Chinese, general

The Chinese, general people group is reported in 63 countries

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Population All Countries

15,392,300

People Cluster

Chinese

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Non-Religious

Progress

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%

Map Notes

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Country ▲	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings	Est. Workers Needed *
Algeria	36,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Angola	50,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	1 ●	1.05 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Anguilla	300		English	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Argentina	77,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	2 ●	31.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Bahamas	800		Chinese, Mandarin	Christianity	4 ●	55.00 %	6.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Belgium	22,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	12.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Belize	11,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	11.00 %	4.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Bolivia	7,200		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	25.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Botswana	1,300		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	25.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Brazil	313,000		Portuguese	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Bulgaria	1,800		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	10.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Cameroon	3,100		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	25.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Canada	1,257,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	25.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Chad	16,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Chile	13,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	30.00 %	7.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
China, Hong Kong	306,000	●	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	9.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Christmas Island	800		Language unknown	Buddhism	2 ●	14.00 %	2.00 %	0 Unspecified				-1 -
Colombia	11,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Christianity	3 ●	60.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Costa Rica	39,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Christianity	2 ●	30.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Cyprus	1,100		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	4 ●	12.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Czechia	3,500		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	9.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Denmark	15,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	9.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Djibouti	1,700		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	5.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Dominican Republic	50,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	15.00 %	7.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Egypt	7,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Ethiopia	39,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
France	39,000		French	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Germany	113,000		German, Standard	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Ghana	12,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	7.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Greece	19,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	10.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Hungary	6,400		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Iran	3,300		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Ireland	11,000		English	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Kazakhstan	3,500		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Kenya	35,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Korea, South	1,039,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Kyrgyzstan	1,000	●	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	4.43 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Lesotho	5,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	6.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Madagascar	70,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Mauritius	19,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	9.00 %	5.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Mexico	13,000		Spanish	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Micronesia, Federated States	500		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	6.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Mongolia	45,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	6.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
New Zealand	54,000		English	Non-Religious	4 ●	9.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Portugal	11,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	9.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Puerto Rico	2,200		Spanish	Non-Religious	4 ●	6.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Romania	10,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	9.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Russia	30,000		Russian	Non-Religious	4 ●	6.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Senegal	1,700		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	18.00 %	11.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Serbia	14,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	5.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
South Africa	357,000		English	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
South Sudan	1,500		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	12.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Sri Lanka	700		Chinese, Mandarin	Unknown	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Sudan	6,400		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	9.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Tajikistan	1,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	2 ●	10.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Thailand	5,683,000	●	Thai	Buddhism	4 ●	4.00 %	2.66 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Tunisia	600		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	8.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Turkmenistan	2,900		Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism	1 ●	3.30 %	2.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Uganda	19,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	18.00 %	12.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
United Arab Emirates	33,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United States	4,224,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	10.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Venezuela	353,000		Spanish	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Vietnam	869,000		Vietnamese	Non-Religious	4 ●	7.00 %	5.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Totals: 63	15,392,300				8 ●	9.11 %	4.58 %					8

Other reported countries: 5

Chinese, general

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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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	-1 Unknown	4 ●	Language Unknown	Buddhism
Congo, Republic of the	400	1 ●	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Croatia	500	4 ●	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Estonia	-1 Unknown	4 ●	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Marshall Islands	100	3 ●	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Totals: 5

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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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