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
#4201 South AfricaAfrica EgyptAfrica 304 278 0 +26 (+9.4%) N/A
#4202 UruguayAmericas DenmarkEurope 304 229 230 +75 (+32.8%) +74 (+32.2%)
#4203 FranceEurope Sri LankaAsia 303 300 297 +3 (+1.0%) +6 (+2.0%)
#4204 GuyanaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 303 202 82 +101 (+50.0%) +221 (+269.5%)
#4205 JapanAsia BulgariaEurope 303 220 159 +83 (+37.7%) +144 (+90.6%)
#4206 NorwayEurope LuxembourgEurope 303 262 175 +41 (+15.6%) +128 (+73.1%)
#4207 UAEMiddle East FinlandEurope 303 257 137 +46 (+17.9%) +166 (+121.2%)
#4208 FranceEurope GuatemalaAmericas 302 275 246 +27 (+9.8%) +56 (+22.8%)
#4209 GermanyEurope HondurasAmericas 302 297 292 +5 (+1.7%) +10 (+3.4%)
#4210 ItalyEurope GhanaAfrica 302 270 236 +32 (+11.9%) +66 (+28.0%)
#4211 ItalyEurope LatviaEurope 302 328 249 -26 (-7.9%) +53 (+21.3%)
#4212 JamaicaAmericas GuyanaAmericas 302 174 166 +128 (+73.6%) +136 (+81.9%)
#4213 NorwayEurope EgyptAfrica 302 353 0 -51 (-14.4%) N/A
#4214 South SudanAfrica IraqMiddle East 301 297 295 +4 (+1.3%) +6 (+2.0%)
#4215 El SalvadorAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 300 278 267 +22 (+7.9%) +33 (+12.4%)
#4216 KenyaAfrica HungaryEurope 300 254 95 +46 (+18.1%) +205 (+215.8%)
#4217 LatviaEurope BulgariaEurope 300 218 148 +82 (+37.6%) +152 (+102.7%)
#4218 GuatemalaAmericas Puerto RicoAmericas 299 331 381 -32 (-9.7%) -82 (-21.5%)
#4219 MadagascarAfrica South AfricaAfrica 299 282 271 +17 (+6.0%) +28 (+10.3%)
#4220 MauritaniaAfrica MexicoAmericas 299 18 0 +281 (+1,561.1%) N/A
#4221 New ZealandOceania FinlandEurope 299 254 198 +45 (+17.7%) +101 (+51.0%)
#4222 EgyptAfrica ArgentinaAmericas 298 291 283 +7 (+2.4%) +15 (+5.3%)
#4223 PakistanAsia Timor-LesteAsia 298 301 306 -3 (-1.0%) -8 (-2.6%)
#4224 ChinaAsia GhanaAfrica 297 266 232 +31 (+11.7%) +65 (+28.0%)
#4225 DenmarkEurope ChileAmericas 297 283 269 +14 (+4.9%) +28 (+10.4%)
#4226 SerbiaEurope ChileAmericas 297 52 130 +245 (+471.2%) +167 (+128.5%)
#4227 SerbiaEurope FinlandEurope 297 252 149 +45 (+17.9%) +148 (+99.3%)
#4228 NetherlandsEurope BahrainMiddle East 296 277 255 +19 (+6.9%) +41 (+16.1%)
#4229 YemenMiddle East GreeceEurope 296 279 32 +17 (+6.1%) +264 (+825.0%)
#4230 KuwaitMiddle East MaltaEurope 295 170 79 +125 (+73.5%) +216 (+273.4%)
#4231 PortugalEurope MaltaEurope 295 170 79 +125 (+73.5%) +216 (+273.4%)
#4232 SenegalAfrica ChileAmericas 295 268 116 +27 (+10.1%) +179 (+154.3%)
#4233 AlgeriaAfrica PortugalEurope 294 261 230 +33 (+12.6%) +64 (+27.8%)
#4234 CroatiaEurope ChileAmericas 293 204 250 +89 (+43.6%) +43 (+17.2%)
#4235 LibyaAfrica FinlandEurope 293 249 192 +44 (+17.7%) +101 (+52.6%)
#4236 South AfricaAfrica BermudaOther 293 287 227 +6 (+2.1%) +66 (+29.1%)
#4237 SwitzerlandEurope Sri LankaAsia 293 290 288 +3 (+1.0%) +5 (+1.7%)
#4238 UAEMiddle East IraqMiddle East 293 289 288 +4 (+1.4%) +5 (+1.7%)
#4239 AngolaAfrica São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica 292 319 358 -27 (-8.5%) -66 (-18.4%)
#4240 ArgentinaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 292 281 270 +11 (+3.9%) +22 (+8.1%)
#4241 LesothoAfrica BotswanaAfrica 292 277 261 +15 (+5.4%) +31 (+11.9%)
#4242 AlbaniaEurope CyprusEurope 291 274 266 +17 (+6.2%) +25 (+9.4%)
#4243 KyrgyzstanAsia HungaryEurope 291 247 126 +44 (+17.8%) +165 (+131.0%)
#4244 Saint LuciaAmericas DominicaAmericas 291 286 281 +5 (+1.7%) +10 (+3.6%)
#4245 FinlandEurope BulgariaEurope 290 211 129 +79 (+37.4%) +161 (+124.8%)
#4246 GermanyEurope MaldivesAsia 290 271 250 +19 (+7.0%) +40 (+16.0%)
#4247 New ZealandOceania HungaryEurope 290 246 175 +44 (+17.9%) +115 (+65.7%)
#4248 TunisiaAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 290 270 248 +20 (+7.4%) +42 (+16.9%)
#4249 BrazilAmericas BulgariaEurope 289 210 120 +79 (+37.6%) +169 (+140.8%)
#4250 BulgariaEurope MexicoAmericas 289 277 261 +12 (+4.3%) +28 (+10.7%)