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
#2701 USAAmericas BahrainMiddle East 1,473 1,378 1,265 +95 (+6.9%) +208 (+16.4%)
#2702 PakistanAsia MozambiqueAfrica 1,472 1,412 1,345 +60 (+4.2%) +127 (+9.4%)
#2703 JapanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,471 1,587 1,728 -116 (-7.3%) -257 (-14.9%)
#2704 AustraliaOceania HungaryEurope 1,470 1,246 906 +224 (+18.0%) +564 (+62.3%)
#2705 IndonesiaAsia AlgeriaAfrica 1,467 1,416 1,363 +51 (+3.6%) +104 (+7.6%)
#2706 AustraliaOceania FinlandEurope 1,466 1,245 1,035 +221 (+17.8%) +431 (+41.6%)
#2707 ArmeniaAsia AustraliaOceania 1,462 1,443 1,463 +19 (+1.3%) -1 (-0.1%)
#2708 Puerto RicoAmericas MexicoAmericas 1,461 1,424 1,379 +37 (+2.6%) +82 (+5.9%)
#2709 PakistanAsia CyprusEurope 1,458 1,374 499 +84 (+6.1%) +959 (+192.2%)
#2710 TajikistanAsia TurkmenistanAsia 1,456 1,465 1,478 -9 (-0.6%) -22 (-1.5%)
#2711 IsraelMiddle East ArgentinaAmericas 1,455 1,449 1,578 +6 (+0.4%) -123 (-7.8%)
#2712 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 1,454 1,524 1,618 -70 (-4.6%) -164 (-10.1%)
#2713 SyriaMiddle East TunisiaAfrica 1,452 1,382 1,228 +70 (+5.1%) +224 (+18.2%)
#2714 SyriaMiddle East JapanAsia 1,451 977 482 +474 (+48.5%) +969 (+201.0%)
#2715 RomaniaEurope PolandEurope 1,449 1,816 2,329 -367 (-20.2%) -880 (-37.8%)
#2716 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East ItalyEurope 1,449 1,313 966 +136 (+10.4%) +483 (+50.0%)
#2717 USAAmericas CroatiaEurope 1,447 1,519 1,616 -72 (-4.7%) -169 (-10.5%)
#2718 ColombiaAmericas FinlandEurope 1,446 1,228 985 +218 (+17.8%) +461 (+46.8%)
#2719 USAAmericas Marshall IslandsOceania 1,446 1,441 1,430 +5 (+0.3%) +16 (+1.1%)
#2720 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope South AfricaAfrica 1,445 1,386 1,315 +59 (+4.3%) +130 (+9.9%)
#2721 CroatiaEurope North MacedoniaEurope 1,443 1,438 1,433 +5 (+0.3%) +10 (+0.7%)
#2722 TürkiyeAsia SerbiaEurope 1,442 1,106 579 +336 (+30.4%) +863 (+149.1%)
#2723 BangladeshAsia BruneiAsia 1,439 1,343 1,234 +96 (+7.1%) +205 (+16.6%)
#2724 KyrgyzstanAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,439 1,276 1,063 +163 (+12.8%) +376 (+35.4%)
#2725 Sri LankaAsia BruneiAsia 1,439 1,343 1,234 +96 (+7.1%) +205 (+16.6%)
#2726 MonacoEurope ItalyEurope 1,438 1,526 1,807 -88 (-5.8%) -369 (-20.4%)
#2727 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 1,432 1,416 1,397 +16 (+1.1%) +35 (+2.5%)
#2728 Cabo VerdeAfrica BrazilAmericas 1,430 1,523 1,305 -93 (-6.1%) +125 (+9.6%)
#2729 AustraliaOceania CroatiaEurope 1,428 1,499 1,595 -71 (-4.7%) -167 (-10.5%)
#2730 AlgeriaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,427 1,283 1,210 +144 (+11.2%) +217 (+17.9%)
#2731 SwedenEurope ChinaAsia 1,427 1,327 1,860 +100 (+7.5%) -433 (-23.3%)
#2732 BangladeshAsia FijiOceania 1,425 1,398 1,366 +27 (+1.9%) +59 (+4.3%)
#2733 CameroonAfrica LuxembourgEurope 1,425 1,234 59 +191 (+15.5%) +1,366 (+2,315.3%)
#2734 IrelandEurope MaltaEurope 1,424 819 377 +605 (+73.9%) +1,047 (+277.7%)
#2735 MaldivesAsia Sri LankaAsia 1,424 1,408 1,390 +16 (+1.1%) +34 (+2.4%)
#2736 EgyptAfrica ChinaAsia 1,423 1,285 1,300 +138 (+10.7%) +123 (+9.5%)
#2737 USAAmericas UgandaAfrica 1,422 1,312 1,174 +110 (+8.4%) +248 (+21.1%)
#2738 AustraliaOceania ChileAmericas 1,421 1,333 1,236 +88 (+6.6%) +185 (+15.0%)
#2739 LibyaAfrica MaliAfrica 1,421 1,266 1,080 +155 (+12.2%) +341 (+31.6%)
#2740 AfghanistanAsia AzerbaijanAsia 1,419 1,236 1,008 +183 (+14.8%) +411 (+40.8%)
#2741 SpainEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,418 1,304 885 +114 (+8.7%) +533 (+60.2%)
#2742 Guinea-BissauAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 1,415 1,316 1,203 +99 (+7.5%) +212 (+17.6%)
#2743 South AfricaAfrica JapanAsia 1,415 1,359 960 +56 (+4.1%) +455 (+47.4%)
#2744 LebanonMiddle East BulgariaEurope 1,411 1,026 662 +385 (+37.5%) +749 (+113.1%)
#2745 BangladeshAsia LibyaAfrica 1,410 1,334 1,246 +76 (+5.7%) +164 (+13.2%)
#2746 Saint LuciaAmericas Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 1,406 977 880 +429 (+43.9%) +526 (+59.8%)
#2747 PeruAmericas DenmarkEurope 1,405 1,227 1,067 +178 (+14.5%) +338 (+31.7%)
#2748 JordanMiddle East DenmarkEurope 1,401 1,318 1,236 +83 (+6.3%) +165 (+13.3%)
#2749 ChinaAsia BoliviaAmericas 1,400 1,254 1,128 +146 (+11.6%) +272 (+24.1%)
#2750 RwandaAfrica ChinaAsia 1,400 1,184 431 +216 (+18.2%) +969 (+224.8%)