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
#3101 ZambiaAfrica ItalyEurope 911 890 807 +21 (+2.4%) +104 (+12.9%)
#3102 GabonAfrica TogoAfrica 910 903 896 +7 (+0.8%) +14 (+1.6%)
#3103 PolandEurope MexicoAmericas 910 890 870 +20 (+2.2%) +40 (+4.6%)
#3104 South AfricaAfrica MaltaEurope 909 523 241 +386 (+73.8%) +668 (+277.2%)
#3105 CanadaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 907 785 236 +122 (+15.5%) +671 (+284.3%)
#3106 Dominican RepublicAmericas BrazilAmericas 906 1,793 994 -887 (-49.5%) -88 (-8.9%)
#3107 USAAmericas MongoliaAsia 906 856 799 +50 (+5.8%) +107 (+13.4%)
#3108 CameroonAfrica NorwayEurope 905 814 677 +91 (+11.2%) +228 (+33.7%)
#3109 MoroccoAfrica VenezuelaAmericas 905 949 1,008 -44 (-4.6%) -103 (-10.2%)
#3110 KazakhstanAsia LibyaAfrica 904 855 800 +49 (+5.7%) +104 (+13.0%)
#3111 ColombiaAmericas HondurasAmericas 902 886 868 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#3112 NigeriaAfrica PolandEurope 902 868 746 +34 (+3.9%) +156 (+20.9%)
#3113 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas GuyanaAmericas 902 519 495 +383 (+73.8%) +407 (+82.2%)
#3114 Costa RicaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 901 889 876 +12 (+1.3%) +25 (+2.9%)
#3115 El SalvadorAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 901 761 599 +140 (+18.4%) +302 (+50.4%)
#3116 TongaOceania GuineaAfrica 901 932 972 -31 (-3.3%) -71 (-7.3%)
#3117 ChinaAsia ParaguayAmericas 900 844 780 +56 (+6.6%) +120 (+15.4%)
#3118 CanadaAmericas CroatiaEurope 898 943 1,004 -45 (-4.8%) -106 (-10.6%)
#3119 El SalvadorAmericas ColombiaAmericas 898 778 596 +120 (+15.4%) +302 (+50.7%)
#3120 TunisiaAfrica PolandEurope 898 833 683 +65 (+7.8%) +215 (+31.5%)
#3121 VenezuelaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 898 994 2,302 -96 (-9.7%) -1,404 (-61.0%)
#3122 BulgariaEurope SerbiaEurope 896 959 978 -63 (-6.6%) -82 (-8.4%)
#3123 Costa RicaAmericas HondurasAmericas 895 879 861 +16 (+1.8%) +34 (+3.9%)
#3124 LebanonMiddle East MexicoAmericas 893 815 886 +78 (+9.6%) +7 (+0.8%)
#3125 IndiaAsia Sierra LeoneAfrica 892 959 855 -67 (-7.0%) +37 (+4.3%)
#3126 MalaysiaAsia AlgeriaAfrica 890 859 827 +31 (+3.6%) +63 (+7.6%)
#3127 FranceEurope IndiaAsia 888 941 1,008 -53 (-5.6%) -120 (-11.9%)
#3128 TürkiyeAsia PortugalEurope 888 789 296 +99 (+12.5%) +592 (+200.0%)
#3129 ArmeniaAsia ArgentinaAmericas 884 876 907 +8 (+0.9%) -23 (-2.5%)
#3130 NetherlandsEurope PanamaAmericas 883 579 482 +304 (+52.5%) +401 (+83.2%)
#3131 JordanMiddle East GreeceEurope 879 827 810 +52 (+6.3%) +69 (+8.5%)
#3132 Sri LankaAsia IsraelMiddle East 879 1,082 0 -203 (-18.8%) N/A
#3133 PanamaAmericas PeruAmericas 878 545 436 +333 (+61.1%) +442 (+101.4%)
#3134 SpainEurope LithuaniaEurope 878 833 630 +45 (+5.4%) +248 (+39.4%)
#3135 NicaraguaAmericas AustraliaOceania 877 895 863 -18 (-2.0%) +14 (+1.6%)
#3136 KenyaAfrica ZambiaAfrica 875 660 472 +215 (+32.6%) +403 (+85.4%)
#3137 GhanaAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 874 939 995 -65 (-6.9%) -121 (-12.2%)
#3138 PanamaAmericas ChileAmericas 874 810 738 +64 (+7.9%) +136 (+18.4%)
#3139 BelgiumEurope MaltaEurope 869 500 230 +369 (+73.8%) +639 (+277.8%)
#3140 NigeriaAfrica SenegalAfrica 869 848 829 +21 (+2.5%) +40 (+4.8%)
#3141 PortugalEurope MexicoAmericas 869 748 573 +121 (+16.2%) +296 (+51.7%)
#3142 DenmarkEurope LibyaAfrica 868 821 768 +47 (+5.7%) +100 (+13.0%)
#3143 EstoniaEurope LithuaniaEurope 866 822 816 +44 (+5.4%) +50 (+6.1%)
#3144 RussiaEurope Costa RicaAmericas 866 718 599 +148 (+20.6%) +267 (+44.6%)
#3145 GeorgiaAsia AustraliaOceania 865 763 624 +102 (+13.4%) +241 (+38.6%)
#3146 IrelandEurope LatviaEurope 862 936 731 -74 (-7.9%) +131 (+17.9%)
#3147 PortugalEurope UruguayAmericas 861 668 560 +193 (+28.9%) +301 (+53.8%)
#3148 LebanonMiddle East FinlandEurope 860 731 521 +129 (+17.6%) +339 (+65.1%)
#3149 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope MaltaEurope 859 494 227 +365 (+73.9%) +632 (+278.4%)
#3150 LatviaEurope KyrgyzstanAsia 859 877 902 -18 (-2.1%) -43 (-4.8%)