The Han Chinese of North Korea

The Han Chinese of North Korea, numbering approximately 185,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group whose native languages belong to the Mandarin branch of Chinese, rooted in northern China and forming the largest linguistic community within the broader Han population. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Mandarin Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: North Korea
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 185,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007584
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

44%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mandarin Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Mandarin Speakers

Media Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

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

5 films

Bible Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing)✓✓✓

4 entries

Or check out the Mandarin Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese 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:
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 of North Korea

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Han Chinese, Mandarin Across Countries (ROP3 - 103686) reported in the following countries:

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88 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)China901,450,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseThailand5,790,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Taiwan4,640,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)United States2,345,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Vietnam1,630,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Canada1,060,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Malaysia1,035,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseJapan733,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustralia670,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMyanmar652,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCambodia524,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Singapore468,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Africa374,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBrazil280,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseUnited Arab Emirates255,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Zealand216,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorth Korea185,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFrance172,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSpain170,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Hong Kong163,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseIndia127,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaudi Arabia114,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTanzania107,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseItaly100,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Korea95,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTajikistan90,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMadagascar79,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseEgypt66,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRussian Federation63,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePakistan60,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAlgeria56,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseArgentina53,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseGermany51,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTurkiye44,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseCuba40,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseZambia39,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePapua New Guinea31,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNetherlands30,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseGreece28,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Venezuela26,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMexico26,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChinesePortugal26,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNepal23,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Belgium21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMozambique21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Peru17,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Mauritius15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseHungary15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseParaguay15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNicaragua15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustria14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorthern Mariana Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAncestor Worship
Han ChineseHan ChineseChile13,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseDenmark13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseSecularism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBelize13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseColombia11,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSwitzerland11,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCzech Republic10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Ecuador10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKenya8,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBolivia7,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKazakhstan6,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFiji6,300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseLesotho5,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSolomon Islands5,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBangladesh3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAngola3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseGuam3,100No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated
Han ChineseHan ChineseBotswana3,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRomania2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSri Lanka2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseChristmas Island1,700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Zimbabwe1,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseUzbekistan1,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNauru1,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKyrgyzstan800No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseVanuatu700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated
Han ChineseHan ChineseMicronesia600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSeychelles550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMartinique550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBahamas325No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Caledonia300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseRoman Catholicism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaint Lucia175No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBarbados150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseDominica150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseKiribati125No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTuvalu50No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism

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