The Han Chinese of Costa Rica

The Han Chinese of Costa Rica, numbering approximately 12,500 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.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Costa Rica
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024966

Pray for the Han Chinese of Costa Rica

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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:
TitleLink
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

Linked from YouVersion

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 Costa Rica

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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88 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)China901,450,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorth Korea185,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAgnosticism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNorthern Mariana Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAncestor Worship
Han ChineseHan ChineseGreece28,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseCuba40,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMexico26,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseUzbekistan1,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTurkiye44,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseGermany51,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFrance172,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)United States2,345,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Ecuador10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRomania2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseRussian Federation63,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKenya8,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseBotswana3,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Belgium21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseUnited Arab Emirates255,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Korea95,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseLesotho5,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKyrgyzstan800No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKazakhstan6,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseJapan733,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseAlgeria56,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTajikistan90,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseEgypt66,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaudi Arabia113,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMyanmar652,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Hong Kong163,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNicaragua15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNetherlands30,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Singapore468,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Zealand215,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMicronesia600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustralia670,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseCambodia524,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Vietnam1,630,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseIndia127,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseHungary15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseArgentina53,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Peru17,000No 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 ChineseCzech Republic10,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustria14,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Mauritius15,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseItaly100,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChinesePortugal26,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSpain170,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSwitzerland11,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBangladesh3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNepal23,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChinesePakistan60,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSri Lanka2,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Taiwan4,640,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChinesePapua New Guinea31,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSolomon Islands5,200No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseThailand5,790,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseTanzania107,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMadagascar79,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSeychelles550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseChristmas Island1,700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseNauru1,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBahamas325No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseChile13,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBolivia7,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBarbados150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseParaguay15,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBelize13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseBrazil280,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseColombia11,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseDominica150No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseMartinique550No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Venezuela26,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseSaint Lucia175No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han ChineseHan ChineseZambia39,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseAngola3,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseMozambique21,500No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseSouth Africa374,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Zimbabwe1,600No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseConfucianism
Han ChineseHan ChineseFiji6,300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseKiribati125No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseTuvalu50No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseNew Caledonia300No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseRoman Catholicism
Han ChineseHan ChineseDenmark13,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseSecularism
Han ChineseHan ChineseVanuatu700No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated
Han ChineseHan ChineseGuam3,100No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseUnaffiliated

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