Country: Korea, South

Number of People Groups

23

People Groups Unreached

11 (47.8%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

51,663,000

Population in Unreached

447,000 (0.9%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

30.10%

% Evangelical

16.36%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

0.7%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Americans, U.S. 143,000 197,948,000 English Christianity 78.00 % 28.90 % -
 Anglo-Australian 14,000 18,804,000 English Christianity 67.00 % 13.00 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 27,000 17,345,000 English Christianity 77.00 % 9.00 % -
 British 7,300 54,161,000 English Christianity 63.00 % 8.00 % -
 Burmese 23,000 32,181,000 Burmese Buddhism 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
 Chinese, general 1,049,000 15,947,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.00 % -
 Deaf 103,000 50,266,000 Korean Sign Language Non-Religious 30.95 % -
 Eurasian 14,000 1,746,000 English Christianity 80.00 % 1.00 % -
 Filipino, Tagalog 58,000 41,069,000 Tagalog Christianity 96.00 % 12.30 % -
 French 5,400 50,644,000 French Christianity 68.00 % 1.00 % -
 Japanese 52,000 119,242,000 Japanese Buddhism 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
 Kazakh 12,000 16,898,000 Kazakh Islam 0.80 % 0.40 % 1
 Khmer 47,000 16,283,000 Khmer Buddhism 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
 Korean 49,627,000 81,945,000 Korean Non-Religious 30.60 % 16.80 % -
 Kyrgyz 5,100 5,982,000 Kyrgyz Islam 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Malay 9,700 18,079,000 Malay Islam 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Mongol, Khalka 36,000 2,584,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 1.72 % 1.20 % 1
 Russian 17,000 136,151,000 Russian Christianity 75.00 % 1.20 % -
 South Asian, general 102,000 12,179,000 Language unknown Hinduism 2.00 % 1.00 % 2
 Thai 103,000 24,271,000 Thai Buddhism 0.80 % 0.40 % 2
 Turk 1,700 67,389,000 Turkish Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Uzbek, Northern 55,000 32,965,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Vietnamese 152,000 87,374,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 8.00 % 3.00 % -
  Totals:  23 51,663,000         11 30.10 % 16.36 % 13 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 79,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 51,742,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Busan 3,466,000
Chungcheongbuk-do 1,612,000
Chungcheongnam-do 2,095,000
Daegu 2,488,000
Daejeon 1,548,000
Gangwon-do 1,572,000
Gwangju 1,518,000
Gyeonggi-do 12,417,000
Gyeongsangbuk-do 2,779,000
Gyeongsangnam-do 3,424,000
Incheon 2,968,000
Jeju 591,000
Jeollabuk-do 1,923,000
Jeollanam-do 1,966,000
Sejong 281,000
Seoul 9,882,000
Ulsan 1,174,000
Provinces:  17 51,704,000
UN Country Population 51,742,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Burmese mya 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 5 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kazakh kaz 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Korean Sign Language kvk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kyrgyz kir 1 1 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Mongolian, Halh khk 1 1 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Uzbek, Northern uzn 1 1 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 19 23 11   16 17 18 17 17
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Korea, South. 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, South
  • Christian ministry in Korea, South
  • 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, South Statistics
People Groups 23
Unreached People Groups 11  (47.8%)
Population 51,663,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.4%
Population in Unreached 447,000  (0.9%)
Primary Religion Non-Religious
Percent Christian Adherent 30.1%
Percent Evangelical 16.4%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 0.7%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 13
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 82%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Northeast
10/40 Window No
Country Code KS
Official Language(s) Korean
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 517,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked


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