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| Korea, South – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
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| Americans, U.S. | 143,000 | | 28.90 % | 78.00 % | 5  | Christianity | English | 0P Americans, U.S. | 1 | 0T | | Anglo-Australian | 14,000 | | 13.00 % | 67.00 % | 5 | Christianity | English | 0P Anglo-Australian | 1 | 1 | | Anglo-Canadian | 27,000 | | 9.00 % | 77.00 % | 4  | Christianity | English | 0P Anglo-Canadian | 1 | 1 | | British | 7,300 | | 8.00 % | 63.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Burmese | 23,000 | | 0.70 % | 1.00 % | 1  | Buddhism | Burmese | 0P Burmese | 1 | 0T | | Chinese, general | 1,050,000 | | 5.00 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Chinese, general | 1 | 1 | | Deaf | 104,000 | Y● | | 30.95 % | 2  | Non-Religious | Korean Sign Language | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Eurasian | 14,000 | | 1.00 % | 80.00 % | 3  | Christianity | English | 0P Eurasian | 1 | 1 | | Filipino, Tagalog | 58,000 | | 12.30 % | 96.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tagalog | 0P Filipino, Tagalog | 1 | 1 | | French | 5,400 | | 1.00 % | 68.00 % | 3 | Christianity | French | 0P French | 1 | 0T | | Japanese | 52,000 | | 0.50 % | 1.50 % | 1 | Buddhism | Japanese | 0P Japanese | 1 | 0T | | Kazakh | 12,000 | | 0.40 % | 0.80 % | 1 | Islam | Kazakh | 0P Kazakh | 1 | 0T | | Khmer | 47,000 | | 2.00 % | 4.00 % | 1 | Buddhism | Khmer | 0P Khmer | 0M Khmer of Korea, South | 0T | | Korean | 49,698,000 | Y● | 16.80 % | 30.60 % | 5 | Non-Religious | Korean | 0P Korean | 1 | 0T | | Kyrgyz | 5,100 | | 1.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Islam | Kyrgyz | 0P Kyrgyz | 0M Kyrgyz of Korea, South | 0T | | Malay | 9,700 | | 0.50 % | 1.00 % | 1 | Islam | Malay | 0P Malay | 1 | 0T | | Mongol, Khalka | 36,000 | | 1.20 % | 1.72 % | 1 | Buddhism | Mongolian, Halh | 0P Mongol, Khalka | 1 | 0T | | Russian | 17,000 | | 1.20 % | 75.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Russian | 0P Russian | 1 | 1 | | South Asian, general | 102,000 | | 1.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Language unknown | 0P South Asian, general | 1 | 0T | | Thai | 103,000 | | 0.40 % | 0.80 % | 1 | Buddhism | Thai | 0P Thai | 1 | 0T | | Turk | 1,700 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkish | 0P Turk | 1 | 0T | | Uzbek, Northern | 56,000 | | 1.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Islam | Uzbek, Northern | 0P Uzbek, Northern | 1 | 0T | | Vietnamese | 152,000 | | 3.00 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Buddhism | Vietnamese | 0P Vietnamese | 1 | 0T |
| Total People Groups: 23 |
51,737,000 |
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| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
79,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2022) |
51,816,000 |
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| Other reported groups: 1 | | |
| Korea, South – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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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.
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| Korea, South – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Americans, U.S.
143,000
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Anglo-Australian
14,000
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Anglo-Canadian
27,000
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British
7,300
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© Copyrighted Photo
Burmese
23,000
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Chinese, general
1,050,000
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Deaf
104,000
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Eurasian
14,000
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Filipino, Tagalog
58,000
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French
5,400
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Japanese
52,000
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Kazakh
12,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Khmer
47,000
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Korean
49,698,000
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Kyrgyz
5,100
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© Copyrighted Photo
Malay
9,700
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Mongol, Khalka
36,000
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Russian
17,000
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South Asian, general
102,000
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Thai
103,000
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Turk
1,700
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Uzbek, Northern
56,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Vietnamese
152,000
| | Korea, South People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Korea, South – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 16.4 %
(subset of Christianity) |
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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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.
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| Korea, South – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Korea, South. Ministries in the Korea, South 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.
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Ministries in Asia, Northeast |
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Korea, South – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
