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
#3901 NicaraguaAmericas EcuadorAmericas 409 361 284 +48 (+13.3%) +125 (+44.0%)
#3902 AngolaAfrica Cabo VerdeAfrica 408 390 370 +18 (+4.6%) +38 (+10.3%)
#3903 BarbadosAmericas AustraliaOceania 408 430 450 -22 (-5.1%) -42 (-9.3%)
#3904 CanadaAmericas GuyanaAmericas 408 235 224 +173 (+73.6%) +184 (+82.1%)
#3905 ChileAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 408 452 789 -44 (-9.7%) -381 (-48.3%)
#3906 JapanAsia Costa RicaAmericas 408 338 283 +70 (+20.7%) +125 (+44.2%)
#3907 NorwayEurope LatviaEurope 408 443 325 -35 (-7.9%) +83 (+25.5%)
#3908 FinlandEurope MaltaEurope 407 234 109 +173 (+73.9%) +298 (+273.4%)
#3909 ThailandAsia GreeceEurope 407 383 376 +24 (+6.3%) +31 (+8.2%)
#3910 AustraliaOceania BulgariaEurope 406 295 200 +111 (+37.6%) +206 (+103.0%)
#3911 BahrainMiddle East Sri LankaAsia 406 402 398 +4 (+1.0%) +8 (+2.0%)
#3912 LebanonMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 406 404 487 +2 (+0.5%) -81 (-16.6%)
#3913 RussiaEurope BoliviaAmericas 406 364 329 +42 (+11.5%) +77 (+23.4%)
#3914 South AfricaAfrica PeruAmericas 406 292 203 +114 (+39.0%) +203 (+100.0%)
#3915 KazakhstanAsia FinlandEurope 405 344 246 +61 (+17.7%) +159 (+64.6%)
#3916 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas GrenadaAmericas 405 398 377 +7 (+1.8%) +28 (+7.4%)
#3917 SwedenEurope PeruAmericas 405 197 214 +208 (+105.6%) +191 (+89.3%)
#3918 LibyaAfrica BulgariaEurope 404 294 210 +110 (+37.4%) +194 (+92.4%)
#3919 RomaniaEurope PeruAmericas 404 237 205 +167 (+70.5%) +199 (+97.1%)
#3920 GermanyEurope Trinidad and TobagoAmericas 403 280 253 +123 (+43.9%) +150 (+59.3%)
#3921 IcelandEurope AustraliaOceania 403 462 608 -59 (-12.8%) -205 (-33.7%)
#3922 JordanMiddle East BulgariaEurope 403 293 201 +110 (+37.5%) +202 (+100.5%)
#3923 LithuaniaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 403 394 382 +9 (+2.3%) +21 (+5.5%)
#3924 IsraelMiddle East CyprusEurope 402 379 368 +23 (+6.1%) +34 (+9.2%)
#3925 MauritaniaAfrica LibyaAfrica 402 380 356 +22 (+5.8%) +46 (+12.9%)
#3926 CyprusEurope DenmarkEurope 401 295 221 +106 (+35.9%) +180 (+81.4%)
#3927 EgyptAfrica LuxembourgEurope 401 347 25 +54 (+15.6%) +376 (+1,504.0%)
#3928 IranMiddle East MexicoAmericas 401 344 313 +57 (+16.6%) +88 (+28.1%)
#3929 MoroccoAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 401 373 342 +28 (+7.5%) +59 (+17.3%)
#3930 ZambiaAfrica FinlandEurope 401 341 184 +60 (+17.6%) +217 (+117.9%)
#3931 BangladeshAsia MexicoAmericas 400 140 94 +260 (+185.7%) +306 (+325.5%)
#3932 New ZealandOceania ChileAmericas 400 360 310 +40 (+11.1%) +90 (+29.0%)
#3933 PakistanAsia BulgariaEurope 399 290 137 +109 (+37.6%) +262 (+191.2%)
#3934 PeruAmericas HondurasAmericas 399 392 384 +7 (+1.8%) +15 (+3.9%)
#3935 AlbaniaEurope MaltaEurope 398 229 106 +169 (+73.8%) +292 (+275.5%)
#3936 GreeceEurope MaltaEurope 398 229 106 +169 (+73.8%) +292 (+275.5%)
#3937 LatviaEurope MaltaEurope 398 229 106 +169 (+73.8%) +292 (+275.5%)
#3938 LibyaAfrica PolandEurope 398 401 306 -3 (-0.7%) +92 (+30.1%)
#3939 NorwayEurope ChinaAsia 398 372 567 +26 (+7.0%) -169 (-29.8%)
#3940 TunisiaAfrica ChileAmericas 398 362 157 +36 (+9.9%) +241 (+153.5%)
#3941 ChinaAsia CroatiaEurope 397 417 446 -20 (-4.8%) -49 (-11.0%)
#3942 RwandaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 397 374 350 +23 (+6.1%) +47 (+13.4%)
#3943 CameroonAfrica ZambiaAfrica 396 299 214 +97 (+32.4%) +182 (+85.0%)
#3944 JapanAsia PortugalEurope 396 352 309 +44 (+12.5%) +87 (+28.2%)
#3945 MoroccoAfrica IcelandEurope 396 262 166 +134 (+51.1%) +230 (+138.6%)
#3946 Sri LankaAsia IndonesiaAsia 396 448 570 -52 (-11.6%) -174 (-30.5%)
#3947 SwitzerlandEurope CyprusEurope 396 373 362 +23 (+6.2%) +34 (+9.4%)
#3948 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas NorwayEurope 396 356 345 +40 (+11.2%) +51 (+14.8%)
#3949 ChileAmericas GreeceEurope 395 372 366 +23 (+6.2%) +29 (+7.9%)
#3950 ColombiaAmericas HungaryEurope 395 335 202 +60 (+17.9%) +193 (+95.5%)