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
#3251 TürkiyeAsia TajikistanAsia 779 777 776 +2 (+0.3%) +3 (+0.4%)
#3252 BulgariaEurope IcelandEurope 778 515 241 +263 (+51.1%) +537 (+222.8%)
#3253 AustriaEurope FinlandEurope 777 660 567 +117 (+17.7%) +210 (+37.0%)
#3254 EcuadorAmericas DenmarkEurope 777 650 603 +127 (+19.5%) +174 (+28.9%)
#3255 LatviaEurope KazakhstanAsia 777 1,195 1,512 -418 (-35.0%) -735 (-48.6%)
#3256 SeychellesAfrica ItalyEurope 777 885 941 -108 (-12.2%) -164 (-17.4%)
#3257 BelgiumEurope ArgentinaAmericas 776 781 983 -5 (-0.6%) -207 (-21.1%)
#3258 ChinaAsia GuatemalaAmericas 775 705 627 +70 (+9.9%) +148 (+23.6%)
#3259 MoroccoAfrica GabonAfrica 774 717 653 +57 (+7.9%) +121 (+18.5%)
#3260 NetherlandsEurope ArgentinaAmericas 774 782 1,046 -8 (-1.0%) -272 (-26.0%)
#3261 AfghanistanAsia BahrainMiddle East 772 722 663 +50 (+6.9%) +109 (+16.4%)
#3262 GuatemalaAmericas ChileAmericas 771 667 537 +104 (+15.6%) +234 (+43.6%)
#3263 RussiaEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 771 737 698 +34 (+4.6%) +73 (+10.5%)
#3264 SerbiaEurope ChinaAsia 771 664 303 +107 (+16.1%) +468 (+154.5%)
#3265 IsraelMiddle East GreeceEurope 770 725 710 +45 (+6.2%) +60 (+8.5%)
#3266 PeruAmericas ChinaAsia 767 652 528 +115 (+17.6%) +239 (+45.3%)
#3267 BulgariaEurope South AfricaAfrica 766 788 1,200 -22 (-2.8%) -434 (-36.2%)
#3268 CroatiaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 765 774 1,041 -9 (-1.2%) -276 (-26.5%)
#3269 NetherlandsEurope RomaniaEurope 765 678 571 +87 (+12.8%) +194 (+34.0%)
#3270 NigeriaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 765 1,002 5 -237 (-23.7%) +760 (+15,200.0%)
#3271 MalaysiaAsia ItalyEurope 764 727 643 +37 (+5.1%) +121 (+18.8%)
#3272 PolandEurope LibyaAfrica 764 723 676 +41 (+5.7%) +88 (+13.0%)
#3273 TajikistanAsia LibyaAfrica 764 723 676 +41 (+5.7%) +88 (+13.0%)
#3274 DenmarkEurope BulgariaEurope 763 555 201 +208 (+37.5%) +562 (+279.6%)
#3275 HungaryEurope IcelandEurope 763 505 218 +258 (+51.1%) +545 (+250.0%)
#3276 BangladeshAsia EgyptAfrica 762 1,173 15 -411 (-35.0%) +747 (+4,980.0%)
#3277 UAEMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 762 592 359 +170 (+28.7%) +403 (+112.3%)
#3278 AustraliaOceania ColombiaAmericas 761 629 438 +132 (+21.0%) +323 (+73.7%)
#3279 BelgiumEurope LibyaAfrica 761 720 673 +41 (+5.7%) +88 (+13.1%)
#3280 South AfricaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 761 659 45 +102 (+15.5%) +716 (+1,591.1%)
#3281 ZambiaAfrica MaliAfrica 761 678 579 +83 (+12.2%) +182 (+31.4%)
#3282 ArmeniaAsia EstoniaEurope 760 746 687 +14 (+1.9%) +73 (+10.6%)
#3283 IndiaAsia BulgariaEurope 760 553 251 +207 (+37.4%) +509 (+202.8%)
#3284 LatviaEurope LuxembourgEurope 759 657 488 +102 (+15.5%) +271 (+55.5%)
#3285 DenmarkEurope HungaryEurope 758 643 435 +115 (+17.9%) +323 (+74.3%)
#3286 PolandEurope EstoniaEurope 758 744 790 +14 (+1.9%) -32 (-4.1%)
#3287 PhilippinesAsia ChileAmericas 757 664 535 +93 (+14.0%) +222 (+41.5%)
#3288 GermanyEurope GuatemalaAmericas 756 687 611 +69 (+10.0%) +145 (+23.7%)
#3289 SingaporeAsia LibyaAfrica 755 714 667 +41 (+5.7%) +88 (+13.2%)
#3290 SlovakiaEurope SerbiaEurope 755 703 600 +52 (+7.4%) +155 (+25.8%)
#3291 CubaAmericas NamibiaAfrica 753 710 665 +43 (+6.1%) +88 (+13.2%)
#3292 ItalyEurope AlgeriaAfrica 751 725 698 +26 (+3.6%) +53 (+7.6%)
#3293 TurkmenistanAsia UzbekistanAsia 751 756 763 -5 (-0.7%) -12 (-1.6%)
#3294 HungaryEurope MaltaEurope 749 431 199 +318 (+73.8%) +550 (+276.4%)
#3295 LebanonMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 749 741 732 +8 (+1.1%) +17 (+2.3%)
#3296 NorwayEurope BulgariaEurope 749 545 230 +204 (+37.4%) +519 (+225.7%)
#3297 SwitzerlandEurope ChinaAsia 749 695 976 +54 (+7.8%) -227 (-23.3%)
#3298 ArgentinaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 748 828 1,180 -80 (-9.7%) -432 (-36.6%)
#3299 IndiaAsia NamibiaAfrica 747 704 659 +43 (+6.1%) +88 (+13.4%)
#3300 KuwaitMiddle East ItalyEurope 747 667 535 +80 (+12.0%) +212 (+39.6%)