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
#2651 ParaguayAmericas UruguayAmericas 1,579 1,225 1,027 +354 (+28.9%) +552 (+53.7%)
#2652 BelarusEurope GreeceEurope 1,578 1,485 1,453 +93 (+6.3%) +125 (+8.6%)
#2653 NigeriaAfrica EgyptAfrica 1,578 1,624 1,364 -46 (-2.8%) +214 (+15.7%)
#2654 FranceEurope CroatiaEurope 1,577 1,655 1,760 -78 (-4.7%) -183 (-10.4%)
#2655 LebanonMiddle East EgyptAfrica 1,572 2,015 5 -443 (-22.0%) +1,567 (+31,340.0%)
#2656 SwedenEurope SerbiaEurope 1,572 1,368 1,036 +204 (+14.9%) +536 (+51.7%)
#2657 AfghanistanAsia ChinaAsia 1,569 1,023 830 +546 (+53.4%) +739 (+89.0%)
#2658 HungaryEurope BrazilAmericas 1,563 254 841 +1,309 (+515.4%) +722 (+85.9%)
#2659 MalawiAfrica BotswanaAfrica 1,560 1,478 1,384 +82 (+5.5%) +176 (+12.7%)
#2660 SpainEurope GuatemalaAmericas 1,560 1,418 1,259 +142 (+10.0%) +301 (+23.9%)
#2661 BrazilAmericas HungaryEurope 1,558 1,321 1,621 +237 (+17.9%) -63 (-3.9%)
#2662 GreeceEurope South AfricaAfrica 1,558 1,604 2,296 -46 (-2.9%) -738 (-32.1%)
#2663 LebanonMiddle East IraqMiddle East 1,558 1,536 1,522 +22 (+1.4%) +36 (+2.4%)
#2664 GermanyEurope PhilippinesAsia 1,551 1,551 2,354 0 (0.0%) -803 (-34.1%)
#2665 USAAmericas ZambiaAfrica 1,550 1,169 836 +381 (+32.6%) +714 (+85.4%)
#2666 AustraliaOceania PortugalEurope 1,549 1,377 1,202 +172 (+12.5%) +347 (+28.9%)
#2667 IndonesiaAsia DenmarkEurope 1,546 1,296 1,161 +250 (+19.3%) +385 (+33.2%)
#2668 FranceEurope BoliviaAmericas 1,537 1,377 1,238 +160 (+11.6%) +299 (+24.2%)
#2669 PhilippinesAsia ArubaAmericas 1,537 1,121 1,004 +416 (+37.1%) +533 (+53.1%)
#2670 FranceEurope MauritiusAfrica 1,532 1,519 1,505 +13 (+0.9%) +27 (+1.8%)
#2671 IndiaAsia Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 1,531 1,064 959 +467 (+43.9%) +572 (+59.6%)
#2672 SwedenEurope IsraelMiddle East 1,528 1,498 1,461 +30 (+2.0%) +67 (+4.6%)
#2673 BelarusEurope BulgariaEurope 1,526 1,110 704 +416 (+37.5%) +822 (+116.8%)
#2674 EstoniaEurope ItalyEurope 1,524 1,515 1,373 +9 (+0.6%) +151 (+11.0%)
#2675 Guinea-BissauAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,521 2,753 1,352 -1,232 (-44.8%) +169 (+12.5%)
#2676 SwitzerlandEurope MexicoAmericas 1,520 1,442 1,449 +78 (+5.4%) +71 (+4.9%)
#2677 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas BarbadosAmericas 1,520 1,506 1,490 +14 (+0.9%) +30 (+2.0%)
#2678 KuwaitMiddle East DenmarkEurope 1,516 1,446 1,362 +70 (+4.8%) +154 (+11.3%)
#2679 ChinaAsia IsraelMiddle East 1,513 1,561 1,274 -48 (-3.1%) +239 (+18.8%)
#2680 CubaAmericas RussiaEurope 1,513 1,694 1,920 -181 (-10.7%) -407 (-21.2%)
#2681 GuyanaAmericas BahamasAmericas 1,513 1,430 1,335 +83 (+5.8%) +178 (+13.3%)
#2682 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East SenegalAfrica 1,513 1,476 1,430 +37 (+2.5%) +83 (+5.8%)
#2683 ChadAfrica KuwaitMiddle East 1,511 1,378 1,189 +133 (+9.7%) +322 (+27.1%)
#2684 UkraineEurope MaltaEurope 1,509 868 399 +641 (+73.8%) +1,110 (+278.2%)
#2685 EgyptAfrica NorwayEurope 1,507 1,355 1,071 +152 (+11.2%) +436 (+40.7%)
#2686 BahrainMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East 1,503 1,371 1,181 +132 (+9.6%) +322 (+27.3%)
#2687 IndiaAsia South SudanAfrica 1,501 1,449 1,414 +52 (+3.6%) +87 (+6.2%)
#2688 South SudanAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,500 1,403 1,288 +97 (+6.9%) +212 (+16.5%)
#2689 BotswanaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 1,498 1,130 808 +368 (+32.6%) +690 (+85.4%)
#2690 SpainEurope IcelandEurope 1,497 991 540 +506 (+51.1%) +957 (+177.2%)
#2691 AustraliaOceania PhilippinesAsia 1,489 1,489 2,407 0 (0.0%) -918 (-38.1%)
#2692 FranceEurope BeninAfrica 1,487 1,402 1,304 +85 (+6.1%) +183 (+14.0%)
#2693 NigeriaAfrica BahrainMiddle East 1,485 1,390 1,276 +95 (+6.8%) +209 (+16.4%)
#2694 PhilippinesAsia EgyptAfrica 1,485 1,528 0 -43 (-2.8%) N/A
#2695 BrazilAmericas Czech RepublicEurope 1,483 1,175 747 +308 (+26.2%) +736 (+98.5%)
#2696 EstoniaEurope DenmarkEurope 1,483 1,424 1,481 +59 (+4.1%) +2 (+0.1%)
#2697 CanadaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 1,481 1,484 1,754 -3 (-0.2%) -273 (-15.6%)
#2698 BangladeshAsia NorwayEurope 1,480 1,331 997 +149 (+11.2%) +483 (+48.4%)
#2699 ZimbabweAfrica PortugalEurope 1,476 1,312 1,145 +164 (+12.5%) +331 (+28.9%)
#2700 LiberiaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,473 1,312 1,119 +161 (+12.3%) +354 (+31.6%)