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
#2551 CanadaAmericas BahamasAmericas 1,777 1,679 1,567 +98 (+5.8%) +210 (+13.4%)
#2552 FranceEurope PanamaAmericas 1,774 1,163 969 +611 (+52.5%) +805 (+83.1%)
#2553 ItalyEurope BoliviaAmericas 1,773 1,588 1,428 +185 (+11.6%) +345 (+24.2%)
#2554 EgyptAfrica FinlandEurope 1,772 1,505 1,058 +267 (+17.7%) +714 (+67.5%)
#2555 KuwaitMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,772 1,753 1,731 +19 (+1.1%) +41 (+2.4%)
#2556 AustraliaOceania IndiaAsia 1,769 1,852 1,986 -83 (-4.5%) -217 (-10.9%)
#2557 VenezuelaAmericas IsraelMiddle East 1,769 1,662 1,537 +107 (+6.4%) +232 (+15.1%)
#2558 BoliviaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 1,768 1,853 1,967 -85 (-4.6%) -199 (-10.1%)
#2559 KazakhstanAsia GeorgiaAsia 1,766 1,718 1,662 +48 (+2.8%) +104 (+6.3%)
#2560 MexicoAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 1,765 1,742 1,714 +23 (+1.3%) +51 (+3.0%)
#2561 UgandaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,764 1,586 1,126 +178 (+11.2%) +638 (+56.7%)
#2562 South KoreaAsia RussiaEurope 1,762 2,258 2,877 -496 (-22.0%) -1,115 (-38.8%)
#2563 TajikistanAsia IsraelMiddle East 1,761 1,675 1,549 +86 (+5.1%) +212 (+13.7%)
#2564 PolandEurope JapanAsia 1,756 1,866 1,794 -110 (-5.9%) -38 (-2.1%)
#2565 Czech RepublicEurope HungaryEurope 1,754 1,487 1,455 +267 (+18.0%) +299 (+20.5%)
#2566 Guinea-BissauAfrica LuxembourgEurope 1,751 1,516 0 +235 (+15.5%) N/A
#2567 IsraelMiddle East MaliAfrica 1,750 1,559 1,330 +191 (+12.3%) +420 (+31.6%)
#2568 TürkiyeAsia AlbaniaEurope 1,746 1,838 1,961 -92 (-5.0%) -215 (-11.0%)
#2569 NorwayEurope HungaryEurope 1,745 1,479 1,158 +266 (+18.0%) +587 (+50.7%)
#2570 SingaporeAsia IndonesiaAsia 1,743 1,282 1,762 +461 (+36.0%) -19 (-1.1%)
#2571 PeruAmericas ArubaAmericas 1,739 1,268 1,134 +471 (+37.1%) +605 (+53.4%)
#2572 ZambiaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,737 1,491 651 +246 (+16.5%) +1,086 (+166.8%)
#2573 BotswanaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,736 1,599 1,327 +137 (+8.6%) +409 (+30.8%)
#2574 GermanyEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 1,734 1,771 1,820 -37 (-2.1%) -86 (-4.7%)
#2575 SloveniaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 1,733 1,831 1,961 -98 (-5.4%) -228 (-11.6%)
#2576 ChinaAsia ArubaAmericas 1,728 1,260 1,127 +468 (+37.1%) +601 (+53.3%)
#2577 IraqMiddle East HungaryEurope 1,728 1,465 2,661 +263 (+18.0%) -933 (-35.1%)
#2578 IndiaAsia MalawiAfrica 1,727 1,770 2,083 -43 (-2.4%) -356 (-17.1%)
#2579 TürkiyeAsia PolandEurope 1,726 1,748 1,599 -22 (-1.3%) +127 (+7.9%)
#2580 MauritiusAfrica South AfricaAfrica 1,725 1,761 2,295 -36 (-2.0%) -570 (-24.8%)
#2581 NorwayEurope ItalyEurope 1,722 1,822 1,695 -100 (-5.5%) +27 (+1.6%)
#2582 ChinaAsia CambodiaAsia 1,721 1,627 1,518 +94 (+5.8%) +203 (+13.4%)
#2583 CanadaAmericas BoliviaAmericas 1,715 1,536 1,381 +179 (+11.7%) +334 (+24.2%)
#2584 FranceEurope BahrainMiddle East 1,715 1,605 1,473 +110 (+6.9%) +242 (+16.4%)
#2585 SyriaMiddle East Czech RepublicEurope 1,713 1,451 1,098 +262 (+18.1%) +615 (+56.0%)
#2586 JapanAsia NorwayEurope 1,712 1,540 1,381 +172 (+11.2%) +331 (+24.0%)
#2587 JapanAsia FinlandEurope 1,710 1,453 1,204 +257 (+17.7%) +506 (+42.0%)
#2588 LibyaAfrica ChadAfrica 1,708 1,504 1,297 +204 (+13.6%) +411 (+31.7%)
#2589 UAEMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,707 1,688 1,665 +19 (+1.1%) +42 (+2.5%)
#2590 BarbadosAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 1,704 1,184 1,066 +520 (+43.9%) +638 (+59.8%)
#2591 EthiopiaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,704 1,469 797 +235 (+16.0%) +907 (+113.8%)
#2592 ArgentinaAmericas PortugalEurope 1,701 1,512 1,320 +189 (+12.5%) +381 (+28.9%)
#2593 MexicoAmericas NorwayEurope 1,701 1,530 1,224 +171 (+11.2%) +477 (+39.0%)
#2594 MozambiqueAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,699 1,602 1,497 +97 (+6.1%) +202 (+13.5%)
#2595 UkraineEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,699 1,471 175 +228 (+15.5%) +1,524 (+870.9%)
#2596 JamaicaAmericas BermudaOther 1,694 1,658 1,537 +36 (+2.2%) +157 (+10.2%)
#2597 ChinaAsia CyprusEurope 1,689 1,591 1,541 +98 (+6.2%) +148 (+9.6%)
#2598 MoroccoAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,689 1,287 607 +402 (+31.2%) +1,082 (+178.3%)
#2599 SwedenEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,687 1,460 2,059 +227 (+15.5%) -372 (-18.1%)
#2600 MexicoAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,686 1,563 1,497 +123 (+7.9%) +189 (+12.6%)