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
#2601 GermanyEurope MoroccoAfrica 1,685 1,553 1,415 +132 (+8.5%) +270 (+19.1%)
#2602 TunisiaAfrica MaltaEurope 1,684 969 446 +715 (+73.8%) +1,238 (+277.6%)
#2603 GermanyEurope PeruAmericas 1,680 1,912 2,185 -232 (-12.1%) -505 (-23.1%)
#2604 BulgariaEurope HungaryEurope 1,676 1,421 1,294 +255 (+17.9%) +382 (+29.5%)
#2605 MontenegroEurope AustraliaOceania 1,673 1,876 2,033 -203 (-10.8%) -360 (-17.7%)
#2606 SpainEurope RussiaEurope 1,672 1,576 1,455 +96 (+6.1%) +217 (+14.9%)
#2607 NetherlandsEurope Czech RepublicEurope 1,670 1,849 2,064 -179 (-9.7%) -394 (-19.1%)
#2608 SenegalAfrica South AfricaAfrica 1,664 2,317 2,188 -653 (-28.2%) -524 (-23.9%)
#2609 AlbaniaEurope MaliAfrica 1,663 1,482 1,264 +181 (+12.2%) +399 (+31.6%)
#2610 ThailandAsia HungaryEurope 1,661 1,408 762 +253 (+18.0%) +899 (+118.0%)
#2611 SpainEurope Equatorial GuineaAfrica 1,658 1,536 1,279 +122 (+7.9%) +379 (+29.6%)
#2612 TürkiyeAsia LuxembourgEurope 1,658 1,435 201 +223 (+15.5%) +1,457 (+724.9%)
#2613 CubaAmericas GuineaAfrica 1,657 1,714 1,786 -57 (-3.3%) -129 (-7.2%)
#2614 AzerbaijanAsia EstoniaEurope 1,656 1,625 1,484 +31 (+1.9%) +172 (+11.6%)
#2615 MexicoAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 1,655 1,831 2,647 -176 (-9.6%) -992 (-37.5%)
#2616 IrelandEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,651 1,429 1,627 +222 (+15.5%) +24 (+1.5%)
#2617 ChinaAsia ZambiaAfrica 1,645 1,241 887 +404 (+32.6%) +758 (+85.5%)
#2618 AlgeriaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,643 1,684 1,606 -41 (-2.4%) +37 (+2.3%)
#2619 UkraineEurope EgyptAfrica 1,643 2,135 0 -492 (-23.0%) N/A
#2620 BelgiumEurope MoroccoAfrica 1,641 1,512 1,377 +129 (+8.5%) +264 (+19.2%)
#2621 CameroonAfrica GreeceEurope 1,641 1,545 460 +96 (+6.2%) +1,181 (+256.7%)
#2622 GeorgiaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,636 1,546 1,431 +90 (+5.8%) +205 (+14.3%)
#2623 PortugalEurope BermudaOther 1,635 1,600 1,632 +35 (+2.2%) +3 (+0.2%)
#2624 PortugalEurope IcelandEurope 1,634 1,082 576 +552 (+51.0%) +1,058 (+183.7%)
#2625 SenegalAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 1,634 1,562 1,478 +72 (+4.6%) +156 (+10.6%)
#2626 MexicoAmericas HondurasAmericas 1,631 1,602 1,567 +29 (+1.8%) +64 (+4.1%)
#2627 GambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,629 1,451 1,237 +178 (+12.3%) +392 (+31.7%)
#2628 AzerbaijanAsia ItalyEurope 1,626 1,185 650 +441 (+37.2%) +976 (+150.2%)
#2629 NicaraguaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,626 1,433 1,120 +193 (+13.5%) +506 (+45.2%)
#2630 IndiaAsia PolandEurope 1,624 1,313 1,334 +311 (+23.7%) +290 (+21.7%)
#2631 IrelandEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,624 1,494 914 +130 (+8.7%) +710 (+77.7%)
#2632 BangladeshAsia CyprusEurope 1,620 1,526 626 +94 (+6.2%) +994 (+158.8%)
#2633 GermanyEurope TunisiaAfrica 1,615 1,537 1,448 +78 (+5.1%) +167 (+11.5%)
#2634 UzbekistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,611 1,397 1,058 +214 (+15.3%) +553 (+52.3%)
#2635 SloveniaEurope MontenegroEurope 1,609 1,622 1,617 -13 (-0.8%) -8 (-0.5%)
#2636 LithuaniaEurope FinlandEurope 1,608 1,366 968 +242 (+17.7%) +640 (+66.1%)
#2637 PhilippinesAsia IndonesiaAsia 1,607 1,239 3,549 +368 (+29.7%) -1,942 (-54.7%)
#2638 PeruAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,606 1,489 1,428 +117 (+7.9%) +178 (+12.5%)
#2639 GreeceEurope HungaryEurope 1,605 1,361 1,140 +244 (+17.9%) +465 (+40.8%)
#2640 TürkiyeAsia AzerbaijanAsia 1,602 1,769 1,892 -167 (-9.4%) -290 (-15.3%)
#2641 South KoreaAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,596 1,665 1,751 -69 (-4.1%) -155 (-8.9%)
#2642 GreeceEurope BrazilAmericas 1,593 410 933 +1,183 (+288.5%) +660 (+70.7%)
#2643 MexicoAmericas ChinaAsia 1,590 1,452 1,360 +138 (+9.5%) +230 (+16.9%)
#2644 Dominican RepublicAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 1,589 1,317 1,098 +272 (+20.7%) +491 (+44.7%)
#2645 SwitzerlandEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,588 1,375 532 +213 (+15.5%) +1,056 (+198.5%)
#2646 AustriaEurope South AfricaAfrica 1,586 1,614 1,980 -28 (-1.7%) -394 (-19.9%)
#2647 CanadaAmericas CyprusEurope 1,586 1,494 1,449 +92 (+6.2%) +137 (+9.5%)
#2648 BulgariaEurope SloveniaEurope 1,585 1,398 1,179 +187 (+13.4%) +406 (+34.4%)
#2649 ChinaAsia ColombiaAmericas 1,582 1,592 1,606 -10 (-0.6%) -24 (-1.5%)
#2650 LebanonMiddle East MoroccoAfrica 1,579 1,455 1,326 +124 (+8.5%) +253 (+19.1%)