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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Koreans of Iran

The Koreans of Iran, numbering approximately 17,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula, today forming the dominant populations of South Korea and North Korea, with a large global diaspora They are an Diaspora people, with Korean as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Korean people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism. They primarily speak Korean.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Iran
People Cluster: Korean
Primary Language(s): Korean (kor)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 17,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024174
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Pray for the Koreans of Iran

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

54%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Korean
Language Family: Koreanic

100%
%
Korean Speakers

Media Resources in Korean:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Korean:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Korean Bible Version✓
Korean Revised✓
New Korean Revised Version✓
Chosun Bible✓✓✓
Sanuri Bible✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Korean bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Koreans are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Koreans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Koreans of Iran

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Korean Across Countries (ROP3 - 105225) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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35 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KoreansPG048088KoreansSouth Korea50,250,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG007583KoreansNorth Korea26,090,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAgnosticism
KoreansPG007549KoreansChina2,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG043310KoreansUnited States1,095,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG007572KoreansJapan796,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024684KoreansUzbekistan256,000No Longer UnreachedRussianAtheism
KoreansPG000920KoreansRussian Federation181,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianAtheism
KoreansPG021625KoreansAustralia167,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG043424KoreansCanada163,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024281KoreansKazakhstan133,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG016974KoreansBrazil48,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000249KoreansGermany45,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000650KoreansUnited Kingdom41,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG047592KoreansNew Zealand38,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG015382KoreansMozambique36,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG046918KoreansArgentina35,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanUnaffiliated
KoreansPG000171KoreansFrance29,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG010710KoreansSingapore24,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG010874KoreansThailand20,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024358KoreansKyrgyzstan20,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG015310KoreansMadagascar18,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024174KoreansIran17,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024719KoreansGuatemala15,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000420KoreansNetherlands8,800Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050601KoreansHong Kong8,600No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG017246KoreansParaguay8,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG007526KoreansTaiwan7,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024622KoreansTurkmenistan5,300No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050301KoreansGuam4,300No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG042347KoreansSpain2,900No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG049435KoreansMongolia2,800Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050228KoreansNorthern Mariana Islands1,600No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG022409KoreansDominican Republic750No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024842KoreansPanama325No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024788KoreansHonduras150No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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