Han Chinese (Mandarin) of Venezuela (PGID: PG016471)

The Han Chinese (Mandarin) of Venezuela

The Han Chinese (Mandarin) of Venezuela, numbering approximately 26,500 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 Chinese Folk Religion and Mandarin Chinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Venezuela
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016471

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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: Mandarin Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%

Chinese, Mandarin Speakers

Media Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

5 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Mandarin Chinese:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition	✓	✓
Union Version		✓	✓
Union Version		✓	✓
Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing)	✓	✓	✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mandarin Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Mandarin) 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 (Mandarin):

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 (Mandarin) of Venezuela

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Psalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
Jeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

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

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88 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▲	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG018319	Han Chinese	Tuvalu	50	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Protestantism
PG009087	Han Chinese	Kiribati	125	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Protestantism
PG016308	Han Chinese	Dominica	150	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016198	Han Chinese	Barbados	150	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016413	Han Chinese	Saint Lucia	175	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG018339	Han Chinese	New Caledonia	300	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Roman Catholicism
PG016192	Han Chinese	Bahamas	325	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016392	Han Chinese	Martinique	550	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015479	Han Chinese	Seychelles	550	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG018352	Han Chinese	Micronesia	600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG010994	Han Chinese	Vanuatu	700	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Unaffiliated
PG049242	Han Chinese	Kyrgyzstan	800	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG018325	Han Chinese	Nauru	1,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015655	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Zimbabwe	1,600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Confucianism
PG024675	Han Chinese	Uzbekistan	1,600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG018328	Han Chinese	Christmas Island	1,700	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048079	Han Chinese	Romania	2,200	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG006433	Han Chinese	Sri Lanka	2,200	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048908	Han Chinese	Botswana	3,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG050304	Han Chinese	Guam	3,100	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Unaffiliated
PG001172	Han Chinese	Bangladesh	3,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015159	Han Chinese	Angola	3,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Confucianism
PG010758	Han Chinese	Solomon Islands	5,200	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG049241	Han Chinese	Lesotho	5,600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG008223	Han Chinese	Fiji	6,300	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Protestantism
PG049243	Han Chinese	Kazakhstan	6,600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG017405	Han Chinese	Bolivia	7,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048754	Han Chinese	Kenya	8,600	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG017469	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Ecuador	10,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG046779	Han Chinese	Czech Republic	10,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG000589	Han Chinese	Switzerland	11,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016252	Han Chinese	Colombia	11,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG024966	Han Chinese	Costa Rica	12,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016201	Han Chinese	Belize	13,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG050312	Han Chinese	Denmark	13,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Secularism
PG017443	Han Chinese	Chile	13,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG000020	Han Chinese	Austria	14,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG050227	Han Chinese	Northern Mariana Islands	14,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Ancestor Worship
PG024797	Han Chinese	Nicaragua	15,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG017244	Han Chinese	Paraguay	15,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015347	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Mauritius	15,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG042235	Han Chinese	Hungary	15,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG049246	Han Chinese	Saudi Arabia	16,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG042925	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Peru	17,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG000057	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Belgium	21,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG015380	Han Chinese	Mozambique	21,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Confucianism
PG006216	Han Chinese	Nepal	23,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG024949	Han Chinese	Mexico	26,000	No Longer Unreached	Yue Chinese	Atheism
PG000483	Han Chinese	Portugal	26,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG016471	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Venezuela	26,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048769	Han Chinese	Greece	28,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG023133	Han Chinese	Netherlands	30,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG009964	Han Chinese	Papua New Guinea	31,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015577	Han Chinese	Zambia	39,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Confucianism
PG016302	Han Chinese	Cuba	40,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG024558	Han Chinese	Turkiye	44,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG023132	Han Chinese	Germany	51,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG042923	Han Chinese	Argentina	53,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG049244	Han Chinese	Algeria	56,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG006354	Han Chinese	Pakistan	60,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048686	Han Chinese	Russian Federation	63,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG050167	Han Chinese	Egypt	66,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG015301	Han Chinese	Madagascar	79,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG049245	Han Chinese	Tajikistan	90,500	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG007589	Han Chinese	South Korea	95,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG000330	Han Chinese	Italy	100,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG014935	Han Chinese	Tanzania	108,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG041742	Han Chinese	India	127,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG050605	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Hong Kong	163,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG000528	Han Chinese	Spain	170,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG023131	Han Chinese	France	172,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG007584	Han Chinese	North Korea	185,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Agnosticism
PG018495	Han Chinese	New Zealand	216,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG049240	Han Chinese	United Arab Emirates	255,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG016864	Han Chinese	Brazil	280,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG015504	Han Chinese	South Africa	374,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Confucianism
PG020728	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Singapore	468,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG033445	Han Chinese	Cambodia	524,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG022047	Han Chinese	Myanmar	652,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG033443	Han Chinese	Australia	670,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG048925	Han Chinese	Japan	733,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG046597	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Malaysia	1,035,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG043404	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Canada	1,060,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG033473	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Vietnam	1,630,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG043261	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	United States	2,345,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Atheism
PG007518	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	Taiwan	4,640,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG010849	Han Chinese	Thailand	5,790,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Chinese Folk Religion
PG006802	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	China	901,450,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Agnosticism

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