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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China

The Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China, numbering approximately 60,310,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese originating in the northern China provinces of Shanxi and central Inner Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Jinyu Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Jinyu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Jinyu Chinese (cjy)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 60,310,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006801
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

48%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jinyu Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Jinyu Speakers

Media Resources in Jinyu Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Jinyu Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Jinyu Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Jinyu) 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 Han Chinese (Jinyu):
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 Han Chinese (Jinyu) of China

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Han Chinese, Jin Across Countries (ROP3 - 114083) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Jinyu)PG006801Han Chinese (Jinyu)China60,310,000No Longer UnreachedJinyu ChineseAgnosticism

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