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China, Macau
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China, Macau – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
British9,4008.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Deaf3,500Y5.35 %2 Ethnic ReligionsHong Kong Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
European, general8008.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
European, general
  
Filipino, Tagalog20,00018.00 %98.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
Han Chinese, Cantonese553,000Y1.26 %1.60 %1 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
M
Han Chinese, Cantonese of China, Macau
T
Han Chinese, Mandarin40,000Y1.82 %2.40 %1 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
 T
Han Chinese, Min Nan30,000Y3.00 %6.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Min Nan
  
Hui1,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChinese, MandarinP
Hui
 T
Macanese5,900Y3.00 %77.00 %4 ChristianityChinese, YueP
Macanese
  
Portuguese13,0001.30 %93.00 %3 ChristianityPortugueseP
Portuguese
 T
Sino-Burmese21,0000.30 %1.00 %1 BuddhismBurmeseP
Sino-Burmese
 T
Thai9000.50 %1.70 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
 T
Total People Groups:   12 699,000 5         12 1 7
Unclassified / Other Individuals 5,000  
UN Country Population (2023) 704,000  
Other reported groups:  1  
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China, Macau – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 5 41.7 % 616,000 88.2 %
  2 - Minimally reached 1 8.3 % 3,500 0.5 %
  3 - Superficially reached 1 8.3 % 13,000 1.9 %
  4 - Partially reached 4 33.3 % 46,000 6.6 %
  5 - Significantly reached 1 8.3 % 20,000 2.9 %
Totals 12   699,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % 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, Macau – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

British
9,400


Deaf
3,500


European, general
800


Filipino, Tagalog
20,000


Han Chinese, Cantonese
553,000


Han Chinese, Mandarin
40,000


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Han Chinese, Min Nan
30,000


Hui
1,200


Macanese
5,900


Portuguese
13,000


Sino-Burmese
21,000


Thai
900

China, Macau People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
China, Macau – Languages
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Language
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Burmesemya11Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn22Complete
Chinese, Min Nannan10Complete
Chinese, Yueyue21Complete
Englisheng20Complete
Hong Kong Sign Languagehks10Trans Started
Portuguesepor10Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Totals: 9 12 5   8 8 8 8 6
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China, Macau – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 1.9 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
China, Macau – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in China, Macau. Ministries in the China, Macau 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, Macau   Ministries in Asia, Northeast
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Country Level Ministries Size
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Regional Level Ministries Size
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China, Macau – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 699,000
Percent Urbanization 100 %
Total People Groups 12
Unreached People Groups 5
Region Asia, Northeast
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Chinese, Yue
Secondary National LanguagePortuguese
Primary Religion Ethnic Religions
Percent Professing Christian 7.9%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 1.9%  [2]
Country Progress Level 2
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index Not reported (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
World Factbook

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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