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
#4801 UAEMiddle East CyprusEurope 158 149 145 +9 (+6.0%) +13 (+9.0%)
#4802 ZambiaAfrica LesothoAfrica 158 127 97 +31 (+24.4%) +61 (+62.9%)
#4803 ZimbabweAfrica LesothoAfrica 158 127 97 +31 (+24.4%) +61 (+62.9%)
#4804 BelizeAmericas PanamaAmericas 157 103 86 +54 (+52.4%) +71 (+82.6%)
#4805 Cabo VerdeAfrica BoliviaAmericas 157 141 129 +16 (+11.3%) +28 (+21.7%)
#4806 GhanaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 157 148 139 +9 (+6.1%) +18 (+12.9%)
#4807 LesothoAfrica AustraliaOceania 157 150 150 +7 (+4.7%) +7 (+4.7%)
#4808 South AfricaAfrica IcelandEurope 157 104 81 +53 (+51.0%) +76 (+93.8%)
#4809 SpainEurope Cabo VerdeAfrica 157 150 143 +7 (+4.7%) +14 (+9.8%)
#4810 TürkiyeAsia IcelandEurope 157 104 73 +53 (+51.0%) +84 (+115.1%)
#4811 USAAmericas LiechtensteinEurope 157 147 129 +10 (+6.8%) +28 (+21.7%)
#4812 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas JamaicaAmericas 156 154 153 +2 (+1.3%) +3 (+2.0%)
#4813 ChinaAsia GuineaAfrica 156 161 169 -5 (-3.1%) -13 (-7.7%)
#4814 El SalvadorAmericas BoliviaAmericas 156 140 128 +16 (+11.4%) +28 (+21.9%)
#4815 KenyaAfrica IcelandEurope 156 103 90 +53 (+51.5%) +66 (+73.3%)
#4816 KyrgyzstanAsia DenmarkEurope 156 79 57 +77 (+97.5%) +99 (+173.7%)
#4817 SurinameAmericas AustraliaOceania 156 160 165 -4 (-2.5%) -9 (-5.5%)
#4818 VenezuelaAmericas IcelandEurope 156 103 39 +53 (+51.5%) +117 (+300.0%)
#4819 GrenadaAmericas Saint LuciaAmericas 155 160 168 -5 (-3.1%) -13 (-7.7%)
#4820 IrelandEurope IndiaAsia 155 176 206 -21 (-11.9%) -51 (-24.8%)
#4821 NigeriaAfrica SlovakiaEurope 155 143 111 +12 (+8.4%) +44 (+39.6%)
#4822 RussiaEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 155 164 177 -9 (-5.5%) -22 (-12.4%)
#4823 SingaporeAsia MaltaEurope 155 89 42 +66 (+74.2%) +113 (+269.0%)
#4824 IsraelMiddle East GuatemalaAmericas 154 140 125 +14 (+10.0%) +29 (+23.2%)
#4825 IsraelMiddle East LithuaniaEurope 154 146 18 +8 (+5.5%) +136 (+755.6%)
#4826 FranceEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope 153 162 174 -9 (-5.6%) -21 (-12.1%)
#4827 NetherlandsEurope MontenegroEurope 153 154 155 -1 (-0.6%) -2 (-1.3%)
#4828 Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 153 142 137 +11 (+7.7%) +16 (+11.7%)
#4829 TurkmenistanAsia AustraliaOceania 153 135 102 +18 (+13.3%) +51 (+50.0%)
#4830 AlbaniaEurope CroatiaEurope 152 160 173 -8 (-5.0%) -21 (-12.1%)
#4831 BoliviaAmericas HondurasAmericas 152 149 147 +3 (+2.0%) +5 (+3.4%)
#4832 RussiaEurope Sri LankaAsia 152 150 148 +2 (+1.3%) +4 (+2.7%)
#4833 TajikistanAsia GeorgiaAsia 152 148 144 +4 (+2.7%) +8 (+5.6%)
#4834 BeninAfrica LuxembourgEurope 151 131 0 +20 (+15.3%) N/A
#4835 Guinea-BissauAfrica DenmarkEurope 151 125 109 +26 (+20.8%) +42 (+38.5%)
#4836 IranMiddle East MaltaEurope 151 87 41 +64 (+73.6%) +110 (+268.3%)
#4837 IranMiddle East PanamaAmericas 151 99 86 +52 (+52.5%) +65 (+75.6%)
#4838 MexicoAmericas BahamasAmericas 151 143 134 +8 (+5.6%) +17 (+12.7%)
#4839 MozambiqueAfrica NamibiaAfrica 151 142 134 +9 (+6.3%) +17 (+12.7%)
#4840 North MacedoniaEurope MaltaEurope 151 87 41 +64 (+73.6%) +110 (+268.3%)
#4841 PakistanAsia PanamaAmericas 151 99 84 +52 (+52.5%) +67 (+79.8%)
#4842 CanadaAmericas BelarusEurope 150 152 155 -2 (-1.3%) -5 (-3.2%)
#4843 LuxembourgEurope BulgariaEurope 150 109 64 +41 (+37.6%) +86 (+134.4%)
#4844 ChinaAsia NicaraguaAmericas 149 144 139 +5 (+3.5%) +10 (+7.2%)
#4845 FranceEurope HondurasAmericas 149 146 144 +3 (+2.1%) +5 (+3.5%)
#4846 SwedenEurope MontenegroEurope 149 150 151 -1 (-0.7%) -2 (-1.3%)
#4847 UgandaAfrica GreeceEurope 149 140 138 +9 (+6.4%) +11 (+8.0%)
#4848 UzbekistanAsia AfghanistanAsia 149 219 751 -70 (-32.0%) -602 (-80.2%)
#4849 HondurasAmericas NorwayEurope 148 133 118 +15 (+11.3%) +30 (+25.4%)
#4850 JamaicaAmericas Dominican RepublicAmericas 148 137 132 +11 (+8.0%) +16 (+12.1%)