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
#2851 AlbaniaEurope DenmarkEurope 1,237 625 367 +612 (+97.9%) +870 (+237.1%)
#2852 AustriaEurope RussiaEurope 1,235 1,667 2,206 -432 (-25.9%) -971 (-44.0%)
#2853 BelgiumEurope ChileAmericas 1,232 1,160 1,083 +72 (+6.2%) +149 (+13.8%)
#2854 KenyaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 1,232 1,161 1,086 +71 (+6.1%) +146 (+13.4%)
#2855 BelgiumEurope Czech RepublicEurope 1,231 1,138 1,017 +93 (+8.2%) +214 (+21.0%)
#2856 FinlandEurope RussiaEurope 1,227 1,477 1,791 -250 (-16.9%) -564 (-31.5%)
#2857 AngolaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 1,226 1,061 0 +165 (+15.6%) N/A
#2858 CubaAmericas NorwayEurope 1,226 1,103 966 +123 (+11.2%) +260 (+26.9%)
#2859 Czech RepublicEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,226 1,061 906 +165 (+15.6%) +320 (+35.3%)
#2860 UruguayAmericas PeruAmericas 1,224 1,065 842 +159 (+14.9%) +382 (+45.4%)
#2861 Czech RepublicEurope IcelandEurope 1,223 810 246 +413 (+51.0%) +977 (+397.2%)
#2862 AlbaniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,222 1,058 300 +164 (+15.5%) +922 (+307.3%)
#2863 BelarusEurope PortugalEurope 1,219 1,084 946 +135 (+12.5%) +273 (+28.9%)
#2864 KuwaitMiddle East AlgeriaAfrica 1,215 1,172 1,129 +43 (+3.7%) +86 (+7.6%)
#2865 UkraineEurope TajikistanAsia 1,215 1,212 1,209 +3 (+0.2%) +6 (+0.5%)
#2866 ThailandAsia BahrainMiddle East 1,209 1,131 1,039 +78 (+6.9%) +170 (+16.4%)
#2867 UgandaAfrica ItalyEurope 1,205 1,132 1,083 +73 (+6.4%) +122 (+11.3%)
#2868 ArgentinaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,204 1,116 1,071 +88 (+7.9%) +133 (+12.4%)
#2869 IranMiddle East TajikistanAsia 1,203 1,200 1,197 +3 (+0.3%) +6 (+0.5%)
#2870 South AfricaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,203 1,022 805 +181 (+17.7%) +398 (+49.4%)
#2871 TürkiyeAsia MaltaEurope 1,203 692 318 +511 (+73.8%) +885 (+278.3%)
#2872 USAAmericas EstoniaEurope 1,203 1,181 642 +22 (+1.9%) +561 (+87.4%)
#2873 AngolaAfrica GabonAfrica 1,199 1,111 1,011 +88 (+7.9%) +188 (+18.6%)
#2874 Dominican RepublicAmericas ColombiaAmericas 1,198 1,006 717 +192 (+19.1%) +481 (+67.1%)
#2875 JapanAsia ChileAmericas 1,198 1,123 1,041 +75 (+6.7%) +157 (+15.1%)
#2876 GeorgiaAsia PolandEurope 1,197 956 650 +241 (+25.2%) +547 (+84.2%)
#2877 BoliviaAmericas AustraliaOceania 1,196 1,125 1,058 +71 (+6.3%) +138 (+13.0%)
#2878 AlgeriaAfrica FinlandEurope 1,194 1,014 781 +180 (+17.8%) +413 (+52.9%)
#2879 IranMiddle East RomaniaEurope 1,194 1,146 1,086 +48 (+4.2%) +108 (+9.9%)
#2880 NorwayEurope SlovakiaEurope 1,193 1,097 750 +96 (+8.8%) +443 (+59.1%)
#2881 IndiaAsia KazakhstanAsia 1,190 1,150 1,110 +40 (+3.5%) +80 (+7.2%)
#2882 South KoreaAsia ChileAmericas 1,190 1,175 1,173 +15 (+1.3%) +17 (+1.4%)
#2883 TunisiaAfrica Czech RepublicEurope 1,190 1,032 822 +158 (+15.3%) +368 (+44.8%)
#2884 YemenMiddle East AustraliaOceania 1,189 1,011 715 +178 (+17.6%) +474 (+66.3%)
#2885 IndiaAsia LatviaEurope 1,188 1,290 131 -102 (-7.9%) +1,057 (+806.9%)
#2886 IraqMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 1,188 1,028 0 +160 (+15.6%) N/A
#2887 AustriaEurope LuxembourgEurope 1,185 1,026 967 +159 (+15.5%) +218 (+22.5%)
#2888 LiberiaAfrica GambiaAfrica 1,185 1,082 968 +103 (+9.5%) +217 (+22.4%)
#2889 GeorgiaAsia LatviaEurope 1,183 1,285 1,317 -102 (-7.9%) -134 (-10.2%)
#2890 AfghanistanAsia SyriaMiddle East 1,179 1,143 1,487 +36 (+3.1%) -308 (-20.7%)
#2891 BelgiumEurope ChinaAsia 1,179 1,085 1,318 +94 (+8.7%) -139 (-10.5%)
#2892 ChileAmericas JapanAsia 1,177 1,089 807 +88 (+8.1%) +370 (+45.8%)
#2893 ChinaAsia GuyanaAmericas 1,175 676 645 +499 (+73.8%) +530 (+82.2%)
#2894 GuineaAfrica AustraliaOceania 1,175 1,050 933 +125 (+11.9%) +242 (+25.9%)
#2895 SwitzerlandEurope Dominican RepublicAmericas 1,174 1,088 1,044 +86 (+7.9%) +130 (+12.5%)
#2896 RussiaEurope CroatiaEurope 1,173 1,231 1,311 -58 (-4.7%) -138 (-10.5%)
#2897 MexicoAmericas FinlandEurope 1,171 995 719 +176 (+17.7%) +452 (+62.9%)
#2898 SingaporeAsia DenmarkEurope 1,171 921 765 +250 (+27.1%) +406 (+53.1%)
#2899 PakistanAsia NepalAsia 1,170 1,212 1,268 -42 (-3.5%) -98 (-7.7%)
#2900 PanamaAmericas ItalyEurope 1,170 1,127 984 +43 (+3.8%) +186 (+18.9%)