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
#3201 IranMiddle East BrazilAmericas 815 846 665 -31 (-3.7%) +150 (+22.6%)
#3202 RussiaEurope AlgeriaAfrica 813 785 757 +28 (+3.6%) +56 (+7.4%)
#3203 BelgiumEurope FinlandEurope 812 690 567 +122 (+17.7%) +245 (+43.2%)
#3204 SenegalAfrica LuxembourgEurope 812 703 30 +109 (+15.5%) +782 (+2,606.7%)
#3205 BangladeshAsia BrazilAmericas 811 5,559 1,414 -4,748 (-85.4%) -603 (-42.6%)
#3206 AlbaniaEurope RomaniaEurope 810 789 764 +21 (+2.7%) +46 (+6.0%)
#3207 ArgentinaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 807 815 875 -8 (-1.0%) -68 (-7.8%)
#3208 CanadaAmericas AlbaniaEurope 807 849 906 -42 (-4.9%) -99 (-10.9%)
#3209 EcuadorAmericas ChinaAsia 807 708 449 +99 (+14.0%) +358 (+79.7%)
#3210 JapanAsia EgyptAfrica 805 1,034 0 -229 (-22.1%) N/A
#3211 RussiaEurope South AfricaAfrica 805 815 857 -10 (-1.2%) -52 (-6.1%)
#3212 FranceEurope TogoAfrica 804 798 792 +6 (+0.8%) +12 (+1.5%)
#3213 South KoreaAsia LibyaAfrica 804 761 713 +43 (+5.7%) +91 (+12.8%)
#3214 JapanAsia IndiaAsia 802 844 906 -42 (-5.0%) -104 (-11.5%)
#3215 NigeriaAfrica Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 802 557 502 +245 (+44.0%) +300 (+59.8%)
#3216 PanamaAmericas ChinaAsia 800 729 819 +71 (+9.7%) -19 (-2.3%)
#3217 USAAmericas GhanaAfrica 800 716 625 +84 (+11.7%) +175 (+28.0%)
#3218 GreeceEurope ArgentinaAmericas 799 810 1,126 -11 (-1.4%) -327 (-29.0%)
#3219 RussiaEurope EcuadorAmericas 799 752 757 +47 (+6.3%) +42 (+5.5%)
#3220 PolandEurope ChinaAsia 798 724 764 +74 (+10.2%) +34 (+4.5%)
#3221 CameroonAfrica TunisiaAfrica 797 758 715 +39 (+5.1%) +82 (+11.5%)
#3222 El SalvadorAmericas LibyaAfrica 797 754 706 +43 (+5.7%) +91 (+12.9%)
#3223 HondurasAmericas ColombiaAmericas 795 682 527 +113 (+16.6%) +268 (+50.9%)
#3224 AustriaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 794 809 1,169 -15 (-1.9%) -375 (-32.1%)
#3225 LiberiaAfrica ChinaAsia 794 679 309 +115 (+16.9%) +485 (+157.0%)
#3226 ItalyEurope IcelandEurope 793 525 260 +268 (+51.0%) +533 (+205.0%)
#3227 AustraliaOceania BrazilAmericas 790 731 660 +59 (+8.1%) +130 (+19.7%)
#3228 PanamaAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 790 828 880 -38 (-4.6%) -90 (-10.2%)
#3229 GermanyEurope AlgeriaAfrica 789 761 733 +28 (+3.7%) +56 (+7.6%)
#3230 UzbekistanAsia ArmeniaAsia 789 748 1,043 +41 (+5.5%) -254 (-24.4%)
#3231 GuatemalaAmericas AustraliaOceania 788 640 536 +148 (+23.1%) +252 (+47.0%)
#3232 TunisiaAfrica AustraliaOceania 788 762 658 +26 (+3.4%) +130 (+19.8%)
#3233 BrazilAmericas Costa RicaAmericas 787 652 544 +135 (+20.7%) +243 (+44.7%)
#3234 FranceEurope EcuadorAmericas 787 928 1,083 -141 (-15.2%) -296 (-27.3%)
#3235 SpainEurope MaltaEurope 787 453 209 +334 (+73.7%) +578 (+276.6%)
#3236 IrelandEurope FinlandEurope 786 668 553 +118 (+17.7%) +233 (+42.1%)
#3237 SpainEurope EgyptAfrica 786 933 0 -147 (-15.8%) N/A
#3238 UzbekistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 786 765 740 +21 (+2.7%) +46 (+6.2%)
#3239 RomaniaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 785 823 874 -38 (-4.6%) -89 (-10.2%)
#3240 PolandEurope SerbiaEurope 783 629 657 +154 (+24.5%) +126 (+19.2%)
#3241 South AfricaAfrica PolandEurope 783 689 529 +94 (+13.6%) +254 (+48.0%)
#3242 PortugalEurope BulgariaEurope 782 569 339 +213 (+37.4%) +443 (+130.7%)
#3243 SlovakiaEurope IcelandEurope 781 517 243 +264 (+51.1%) +538 (+221.4%)
#3244 ArgentinaAmericas AndorraEurope 780 734 682 +46 (+6.3%) +98 (+14.4%)
#3245 IndonesiaAsia IndiaAsia 780 824 884 -44 (-5.3%) -104 (-11.8%)
#3246 NepalAsia BhutanAsia 780 751 717 +29 (+3.9%) +63 (+8.8%)
#3247 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 780 752 720 +28 (+3.7%) +60 (+8.3%)
#3248 ChadAfrica MaliAfrica 779 694 593 +85 (+12.2%) +186 (+31.4%)
#3249 CubaAmericas GuatemalaAmericas 779 708 630 +71 (+10.0%) +149 (+23.7%)
#3250 PortugalEurope ChileAmericas 779 678 553 +101 (+14.9%) +226 (+40.9%)