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The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Taiwan

The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Taiwan, numbering approximately 4,705,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hakka Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Taiwan
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Hakka Chinese (hak)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 4,705,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007517
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

87%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hakka Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Hakka Speakers

Media Resources in Hakka Chinese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Hakka Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Taiwanese Hakka Bible✓✓✓
Kartidaya✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hakka Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Han Chinese (Hakka) 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 Han Chinese (Hakka):
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 Han Chinese (Hakka) of Taiwan

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Han Chinese, Hakka Across Countries (ROP3 - 103691) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG050597Han Chinese (Hakka)Hong Kong254,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG047429Han Chinese (Hakka)Canada5,900Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG047249Han Chinese (Hakka)United States1,500Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseUnaffiliated
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG046596Han Chinese (Hakka)Malaysia403,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG042926Han Chinese (Hakka)Peru12,500Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG020727Han Chinese (Hakka)Singapore161,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG016431Han Chinese (Hakka)Suriname18,000No Longer UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG016386Han Chinese (Hakka)Jamaica6,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG016363Han Chinese (Hakka)Guyana1,700Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG016338Han Chinese (Hakka)French Guiana17,500Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG015362Han Chinese (Hakka)Mauritius22,500Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG008246Han Chinese (Hakka)French Polynesia13,500No Longer UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG007517Han Chinese (Hakka)Taiwan4,705,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)PG006799Han Chinese (Hakka)China36,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseDaoism

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