People group profile · PG000920
The Koreans of the Russian Federation
The Koreans of the Russian Federation, numbering about 182,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula, today forming the dominant populations of South Korea and North Korea, with a large global diaspora.
They are a diaspora people in the Korean people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak Russian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 182,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Korean
- Primary language
- Russian (rus)
- Primary religion
- Atheism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Koreans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Koreans
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Atheism · Unaffiliated
54% adherents
Primary language
Russian · Indo-European family
100% speak Russian
Gospel resources in Russian
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Russian)
- Magdalena (Central Asian Russian)
- The Savior (Central Asian Russian)
- The Savior (Russian)
Bibles
- 1876 Synodal Bible, Light of the East Mission Anniversary Bible · video, audio, text
- 2014 Bible League International · text
- Holy Bible, New Russian Translation · video
- Holy Synod Version · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Koreans
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Korean in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105225) is reported in 34 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koreans | South Korea | 50,280,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | North Korea | 26,110,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Koreans | China | 2,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Koreans | United States | 1,095,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Japan | 795,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Koreans | Uzbekistan | 257,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Australia | 167,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Canada | 163,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Kazakhstan | 133,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Brazil | 48,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Germany | 45,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | United Kingdom | 41,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | New Zealand | 38,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Mozambique | 36,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Argentina | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | France | 29,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Singapore | 24,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Thailand | 20,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Madagascar | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Iran | 17,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Guatemala | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Netherlands | 8,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Koreans | Hong Kong | 8,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Paraguay | 8,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Taiwan | 7,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Turkmenistan | 5,300 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Guam | 4,300 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Kyrgyzstan | 4,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Spain | 2,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Mongolia | 2,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Koreans | Northern Mariana Islands | 1,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Dominican Republic | 750 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Panama | 325 | No Longer Unreached |
| Koreans | Honduras | 150 | No Longer Unreached |
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