Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
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British | 21,000 | 53,901,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 306,000 | 15,378,000 | ● | Chinese, Yue | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - |
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Deaf | 15,000 | 47,601,000 | ● | Hong Kong Sign Language | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 12.41 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 134,000 | 38,131,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Cantonese | 6,124,000 | 79,700,000 | ● | Chinese, Yue | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 11.10 % | 6.10 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Hakka | 292,000 | 44,425,000 | ● | Chinese, Hakka | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.50 % | 6 |
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Han Chinese, Min Bei | 67,000 | 3,519,000 | Chinese, Min Bei | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 7.50 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Min Nan | 84,000 | 58,046,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 11.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Wu | 63,000 | 95,217,000 | Chinese, Wu | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 13.40 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
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Hui | 37,000 | 14,130,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Indonesian | 134,000 | 9,988,000 | Indonesian | Islam | 4 ● | 17.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | 13,000 | 122,852,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Javanese | 1,500 | 18,213,000 | Javanese | Islam | 4 ● | 19.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Jew, French | 800 | 524,000 | French | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Korean | 3,800 | 80,920,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 30.60 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
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Macanese | 500 | 5,900 | Chinese, Yue | Christianity | 4 ● | 77.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malay | 15,000 | 17,309,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.45 % | 1 | |
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Nepali, general | 17,000 | 782,000 | Nepali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 1 | |
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Persian | 800 | 41,809,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 1 | |
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Portuguese | 23,000 | 19,277,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 2.80 % | -1 - | |
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Sinhalese | 800 | 448,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, general | 42,000 | 12,154,000 | Language unknown | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
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Thai | 11,000 | 22,134,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.40 % | 0.60 % | 1 | |
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Vietnamese | 47,000 | 84,982,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 9.40 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
Totals: 24 | 7,453,000 | 10 ● | 12.50 % | 6.03 % | 15 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 44,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2020) | 7,497,000 |
Provinces ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Central and Western | 269,000 |
Eastern | 649,000 |
Islands | 0 |
Kowloon City | 462,000 |
Kwai Tsing | 575,000 |
Kwun Tong | 716,000 |
North | 348,000 |
Sai Kung | 13,000 |
Sha Tin | 728,000 |
Sham Shui Po | 448,000 |
Southern | 308,000 |
Tai Po | 331,000 |
Tsuen Wan | 352,000 |
Tuen Mun | 538,000 |
Wan Chai | 168,000 |
Wong Tai Sin | 464,000 |
Yau Tsim Mong | 340,000 |
Yuen Long | 639,000 |
Provinces: 18 | 7,348,000 |
UN Country Population | 7,497,000 |
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China, Hong Kong prayer cards. All Unreached |
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World Factbook |
God Reports (stories from the field) |
Religious Freedom Report |
UN Human Development Report |
Ethnologue Language Listing |
National Bible Society |
Language Map (Ethnologue) |
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,717,000 | 3,860.4 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,974,000 | 10,277.4 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,728,000 | 2,760.3 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,522,000 | 1,536.6 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
7,453,000 |
Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples Primary Language |
# Unreached Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Min Bei | mnp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Yue | yue | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong Sign Language | hks | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sinhala | sin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 22 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
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Buddhism | 1.9 % |
Christianity (Evangelical 6.0 %) | 12.5 % |
Ethnic Religions | 57.6 % |
Hinduism | 0.4 % |
Islam | 2.5 % |
Non-Religious | 22.4 % |
Other / Small Religions | 2.7 % |
Unknown | 0.0 % |
CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
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Anglican | 3.1 % |
Independent | 11.1 % |
Orthodox | 0.0 % |
Other Christian | 2.7 % |
Protestant | 49.7 % |
Roman Catholic | 27.6 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
People Groups | 24 |
Unreached People Groups | 10 (41.7%) |
Population | 7,453,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.8% |
Population in Unreached | 429,000 (5.8%) |
Primary Religion | Ethnic Religions |
Percent Christian Adherent | 12.5% |
Percent Evangelical | 6.0% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 1.4% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 15 |
Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
Urbanization | 100% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, Northeast |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | HK |
Official Language(s) | Chinese, Mandarin | English |
Literacy Rate | 97% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 224,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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