Ethnic People Groups of China, Hong Kong

China, Hong Kong – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
British	21,000		8.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Chinese, general	306,000	Y●	5.00 %	9.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Yue	0P Chinese, general	1	1
Deaf	15,000	Y●		12.41 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Hong Kong Sign Language	0P Deaf	1	0T
Filipino, Tagalog	184,000		17.00 %	95.00 %	5	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
Han Chinese, Cantonese	6,049,000	Y●	6.10 %	11.10 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Yue	0P Han Chinese, Cantonese	1	0T
Han Chinese, Hakka	292,000	Y●	1.50 %	2.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Hakka	0P Han Chinese, Hakka	0M Han Chinese, Hakka of China, Hong Kong	0T
Han Chinese, Min Bei	67,000		5.00 %	7.50 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Min Bei	0P Han Chinese, Min Bei	1	0T
Han Chinese, Min Nan	84,000	Y●	7.00 %	11.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Min Nan	0P Han Chinese, Min Nan	1	1
Han Chinese, Wu	63,000		10.00 %	13.40 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Wu	0P Han Chinese, Wu	1	1
Hui	37,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Hui	1	0T
Indonesian	153,000		10.00 %	17.00 %	4	Islam	Indonesian	0P Indonesian	1	0T
Japanese	10,000		0.30 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Japanese	0P Japanese	1	0T
Javanese	1,500		8.00 %	19.00 %	4	Islam	Javanese	0P Javanese	1	1
Jew, French	800		0.50 %	1.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	French	0P Jew, French	1	0T
Korean	3,800		16.80 %	30.60 %	5	Non-Religious	Korean	0P Korean	1	1
Macanese	500		3.00 %	77.00 %	4	Christianity	Chinese, Yue	0P Macanese	1	1
Malay	20,000		0.45 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Malay	0P Malay	0M Malay of China, Hong Kong	0T
Nepali, general	17,000		0.90 %	1.00 %	1	Hinduism	Nepali	0P Nepali, general	1	0T
Persian	800		0.90 %	1.00 %	1	Islam	Persian, Iranian	0P Persian	1	0T
Portuguese	23,000		2.80 %	95.00 %	4	Christianity	Portuguese	0P Portuguese	1	0T
Sinhalese	800		1.00 %	1.00 %	1	Buddhism	Sinhala	0P Sinhalese	1	0T
South Asian, general	42,000		0.80 %	2.00 %	1	Hinduism	Language unknown	0P South Asian, general	1	0T
Thai	10,000		0.60 %	1.40 %	1	Buddhism	Thai	0P Thai	1	0T
Vietnamese	47,000		1.20 %	9.40 %	2	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	0T
Total People Groups: 24	7,448,000	5			10			24	2	16
Unclassified / Other Individuals	41,000
UN Country Population (2022)	7,489,000

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China, Hong Kong –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	10	41.7 %	430,000	5.8 %
	2 - Minimally reached	2	8.3 %	62,000	0.8 %
	3 - Superficially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	10	41.7 %	6,768,000	90.9 %
	5 - Significantly reached	2	8.3 %	188,000	2.5 %
Totals		24		7,448,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

China, Hong Kong – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

British 21,000	Chinese, general 306,000	Deaf 15,000	Filipino, Tagalog 184,000	Han Chinese, Cantonese 6,049,000	Han Chinese, Hakka 292,000
© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Min Bei 67,000	© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Min Nan 84,000	© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Wu 63,000	Hui 37,000	© Copyrighted Photo Indonesian 153,000	Japanese 10,000
© Copyrighted Photo Javanese 1,500	Jew, French 800	Korean 3,800	Macanese 500	© Copyrighted Photo Malay 20,000	Nepali, general 17,000
Persian 800	Portuguese 23,000	© Copyrighted Photo Sinhalese 800	South Asian, general 42,000	Thai 10,000	© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 47,000
China, Hong Kong People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

China, Hong Kong – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Chinese, Hakka	hak	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Min Bei	mnp	1	0	NT	0	1	1	0	1
Chinese, Min Nan	nan	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Chinese, Wu	wuu	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Chinese, Yue	yue	3	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hong Kong Sign Language	hks	1	0	Trans Started	1	1	1	1	1
Indonesian	ind	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese	jpn	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Javanese	jav	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	kor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Language unknown	xxx	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Malay	zlm	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	npi	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Persian, Iranian	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Portuguese	por	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala	sin	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Thai	tha	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	22	24	10		20	17	19	20	15

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China, Hong Kong –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 6.1 %
(subset of Christianity)

% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.

China, Hong Kong – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in China, Hong Kong. Ministries in the China, Hong Kong section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Northeast section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in China, Hong Kong

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China, Hong Kong – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	7,448,000
Percent Urbanization	100 %
Total People Groups	24
Unreached People Groups	10
Region	Asia, Northeast
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Chinese, Mandarin
Secondary National Language	English
Primary Religion	Ethnic Religions
Percent Professing Christian	13.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	6.1% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	4
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.917 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

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Notes

[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.

[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.


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