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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese of Curacao

The Han Chinese of Curacao, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of southern China's Pearl River Delta who speak Cantonese and share a regional heritage shaped by Lingnan culture, maritime trade, and extensive overseas migration They are an Diaspora people, with Chinese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Yue Chinese.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Curacao
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Yue Chinese (yue)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016401
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yue Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Yue Speakers

Media Resources in Yue Chinese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Yue Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Revised chinese Union Version (Shen Edition)✓✓
Studium Biblicum Version (Catholic)✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Union Version✓✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Yue 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 Curacao

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.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ā€˜This is the way, walk in it,ā€™ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ā€œHow beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!ā€
readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Han Chinese, Cantonese Across Countries (ROP3 - 103701) reported in the following countries:

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25 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ā–¼Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG017533Han Chinese (Cantonese)Peru118,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG050587Han Chinese (Cantonese)Hong Kong6,245,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG050584Han Chinese (Cantonese)Macao668,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG047426Han Chinese (Cantonese)Canada572,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG046594Han Chinese (Cantonese)Malaysia1,930,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG046444Han Chinese (Cantonese)Vietnam789,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG043796Han ChineseUnited Kingdom197,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG043259Han Chinese (Cantonese)United States1,030,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG042924Han Chinese (Cantonese)Ecuador9,700No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han ChinesePG033444Han ChineseBrunei7,900No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG024831Han ChinesePanama69,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG024760Han Chinese (Cantonese)Honduras7,800No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG020725Han Chinese (Cantonese)Singapore512,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG000058Han Chinese (Cantonese)Belgium9,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG016472Han Chinese (Cantonese)Venezuela30,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG016447Han ChineseTrinidad and Tobago44,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG016401Han ChineseCuracao1,100No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG016380Han Chinese (Cantonese)Haiti550No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG016362Han Chinese (Cantonese)Guyana3,300No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG016322Han Chinese (Cantonese)Dominican Republic12,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG015656Han Chinese (Cantonese)Zimbabwe1,600No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG015468Han ChineseReunion31,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG015361Han Chinese (Cantonese)Mauritius8,400No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChinesePG009111Han ChineseLaos36,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG006808Han Chinese (Cantonese)China64,770,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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