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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

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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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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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

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

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

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14 people groups

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

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