The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Guyana

The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Guyana, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are Unengaged and 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 2.5 Flash: Hakka

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Guyana
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Hakka Chinese (hak)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016363

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

45%
%
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

Bible Resources in Hakka Chinese:

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

2 entries

Or check out the Hakka Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka):
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Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Hakka) of Guyana

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)China36,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseDaoism
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Taiwan4,705,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Malaysia403,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Hong Kong254,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Singapore161,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Mauritius22,500Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Suriname18,000No Longer UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)French Guiana17,500Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)French Polynesia13,500No Longer UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Peru12,500Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Jamaica6,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Canada5,900Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Guyana1,700Unengaged and UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)United States1,500Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseUnaffiliated

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