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
#3351 Côte d’IvoireAfrica TunisiaAfrica 720 685 646 +35 (+5.1%) +74 (+11.5%)
#3352 NigeriaAfrica IndiaAsia 720 737 823 -17 (-2.3%) -103 (-12.5%)
#3353 Costa RicaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 719 694 664 +25 (+3.6%) +55 (+8.3%)
#3354 UgandaAfrica IndiaAsia 718 714 764 +4 (+0.6%) -46 (-6.0%)
#3355 SwedenEurope BrazilAmericas 715 569 595 +146 (+25.7%) +120 (+20.2%)
#3356 GhanaAfrica MexicoAmericas 714 220 43 +494 (+224.5%) +671 (+1,560.5%)
#3357 IndiaAsia SerbiaEurope 714 765 819 -51 (-6.7%) -105 (-12.8%)
#3358 ChileAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 713 661 633 +52 (+7.9%) +80 (+12.6%)
#3359 SingaporeAsia ItalyEurope 713 645 517 +68 (+10.5%) +196 (+37.9%)
#3360 MaldivesAsia AustraliaOceania 712 636 599 +76 (+11.9%) +113 (+18.9%)
#3361 South AfricaAfrica HungaryEurope 712 604 332 +108 (+17.9%) +380 (+114.5%)
#3362 Czech RepublicEurope CyprusEurope 710 669 649 +41 (+6.1%) +61 (+9.4%)
#3363 IranMiddle East AzerbaijanAsia 710 790 1,105 -80 (-10.1%) -395 (-35.7%)
#3364 KazakhstanAsia ArmeniaAsia 710 781 919 -71 (-9.1%) -209 (-22.7%)
#3365 SwedenEurope South AfricaAfrica 710 705 779 +5 (+0.7%) -69 (-8.9%)
#3366 IraqMiddle East TunisiaAfrica 709 675 636 +34 (+5.0%) +73 (+11.5%)
#3367 CameroonAfrica TogoAfrica 707 702 697 +5 (+0.7%) +10 (+1.4%)
#3368 FranceEurope ParaguayAmericas 707 663 614 +44 (+6.6%) +93 (+15.1%)
#3369 SwedenEurope BulgariaEurope 707 514 274 +193 (+37.5%) +433 (+158.0%)
#3370 ComorosAfrica GuineaAfrica 706 730 761 -24 (-3.3%) -55 (-7.2%)
#3371 GreeceEurope SlovakiaEurope 706 649 431 +57 (+8.8%) +275 (+63.8%)
#3372 New ZealandOceania NorwayEurope 706 635 630 +71 (+11.2%) +76 (+12.1%)
#3373 PolandEurope LatviaEurope 706 767 832 -61 (-8.0%) -126 (-15.1%)
#3374 RussiaEurope ColombiaAmericas 706 644 622 +62 (+9.6%) +84 (+13.5%)
#3375 MadagascarAfrica ChinaAsia 705 618 379 +87 (+14.1%) +326 (+86.0%)
#3376 PortugalEurope FinlandEurope 704 598 521 +106 (+17.7%) +183 (+35.1%)
#3377 ChinaAsia PolandEurope 703 1,069 1,627 -366 (-34.2%) -924 (-56.8%)
#3378 CanadaAmericas BarbadosAmericas 701 695 689 +6 (+0.9%) +12 (+1.7%)
#3379 NorwayEurope BrazilAmericas 701 975 783 -274 (-28.1%) -82 (-10.5%)
#3380 North MacedoniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 699 605 346 +94 (+15.5%) +353 (+102.0%)
#3381 PakistanAsia IraqMiddle East 698 688 682 +10 (+1.5%) +16 (+2.3%)
#3382 KyrgyzstanAsia LatviaEurope 697 757 809 -60 (-7.9%) -112 (-13.8%)
#3383 CameroonAfrica AustraliaOceania 695 581 450 +114 (+19.6%) +245 (+54.4%)
#3384 LatviaEurope ChileAmericas 695 630 273 +65 (+10.3%) +422 (+154.6%)
#3385 LebanonMiddle East ArmeniaAsia 694 489 829 +205 (+41.9%) -135 (-16.3%)
#3386 ArgentinaAmericas GreeceEurope 693 652 639 +41 (+6.3%) +54 (+8.5%)
#3387 LibyaAfrica GreeceEurope 693 652 639 +41 (+6.3%) +54 (+8.5%)
#3388 GhanaAfrica LibyaAfrica 692 655 612 +37 (+5.6%) +80 (+13.1%)
#3389 SenegalAfrica GreeceEurope 692 651 638 +41 (+6.3%) +54 (+8.5%)
#3390 SloveniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 692 599 483 +93 (+15.5%) +209 (+43.3%)
#3391 CanadaAmericas EgyptAfrica 690 843 0 -153 (-18.1%) N/A
#3392 EstoniaEurope LuxembourgEurope 690 597 526 +93 (+15.6%) +164 (+31.2%)
#3393 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East IraqMiddle East 690 680 674 +10 (+1.5%) +16 (+2.4%)
#3394 BrazilAmericas SenegalAfrica 687 670 650 +17 (+2.5%) +37 (+5.7%)
#3395 FinlandEurope IsraelMiddle East 687 673 657 +14 (+2.1%) +30 (+4.6%)
#3396 TunisiaAfrica GreeceEurope 687 647 634 +40 (+6.2%) +53 (+8.4%)
#3397 South KoreaAsia South AfricaAfrica 686 706 963 -20 (-2.8%) -277 (-28.8%)
#3398 BahamasAmericas JamaicaAmericas 685 674 662 +11 (+1.6%) +23 (+3.5%)
#3399 UAEMiddle East NorwayEurope 685 616 433 +69 (+11.2%) +252 (+58.2%)
#3400 DenmarkEurope MaltaEurope 683 393 181 +290 (+73.8%) +502 (+277.3%)