940 1,466 2,563 +474 (+32.3%) -623 (-24.3%)
#2482 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Equatorial GuineaAfrica 1,936 1,794 1,493 +142 (+7.9%) +443 (+29.7%)
#2483 South AfricaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,936 1,741 1,450 +195 (+11.2%) +486 (+33.5%)
#2484 Dominican RepublicAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 1,934 1,865 1,784 +69 (+3.7%) +150 (+8.4%)
#2485 AlgeriaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 1,922 1,788 1,634 +134 (+7.5%) +288 (+17.6%)
#2486 USAAmericas IndonesiaAsia 1,917 1,459 3,081 +458 (+31.4%) -1,164 (-37.8%)
#2487 GermanyEurope ParaguayAmericas 1,916 1,797 1,659 +119 (+6.6%) +257 (+15.5%)
#2488 BelarusEurope ChinaAsia 1,913 1,626 1,131 +287 (+17.7%) +782 (+69.1%)
#2489 GuatemalaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 1,912 1,843 1,762 +69 (+3.7%) +150 (+8.5%)
#2490 IraqMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,910 1,389 4,850 +521 (+37.5%) -2,940 (-60.6%)
#2491 OmanMiddle East LibyaAfrica 1,909 1,806 1,688 +103 (+5.7%) +221 (+13.1%)
#2492 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East MaliAfrica 1,906 1,698 1,448 +208 (+12.2%) +458 (+31.6%)
#2493 IndonesiaAsia NorwayEurope 1,903 1,711 1,526 +192 (+11.2%) +377 (+24.7%)
#2494 PakistanAsia FijiOceania 1,903 1,867 1,824 +36 (+1.9%) +79 (+4.3%)
#2495 IndiaAsia MadagascarAfrica 1,902 1,751 1,581 +151 (+8.6%) +321 (+20.3%)
#2496 AzerbaijanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,897 1,637 1,293 +260 (+15.9%) +604 (+46.7%)
#2497 SlovakiaEurope PolandEurope 1,897 1,947 1,795 -50 (-2.6%) +102 (+5.7%)
#2498 BangladeshAsia PortugalEurope 1,894 1,684 1,470 +210 (+12.5%) +424 (+28.8%)
#2499 São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 1,893 1,809 1,712 +84 (+4.6%) +181 (+10.6%)
#2500 GhanaAfrica SenegalAfrica 1,892 1,845 1,790 +47 (+2.5%) +102 (+5.7%)