Korea, North

Country: Korea, North

Number of People Groups

People Groups Unreached

2 (40.0%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

25,486,000

Population in Unreached

25,297,000 (99.3%)

Largest Religion

Non-Religious (69.1%)

% Professing Christian

1.5%

% Evangelical

1.03%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

6.0%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Deaf	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Language unknown	1 ●	Non-Religious	1.48 %	1.00 %	1
French	500	50,070,000		French	3 ●	Christianity	61.14 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	183,000	871,449,000		Chinese, Mandarin	4 ●	Non-Religious	7.92 %	5.70 %	-1 -
Korean	25,297,000	80,909,000	●	Korean	1 ●	Non-Religious	1.48 %	1.00 %	505
Russian	5,200	133,840,000		Russian	3 ●	Christianity	66.90 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Totals: 5	25,486,000				2 ●		1.54 %	1.03 %	506
Unclassified / Other Individuals	125,000
UN Country Population (2018)	25,611,000

Other minor groups: 1

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
British	4 ●	53	English	Christianity
Totals: 1

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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State ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Peoples	Population in Unreached	% Population Unreached	Districts
Country:	25,486,000	5	2	40.0 %	25,297,000	99.3 %	0

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	4 Complete Bible
French	fra	1	0	4 Complete Bible
Korean	kor	1	1	4 Complete Bible
Russian	rus	1	0	4 Complete Bible
Unknown	xxx	1	1	Trans Need ? Need ?
Totals:	5	5	2		4	4	4	4	4

RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.5 %
Christianity (Evangelical 1.0 %)	1.5 %
Ethnic Religions	15.7 %
Hinduism	0.0 %
Islam	0.0 %
Non-Religious	69.1 %
Other / Small Religions	13.1 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	83.9 %
Orthodox	0.9 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	3.9 %
Roman Catholic	11.3 %

Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Korea, North. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Korea, North
Christian ministry in Korea, North
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Korea, North Statistics
People Groups	5
Unreached People Groups	2 (40.0%)
Population	25,486,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	0.5%
Population in Unreached	25,297,000 (99.3%)
Pioneer Workers Needed *	506
Primary Religion	Non-Religious
Percent Christian Adherent	1.5%
Percent Evangelical	1.0%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	6.0%
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	61%
Continent	Asia
Region	Northeast Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	KN
Official Language(s)	Korean
Literacy Rate	100%
Estimated Illiterate Population	0
Persecution Ranking	1 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Korea, North Prayer Cards
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Korea, North Links
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Window International Country Profile
World Factbook
Ethnologue Language Listing
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report

Korea, North Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

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* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.