People group profile · PG006354
The Han Chinese of Pakistan
The Han Chinese of Pakistan, numbering about 60,000 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 are a diaspora people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Mandarin Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 60,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Han Chinese
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
75% adherents
Primary language
Mandarin Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Mandarin Chinese
Gospel resources in Mandarin Chinese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chinese, Yunnan (Kunming))
- JESUS (Chinese, Qinghai)
- JESUS (Mandarin, China)
- JESUS (Mandarin (Taiwan))
- JESUS (Hui)
- JESUS (Chinese, Guiliu)
- JESUS (Chinese, Sichuan)
- Magdalena (Mandarin, China)
- Magdalena (Mandarin (Taiwan))
- The Savior (Mandarin, China)
Bibles
- Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition · video, audio
- Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing) · video, audio, text
- Union Version · audio, text
- Union Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Han Chinese in other countries
The same people is also reported in 87 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | China | 901,450,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Thailand | 5,790,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Taiwan | 4,640,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | United States | 2,345,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Vietnam | 1,630,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Canada | 1,060,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Malaysia | 1,030,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Japan | 733,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Australia | 670,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Myanmar | 652,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Cambodia | 523,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Singapore | 468,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | South Africa | 374,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Brazil | 280,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | United Arab Emirates | 254,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | New Zealand | 215,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | North Korea | 185,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | France | 172,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Spain | 170,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Hong Kong | 163,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | India | 127,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Saudi Arabia | 113,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Tanzania | 107,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Italy | 100,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | South Korea | 95,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Tajikistan | 90,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Madagascar | 79,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Egypt | 66,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Russian Federation | 62,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Algeria | 56,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Argentina | 53,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Germany | 51,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Turkiye | 44,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Cuba | 40,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Zambia | 39,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Papua New Guinea | 31,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Netherlands | 30,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Greece | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Venezuela | 26,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Mexico | 26,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Portugal | 26,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Nepal | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Belgium | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Mozambique | 21,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Peru | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Mauritius | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Hungary | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Nicaragua | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Paraguay | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Northern Mariana Islands | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Austria | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Chile | 13,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Denmark | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Belize | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Costa Rica | 12,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Colombia | 11,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Switzerland | 11,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Czech Republic | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Ecuador | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Kenya | 8,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Bolivia | 7,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Kazakhstan | 6,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Fiji | 6,300 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Lesotho | 5,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Solomon Islands | 5,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Bangladesh | 3,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Angola | 3,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Guam | 3,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Botswana | 3,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Sri Lanka | 2,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Romania | 2,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Christmas Island | 1,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Zimbabwe | 1,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Uzbekistan | 1,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Nauru | 1,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Kyrgyzstan | 800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Vanuatu | 700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Micronesia | 600 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Seychelles | 550 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Martinique | 550 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Bahamas | 325 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | New Caledonia | 300 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Saint Lucia | 175 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Barbados | 150 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Dominica | 150 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Kiribati | 125 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Tuvalu | 50 | No Longer Unreached |
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