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The Koreans of Russian Federation

The Koreans of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 182,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are 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 mostly adhere to Atheism and Russian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Korean

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Korean
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 182,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000920
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Pray for the Koreans of Russian Federation

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

54%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

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

6 films

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Bible Resources in Russian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1876 Synodal Bible, Light of the East Mission Anniversary Bible✓✓✓
2014 Bible League International✓
Holy Bible, New Russian Translation✓
Holy Synod Version✓

4 entries

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Or check out the Russian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Koreans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Koreans:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Koreans of Russian Federation

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

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

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35 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
KoreansPG007583KoreansNorth Korea26,120,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAgnosticism
KoreansPG043310KoreansUnited States1,100,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024281KoreansKazakhstan133,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024358KoreansKyrgyzstan4,100No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024622KoreansTurkmenistan5,300No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024684KoreansUzbekistan257,000No Longer UnreachedRussianAtheism
KoreansPG024719KoreansGuatemala15,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024788KoreansHonduras150No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024842KoreansPanama325No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG042347KoreansSpain2,900No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG024174KoreansIran17,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG043424KoreansCanada163,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG047592KoreansNew Zealand38,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG048088KoreansSouth Korea50,290,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG049435KoreansMongolia2,800Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050228KoreansNorthern Mariana Islands1,600No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050301KoreansGuam4,300No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG050601KoreansHong Kong8,600No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG010710KoreansSingapore24,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000249KoreansGermany45,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000420KoreansNetherlands8,800Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000650KoreansUnited Kingdom41,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000920KoreansRussian Federation182,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianAtheism
KoreansPG007526KoreansTaiwan7,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG007549KoreansChina2,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG007572KoreansJapan795,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG000171KoreansFrance29,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG010874KoreansThailand20,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG015310KoreansMadagascar18,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG015382KoreansMozambique36,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG016974KoreansBrazil48,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG017246KoreansParaguay8,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG021625KoreansAustralia167,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG022409KoreansDominican Republic750No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KoreansPG046918KoreansArgentina35,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanUnaffiliated

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