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
#3501 RwandaAfrica MaliAfrica 621 553 473 +68 (+12.3%) +148 (+31.3%)
#3502 TürkiyeAsia LiechtensteinEurope 621 581 608 +40 (+6.9%) +13 (+2.1%)
#3503 IndiaAsia TajikistanAsia 620 618 617 +2 (+0.3%) +3 (+0.5%)
#3504 USAAmericas Sri LankaAsia 620 613 605 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#3505 ZambiaAfrica NorwayEurope 620 558 537 +62 (+11.1%) +83 (+15.5%)
#3506 AzerbaijanAsia NorwayEurope 619 557 521 +62 (+11.1%) +98 (+18.8%)
#3507 ChinaAsia HondurasAmericas 619 608 596 +11 (+1.8%) +23 (+3.9%)
#3508 NetherlandsEurope VenezuelaAmericas 619 649 690 -30 (-4.6%) -71 (-10.3%)
#3509 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East BahrainMiddle East 619 579 532 +40 (+6.9%) +87 (+16.4%)
#3510 SingaporeAsia Sri LankaAsia 619 612 604 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#3511 Sri LankaAsia SeychellesAfrica 619 609 598 +10 (+1.6%) +21 (+3.5%)
#3512 USAAmericas LithuaniaEurope 619 588 554 +31 (+5.3%) +65 (+11.7%)
#3513 South KoreaAsia Sri LankaAsia 618 611 603 +7 (+1.1%) +15 (+2.5%)
#3514 BhutanAsia DenmarkEurope 617 625 646 -8 (-1.3%) -29 (-4.5%)
#3515 RwandaAfrica FinlandEurope 617 524 436 +93 (+17.7%) +181 (+41.5%)
#3516 DenmarkEurope EgyptAfrica 616 654 0 -38 (-5.8%) N/A
#3517 LebanonMiddle East ArgentinaAmericas 616 621 763 -5 (-0.8%) -147 (-19.3%)
#3518 NetherlandsEurope IcelandEurope 616 408 288 +208 (+51.0%) +328 (+113.9%)
#3519 El SalvadorAmericas PeruAmericas 615 476 295 +139 (+29.2%) +320 (+108.5%)
#3520 LebanonMiddle East HungaryEurope 615 521 369 +94 (+18.0%) +246 (+66.7%)
#3521 Dominican RepublicAmericas GreeceEurope 611 575 564 +36 (+6.3%) +47 (+8.3%)
#3522 NigeriaAfrica EstoniaEurope 611 600 118 +11 (+1.8%) +493 (+417.8%)
#3523 PeruAmericas LuxembourgEurope 610 528 99 +82 (+15.5%) +511 (+516.2%)
#3524 PhilippinesAsia PortugalEurope 610 542 474 +68 (+12.5%) +136 (+28.7%)
#3525 SwedenEurope ArgentinaAmericas 609 595 578 +14 (+2.4%) +31 (+5.4%)
#3526 BermudaOther AustraliaOceania 606 598 578 +8 (+1.3%) +28 (+4.8%)
#3527 Puerto RicoAmericas ColombiaAmericas 606 571 526 +35 (+6.1%) +80 (+15.2%)
#3528 RussiaEurope VenezuelaAmericas 606 635 674 -29 (-4.6%) -68 (-10.1%)
#3529 Guinea-BissauAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica 605 650 377 -45 (-6.9%) +228 (+60.5%)
#3530 NigeriaAfrica TunisiaAfrica 604 575 542 +29 (+5.0%) +62 (+11.4%)
#3531 Equatorial GuineaAfrica ChinaAsia 602 525 293 +77 (+14.7%) +309 (+105.5%)
#3532 IsraelMiddle East ChinaAsia 602 552 651 +50 (+9.1%) -49 (-7.5%)
#3533 AustraliaOceania BruneiAsia 599 559 515 +40 (+7.2%) +84 (+16.3%)
#3534 GhanaAfrica BrazilAmericas 599 2,539 944 -1,940 (-76.4%) -345 (-36.5%)
#3535 IndiaAsia PeruAmericas 599 384 292 +215 (+56.0%) +307 (+105.1%)
#3536 MoroccoAfrica IraqMiddle East 599 591 586 +8 (+1.4%) +13 (+2.2%)
#3537 PolandEurope ChileAmericas 599 404 411 +195 (+48.3%) +188 (+45.7%)
#3538 PanamaAmericas ArgentinaAmericas 598 596 651 +2 (+0.3%) -53 (-8.1%)
#3539 IndiaAsia LithuaniaEurope 597 567 11 +30 (+5.3%) +586 (+5,327.3%)
#3540 SyriaMiddle East PortugalEurope 597 531 26 +66 (+12.4%) +571 (+2,196.2%)
#3541 ColombiaAmericas LuxembourgEurope 595 515 25 +80 (+15.5%) +570 (+2,280.0%)
#3542 TürkiyeAsia EgyptAfrica 595 759 0 -164 (-21.6%) N/A
#3543 AustraliaOceania NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#3544 DenmarkEurope South AfricaAfrica 594 601 660 -7 (-1.2%) -66 (-10.0%)
#3545 Dominican RepublicAmericas LuxembourgEurope 594 514 35 +80 (+15.6%) +559 (+1,597.1%)
#3546 FranceEurope NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#3547 USAAmericas GabonAfrica 594 550 502 +44 (+8.0%) +92 (+18.3%)
#3548 AlbaniaEurope HungaryEurope 593 503 228 +90 (+17.9%) +365 (+160.1%)
#3549 ColombiaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 593 585 577 +8 (+1.4%) +16 (+2.8%)
#3550 GreeceEurope PanamaAmericas 593 389 325 +204 (+52.4%) +268 (+82.5%)