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
#3851 TurkmenistanAsia BulgariaEurope 436 317 250 +119 (+37.5%) +186 (+74.4%)
#3852 YemenMiddle East HungaryEurope 436 370 271 +66 (+17.8%) +165 (+60.9%)
#3853 IsraelMiddle East PortugalEurope 435 387 339 +48 (+12.4%) +96 (+28.3%)
#3854 VietnamAsia South AfricaAfrica 435 331 192 +104 (+31.4%) +243 (+126.6%)
#3855 JordanMiddle East ChinaAsia 434 404 596 +30 (+7.4%) -162 (-27.2%)
#3856 Czech RepublicEurope SloveniaEurope 433 382 388 +51 (+13.4%) +45 (+11.6%)
#3857 El SalvadorAmericas EcuadorAmericas 433 398 298 +35 (+8.8%) +135 (+45.3%)
#3858 ItalyEurope GuatemalaAmericas 433 394 351 +39 (+9.9%) +82 (+23.4%)
#3859 AlgeriaAfrica GreeceEurope 432 407 1,099 +25 (+6.1%) -667 (-60.7%)
#3860 Côte d’IvoireAfrica South AfricaAfrica 432 581 664 -149 (-25.6%) -232 (-34.9%)
#3861 UAEMiddle East EgyptAfrica 432 555 0 -123 (-22.2%) N/A
#3862 Costa RicaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 431 437 479 -6 (-1.4%) -48 (-10.0%)
#3863 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas 430 417 404 +13 (+3.1%) +26 (+6.4%)
#3864 ColombiaAmericas GreeceEurope 429 404 397 +25 (+6.2%) +32 (+8.1%)
#3865 FinlandEurope PortugalEurope 429 381 334 +48 (+12.6%) +95 (+28.4%)
#3866 AustraliaOceania ZambiaAfrica 428 323 232 +105 (+32.5%) +196 (+84.5%)
#3867 IraqMiddle East MaltaEurope 428 246 114 +182 (+74.0%) +314 (+275.4%)
#3868 MexicoAmericas GreeceEurope 427 402 395 +25 (+6.2%) +32 (+8.1%)
#3869 GeorgiaAsia HungaryEurope 426 361 191 +65 (+18.0%) +235 (+123.0%)
#3870 HondurasAmericas EcuadorAmericas 426 377 301 +49 (+13.0%) +125 (+41.5%)
#3871 Czech RepublicEurope EgyptAfrica 425 490 0 -65 (-13.3%) N/A
#3872 NorwayEurope PortugalEurope 425 378 331 +47 (+12.4%) +94 (+28.4%)
#3873 RomaniaEurope South AfricaAfrica 425 435 634 -10 (-2.3%) -209 (-33.0%)
#3874 NetherlandsEurope SloveniaEurope 424 374 325 +50 (+13.4%) +99 (+30.5%)
#3875 PhilippinesAsia PeruAmericas 423 199 215 +224 (+112.6%) +208 (+96.7%)
#3876 SyriaMiddle East IcelandEurope 423 280 35 +143 (+51.1%) +388 (+1,108.6%)
#3877 AustraliaOceania SloveniaEurope 422 372 363 +50 (+13.4%) +59 (+16.3%)
#3878 BelgiumEurope Costa RicaAmericas 422 350 292 +72 (+20.6%) +130 (+44.5%)
#3879 KenyaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 422 415 409 +7 (+1.7%) +13 (+3.2%)
#3880 LibyaAfrica DenmarkEurope 422 333 257 +89 (+26.7%) +165 (+64.2%)
#3881 PanamaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 422 431 427 -9 (-2.1%) -5 (-1.2%)
#3882 Czech RepublicEurope MaltaEurope 421 242 112 +179 (+74.0%) +309 (+275.9%)
#3883 ChinaAsia Costa RicaAmericas 420 348 291 +72 (+20.7%) +129 (+44.3%)
#3884 IsraelMiddle East VenezuelaAmericas 420 440 468 -20 (-4.5%) -48 (-10.3%)
#3885 GhanaAfrica IsraelMiddle East 419 512 0 -93 (-18.2%) N/A
#3886 CroatiaEurope PolandEurope 418 507 647 -89 (-17.6%) -229 (-35.4%)
#3887 NepalAsia LuxembourgEurope 418 362 30 +56 (+15.5%) +388 (+1,293.3%)
#3888 MoroccoAfrica South AfricaAfrica 417 427 533 -10 (-2.3%) -116 (-21.8%)
#3889 BhutanAsia NorwayEurope 415 373 365 +42 (+11.3%) +50 (+13.7%)
#3890 CubaAmericas BulgariaEurope 414 301 241 +113 (+37.5%) +173 (+71.8%)
#3891 AustraliaOceania BotswanaAfrica 413 391 367 +22 (+5.6%) +46 (+12.5%)
#3892 NorwayEurope BotswanaAfrica 413 391 367 +22 (+5.6%) +46 (+12.5%)
#3893 PanamaAmericas HondurasAmericas 413 406 398 +7 (+1.7%) +15 (+3.8%)
#3894 SloveniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 413 380 311 +33 (+8.7%) +102 (+32.8%)
#3895 Sri LankaAsia LibyaAfrica 413 391 366 +22 (+5.6%) +47 (+12.8%)
#3896 Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope IcelandEurope 412 273 150 +139 (+50.9%) +262 (+174.7%)
#3897 Côte d’IvoireAfrica NorwayEurope 410 369 336 +41 (+11.1%) +74 (+22.0%)
#3898 JordanMiddle East FinlandEurope 410 348 268 +62 (+17.8%) +142 (+53.0%)
#3899 KuwaitMiddle East IraqMiddle East 409 403 400 +6 (+1.5%) +9 (+2.3%)
#3900 MalawiAfrica NamibiaAfrica 409 386 361 +23 (+6.0%) +48 (+13.3%)