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
#2751 TunisiaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 1,400 1,212 134 +188 (+15.5%) +1,266 (+944.8%)
#2752 TürkiyeAsia UkraineEurope 1,394 1,376 1,355 +18 (+1.3%) +39 (+2.9%)
#2753 UruguayAmericas PanamaAmericas 1,394 914 762 +480 (+52.5%) +632 (+82.9%)
#2754 SenegalAfrica MexicoAmericas 1,393 50 34 +1,343 (+2,686.0%) +1,359 (+3,997.1%)
#2755 GambiaAfrica NorwayEurope 1,392 1,252 1,151 +140 (+11.2%) +241 (+20.9%)
#2756 LithuaniaEurope KazakhstanAsia 1,391 2,197 2,797 -806 (-36.7%) -1,406 (-50.3%)
#2757 VietnamAsia PhilippinesAsia 1,391 1,391 962 0 (0.0%) +429 (+44.6%)
#2758 TongaOceania FijiOceania 1,389 1,362 1,332 +27 (+2.0%) +57 (+4.3%)
#2759 NepalAsia ChinaAsia 1,388 1,288 1,773 +100 (+7.8%) -385 (-21.7%)
#2760 ArgentinaAmericas NorwayEurope 1,385 1,246 1,086 +139 (+11.2%) +299 (+27.5%)
#2761 VietnamAsia IcelandEurope 1,384 916 613 +468 (+51.1%) +771 (+125.8%)
#2762 ChinaAsia Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 1,383 961 866 +422 (+43.9%) +517 (+59.7%)
#2763 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope PolandEurope 1,381 1,757 2,645 -376 (-21.4%) -1,264 (-47.8%)
#2764 FranceEurope ChadAfrica 1,381 1,216 1,048 +165 (+13.6%) +333 (+31.8%)
#2765 GeorgiaAsia PortugalEurope 1,379 1,226 1,070 +153 (+12.5%) +309 (+28.9%)
#2766 LibyaAfrica MoroccoAfrica 1,376 1,268 1,155 +108 (+8.5%) +221 (+19.1%)
#2767 IndiaAsia MaltaEurope 1,375 791 364 +584 (+73.8%) +1,011 (+277.7%)
#2768 FranceEurope IcelandEurope 1,374 910 538 +464 (+51.0%) +836 (+155.4%)
#2769 Costa RicaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,373 1,248 1,108 +125 (+10.0%) +265 (+23.9%)
#2770 NepalAsia BrazilAmericas 1,370 444 112 +926 (+208.6%) +1,258 (+1,123.2%)
#2771 CanadaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,367 1,267 1,215 +100 (+7.9%) +152 (+12.5%)
#2772 ColombiaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 1,366 1,242 1,102 +124 (+10.0%) +264 (+24.0%)
#2773 GermanyEurope IndiaAsia 1,366 1,451 1,556 -85 (-5.9%) -190 (-12.2%)
#2774 SwedenEurope ChileAmericas 1,366 1,344 1,334 +22 (+1.6%) +32 (+2.4%)
#2775 ChinaAsia SlovakiaEurope 1,365 1,256 1,074 +109 (+8.7%) +291 (+27.1%)
#2776 GabonAfrica CameroonAfrica 1,363 1,228 1,055 +135 (+11.0%) +308 (+29.2%)
#2777 ThailandAsia Czech RepublicEurope 1,363 1,170 911 +193 (+16.5%) +452 (+49.6%)
#2778 VenezuelaAmericas NorwayEurope 1,362 1,225 1,059 +137 (+11.2%) +303 (+28.6%)
#2779 CambodiaAsia ItalyEurope 1,360 1,361 1,283 -1 (-0.1%) +77 (+6.0%)
#2780 CanadaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 1,359 1,338 1,313 +21 (+1.6%) +46 (+3.5%)
#2781 RomaniaEurope RussiaEurope 1,359 1,993 2,782 -634 (-31.8%) -1,423 (-51.2%)
#2782 RussiaEurope PeruAmericas 1,358 782 697 +576 (+73.7%) +661 (+94.8%)
#2783 VietnamAsia BrazilAmericas 1,357 147 140 +1,210 (+823.1%) +1,217 (+869.3%)
#2784 IraqMiddle East CyprusEurope 1,352 1,274 1,234 +78 (+6.1%) +118 (+9.6%)
#2785 AndorraEurope MaliAfrica 1,351 1,204 1,027 +147 (+12.2%) +324 (+31.5%)
#2786 Sri LankaAsia FinlandEurope 1,351 1,148 908 +203 (+17.7%) +443 (+48.8%)
#2787 SwitzerlandEurope FinlandEurope 1,351 1,148 977 +203 (+17.7%) +374 (+38.3%)
#2788 CroatiaEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,350 1,242 850 +108 (+8.7%) +500 (+58.8%)
#2789 BelarusEurope NorwayEurope 1,347 1,211 1,020 +136 (+11.2%) +327 (+32.1%)
#2790 IndiaAsia FijiOceania 1,347 1,321 1,292 +26 (+2.0%) +55 (+4.3%)
#2791 EstoniaEurope KazakhstanAsia 1,346 1,308 1,262 +38 (+2.9%) +84 (+6.7%)
#2792 IraqMiddle East ArmeniaAsia 1,346 1,086 1,004 +260 (+23.9%) +342 (+34.1%)
#2793 MontenegroEurope ArgentinaAmericas 1,342 1,310 1,272 +32 (+2.4%) +70 (+5.5%)
#2794 SwitzerlandEurope ChileAmericas 1,342 1,256 1,162 +86 (+6.8%) +180 (+15.5%)
#2795 FranceEurope SloveniaEurope 1,340 1,182 1,167 +158 (+13.4%) +173 (+14.8%)
#2796 RwandaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,338 1,183 981 +155 (+13.1%) +357 (+36.4%)
#2797 SyriaMiddle East ArgentinaAmericas 1,338 1,327 1,333 +11 (+0.8%) +5 (+0.4%)
#2798 CanadaAmericas Czech RepublicEurope 1,336 1,241 1,118 +95 (+7.7%) +218 (+19.5%)
#2799 JamaicaAmericas AustraliaOceania 1,335 1,317 1,279 +18 (+1.4%) +56 (+4.4%)
#2800 FinlandEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,333 1,154 1,302 +179 (+15.5%) +31 (+2.4%)