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
#4301 NicaraguaAmericas DenmarkEurope 274 232 204 +42 (+18.1%) +70 (+34.3%)
#4302 USAAmericas TajikistanAsia 274 273 274 +1 (+0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
#4303 BarbadosAmericas GuyanaAmericas 273 157 150 +116 (+73.9%) +123 (+82.0%)
#4304 GreeceEurope IcelandEurope 273 181 45 +92 (+50.8%) +228 (+506.7%)
#4305 IsraelMiddle East LuxembourgEurope 273 236 41 +37 (+15.7%) +232 (+565.9%)
#4306 BelgiumEurope CyprusEurope 272 256 250 +16 (+6.3%) +22 (+8.8%)
#4307 BelgiumEurope EcuadorAmericas 272 351 451 -79 (-22.5%) -179 (-39.7%)
#4308 BoliviaAmericas PortugalEurope 272 242 213 +30 (+12.4%) +59 (+27.7%)
#4309 CanadaAmericas NicaraguaAmericas 272 262 252 +10 (+3.8%) +20 (+7.9%)
#4310 LuxembourgEurope IcelandEurope 272 180 142 +92 (+51.1%) +130 (+91.5%)
#4311 PhilippinesAsia NamibiaAfrica 272 256 240 +16 (+6.3%) +32 (+13.3%)
#4312 ThailandAsia CyprusEurope 272 256 250 +16 (+6.3%) +22 (+8.8%)
#4313 BulgariaEurope CroatiaEurope 271 285 305 -14 (-4.9%) -34 (-11.1%)
#4314 Dominican RepublicAmericas DenmarkEurope 271 215 166 +56 (+26.0%) +105 (+63.3%)
#4315 PolandEurope BoliviaAmericas 271 243 219 +28 (+11.5%) +52 (+23.7%)
#4316 BulgariaEurope BrazilAmericas 270 205 223 +65 (+31.7%) +47 (+21.1%)
#4317 ItalyEurope HondurasAmericas 270 265 260 +5 (+1.9%) +10 (+3.8%)
#4318 AlgeriaAfrica MaltaEurope 269 155 72 +114 (+73.5%) +197 (+273.6%)
#4319 EstoniaEurope IcelandEurope 269 178 129 +91 (+51.1%) +140 (+108.5%)
#4320 TürkiyeAsia SloveniaEurope 269 237 116 +32 (+13.5%) +153 (+131.9%)
#4321 BangladeshAsia EstoniaEurope 268 263 35 +5 (+1.9%) +233 (+665.7%)
#4322 BarbadosAmericas BahamasAmericas 268 253 238 +15 (+5.9%) +30 (+12.6%)
#4323 DenmarkEurope PanamaAmericas 268 176 147 +92 (+52.3%) +121 (+82.3%)
#4324 LebanonMiddle East ChileAmericas 268 259 249 +9 (+3.5%) +19 (+7.6%)
#4325 PortugalEurope Timor-LesteAsia 268 271 276 -3 (-1.1%) -8 (-2.9%)
#4326 ChileAmericas South AfricaAfrica 266 267 273 -1 (-0.4%) -7 (-2.6%)
#4327 ChinaAsia El SalvadorAmericas 266 262 259 +4 (+1.5%) +7 (+2.7%)
#4328 LibyaAfrica ChileAmericas 266 242 104 +24 (+9.9%) +162 (+155.8%)
#4329 PakistanAsia EstoniaEurope 266 261 72 +5 (+1.9%) +194 (+269.4%)
#4330 ArmeniaAsia HungaryEurope 265 225 173 +40 (+17.8%) +92 (+53.2%)
#4331 EcuadorAmericas FinlandEurope 265 225 180 +40 (+17.8%) +85 (+47.2%)
#4332 EgyptAfrica ZambiaAfrica 265 200 144 +65 (+32.5%) +121 (+84.0%)
#4333 IndiaAsia SloveniaEurope 265 234 143 +31 (+13.2%) +122 (+85.3%)
#4334 Sierra LeoneAfrica LibyaAfrica 265 251 237 +14 (+5.6%) +28 (+11.8%)
#4335 South AfricaAfrica Sri LankaAsia 265 262 260 +3 (+1.1%) +5 (+1.9%)
#4336 TurkmenistanAsia LibyaAfrica 265 251 237 +14 (+5.6%) +28 (+11.8%)
#4337 FinlandEurope ChileAmericas 264 239 209 +25 (+10.5%) +55 (+26.3%)
#4338 TogoAfrica LiberiaAfrica 264 321 418 -57 (-17.8%) -154 (-36.8%)
#4339 EgyptAfrica MauritaniaAfrica 263 245 225 +18 (+7.3%) +38 (+16.9%)
#4340 IsraelMiddle East SlovakiaEurope 263 242 192 +21 (+8.7%) +71 (+37.0%)
#4341 ItalyEurope CubaAmericas 263 371 337 -108 (-29.1%) -74 (-22.0%)
#4342 LatviaEurope PortugalEurope 263 234 206 +29 (+12.4%) +57 (+27.7%)
#4343 SyriaMiddle East Antigua and BarbudaAmericas 263 254 244 +9 (+3.5%) +19 (+7.8%)
#4344 YemenMiddle East FinlandEurope 263 223 63 +40 (+17.9%) +200 (+317.5%)
#4345 AustraliaOceania MongoliaAsia 262 248 233 +14 (+5.6%) +29 (+12.4%)
#4346 HondurasAmericas VenezuelaAmericas 262 275 294 -13 (-4.7%) -32 (-10.9%)
#4347 KyrgyzstanAsia NorwayEurope 262 236 192 +26 (+11.0%) +70 (+36.5%)
#4348 South AfricaAfrica SeychellesAfrica 262 258 255 +4 (+1.6%) +7 (+2.7%)
#4349 USAAmericas EswatiniAfrica 262 259 256 +3 (+1.2%) +6 (+2.3%)
#4350 IsraelMiddle East KazakhstanAsia 261 246 237 +15 (+6.1%) +24 (+10.1%)