People group profile · PG020727
The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Singapore
The Han Chinese (Hakka) of Singapore, numbering about 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities.
They are an indigenous people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hakka Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Singapore
- Population
- 161,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Hakka Chinese (hak)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese (Hakka) 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 Han Chinese (Hakka)
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
66% adherents
Primary language
Hakka Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Hakka Chinese
Gospel resources in Hakka Chinese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Kartidaya · audio
- Today's Taiwanese Hakka Bible · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Hakka)
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Han Chinese, Hakka in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103691) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | China | 36,240,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Taiwan | 4,700,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Malaysia | 402,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Hong Kong | 255,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Mauritius | 22,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Suriname | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | French Guiana | 17,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | French Polynesia | 13,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Peru | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Jamaica | 6,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Canada | 5,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Guyana | 1,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | United States | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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