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
#4501 ChadAfrica EgyptAfrica 225 208 111 +17 (+8.2%) +114 (+102.7%)
#4502 MadagascarAfrica LuxembourgEurope 225 195 0 +30 (+15.4%) N/A
#4503 SerbiaEurope PortugalEurope 225 200 51 +25 (+12.5%) +174 (+341.2%)
#4504 VietnamAsia GreeceEurope 225 212 209 +13 (+6.1%) +16 (+7.7%)
#4505 EstoniaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 224 219 213 +5 (+2.3%) +11 (+5.2%)
#4506 GreeceEurope ChileAmericas 224 218 216 +6 (+2.8%) +8 (+3.7%)
#4507 IsraelMiddle East BoliviaAmericas 224 201 183 +23 (+11.4%) +41 (+22.4%)
#4508 SwitzerlandEurope EgyptAfrica 224 317 0 -93 (-29.3%) N/A
#4509 Trinidad and TobagoAmericas BermudaOther 224 219 218 +5 (+2.3%) +6 (+2.8%)
#4510 UkraineEurope Costa RicaAmericas 224 186 155 +38 (+20.4%) +69 (+44.5%)
#4511 YemenMiddle East South AfricaAfrica 223 183 102 +40 (+21.9%) +121 (+118.6%)
#4512 AzerbaijanAsia ChinaAsia 222 208 334 +14 (+6.7%) -112 (-33.5%)
#4513 AzerbaijanAsia LuxembourgEurope 222 192 0 +30 (+15.6%) N/A
#4514 EthiopiaAfrica ChileAmericas 222 202 86 +20 (+9.9%) +136 (+158.1%)
#4515 FinlandEurope MexicoAmericas 222 195 170 +27 (+13.8%) +52 (+30.6%)
#4516 JamaicaAmericas ChileAmericas 222 202 86 +20 (+9.9%) +136 (+158.1%)
#4517 Saint LuciaAmericas GuyanaAmericas 222 128 122 +94 (+73.4%) +100 (+82.0%)
#4518 ArgentinaAmericas El SalvadorAmericas 221 218 216 +3 (+1.4%) +5 (+2.3%)
#4519 BelarusEurope EgyptAfrica 221 282 5 -61 (-21.6%) +216 (+4,320.0%)
#4520 EgyptAfrica CroatiaEurope 221 232 247 -11 (-4.7%) -26 (-10.5%)
#4521 FranceEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 221 211 201 +10 (+4.7%) +20 (+10.0%)
#4522 New ZealandOceania MaltaEurope 221 127 59 +94 (+74.0%) +162 (+274.6%)
#4523 ParaguayAmericas PanamaAmericas 221 145 122 +76 (+52.4%) +99 (+81.1%)
#4524 ZambiaAfrica IndiaAsia 221 236 253 -15 (-6.4%) -32 (-12.6%)
#4525 ColombiaAmericas South AfricaAfrica 220 196 163 +24 (+12.2%) +57 (+35.0%)
#4526 Costa RicaAmericas DenmarkEurope 220 193 170 +27 (+14.0%) +50 (+29.4%)
#4527 IranMiddle East EstoniaEurope 220 216 75 +4 (+1.9%) +145 (+193.3%)
#4528 IranMiddle East IndonesiaAsia 220 338 761 -118 (-34.9%) -541 (-71.1%)
#4529 LibyaAfrica SerbiaEurope 220 242 206 -22 (-9.1%) +14 (+6.8%)
#4530 Puerto RicoAmericas AustraliaOceania 220 220 172 0 (0.0%) +48 (+27.9%)
#4531 SlovakiaEurope ArgentinaAmericas 220 215 209 +5 (+2.3%) +11 (+5.3%)
#4532 South KoreaAsia KyrgyzstanAsia 220 225 233 -5 (-2.2%) -13 (-5.6%)
#4533 USAAmericas CambodiaAsia 220 208 195 +12 (+5.8%) +25 (+12.8%)
#4534 YemenMiddle East DenmarkEurope 220 188 168 +32 (+17.0%) +52 (+31.0%)
#4535 DenmarkEurope LatviaEurope 219 238 203 -19 (-8.0%) +16 (+7.9%)
#4536 FranceEurope El SalvadorAmericas 219 216 214 +3 (+1.4%) +5 (+2.3%)
#4537 MauritiusAfrica NorwayEurope 218 196 187 +22 (+11.2%) +31 (+16.6%)
#4538 PortugalEurope BoliviaAmericas 218 195 176 +23 (+11.8%) +42 (+23.9%)
#4539 TurkmenistanAsia LithuaniaEurope 218 207 236 +11 (+5.3%) -18 (-7.6%)
#4540 ColombiaAmericas BahamasAmericas 217 205 193 +12 (+5.9%) +24 (+12.4%)
#4541 LithuaniaEurope BulgariaEurope 217 158 118 +59 (+37.3%) +99 (+83.9%)
#4542 PolandEurope ColombiaAmericas 217 214 211 +3 (+1.4%) +6 (+2.8%)
#4543 RwandaAfrica LuxembourgEurope 217 188 25 +29 (+15.4%) +192 (+768.0%)
#4544 TunisiaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 217 200 153 +17 (+8.5%) +64 (+41.8%)
#4545 EswatiniAfrica NamibiaAfrica 216 204 191 +12 (+5.9%) +25 (+13.1%)
#4546 LatviaEurope SlovakiaEurope 216 199 144 +17 (+8.5%) +72 (+50.0%)
#4547 LithuaniaEurope GeorgiaAsia 216 210 204 +6 (+2.9%) +12 (+5.9%)
#4548 LithuaniaEurope SlovakiaEurope 216 199 142 +17 (+8.5%) +74 (+52.1%)
#4549 BrazilAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 215 201 169 +14 (+7.0%) +46 (+27.2%)
#4550 JordanMiddle East PanamaAmericas 215 141 119 +74 (+52.5%) +96 (+80.7%)